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5.1.2019

After a couple of months of increasing fan noise I decided to take the plunge and replace the PWM fan that's cooling my Cooler Master CPU cooler - this being the cause of the problem noise, and you really don't want a malfunctioning CPU fan.So the Arctic replaces the original 120mm Cooler Master fan that was attached to the aluminium heatsink array. The biggest pain was that in their wisdom Cooler Master attached the fan in such a way that I had to remove the whole CPU cooler. This done, swapping out the Arctic was dead simple - it has the same 4 pin PWM plug. I had the same issue with the outgoing fan of needing to neaten the cable with some cable ties because it's 40cm long and the distance from the fan to the motherboard socket when in position is under 10cm.But I guess it's necessary to have a long cable.In terms of performance the noise level of the Arctic is just great - but then it would be wouldn't it? It replaced a failing noisy fan. The big selling point of this PWM CPU optimised fan is that it creates static air pressure that's required for pumping air through the heatsink on your CPU cooler. All I can say here is that I can't deny the truth of that claim. My problem as far as I know wasn't overheating, it was excessive noise, and my CPU temperatures have remained good both before and after installing this Arctic fan.So, the Arctic is good for cooling your CPU, it's satisfactorily quiet when controlled over PWM, and the price is attractive.
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31.7.2020

Pros:Freaking cheap.Black?Freaking cheap.They are quiet compared to some other fansCons:Compared to the £25 Noctua a12x25s, the noise profile is not as warm. There are what seems to be be, bearing noises at certain rpms so rather than use pwm function, these are hard set to an rpm that does not make a noise.Commenting on pure performance, the Artics dont do badly and I think that if I didn't already have a12s, they would get a higher rating. It's the air noise they generate though that isn't as pleasing to the ear as the Noctuas. I can live with it even though they aren't as efficient as the A12s - 3/5 for performance.The daisy chain cables could be shorter but it is a great feature.It's a fan though. Quality of build 5/5Price:For one brown fan, I could buy 5 of these. And that's where these excel. Yes, the performance isn't AS good, but it's close. The PWM function is useless but I can avoid that with fixed rpm and just buying a few more fans (case permitting)I love my browns, but justifying £75 for one radiator instead of £15 didn't sit right. At a very low rpm, these fans don't move enough air through the radiator to keep the liquid cool.BUT comparing it to a £25 fan isn't a fair battle.Considering that these are in the case as opposed to my NF12s and NP12s speaks for itself though.The fact it can take on the battle in the first place makes this a 5/5 fan. True value for money.
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30.11.2018

Arctic Cooling have been making assorted cooling equipment for around 15 years and are pretty well-respected component suppliers; this fan is actually one of the simpler items they produce, which includes "all in one" liquid cooling kits.As a PWM fan, its speed can be varied if your motherboard has 4-pin fan headers (and if you don't, it'll just run at max speed all the time which is not necessarily a terrible thing). Even though it's already almost silent, it can be made very quiet indeed if the motherboard doesn't need it to spin at maximum speed. Most PC cases have been moving away from smaller 80mm fans for years to these 120mm and larger fans for similar reasons - the bigger the fan,the more air it can move at slower, and thus quieter RPMs. Fitting these is just a matter of connecting the power cable (this is often the fiddliest part), and attaching 4 screws around the appropriate hole in your case with the fan blowing in the direction you want.120mm fans can cost anywhere from a fiver to £15 if you go for an LED-lit model, so this P12 is roughly in the middle of the pack. As it has no LED lighting etc. even though it's a high-quality fan (which is fine; LEDs are a 100% aesthetic effect), I feel knocking a couple of quid off the price really wouldn't hurt here. Nonetheless, it's a solid choice which will do exactly what you need it to do.
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3.1.2021

I got three of these to replace some older fans as front intakes, they are supposedly pressure-optimised and so should work well pulling air through a fine mesh dust filter.Pros:1. Exceptionally priced at just over £7 yet seem well built and don't look or feel cheap.2. Work well pulling through the dust filter due to their higher static pressure performance. Would work equally well against a heatsink or radiator.3. Extremely quiet! I actually didn't expect them to be so quiet, even ramped all the way up to their maximum speed they are far quieter than I was expecting. At lower speeds they're hardly audible.4. PWM controlled (4-pin) which works well for controlling their speed.Cons:1.You do get a sort of 'resonance' or some kind of slow pulsating sensation at specific speeds, however as long as you don't set them at those speeds it's a non-issue.2. The maximum speed isn't consistent across all the three fans I bought, one tops out at 1753RPM, the second at 1691RPM and the third at 1739RPM. It's not really an issue but just be aware if you're tuning them with PWM the same PWM % won't result in exactly the same speed for each fan, you might want to tune their profile individually.But for a little over £7 a fan, these are exceptional value compared to anything even twice their price.
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29.1.2019

