What PC fans do you use and prefer?

[royfrosty]

I'm trying out new sff open concept case.

Xproto N with radiator water cooling mount.

Still waiting for the case to arrive. I wanna see how much cooling i can have with just a single 360mm radiator on a open concept casing.

Now after all the radiators, im thinking to try hardwarelabs gtx360. The last time i tried SR2 and GTR, i was quite happy. But that is all inside the worse phanteks enthoo evolv case which dont do justice to the rads.

Wanted to try EKWB XE360. But this massive rad is too thick at 60mm. I think 54mm does look a lot better for thickness/performance ratio.

 

[elmariachi]

I'm trying out new sff open concept case.

Xproto N with radiator water cooling mount.

Still waiting for the case to arrive. I wanna see how much cooling i can have with just a single 360mm radiator on a open concept casing.

Now after all the radiators, im thinking to try hardwarelabs gtx360. The last time i tried SR2 and GTR, i was quite happy. But that is all inside the worse phanteks enthoo evolv case which dont do justice to the rads.

Wanted to try EKWB XE360. But this massive rad is too thick at 60mm. I think 54mm does look a lot better for thickness/performance ratio.

Ek XE 360 are the best rads in the market for that thickness. Resistance wise for flow and cooling power. Problem is like you said too thick.

 

[royfrosty]

I like the way he say ROG lol. Really Overpriced Gaming.

6:31
He dived into unboxing, open the flap and Asus shows the graph of static pressure and airflow for both casing only or radiator only. Out of the box, you can see both profiles for you to see what you wanna use the fans for.

7:19
Below graph is duty cycle. They actually bother to show you at which point of duty cycle, then fans spins at how many rpm. According to him, only a few boards can run this fan at 0rpm mode.

7:39
Nothing much. Just explaining the fan parts.

9:00
Items that comes with the fan.
Comes with Y fan splitter, screws and rubber studs.

Shall translate more later after lunch.

9:55
He said that whoever thinks that RGB fans are expensive, ROG fans are different. No RGB yet 1200Bhat (almost s$50) lol. This ROG fan is all about performance, performance and more performance.

10:05
He said that damn this packaging is really too over. Usually fans at this price doesnt really pack that well. But since its ROG, it has to be "delicious"

11:30
Keeps talking about the ROG logo, the way it spins and looks.

12:02
Tries to pull out the fan blades but failed.

13:04
Testing by putting it into test bench. The fan blows and he tries to put his hand to feel the wind, and he feels that how this fan is a premium at over a thousand bhat. Lol he explains that if you put your hands at the side and air are moving more towards the side, chances are it is a bad fan. If it blows more directly straight, thats where you get more air pushing through straight to your components.

14:16 balloon test on how the air moved. Good ones will make the balloon just floats and not pushed the balloon to the sides. The floating distance reflects on the static pressure.

17:00 balloon test with noctua at 3000rpm. It doesnt stays within, but thats because at 3000rpm it litterally just pushes all the air through all over. Using 2000rpm, the balloon stays.

18:05 takes a cheap ID cooling fan, balloon didnt even float, suggest that bad static preasure, but the movement of air is fine.

The rest of the video is just telling how the ROG fan managed to scoop more air via the fins on the fan blades.

He then explain that there are 2 type of fans. The bad ones dont direct airflow to be in a concentrate center. They tend to leak air movement from the sides. Good ones will direct the airflow to the center and create a good static pressure.

He also wonder 5 years warranty. For 1200Bhat seems like good.

 

[Goodshot]

Noctua for sure

 

[watzup_ken]

9:55
He said that whoever thinks that RGB fans are expensive, ROG fans are different. No RGB yet 1200Bhat (almost s$50) lol. This ROG fan is all about performance, performance and more performance.

10:05
He said that damn this packaging is really too over. Usually fans at this price doesnt really pack that well. But since its ROG, it has to be "delicious"

11:30
Keeps talking about the ROG logo, the way it spins and looks.

12:02
Tries to pull out the fan blades but failed.

13:04
Testing by putting it into test bench. The fan blows and he tries to put his hand to feel the wind, and he feels that how this fan is a premium at over a thousand bhat. Lol he explains that if you put your hands at the side and air are moving more towards the side, chances are it is a bad fan. If it blows more directly straight, thats where you get more air pushing through straight to your components.

14:16 balloon test on how the air moved. Good ones will make the balloon just floats and not pushed the balloon to the sides. The floating distance reflects on the static pressure.

17:00 balloon test with noctua at 3000rpm. It doesnt stays within, but thats because at 3000rpm it litterally just pushes all the air through all over. Using 2000rpm, the balloon stays.

