Fan heads up

JamesM · 25 Jul 2014 at 10:48

For those that haven't noticed the Akasa 120mm Piranha fans are for sale on this week at £4.99 instead of £13.99

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-073-AK

Mark This Day · 25 Jul 2014 at 17:10

Great fans

Resa69 · 27 Jul 2014 at 01:20

They're very cheap. I think they're optimised for airflow so no good on radiators

CaNsA · 27 Jul 2014 at 01:45

I have a couple of the AK-FN059 on my rad, they work really well.
Similar specs, different blade design to these though.

I might grab a couple of these for a rainy day.

Mark This Day · 27 Jul 2014 at 19:58

Well I have some on rads and they are great

Uncle Petey · 27 Jul 2014 at 20:25

Resa69 said:
They're very cheap. I think they're optimised for airflow so no good on radiators

They have a static pressure rating of 3.04 mm-H2O (manufacturer rating, so pinch of salt required) and they're very good on rads. Just a bit noisy/whiny at full pelt.

Jony27 · 27 Jul 2014 at 20:39

Bought 8....2 for my h80i and 6 for my H440..
Now I just need some way of controlling them...
I was thinking of a fan splitter but most only allow 5, I cant have 1 running full pelt.

Uncle Petey · 27 Jul 2014 at 20:47

Use two 5-pin PWM splitters (or a 5 and a 3)

Or get a 4-channel fan controller and four, two-way PWM splitters.

Jony27 · 27 Jul 2014 at 20:59

I already have one of those 3 way akasa ones, was looing at this to see if its any good?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-070-AK&groupid=1929&catid=1979

Ps. fan controllers are out of the question nless its an external one

Uncle Petey · 27 Jul 2014 at 21:00

I have a couple of those and they work just as well as the three way version. The cables can be a bit of bitch in terms of neatness though.

Jony27 · 27 Jul 2014 at 21:02

I see, I shall be ordering then.
Thanks

They all should run at the same speeds right?
5 fans via the splitter on one 4 pin motherboard header,
then 3 fans via another splitter on the 4 pin cpu header on the mobo?

Uncle Petey · 27 Jul 2014 at 21:04

I guess so

Tbh, I always used manual control via fan xpert 2 and had the other fans on a controller...

ubersonic · 28 Jul 2014 at 10:26

IIRC martinsliquidlab tested these a while back, result was good fans, not as good as GT's, Noiseblockers or SP120's but still good, they're definitely a bargain at £5.

Unicorn · 28 Jul 2014 at 10:57

Good for my H100? And case in general.. If so may order 6 ;D

snips86x · 28 Jul 2014 at 11:09

Resa69 said:
They're very cheap. I think they're optimised for airflow so no good on radiators

Not sure where you've got that from. Its all about static pressure for rads and these are superb!

Unicorn · 28 Jul 2014 at 11:16

God damn temptation

If to buy 4 or 6.

Jony27 · 28 Jul 2014 at 11:34

I bought 8....

Should be here tomorrow.

Unicorn · 28 Jul 2014 at 11:50

Snips u got them in ur case?

BenchX · 28 Jul 2014 at 13:06

Great looking fans.

snips86x · 28 Jul 2014 at 13:07

Unicorn said:
Snips u got them in ur case?

No mate, mine are all Alpenfohn Wingboost 2 PWM fans!