This is a review of the Arctic P12 PWM - Pressure-optimised 120 mm Fan with PWM as there are other options on the listing although. My order was for black/transparent which is what is stated on the box but inside there was a white/transparent one, this was not an issue for me as my PC is hidden.It is made in China and supplied in a branded box with an attached power/control lead and four screws. It offers a 10-year guarantee which is reassuring but there are no instructions. However there is QR code to the website and a link to warranty information on the bottom of the box. Claiming involves sending back to Germany so it is debatable whether this is worth it for a £10 fan but it is there ifyou need it.The fan is easy to install and can be fitted either way on a PC case depending on which side the front of the fan is facing. The front of the fan with the sticker is where it sucks in the air and exhausts it out the back. It worked the first time and is quiet in operation. It has a wide RPM range from 200 to 1 800 RPM can be regulated steplessly via PWM but you do not notice this in normal use. I have another case fan from Arctic in my PC that has worked flawlessly for over five years and I have no reason to suspect this one will not prove equally reliable
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13.4.2019

After buying the artic f12 fan there was only really 5 things I didn’t like about them, 4 of which these solve1. The blades are sharp and can give nasty cuts if you are silly and put your fingers in the blade, not solved , in fact these are sharper2. A tampered inlet / outlet allows your fingers to touch the blades even with a fan grill, solved the tamper is gone on these3. The couler of the blades being white, it looks bad in a case and shows all the dust, solved, these blades are black4. The cable is multicoloured, solved the cable on these fans are black only, looks so much nicer5. Fan operates a few hundred rpm slower than advertised ( seems to be a thing with all fans but the f12s being a low rpm fan really decreased its performance )solved(ish)m these still run 2-300 rpm less than advertised but this has way less of an effect on these fans due to there higher rpmMy only niggle with these fans is that the frount has a design on it that is not the same if the fan is rotated, very minor but on these fans (if you used multiple) you have to chose not having the cables the same length or the design not matching, very minor but anoying none the less
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28.1.2019

This fan has just five long thin curved blades. It pulls the air in efficiently enough, and is apparently intended for maintaining a constant air pressure through a radiator. That's how I've been using it, for about six weeks, on a Corsair watercooling radiator together with one of Corsair's own fans. They both draw ait through a foam air filter, and blow into the radiator. This Arctic fan is doing the job nicely, and interestingly it is not causing a build-up of dust in the air filter (by contrast, the Corsair fan is collecting a fair bit of dust). This seems to be because it's not blowing more air through than it needs to to maintain a steady flow of air through the radiator,which must be what "pressure-optimised" means. The blades are well-enough protected, but they do look relatively flimsy. The noise is comparable to the Corsair fan.I'm guessing the fan wouldn't be so good sucking air out of the back of a PC, but it works well for the radiator. Now that I've tried them both, there's not a huge amount in it, but the Arctic fan probably has the edge for this application, if only because I don't need to clean the air filter for it.
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3.2.2019

Handling these they're juts plastic, so I'm not sure why the review asked for a durability rating for them.... Anyway, once fitted I found they picked up as much dust and debris as other fans, so they're not special in anyway.They're standard fitting 120mm fans, I fitted them with stretch into place rubber grips, but I also saw screws biting into them no issue.Through put was absolutely fine and they aerated both a radiator which stayed lovely in temperature range.So onto the key item here... Noise... Now I'm comparing to Nox Knix fans and Sharkoon Silent Eagles in my two rigs, and these are comparable, the noise monitor (on my phone - so take this with a pinch of salt)showed between 10.2 and 14.8 db depending on the PWM setting, the more RPM the louder things were. At full tilt I had a hum earning 31dB... Now the package says below 5% (one presumed of full power) in PWM mode results in 0 dB operation... which it does, because at 5% PWM the fan is essentially never on, so yes you have no sound, but you also have no air throughput.... Bit of false advertising there.
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25.4.2019

A 120mm fan for your PC case is a useful addition if you want to introduce more cooling to your rig, however they can also up the noise level significantly so finding the right fan is a must. This Arctic model delivers solid performance at an undeniably decent low volume, making it ideal for most people.With PWM control included, the fan can adjust itself based on system demands. Regardless of the workload on it, the fan is pretty quiet though - in fairness, my graphics card cooling isn't the quietest so it may possibly drown out the Arctic fan a little but I'm still confident the noise level is more than acceptable.Installation is very simple and the fan is generally well made.The thin blades provide an insight into how the noise has been kept down, but you need to be a little careful with them as a result as they are maybe slightly less robust than others and also surprisingly sharp if you're not careful.For around £10, this fan is well worth a purchase if you are looking for more case cooling.
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5.6.2021

