Corsair Air Series AF140 140mm Quiet Edition High Airflow Case Fan Single Pack(CO-9050009-WW)

Pros: • Rubber screw holes • Easy to install (well, it is a fan) • Interchangeable color rings My CM Storm Scout had a finicky 140mm fan with a red LED. Instead of running both the fan power and LED power off one molex connector, the LEDs had their own dedicated power line to plug in. A replacement was not needed, but would do my cable management some good. In came the AF140. I popped off the front of my case and the side panel, unscrewed the old fan and screwed in the 140. The rubber screw holes help reduce fan noise by absorbing shock. However, the screws still fit in snugly. I didn’t try swapping out the color rings but it seems easy enough: snap-off, snap-on. Performance wise I have seen a drop in temperature by two to three Celsius (sitting at 40 now). In regard to the noise, my computer is somewhat loud, so I haven’t notice an audible change.

Cons: None so far. The fan has been performing well for about a month now.

Overall Review: It’s a nice fan, a bit pricey, but definitely worth the extra money.

Pros: This is a great fan. It's quiet, and moves a lot of air. The rubberized mounting holes are brilliant and negate the need for extra insulation hardware or gaskets to reduce noise. The interchangeable colored rings are a cool feature. The rings themselves are much sturdier than I expected. The overall design and appearance of the fan is excellent. It's a beatiful fan.

Cons: The biggest issue with this fan is its lack of documentation. While normally a fan is pretty straight forward and shouldn't require much documentation this fan was designed with a specific use in mind. This fan is designed to operate with unrestricted airflow. If you go to the website they specifically state that this fan requires at least 3cm clearance for optimal performance. It's not designed to be used in restrictive spaces, with radiators, or even with filters that restrict airflow. This seemingly important information is not mentioned anywhere on the box or in any of the included documentation. If a product is designed with specialized features or intended applications it should be clearly documented with the product. Also, the fan includes an extender which is only 2"" long. An extender should be a little longer than 2"". 6"" or longer would be more appropriate.

Overall Review: The box suggests using a screw driver to push the clip to release the colored rings. I wouldn't recommend that as it could scratch the rings. It can be done by hand easily enough.

Pros: My first impression is always aesthetics, and this fan looked nice out of the box. Quality packaging and safety sealed box shows it to be untouched in shipping. The interchangeable colored rings are a nice touch. (Do not use any tool to change these; one’s fingernail pressing inward is sufficient and will leave no ‘accidental’ marks.) The tab that retains them are but .040 of an inch (1 mm), and easily will drop once one is released. • Comes with a voltage reducer (2 inch length). I think it goes from 12 to 7v. Anyway, it’s a three wire fan plug without the third wire. I have no shortage of fans in my Corsair 600 T (with windowed side panel), so I could care less about reduced RPM. My current build is also another 600 white case, but have gone with Corsair’s hydro cooling radiator H100, (and as a sidenote, yes, the radiator, fits. I found thin fans for a push/pull with them.) • Corners of molded fan housing are fully inserted, so no chance of collapsing typically hollow corners when installing.

Cons: Reduction is sleeved, but would love a mfgr. to sleeve the rest of wires. Most of us are OCD’d, after all, when it comes to presentation. • No PWM, but acceptable. I use a fan controller, anyway. • As a retired moldmaker, I wish the molded ring inserts were truly round and did not have the indented corner sections. I, at first, thought it was a defect, and then a little troubled that it was intentionally designed as such. Concentricity, guys!

Overall Review: Classy, well built, well packaged, and pleasant on the eye. Very quiet, to the degree of silent. I would compare their fan to any I have used for cfm, rpms, and, certainly, dBA.

Pros: Rubberized screw holes reduce vibration; EXTREMELY quiet, it may be the quietest fan that I have ever owned; it blows more air than I expected; it dropped my CPU temp by 3 C; comes with multiple colored accents to match your case & lights

Cons: I own an Antec 900 and there are no 140mm mounts so I improvised a bit and ended up zip tying the fan into place. The 3 pin fan cable is not terribly long so if you have an open connector on the other side of the motherboard from the fan, buy an extension.

Overall Review: This fan is designed for pushing air around into and out of your case. Do not buy this fan for a radiator. Although there was no 140mm mount in my case, I was able to place the fan (with zip ties) in line with my cpu heatsink which blows up toward the big boy 200mm fan. This dropped my cpu temp (Phenom II x4) below 30 C which is has NEVER EVER happened before!

Pros: When i first recieved this fan due to its size i had concerns about the possible noise that could be created but those concerns were put to rest quickly. When i plugged this fan in i was very surprised at not only how quiet the fan was but the amount of air flow it created. When i placed this in my case in a push/pull configuration with my other fans i noticed a nice drop in temperature inside my case overall by several degrees. I own a full tower case that allows several fans of this size and will be replacing my current fans with more of these. I got more air flow and less sound from this fan then from fans of the same size in my case and to me that's worth is weight in gold. I would recommend this fan to anyone who has a case that allows fans of this size and tell you that you will not be dissapointed in the least with its performance,cooling and airflow.

