Thermalright TL-C12 annoying loud hum over 20%. Are P12's any better?

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I've got my case fitted with 6 x Thermalright TL-C12. 3 at the front, 2 on top and 1 exhaust, however anytime the fans run over 20% speed they're fairly loud and they give off an annoying humming sound. They're cheap fans considering they're RGB as well so I do expect it at this price point.

My question is, are the Antec P12's any better, do they run fairly quiet under 50%? I know the standard version of the P12 isn't RGB and that's not a big deal.

Any of you guys here running the P12's, if so how audible do you find them?

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The thermalsright fans are very cheap, you can't expect too much

The Arctic (not antec) P12 MAX fans are apparently some of the best out there at the moment for the price
 
I have three Thermalright TL-C12C-S ARGB fans on my Peerless Assassin (two came with it plus I fitted a third) and they do not hum at all, they hardly ever ramp up as that was the idea of adding a third fan but even on the rare times that they do they are not overly loud, just wind noise which you will get with any fan. For most of the time they are silent. Are yours fitted to the case with rubber anti vibration bolts? It's not that they are cheap it's more a case of like their coolers, Thermalright are not ripping people off with stupid pricing unlike most of their competitors.

Not P12's but I had eight P14's fitted to my rads when I was watercooling and found them to be excellent fans although again, some people claimed that they hummed, something that I didn't experience with mine.
 
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pastymuncher said:
I have three Thermalright TL-C12C-S ARGB fans on my Peerless Assassin (two came with it plus I fitted a third) and they do not hum at all, they hardly ever ramp up as that was the idea of adding a third fan but even on the rare times that they do they are not overly loud, just wind noise which you will get with any fan. For most of the time they are silent. Are yours fitted to the case with rubber anti vibration bolts? It's not that they are cheap it's more a case of like their coolers, Thermalright are not ripping people off with stupid pricing unlike most of their competitors.

Not P12's but I had eight P14's fitted to my rads when I was watercooling and found them to be excellent fans although again, some people claimed that they hummed, something that I didn't experience with mine.
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To be absolutely clear, thermalright are very likely just about breaking even on a lot of their products in a market penetration play that they're doing and have very good vertical integration in the supply chain, which is why they can offer such good prices without completely breaking the bank.
 
I have the same fans, they do not hum (or rather, I cannot hear any hum)
Also previously used the arctic p12, these do hum at certain rpms
 
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If you have confirmed it's the fans and not because of the beat frequency hum they are creating, then you can look around for some other fans.

Otherwise, before you go splashing the cash, you can try to limit one or all your fans on the same location (all at the front for example) to slightly different rpm (each). This should reduce the amount of hum that is created from a beat frequency hum occurance and might be less noticeable. This of course relies on you being able to control fans in such a fashion, if you don't have enough fan control headers, this would be a moot point; But even good fans can cause this phenomenon if you wire entire banks up to the same control (speed).
 
I got some c12c fans. They sound like angry bees at max rpm. Not sure if it's vibrations, air noise or bearings. I have not tried them open bench. The fact the rear of the case is right by your ear doesn't help but they are much quieter than the wraith stealth AMD cooler.
 
Nathlm said:
To be absolutely clear, thermalright are very likely just about breaking even on a lot of their products in a market penetration play that they're doing and have very good vertical integration in the supply chain, which is why they can offer such good prices without completely breaking the bank.
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I have to wonder what you are basing above statement on.
Manufacturing cost are a tiny drop in retail price bucket. Making a fan is way less than a quid and twin tower cooler with 2 fans cost maybe 3-5 quid to manufacture. Combine low manufacturing costs with the fact Thermalright has it's on factories and is doing a good job of marketing and supplying world-wide gives them almost unlimited potential.

Get their websites cleaned up and improve customer support in western hemisphere would make Thermalright even more unbeatable.
 
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