Arctic F12 pro pwm case fans

bbbearrr · 30 Apr 2013 at 12:36

I'm abit confused on how these fans are supposed to be mounted for intake.

Have a few of these fns going into a BitFenix Shinobi.

Does anyone have experience with these fans that can help ?

Danzo · 30 Apr 2013 at 13:44

Hi,
Yeah I use the F12 Pro's and as far as I know the "Pro" version are specifically for exhaust because of the way they are mounted. If you're looking for an intake version get the standard Arctic F12 and not the PRO edition as these can be mounted for intake or exhaust.

doyll · 30 Apr 2013 at 18:48

What Danzo said.
Arctic Cooling F12 PWM £4.39
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-029-AR&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=4

LtMatt · 30 Apr 2013 at 19:34

What is the pressure rating on these fans? Any good for radiators?

Uncle Petey · 30 Apr 2013 at 19:44

Danzo said:
Hi,
Yeah I use the F12 Pro's and as far as I know the "Pro" version are specifically for exhaust because of the way they are mounted. If you're looking for an intake version get the standard Arctic F12 and not the PRO edition as these can be mounted for intake or exhaust.

+1

LtMatt said:
What is the pressure rating on these fans? Any good for radiators?

Dunno, but they're not terrible.
I'd rather get these and stick them on a fan controller if your mobo doesn't control 3pin. Could just use voltage reducers I s'pose.

LtMatt · 30 Apr 2013 at 19:58

Uncle Petey said:
+1

Dunno, but they're not terrible.
I'd rather get these and stick them on a fan controller if your mobo doesn't control 3pin. Could just use voltage reducers I s'pose.

I'll either be using the stock Arctic Accelero Hybrid fan or a Gentle Typhoon 1850RPM. As i have two GT's already on my H100i im leaning more towards that for the complete GT look. Cos you know all dem bitches love GT's. :cool:

How does it compare to a GT Pete? I don't understand its pressure rating in comparison.

setter · 30 Apr 2013 at 20:00

Used the Arctic F12 PWM's and the sharkoon version of those Zaward golfs, (2000 rpm sharks), cooler was a TRUE black on an i7 920 @4.0ghz. Temps at 100% load were pretty much even. The Arctics are astonishingly good value, though im tempted to go for 4 or 5 of theese for my case.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=fg-051-zw&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=4

arctics on my old true.

MOOGLEYS · 1 May 2013 at 01:15

I have two F12 PWM fans on my H80i and they work very well and are nice and quite.

LtMatt · 1 May 2013 at 07:27

MOOGLEYS said:
I have two F12 PWM fans on my H80i and they work very well and are nice and quite.

But how do they compare to the legendary and super sexy GT 1850's? I just can't believe they would be better in terms of static pressure and noise to performance ratio. I know Arctic fans are good, the accelero fans taught me that.

doyll · 1 May 2013 at 07:40

I think we need to add price into the static pressure and noise to performance ratio equation. I'm sure the GT1850's are hand down better, but they are £14.98 and F12 PWM is £4.39.. Less than a third the price; 29% as much; £10.59 cheaper..

Being able to say "they work very well and are nice and quiet" for £4.39 is pretty amazing.

LtMatt · 1 May 2013 at 07:44

doyll said:
I think we need to add price into the static pressure and noise to performance ratio equation. I'm sure the GT1850's are hand down better, but they are £14.98 and F12 PWM is £4.39.. Less than a third the price; 29% as much; £10.59 cheaper..

Being able to say "they work very well and are nice and quiet" for £4.39 is pretty amazing.

I'm sure it is but seeing as i will own both soon price doesn't come into this.

doyll · 1 May 2013 at 07:47

Will you be comparing them? If so please let us know how they compare.
Those of us who do not have either and need some good fans would find your knowledge useful.

LtMatt · 1 May 2013 at 07:54

doyll said:
Will you be comparing them? If so please let us know how they compare.
Those of us who do not have either and need some good fans would find your knowledge useful.

I could do yes, but that depends on if i can be bothered. I really want to use the GT as i have some already but im not sure how the static pressure of the Arctic fan compares to the GT. Its a shame the Arctic fan is not worth more as id probably end up selling it on the MM otherwise.

doyll · 1 May 2013 at 08:11

I was tempted to buy some just for fun and than decide what to do with them too. But I have too many bits and pieces already setting around. SWMBO would probably kill me if I did.

If you have the time and to play with them please let us know.

MOOGLEYS · 1 May 2013 at 14:06

LtMatt said:
But how do they compare to the legendary and super sexy GT 1850's? I just can't believe they would be better in terms of static pressure and noise to performance ratio. I know Arctic fans are good, the accelero fans taught me that.

They keep my CPU under 75.c full load and are nice and quite. I run both from my mainboard PWM cou header. Never had any GT 1850 fans so no idea how they compare.

Tbh for under £5 each they work really well. The cables are a bit naff and cheap looking but they work very well for me on my H80i.

doyll · 1 May 2013 at 14:59

Don't you think H80i is worth buying good fans for?

Seriously, sounds like the work very well for £5 each.

MOOGLEYS · 1 May 2013 at 15:04

Mine are not the pro's just the normal pwm ones. They work fine and are quite so I'm happy. I doubt they push as much air as the stock h80i fans but they are 1/8th the noise.

doyll · 1 May 2013 at 15:09

I wouldn't want the pro model. Not as versatile only being able to mount them from one side. I assume they are running full speed at 75c? What CPU? any overclock? I'm just snoopy.

LtMatt · 1 May 2013 at 15:53

Shame on your Moog for skimping on the smaller details.

setter · 1 May 2013 at 17:54

When i used the arctics, the max temp on my i7 was 75c under p95. The TRUE is a fairly thick cooler and has quite densely spaced fins, so it does benefit from fans with decent pressure like some rads. Arctic also used to produce a black 1500 rpm PWM fan.

http://www.arctic.ac/en/p/cooling/discontinued-products/case-fans/223/af-12025-pwm.html?L=1&c=2210

Theese were pretty good, though they were a bit more expensive. Both though feature a daisy chain connector to allow running multiple fans from the cpu header.