SILVERSTONE Air Penetrator AP182 180mm Case Fan with Adjustable Speed Control

Pros: I replaced the AP181 that came with my Silverstone TJ08B-E case. The quality of the AP182 is miles ahead. It pushes twice as much air. Can also operate silent on 500 - 700 rpm and it STILL KEEPS MY CASE TEMPS cool.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Works as promised. Superior build quality. You only need this fan and air-cpu cooler fan to heavy overclock. A third rear fan is not even needed. Great job Silverstone!!

Pros: These are the strongest 180mm I have seen.These fans can really push some air. Had to knock off 1 egg because I can't get them to run on low RPM's
I have 4 set on a 1080 rad and it is like a window fan blowing.
These are some high amps fans and you need at least a 30watt per channel controller for each one. 1.8amp *12v = 21.6w.
They come with a PCI bracket fan controller. See cons

Cons: I can not seem to get the fans to run at the 500 or 700rpm's.
Hard to tell, but they only seem to like the higher speeds, in turn comes the higher dBA. I can not get them to run very quiet.
The PCI controller that it comes with is very fragile. I broke off one of the wires with slight normal handling.
Take note if you use a different fan controller.

Other Thoughts: Overall these are some well built, heavy blowing 170CFM (2000RPM) fans.
If your looking for quiet, these are not the ones. If you want cooling, these do the job and then some.

Manufacturer Response:

Thank you very much for purchasing SilverStone. The AP182 is designed to run down to 500rpm on 12V with the included controller turned to lowest setting. So if you are using a separate fan controller with it and wants to run at lower rpm, please make sure to set AP182's controller to max setting and then adjust the voltage down to 5V on the separate fan controller.