- 120mm
- 800-1500 RPM 70.5cfm/119.8cmh max
- Hydro-Dynamic
CFM per Db is amazing
02/23/2014
This review is from: COUGAR Vortex PWM 120mm (CF-V12HP) Cooling Fan with Hydro-Dynamic Bearing and Pulse Width Modulation (Orange Version)
Pros:
Fans look nice - very high quality. Black sleeved wiring, rubber pads on the corners, fan housing has notches to guide air, and fan blades have notches to accomodate the notches on the fan housing. Fan blades also have grooves. These fans are not only distinctive due to color, but also due to construction.
Fans come with a set of 4 regular screws, and 4 rubber case mounts. Not a big pro for most people, but me, I lose case fan screws all the time, so it's pretty awesome.
The fans are for the most part silent. If you get enough of them you'll hear them, but they are still pretty quiet.
They have a decent amount of pressure and airflow to use on radiators for mild and moderate overclocks. If airflow is critical for your application, these won't push enough air.
I've used these on intake, exhaust, pull on radiator, and they all work well.
I'd say build quality is great - sample size is low, but I haven't had a problem with any fans yet.
Cons:
The plastic used in the fan housing is a bit more flexible than a lot of other fans - it's very easy to overtorque them to the point of bending the mounting points of the fan. After a year or two, the plastic gets a bit stiffer and less flexible, and trying to torque them up to the same amount of tightness can crack the plastic of the mounting points. Don't try to hulk smash torque them to a radiator or something, once they are a few turns past snug, that should be good. Don't worry too much about vibrations loosening the screws and overtorque them until they bend as a result.
Their maximum airflow is rather low. Sometimes, I temporarily want more airflow (dialing in an overclock etc), but these cap out rather low. I wouldn't dock an egg over this, as their intended application is not maximum airflow, but it's a con for anyone wanting a versatile fan.
These put out decent airflow, and great airflow per decibel, but these don't put out maximum airflow.
These are also fairly expensive. The quality and performance for their intended application makes it worth it, though. If just any fan will work, these might not be good enough to justify the cost. There are a lot of louder fans that push the same CFM for less price.
Overall Review:
In a negative pressure case, these shine. Due to positioning of computers, the intakes are usually facing the user. Putting some of these on intakes, and some louder and higher CFM fans on exhaust is a great setup and balance of airflow and noise.
These are also pretty good for radiators. They have a decent amount of static pressure, and a decent amount of airflow. For large overclocks, these won't be able to push enough air to dissipate heat quickly enough, but for most overclocks, these are great for radiators.
For most non-overclocked applications, these can be thrown everywhere and set to 60% fan speed. The only audible things will be the PSU and CPU fans.
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- Brian C.
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