Since it seemes im the only UK review on this new P12 ARGB fan from Artic lemme give you the jist of it, Its a Very nice Premium Built Fan, great for Static Pressure as always with Artic Fans and the RGB itself is really good and Bright, and its pretty quiet, and works really good with my 34 Esports Cooler since i brought it for thay reason to replace my Bionix fan that came before it for the RGB, and temps with that Fan dont go Above 60° when gaming with my 10400 with the RPM limit of 2000RPM, other than the Bionix 2100RPM limit (i really thought there would be a Temp difference but these Artic fans are pretty much identical), though ive never had the original Artic RGB fans they made,these definetly are more attractive, it also does have an Daisychain for RGB aswell if you want yo link up multiple of these fans together with the same synced RGB, and has a 3 Pin 5V connector which for Me (MSI Motherboard) is plugged into the JRAINBOW Hope you found this Helpful
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24.1.2019

There can be a lot of confusion with PC fans. 100 vs 120 vs 140. F vs P. It goes on and on.The P12 is a 120mm pressure optimised fan. Usually a case fan will be 140mm (larger fan means less noise for the same air flow as a 120mm fan) and doesn't need to be pressure optimised.So what's the P12 PWM for? Typically you'd use it on a heatsink or the radiator of a liquid cooling set-up.You COULD use it as a case fan, typically on a side panel blowing air at a GPU inlet fan, for instance but it's all a bit of a stretch. You'd be more likely to use it ON the GPU.I hooked it up to a controller to see what the noise was like and around mid-revs, which is going to be a typical use case scenario it sounds fine,but far from silent. Inside an insulated case it's not going to be noticeable but if you're after "silence" you need to go for the specialised option.Overall an affordable fan from a generally very reliable company.
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19.5.2020

Bough this to replace an eight year old CPU cooler fan that had developed a nasty whine. To be fair, I think the old fan was just spinning up more than it used to as I had to install Win 10 on the machine and there were no utils/drivers that I could edit the fan curve with on Win 10.So, ripped that fan off and put this one on, utilising the springy clip things you get on CPU heatsinks. No problem there, got it on without too much difficulty and any mounting issue is with the heatsink and not the fan. Fan looks a lot nicer than the old one and seems to shift more air. Better still, no annoying hum. It's not silent at full pelt but it is very quiet and if you could control the fan curve,you won't need to run this at full pelt because it shifts so much air.Bottom line, replacing the fan was a heck of a lot cheaper than replacing the whole heatsink and it now cools better and is a lot quieter than before. Very happy.
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19.3.2021

Amazing value, even with the price increase since I got my first set. I currently have five on my PC. Three at the front, one on the top towards the back, and another as a secondary fan on my heat sink. All of them are quiet and keep everything nice and cool. Although they do cause dust to build up pretty quickly on the front so I wipe that down every other day. I'm hoping to move the one on my heat sink to the top as another exhaust once I can get my hands on one to match the fan that came with the heat sink but for now it does the job. Nice and quiet so can't complain at all!I also picked up a couple for my friend whose case didn't come with an exchaust fan despite having three on the front,which I found very weird. She's using one on the back and another at the top towards the back and it has massively improved her airflow and keeps her PC much quieter.If you need a cheap fan or two I highly recommend these.
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11.2.2021

Marketing an axial fan as quiet requires a good stretch of the term 'quiet'.The motor may be quiet but the fan impellor whirring around at 1800rpm is anything but.The upside is the buzzing fan blades do move a serious amount of air around the inside of the case, sufficient to hold the temperature down to around room temperature of 19C-21C.Overall I am happy with the purchase but quiet it isn't.There is a play off between fixed voltage, fixed speed and fan impellor diameter. My case is aged and not spacious enough to take a larger fan 200 - 250mm. Usually Large fans can run slower and move as much air as a small fan or multiples thereof running faster.Until case designs allow the fitting of high flow volume,low speed, centrifugal fans the sound of hard working axial fans will be a fact of life for many domestic users for years to come.
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6.6.2019

I have been struggling to keep my PC cool for a while now. My CPU heat-sink fills with dust quickly and max temperature shut downs occur to protect the CPU.I therefore decided to install this fan on the side panel to allow for a better exit of heat from my computer, the only slight downside is the fan doesn't come with the 3 pin to 4 converter, which I think is a bit shortsighted as plenty motherboards are still created using 3 pin fan connectors.I was able to quickly purchase the required adapter though and installation was easy enough. Since installation I haven't had a single shut down.The fan is quiet as I would expect from an Arctic fan, word of advice though,if installing in front of your heatsink and fan make sure the fan is used to exit heat and not pull air in, as this will badly effect your CPU and fan.Recommended.
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