Fancy testing some Alpenföhn fans? Post in this thread!
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I was hoping to compare the AIpenföhn with my Vipers but unfortunately I only received one to test. All my other fans are 140mm so I have introduced an additional PA100 radiator into the loop to test the 120mm. Because the tubing is tight I have fitted the fan at 45 degree to allow for the tubing. Not elegant but it works.
AIpenföhn Fan 120mm
My first impression with the fan after opening the box was wow what a well built fan. The fan oozes quality, the rubber coating is nice which I'm sure will dampen any vibrations. Really feels a solid product and something you can imagine lasting a very long time. The fan comes with rubber mounts, 4 to 3 pin converter and standard Molex to 4 pin converter.
Hooking the fan up to my Aquaero and running the speed test it managed a max RPM of 1531 with a minimum of 348. A Viper in comparison max out at 1772 with a minimum speed of 441. At full tilt noise wise the AIpenföhn seems on par with the Viper at the same speed, may be slightly quieter. It would have been nice to compare the cooling performance and noise with my RX360 Radiator against the Vipers.
All in all a nice product and something I would consider with my next build.
My 800D with the side panel removed.
Thanks to Mishima, Vortez and Alpenföhn for providing the fan for test
AIpenföhn Fan 120mm
My first impression with the fan after opening the box was wow what a well built fan. The fan oozes quality, the rubber coating is nice which I'm sure will dampen any vibrations. Really feels a solid product and something you can imagine lasting a very long time. The fan comes with rubber mounts, 4 to 3 pin converter and standard Molex to 4 pin converter.
Hooking the fan up to my Aquaero and running the speed test it managed a max RPM of 1531 with a minimum of 348. A Viper in comparison max out at 1772 with a minimum speed of 441. At full tilt noise wise the AIpenföhn seems on par with the Viper at the same speed, may be slightly quieter. It would have been nice to compare the cooling performance and noise with my RX360 Radiator against the Vipers.
All in all a nice product and something I would consider with my next build.
My 800D with the side panel removed.
Thanks to Mishima, Vortez and Alpenföhn for providing the fan for test
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Cheers for the review Asgard, nice set up you have, l could live with the AIpenföhn if it is close to the Viper, between your to reviews , webbo and you. l'm going to give them a shot and add them to my rad for a push-pull with my Prolima-Tech 140mm fans.
Thanks,
Oldphart.
Thanks,
Oldphart.
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Cheers mate.
The PA100 was a bit of a test so I have decided to buy a RX120 plus bits and do the bottom rad properly. For the moment I dont want to mod the case to fit a 240 and the PA100 is doing a nice job but a tad restrictive. Running the additional rad allows me turn off all the fans on the RX360 while in the desktop.
Slight error on the minimum speed. The AIpenföhn will run at a min of 348 RPM compared to the 441 of the Viper.
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Looking good ordered 3 of these to go in my case. Really glad they have come along as they match my colour scheme perfectly.
On wednesday should have my watercooling up and running
ordered 3 of these to go in my case. Really glad they have come along as they match my colour scheme perfectly.On wednesday should have my watercooling up and running
Unfortunately we only had a certain supply and I was keen to get them out to as many as possible for a good overall verdict from different standpoints.
Thanks for the review glad you thought they were decent!
Looking good
I thought pink would have been your colour, lol
OcUK > When are you expecting to get the AIpenföhn Fans in and a rough price?
Would it not be a good idea to see if people who've already tested the fans post them on? Then what is a limited supply of fans/reviews grows dramatically, and the number of set-ups tested also.
A few more pictures, tried to capture them running so you can see what it looks like, I managed it kind of, it's a bit blury as no flash, any tips of getting a decent picture with it running with a rubbish camera?, got to say they do look very nice running even without the fancy led's most fans have, these look much more professional, unlike my pictures
edit, a little better than my first attempt
edit, a little better than my first attempt
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Some nice reviews and views there guys...
Webbo - impressed - you can tell that you've some experience with this kinda thing before!
I ended up having a look through some of your build pics in your sig... enjoyed those builds - you've got a talent there buddy.
Anyway - My sample fan arrived yesterday and have had a good play around since - review to follow shortly.
Webbo - impressed - you can tell that you've some experience with this kinda thing before!
I ended up having a look through some of your build pics in your sig... enjoyed those builds - you've got a talent there buddy.
Anyway - My sample fan arrived yesterday and have had a good play around since - review to follow shortly.
To perhaps put my review in context with whats come before:
I'd say compared to some of the guys having received the samples I represent the low-mid range PC enthusiast.
I do class it as a hobby, and regularly have the case open for tinkering and experimenting with some mild overclocking. I built my first PCs over 10 years ago at school and Uni but lost stepped away from PC building/overclocking/gaming for a while but have reignited interest over the last couple of years.