18:05 takes a cheap ID cooling fan, balloon didnt even float, suggest that bad static preasure, but the movement of air is fine.

The rest of the video is just telling how the ROG fan managed to scoop more air via the fins on the fan blades.

He then explain that there are 2 type of fans. The bad ones dont direct airflow to be in a concentrate center. They tend to leak air movement from the sides. Good ones will direct the airflow to the center and create a good static pressure.

He also wonder 5 years warranty. For 1200Bhat seems like good.

Which Noctua fan was tested though? I recall the NF-A12 don’t spin that fast. Should cap out around 2K RPM.
Actually while I enjoyed testing out different fans, the good ones cost a lot. Like a Noctua NF-A12x25 cost as much as a stand fan. Quality wise, it is definitely better, but still 45 bucks is a lot of money for 1 fan. Haha.

 

[royfrosty]

Which Noctua fan was tested though? I recall the NF-A12 don’t spin that fast. Should cap out around 2K RPM.
Actually while I enjoyed testing out different fans, the good ones cost a lot. Like a Noctua NF-A12x25 cost as much as a stand fan. Quality wise, it is definitely better, but still 45 bucks is a lot of money for 1 fan. Haha.

I cant remember the model. But the one he tested was the black industrial ppc version that runs 3000rpm.

 

[KYZT2021]

No love for inwin fans?

 

[KleoZy]

5900x max temp spike 76DegC, average temps 63-67degC, idle 38degC.
Total Power Package 173w in blender mode.

Galax RTX3080 GPU max temp 47degC 335W

5900x undervolt till 1.23v PBO on max 4.9GHz
3600Mhz CL18 2x32gb ram

2x EKWB PE Classic 360mm radiators with Lian Li Uni fans SL120.

nice, hmm where do you exactly fix the voltage of your CPU at? vcore voltage? I tried mine but it don't seems to reduce the vcore voltage.

For me I don't play games but I do render 3d stuff and to compile videos and did some mods to my motherboard. result at the end of the vid. best to watch this with a PC and not mobile as mobile you can't see the figures. If you have better suggestion for me.. that will be great, comments are welcome lol.. I dont OC I like UV

Spoiler: Vid on about my PC Temp.

My motherboard warranty comfirm void but I believe it should last for sometime.

 

[watzup_ken]

I cant remember the model. But the one he tested was the black industrial ppc version that runs 3000rpm.

Like that he is comparing with the wrong fan. If the Asus ROG fan is asking for 50 bucks, then it should be comparing with the best, i.e. Noctua NF-A12x25 and Phanteks T30.

 

[royfrosty]

nice, hmm where do you exactly fix the voltage of your CPU at? vcore voltage? I tried mine but it don't seems to reduce the vcore voltage.

For me I don't play games but I do render 3d stuff and to compile videos and did some mods to my motherboard. result at the end of the vid. best to watch this with a PC and not mobile as mobile you can't see the figures. If you have better suggestion for me.. that will be great, comments are welcome lol.. I dont OC I like UV

Spoiler: Vid on about my PC Temp.

My motherboard warranty comfirm void but I believe it should last for sometime.

Not sure about Asrock, but for Asus x570i strix, there is a way to offset the vcore, further more there is ways to fix the vcore before the offset vcore. Also can tinker around with OC load line calibration for vdroop and all. These are the things i set for UV my 5900x. The sweet spot is within the 1.23v to 1.29v range.

There is other kind of settings if you are interested. Things like capped tdp. But doing so also reduces your PBO. But this option dont need to do the vcore adjustment. It will overall bring down the vcore by itself to fit within the tdp. Only do this option if you wanna sacrifice about 10-15% performance. Iirc my 5900x PBO only goes up to 4.5Ghz.

Actually the biggest culprit in terms of power consumption has to be PBO. Turning off PBO also trims down on the overall power and overall temps also lol. Just to sustain the short boost of 4.8Ghz-4.9ghz, it at times consume as much as near 200w range.

 

[royfrosty]

Like that he is comparing with the wrong fan. If the Asus ROG fan is asking for 50 bucks, then it should be comparing with the best, i.e. Noctua NF-A12x25 and Phanteks T30.

I guess when he is doing the fan comparisons, is just the fan static pressure test with just the balloon test. He did comment that the noctua fans was indeed good but noisy due to 3000rpm. But his idea was just to show the static pressure. Nothing more.

He did add on things like how expensive fans behave in terms of how they push the airflow into a concentrated center to create the best static pressure. But in this case we can see clearly the asus and noctua are doing the best here. ID cooling was close to no static pressure.

 

[watzup_ken]

I guess when he is doing the fan comparisons, is just the fan static pressure test with just the balloon test. He did comment that the noctua fans was indeed good but noisy due to 3000rpm. But his idea was just to show the static pressure. Nothing more.

