Features:

  • INNOVATIVE DESIGN ENABKES QUIET AND EFFICIENT VENTILATION: The innovative design of the fan blades improves the air flow and facilitates a highly efficient ventilation. The impeller was designed with a focus on minimizing the noise level yet delivering the desired airflow and pressure.
  • TWO WAY INSTALLATION: Blow warm air out of the case. Draw cool air into your case.
  • LONG SERVICE LIFE: The Fluid Dynamic Bearing comes with an oil capsule that avoids lubricant leakage. Thus this bearing is as quiet as a sleeve bearing but comes with a significantly higher service life.
  • 1,350 RPM @ 12 V / Max. Airflow 53 CFM (126 m³/h).
  • Set the fan speed by using a different voltage (5-12V)
Affordable PWM System Reduced PC Temperature and Saves Money

I decided to replace my case fans with these 120mm Arctic fans in order to utilize the PWM technology on my MOBO. I have had these fans up and running for nearly 2 weeks, my thoughts are below: PROS - 1. The fans are very quiet for how inexpensive they are. Sound becomes more noticeable when gaming (~1100RPM) but are silent when web browsing (~700RPM). 2. Included PWM PST connecting cord allowed me to link up to four of these to one fan spot on my MOBO. 3. Longer cord allows connection to reach more distant fans. 4. Reduced PC temperatures by a few degrees celcius (During PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Ultra settings): GPU (Nvidia GTX 770 4gb): 76c max (Previously 79c) CPU (Watercooled i7 4770k): 58c max (Previously 61c) Case Temp: 42c max (Previously 44c) 5. With PWM enabled fan speeds never exceed 80%, remaining relatively quiet. Fans use considerably less power while not gaming and while idle, this will lead to reduced power consumption. CONS - 1. Some wire management is required for numerous fans I honestly have nothing to complain about. The fan appears to be durable and of good quality while remaining a good buy for the price! Installation is simple.

Good functional bargain

I am pleasantly surprised with this purchase. The order for fans is because cooling was what the computer was missing. Five fans optimized for static air pressure, sounded great. The fans are whisper quiet. The power cord is a reasonable length. The surprise came when I noticed the male/ female coupling connectors. All five fans can be coupled to run from one (1) power source. That is a very nice feature. The set also comes with mounting screws. They have to cut their own grooves but come in handy. This is a good economic purchase.

Quiet.

Pros: * Fairly quiet all the way through the RPM range. * Move a solid amount of air, especially relative to how little noise they make. * Cool PWM daisy chain system that lets multiple fans feed off one PWM slot. Especially helpful if your motherboard is limited on PWM slots. Cons: * Don't move quite as much air as my old fans, Cooler Master Sickleflows. * PWM control doesn't scale up and down with GPU heat, only CPU. That is a flaw in motherboard implementation, however, and nothing to do with the fans themselves. I've run Cooler Master Sickleflows since I put this machine together last year. They provide a lot of air flow, but I could always tell when my PC was on as soon as I entered the room. A few days ago, I swapped them all out of my Meshify C case for Arctic F12 PWM fans. Now, I can't tell until I sit down at my desk. These fans don't move quite as much air as the Sickleflows even at their top speed, but they're a lot quieter all the way through the RPM range. My system does get warmer than it did before, and it heats up faster than it did before. Once it gets going, though, it's within a few degrees C of where it was with the Sickleflows. My system is a lot quieter, though. Worth the trade off, especially when you factor in the insane value of 5 fans for $25. From a value standpoint alone, these fans can't be beat.

Beat my expectations, these are really good quiet fans.

If you're like me and never going to spend anywhere near $20 for a single case fan, you have to do some bargain shopping! These are a bargain and Arctic Cooling has been around a long time, easy choice for me. I put 3 of these into a Grandia GD09, 2 push 1 pull along with the PSU pulling air out as well. All I can say is I'm thoroughly impressed! I run all 3 fans on 100% speed while keep the CPU fan silent (because it's the loudest in our HTPC)... you have to try to hear them and I'm talking the TV isn't even on yet. Once we're watching a show or movie you can't hear them at all. The hottest component in my new system is the NVMe drive, the A8-9600 APU idles at room temperature and hasn't even hit 40c during TV time. It's important to note that running the CPU fan 100% and the Arctic fans on low-med resulted in higher APU temps and much more noise. It's these fans keeping the chip running cool and quiet! I really meant to keep one of the boxes because I noticed right away the CFM ratings were different. That's part of what sold me, it's either high airflow or low noise. You usually don't see both at this price, so when I seen they're rated at 74CFM while customers are talking about how quiet they are.. I was hooked. Although I tossed the boxes without thinking, I know for a fact that they stated these fans pushed somewhere in mid-50's. The RPM spec is accurate they spin at 1400 max. I believe the 74CFM rating is a mistake. Hopefully they get it changed after my report so that no one is misinformed.. and all parties can avoid frustrating returns/refunds. I would absolutely recommend these!

modern fan technology!