I've always been interested in any new kit/reviews/reading and certainly would consider a product like this fan/brand if the reviews good enough and cost/benefit suited.
This review will be written as an everyday user giving general customer/user thoughts impressions/tests.
So - the PC I'm installing the fan on is as follows:
AMD PhenomII 955BE o'clocked to 3.8
Corsair H50 Cooling
ATI 5850 GFX
4gb corsair RAM, 2 x SATA HDDs
The case is a Thermaltake V3 which as you can see from the photograph is a small sized mid tower, and does get warm without decent air flow through there.
I was most interested to see how the fan performed on the radiator of the H50. The H50 is in a push-pull config and due to space restrictions, is fitted outside the case. It follows the Corsair suggested pattern of taking air from outside of the case over the radiator and into the case. There are 2 yate loon slim fans above the motherboard to hopefully exhaust as much of that air as poss. The Alpenföhn Föhn120 fans are too thick to try swapping with the yate loons (20mm thick) - the case and the motherboard just about squeeze the loons in there.
Some user pic - the packaging - Sturdy, looks nice:
I can't say for online ordering I am ever drawn/influenced with packaging - but when in your hand, this does feel a quality product compared to the flimsy cardboard of other budget fans that I have bought.
Full packet contents - with the extra adaptors and rubber fittings, its pretty stocked compared to all other fans I have purchased:
All my fans are controlled from a Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus controller, I had a spare slot so began plugging in fans for a trial - nothing too scientific here - for both air flow and noise levels they get the next-to-ear test:
I will say - these fans noticably shift a lot more air than the Xilence Redwings, Yate Loons, Thermaltake Thunderblades and OCZ and LianLi fans that I have here.
Noise level wise, on full flow they are a fair amount noiser than the Xilence Redwings and the Thermaltake Thunderblades - but as mentioned, shift considerably more air.
Turning the fan control down to halfway on all fans still has the Alpenföhn Föhn120 moving more air but the noise level drops completely so that there is no discernable difference between the different fans.
Next up - fitting to the H50 Rad. The fan was replacing a Xilence redwing, which I've found a very quiet, good value fan.
If looks are what you are into - the Alpenföhn are prettier fans by comparison IMO.
Before - the Xilence fans on the radiator:
And some previous temp specs from them on prime95:
A quick swap over of fan to the Alpenföhn looks as follows:
And (I hope some of the testing is not too 'ghetto' - just 'avg consumer' !) using the hand-test:
I could straight away feel a significant amount more air coming through the rad into the case - certainly bodes well for some temp reductions.
Here's some temps after some more prime95 run:
There is a noticable drop in temps here that goes with the greater airflow through the radiator that could be felt.
Overall - at 3.8 ghz the PC normally sits at around 32degs at idle - day to day use 'on average'. As a rough guide last night after a while idling - the CPU temp is at 29 degrees:
Overall impressions - Alpenföhn Föhn120 fans were a step up from any fans that I have used.
I had not, as yet felt the need to purchase some of the reputed premium fans - instead chosing for mid range and perceived 'better value for money'.
Compared to the mid range fans, the Alpenföhn do have a better performace.
The solid, rubber weight and feel of the fan eludes to better quality, as does the packaging and accessories.
There were noticable drops in temperature with the extra airflow across the H50 radiator from the fans currently used, which concurrently had outperformed the original corsair fan.
Gifted - my review isn't carried out using any scientific controls - but as a general everyday user giving everyday user thoughts and impressions, and as such, I was pleased with the fan.
I certainly will be adding another Alpenföhn Föhn120 fan to the H50 radiator if available when making my next order.
A big thanks to Mishima, Vortez.net and Alpenföhn for the chance to have some input/testing use with the new model fans.
I'd say compared to some of the guys having received the samples I represent the low-mid range PC enthusiast.
I do class it as a hobby, and regularly have the case open for tinkering and experimenting with some mild overclocking. I built my first PCs over 10 years ago at school and Uni but lost stepped away from PC building/overclocking/gaming for a while but have reignited interest over the last couple of years.
I've always been interested in any new kit/reviews/reading and certainly would consider a product like this fan/brand if the reviews good enough and cost/benefit suited.
This review will be written as an everyday user giving general customer/user thoughts impressions/tests.
So - the PC I'm installing the fan on is as follows:
AMD PhenomII 955BE o'clocked to 3.8
Corsair H50 Cooling
ATI 5850 GFX
4gb corsair RAM, 2 x SATA HDDs
The case is a Thermaltake V3 which as you can see from the photograph is a small sized mid tower, and does get warm without decent air flow through there.