He did add on things like how expensive fans behave in terms of how they push the airflow into a concentrated center to create the best static pressure. But in this case we can see clearly the asus and noctua are doing the best here. ID cooling was close to no static pressure.

ID Cooling stuff are cheap, but the fans tend to be very average. It can push lots of air, but in my couple of experience with their slim 15 and 25mm thick fans, they are quite noisy. For example, currently I have the stock ID Cooling IS-50 slim 120mm fan and a Scythe Kaze Flex Slim 120mm, the later spins slower, pushes more air, and virtually silent at max speed. On the other hand, the ID Cooling slim fan gets quite loud at full speed. The build is also quite flimsy for the plasticky ID Cooling fan.

 

[Yongkit]

Like that he is comparing with the wrong fan. If the Asus ROG fan is asking for 50 bucks, then it should be comparing with the best, i.e. Noctua NF-A12x25 and Phanteks T30.

I checked this ROG fan in Ban Leong website is $39.90

https://banleong.com/BLT/product/asus-rog-strix-xf120-pwn-fan/

 

[KleoZy]

Not sure about Asrock, but for Asus x570i strix, there is a way to offset the vcore, further more there is ways to fix the vcore before the offset vcore. Also can tinker around with OC load line calibration for vdroop and all. These are the things i set for UV my 5900x. The sweet spot is within the 1.23v to 1.29v range.

There is other kind of settings if you are interested. Things like capped tdp. But doing so also reduces your PBO. But this option dont need to do the vcore adjustment. It will overall bring down the vcore by itself to fit within the tdp. Only do this option if you wanna sacrifice about 10-15% performance. Iirc my 5900x PBO only goes up to 4.5Ghz.

Actually the biggest culprit in terms of power consumption has to be PBO. Turning off PBO also trims down on the overall power and overall temps also lol. Just to sustain the short boost of 4.8Ghz-4.9ghz, it at times consume as much as near 200w range.

ah I see, ok shall have a look tonight after work lol.. I do see offset but never dare to touch.. noobie on oc stuff. but thank you for the nicely explanation. guess back to the drawing table

 

[KleoZy]

ID Cooling stuff are cheap, but the fans tend to be very average. It can push lots of air, but in my couple of experience with their slim 15 and 25mm thick fans, they are quite noisy. For example, currently I have the stock ID Cooling IS-50 slim 120mm fan and a Scythe Kaze Flex Slim 120mm, the later spins slower, pushes more air, and virtually silent at max speed. On the other hand, the ID Cooling slim fan gets quite loud at full speed. The build is also quite flimsy for the plasticky ID Cooling fan.

ID cooling fans are actually not bad but just that the ampere used. 0.25a. infact I find that their AIOs at the early stage are pretty good. the Frost version. right after they do the Auroflow and such.. I had some mishaps when installing that for friends. the pump tend to die after 8 months usage. So ended up change to Galahad or EK Elite AIOs.

 

[watzup_ken]

I checked this ROG fan in Ban Leong website is $39.90

https://banleong.com/BLT/product/asus-rog-strix-xf120-pwn-fan/

40 bucks is not bad as compared to 50, but not cheap either. Considering a bundle of 3 Phanteks T30 is going for 125 bucks, I think I would go for the Phanteks or Noctua that is slightly more expensive, but tried and tested.

 

[Yongkit]

40 bucks is not bad as compared to 50, but not cheap either. Considering a bundle of 3 Phanteks T30 is going for 125 bucks, I think I would go for the Phanteks or Noctua that is slightly more expensive, but tried and tested.

Agree, i think this ROG fan now more suitable for ROG theme built.

 

[elmariachi]

Agree, i think this ROG fan now more suitable for ROG theme built.

Just get normal fans and slap on a circle ROG sticker available on Aliexpress. Half the price and ROG if that's needed for a ROG built.

 

[KleoZy]

Just get normal fans and slap on a circle ROG sticker available on Aliexpress. Half the price and ROG if that's needed for a ROG built.

hahah. good one.. I like

 

[Red_herring]

After which i told myself, i dont need super high performance. I wanted some rgb. Damn i regret it. Lian Li SL120. This is by far the worse fans of the bunch. Weak and doesnt move much air. Temperatures were also a little high across.

Now im in search for another fan for my new upcoming rig. Hope there is something caught my eye.

Ooooo, the SL120 are so bad???? I was thinking of getting their AL120s to change all my fans in my casing because of cable management.

The wires at the back of my casing is a total mess and these would reduce so many fan and argb cables running amok at the back.

Too bad they are weak, like that I might as well keep my cheapo ID cooling fans. haha