These did make a substantial difference in the performance of both my 120mm and 240mm radiators. I had previously used highly rated standard fans on push/pull, but throttled down for noise. These I use at 100% speed - and they are almost completely silent! There are a few fans rated slightly higher, but at 2 to 3 times this price (I bought the pack of 5). I liked them so much that I converted all my case fans to these. Note: these "pressure optimized" fans are substantially quieter than the Arctic "standard" models also shown here, despite identical manufacturer's dB ratings.

Three out of eight arrived broken.

I ordered eight of these to mount in the top of a Thermaltake Core X9 unfortunately after mounting the fans it became clear three of the fans came DOA. The fans snapped at the mounting point to the internal axle rendering them useless. I requested and RMA with their support and will update if once the process is complete. UPDATE After contacting ARCTIC support they sent me replacement fans without any hassle. I would not hesitate to buy these again based on product support.

Awesome quality, extremely quiet nearly silent

Awesome quality, extremely quiet nearly silent. I replaced all 7 fans in my case with these and their working beautifully. FYI if your unfamiliar with PST it essentially allows you to hook up multiple fans to a single header because each fan has a small pig tail from the main connector to hook another fan into. You can hook up to 5 fans from a single header. This is very nice for motherboards that have too few fan headers. I ended up having 4 of these fans use the PST function so all front case fans were in sync - this is very nice. Cable length is generous and should be more than sufficient for a full ATX case. I would absolutely recommend these. I would defenetly, without a doubt buy them again. Another question that was answered for myself after using these was the static air pressure. They blow very well and move a lot of air. I have two of these mounted on my radiator for a closed loop water cooler I use (Corsair H100i). They don't have quite the static pressure of the Corsair HS series fans, but the system is not over clocked and I max out around 48c on the CPU with the ARCTIC F12's still. The Corsair are loud - like stupid loud you can hear them from another room when they are at full speed. The F12's at full throttle are magnitudes quieter (albet less static pressure) but still more than sufficient. They look cool too! No stupid LED's no gimmicks. Plastic is the nice thick type, I've broken blades in the past from all my tinkering and accidental bumping. I think the added couple blades defently help with noise and air flow. These are PERFECT for the front of a computer case or rear exhaust 120mm case port. They are also dual bearing fans. Now sleeve bearings are generally quieter (they don't last as long), these bearing fans are on par with how quiet the sleeve bearings are.

***SuperQuiet High CFM Fan***

Got these to upgrade the Cooler Master HAF 912 I have recently purchased to do a new build (used three) two in the front and one rear and could not be happier. They really do move a lot of air. For one thing the OEM fan had seven blades and these have nine and placing my hand at the rear I can feel the difference in air flow as it pushes against my hand. The real news is they are very quiet fans not that the CM's were noisey just that these are super quiet with the no bearing technology.. With the prices for a five pack you just can't go wrong. Highly recommend. With three running the only one I hear is the stock AMD CPU fan when it gets a tad warm while gaming. These things are super quiet to say the least. ***UPDATE***1/21/2015 Noticed a distinct wobble one day on my PC case and took a side off..sure enough it was one of the fans that had a blade snap off causing the wobble. Emailed Artic stated my issue attached my Amazon invoice and they sent a replacement ...no fuss.. no muss. Excellent company and customer support. The fan failure to me was just one of those things that happens with things from time to time in all walks of life no matter the product. Great customer service doesn't seem to happen as much...they stand behind their product.

An excellent and quiet fan for a very modest price.

I replaced a Coolermaster "sickle flow" fan that had died at about 6 months of age with one of these. The airflow is strong, and the fan is very quiet. The price is modest (especially in the 5 pack), and the fan looks good, without "pimping my desktop" with flashing LED bling. After three months, the fan is still as strong and quiet as it was day one. All in all, I highly recommend this fan for an average user who doesn't heavily overclock (that requires a specialized extra high volume fan, which would make the fan much louder than these are), and just wants to keep their PC cool without having it sound like a jet engine, and the 5 pack is great if you are the guy (or gal) who friends and family ask to help fix their PCs, or you are doing a fresh build. I have shown a picture of it installed and running on my Coolermaster HAF 912 case, to show what you can expect it will look like in your case. pros -inexpensive -good airflow -quiet - well made cons -the fans strike an excellent balance between air volume and noise volume, but if you are going for a whisper quiet or super heavy airflow overclocking build, you will want a more specialized fan. -the fans don't come with rubber grommet style installation "screws", so you will need to buy those separately for the quietest build.

Second only to the more expensive Noctua fans

These are my favorite fans along with Noctua. Both seem to last forever and are shockingly quiet for the amount of air they move. The high end Noctua fans have rubber corners and come with more accessories but they also cost a lot more. I’ve been using various Arctic fans for several years with some running 24/7 and have yet to have any fail or even start making noise. Skip all the no name fans, gimmicks like LED lighting, etc, and buy something that’s well engineered, quiet and will last like this fan or a Noctua.

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