I was most interested to see how the fan performed on the radiator of the H50. The H50 is in a push-pull config and due to space restrictions, is fitted outside the case. It follows the Corsair suggested pattern of taking air from outside of the case over the radiator and into the case. There are 2 yate loon slim fans above the motherboard to hopefully exhaust as much of that air as poss. The Alpenföhn Föhn120 fans are too thick to try swapping with the yate loons (20mm thick) - the case and the motherboard just about squeeze the loons in there.
Some user pic - the packaging - Sturdy, looks nice:
I can't say for online ordering I am ever drawn/influenced with packaging - but when in your hand, this does feel a quality product compared to the flimsy cardboard of other budget fans that I have bought.
Full packet contents - with the extra adaptors and rubber fittings, its pretty stocked compared to all other fans I have purchased:
All my fans are controlled from a Zalman ZM-MFC1 Plus controller, I had a spare slot so began plugging in fans for a trial - nothing too scientific here - for both air flow and noise levels they get the next-to-ear test:
I will say - these fans noticably shift a lot more air than the Xilence Redwings, Yate Loons, Thermaltake Thunderblades and OCZ and LianLi fans that I have here.
Noise level wise, on full flow they are a fair amount noiser than the Xilence Redwings and the Thermaltake Thunderblades - but as mentioned, shift considerably more air.
Turning the fan control down to halfway on all fans still has the Alpenföhn Föhn120 moving more air but the noise level drops completely so that there is no discernable difference between the different fans.
Next up - fitting to the H50 Rad. The fan was replacing a Xilence redwing, which I've found a very quiet, good value fan.
If looks are what you are into - the Alpenföhn are prettier fans by comparison IMO.
Before - the Xilence fans on the radiator:
And some previous temp specs from them on prime95:
A quick swap over of fan to the Alpenföhn looks as follows:
And (I hope some of the testing is not too 'ghetto' - just 'avg consumer' !) using the hand-test:
I could straight away feel a significant amount more air coming through the rad into the case - certainly bodes well for some temp reductions.
Here's some temps after some more prime95 run:
There is a noticable drop in temps here that goes with the greater airflow through the radiator that could be felt.
Overall - at 3.8 ghz the PC normally sits at around 32degs at idle - day to day use 'on average'. As a rough guide last night after a while idling - the CPU temp is at 29 degrees:
Overall impressions - Alpenföhn Föhn120 fans were a step up from any fans that I have used.
I had not, as yet felt the need to purchase some of the reputed premium fans - instead chosing for mid range and perceived 'better value for money'.
Compared to the mid range fans, the Alpenföhn do have a better performace.
The solid, rubber weight and feel of the fan eludes to better quality, as does the packaging and accessories.
There were noticable drops in temperature with the extra airflow across the H50 radiator from the fans currently used, which concurrently had outperformed the original corsair fan.
Gifted - my review isn't carried out using any scientific controls - but as a general everyday user giving everyday user thoughts and impressions, and as such, I was pleased with the fan.
I certainly will be adding another Alpenföhn Föhn120 fan to the H50 radiator if available when making my next order.
A big thanks to Mishima, Vortez.net and Alpenföhn for the chance to have some input/testing use with the new model fans.
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If anyone feels they want to then sure, they can do this but I wouldn't want to make it mandatory.
Those pics look good mate. Without the flash, if you have good light then just try and keep the camera as still as possible. If you have a tripod this would help!A few more pictures, tried to capture them running so you can see what it looks like, I managed it kind of, it's a bit blury as no flash, any tips of getting a decent picture with it running with a rubbish camera?, got to say they do look very nice running even without the fancy led's most fans have, these look much more professional, unlike my pictures
Reads very well, thanks for your verdict. Lots of info and good pics for people to divulge.
Spot on Andy C, when l changed my rad to a 420 + x3 Prolima Vortex, l just used my hearing to see how loud they were and hand to see how the flow rate was. Not to scientific, nothing wrong with the caveman approach lol but it works.
Nice thread A C, well done.
Nice thread A C, well done.
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If any of the reviewers would like to play pass the fan - I'll happily test and post it to the next man.
Would be intresting to see how it does in a single fan setup.
Would be intresting to see how it does in a single fan setup.
If my motherboard isnt sorted out soon i wouldn't mind sending it long as i get it back.
Some nice reviews and views there guys...
Webbo - impressed - you can tell that you've some experience with this kinda thing before!
I ended up having a look through some of your build pics in your sig... enjoyed those builds - you've got a talent there buddy.
Anyway - My sample fan arrived yesterday and have had a good play around since - review to follow shortly.
Thanks for your kind words Andy. Yeah I have done this sort of thing before but that doesn't make my review any more convincing than anyone elses. As Oldphart says, nothing wrong with the 'caveman' approach lol!
Thumbs up for your review too m8. A very honest read which gives a fair, rounded review of the fan, precisely what Mishima was looking for I believe.