Cons: I haven't noticed any real cons with this fan, its a great fan and really gets the job done.

Overall Review: I would love to see a led version of this fan for people like me who have a clear sided case and also a fully clear case for display. If you could combine this great fan with an even greater look then you would have a fan that i would label as a game changer in overall temps and airflow.

Pros: Very quiet and moves a lot of air.

Cons: A bit on the expensive side for a fan, but, as the saying goes, "you get what you pay for."

Overall Review: I bought this fan to replace the stock top exhaust fan in my Cooler Master Scout case. It's definitely quieter, moves more air, and, according to Speedfan, my case temp is lower. I'm so happy with the performance, I'm purchasing another AF140 for the front intake and an AF120 for the rear exhaust.

Pros: 1. Those 11 blades move a ridiculous amount of air. When you open the box and lay eyes on the Corsair AF140 for the first time, it looks like the turbofan mounted on the front of a jet engine. Then you understand why it's moving nearly 70 cubic feet of air per minute and what a difference all that hot air being flushed out makes. See, the typical full tower might have all of 5 or 6 cubic feet of air inside of it. A mid tower is even less. So you are dumping ALL the air in the case and the heat it carries overboard at least 10 times a minute or once every SIX SECONDS. All the air in your case and the heat with it GONE. In the time it took you to read this one line. 2. It moves all this air while being extremely quiet. I remember the days of high volume airflow meaning high rpm buzz or chattering little 'chitty chitty bang bang' fans. You had to make a trade. Do I want cool or do I want quiet? Not anymore. Great performer that the AF140 is, it is also QUIET. How quiet? The '24 db rating' is meaningless to most people in the real world. I use my machine for production and I work as a remote agent for a call center. They monitor me remotely and if they can hear ANYTHING in the background you catch hell. No kidding. LOSE YOUR JOB kind of hell. My machine sits on my desk literally 2 inches away from my mouse and my open mic is less than a foot away from these fans at any given moment and you don't hear a thing. No hum, no whir, NOTHING. You don't even hear the air moving. I had to put my hand over it to verify the fan was in operation. It's like it's not even there. 3. Quality hydraulic bearings that last. I run my machine 24 x 7 and the two year warranty MATTERS. I've gone though dozens of fans and you are lucky if you get a few months out of most before they start rattling or slowing down and burning out. I'm not worried about this fan dying on me and even if it did, I know this is a major brand and they will honor their warranty.

Cons: I'm nitpicking here but the colored rings that you swap out were just a little pit of a pain to figure out for the first time, (you have to push the ring inward and pull it up at the same time) Then again, I was raised in the forest by wolves so there you go.

Overall Review: This is a super premium part and the performance IS superior to stock fans that comes with your case. I swapped out the stock 140mm top exhaust fan in my Lian Li for this and my case and CPU temps immediately dropped several degrees while running prime95 and 3Dmark torture tests and loops. How? Consider the question of WHERE your cooler is getting it's air FROM and where all that heat GOES once it gets blown OFF of your heatsink. You get to a point where the fans on your videocard and CPU cooler can not dissipate any more heat with the air they have to work with and you hit the wall. This fan enhances the other fans in your system by removing the heat in the box which helps them do their job better, stronger, faster. Dump all the heat in your case overboard every few seconds with one of these Corsair AF140 units and what happens to the temp inside the case? It plunges. Quite a bit. That means the air getting sucked INTO your CPU and videocard intake fans starts out cooler to begin with and has greater cooling power. This means you can push things harder and longer or give yourself an added layer of protection. Heat related issues can eventually cause failures from heat related stress. A few degrees up or down can add or remove years off of a computer's service life. The Corsair AF 140 is Air Conditioning for your case. The supercharger/turbocharger for your engine. It does make a difference. Hope this helps you make up your mind. Click the 'I found this review helpful ' button if you did. Thanks. PS You use these as top or rear exhaust fans where you have at least 3 cm of room in front of the blades. Repeat: this one is for dumping air overboard. For front intake fans , hard drive cages, radiators that have obstructions and grills, you want their SP series because they have a 7 blade design that delivers higher static pressure meant to force air through obstructions like grills, filters and hard drive bays.

Pros: I just love these fans. I not a fan boy but you would think so but all the Corsair stuff i own. These fans are a little on the loud side but with a fan controller they do well. I use to use Cougar fans and they are quiet. But do not get the job done. No air.

Cons: Price is high

Overall Review: You truly get what you pay for. Just wait and get them on sale