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7.11.2016

These fans need pwm to work correctly . i fitted 5 ml140 fans in my corsair 760t case all controlled by my asus mb using fan expert 3 and they are dead silent . any fan spinning at 2000rpm is going to create wind noise but who has pc case fans spinning at 2000rpm?my pc is on my desk right next to me so when i am not gaming and just browsing the web i need the pc to be silent and i got to say that these fans run silent but you have to run them how the manufacturer intended them to be run and that is in pwm and not dcincrease the rpm of these fans and they push a ton of air through my pc case, i opened my side panel and it felt like winter ,it was freezing cold.running any fan at 2000rpm will create noise but with these fans there is no motor noise and no friction noise. all you hear is the air gushing through.i have a corsair h115i aio with stock fans and since upgrading to the ml140 fans in the rest of the case the noise from the stock aio fans is noticeable . i can actually hear the friction noise of the motor. i will be buying two more ml140 fans for the h115i . i am not a fanboy but i am a fan of products that work . and these fans so far are fantastic. cannot fault them . but like i said people need to run these in pwm mode and not dc . the ml140 fans need 12v constantly in order to function properly. pwm onlyAnother review say the lights dim when using pwm . This is not true and the reason that this would happen is because pwm mode only works with 4 pin fan headers and even though some motherboards do have 4 pin headers one of the 4 pins do not provide any function and are called fake 4 pin headers by a lot of pc people .Running these fans on direct current (dc 3 pin fan headers ) can cause the fans not to function properly because the only way to supply a full 12v would be to run the fan at maximum rpm which is noisy . So when you decrease the speed to make them less noisy you are also decreasing the voltage and the led fan light dims .When connected to a proper pwm 4 pin headers you can control the rpm with no effect to the fan led brightness because even though you turned down the rpm the voltage is still 12v going to the fan at all timesCorsair even say that these fans should be used in pwm . The magnetic lev needs that 12v to function correctly .
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29.7.2019

I was a bit skeptical... I made my new built a few months ago and was quite pleased with it: water CPU cooler radiator installed on the front of the case pushing air "in", the stock fans of the case on the back and top pushing air "out".The thing was that the fans of the water cooler (Corsair H115i) were much more efficient than the stock case fans on the back. The stock case fans were also "Cooler Master" fans (as the case is from Cooler Master), but without PWM speed control and possibly a much less air flow capacity.The result was that the 1080ti installed inside the case didn't have enough exhaust in my opinion. The GPU temperature was maintained at set-point 70degC,but with the GPU fans getting close to their maximum speed, which is wrong.The CPU cooler fans were not the cause, as the large surface of the radiator allows to exchange the energy required with large surface, low temperature, so even with the i7 9700K cranked up the air coming out of the cooler (inside the case) is just above 30degC.The problem was the 1080ti exhausting from the sides (the side glass gets really hot) and all that hot air not being exhausted efficiently from the case.I decided to install 2 of those PWM controlled fans. I tuned them from the mother board control software to maintain a set-point temperature inside the case, helping also the mother board chipset to stay cooler as well.The result is that while playing with the GPU fixed at 100% (as it should be when used on full potentials while gaming) the set-point of 70degC is now maintained with the GPU fans running between 40 and 50% speed, a MASSIVE improvement.Check always your case air flow and performance of each component. Don't install too many fans, just get the flow right and it will make a huge difference. Once you get to that, use decent fans as too many are useless if they are not great. And these fans are absolutely great!Last thing, they do get a bit noisy when cranked at high speed. But it is absolutely normal. The trick with these things is to tune the fan speed to have a good proportional response to temperatures so that they speed up only when required and stay nice and silent the rest of the time.
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28.7.2016

Having owned a built many high end rigs over the years, they all rely on one thing to keep them cool and running, fans. Much has been done over the years to eak out high performance, quiet performance etc and so I am glad to see someone come along and start innovating a bit more on what could be considered a mundane area that is absolutely critical to how well your rig is going to run. These days I favor quiet so I was keen to see this in action as it boasts a number of features above other fans.First impressions are superb. Well packaged in a good solid box and the fan itself is very well made.It uses a 4 pin PWM header and the cable is nice a long for a change making cable management a touch easier without resorting to extensions.The two key things here for me are the rubber dampers and magnetic bearing tech. I decided to try mine on my noctua cpu cooler and replaced the noctua fan. Initial impressions are that it shifts a great amount of air whilst remaining quiet. I have my fans tuned through my board to lower ranges and some turn off until they reach a certain temp. Ramping up they do get loud but no more so than my existing fan(s). The rubber dampers if case mounted would go a good way to reducing vibration transfer. These would be ideal fitted to a radiator in my opinion as they can focus some serious air flow. The manufacture of these fans is also rated for 200,000 hours of life which is very reassuring.The corners can be swapped out for coloured decals and there are LED versions. This is clearly corsairs way forward as a bit of research online shows these fans will be heading to corsair psu's and a corsair gfx card in conjunction with MSI.IN my opinion the fans justify their price and I am glad companies are innovating in this area. The fan is remianing on my cpu cooler in place of my trustee noctua for now!
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1.8.2016

Let’s start this review with almost a cliché, let’s compare the new ML120 pro to the original SP120 high performance editions.In this case let assume they are the ones fitted to the AIO 105h which is a few years old. I tested the original fans and found them to be way too loud and prone to further vibrations. I soon replaced them with the SP120 quiet additions which are not the best performers on the market, but they do look good.So the original SP120 HP spin at up to 2340rpm but the ones that are included with the 105h AIO water cooler are the basic model with grey fan blades and no rubber anti vibration ends.So how have things improved with the new ML120 Pro versions?1)At 1200rpm they are still pretty quiet - not something the SP120 HP or QE can achieve due to bearing rumble and at 1200rpm the QEs are nearly at the top end of their range. My ears say it is more than a gimmick.2) At 2400rpm, yes the new MLs are loudish but that is the noise of the air only, being forced through the radiator. With the SP120 HP edition you have that same noise plus bearing rumble plus vibration.3) The range of the ML120 pro is much better - spinning at a low 400 up to the 2400rpm limit.4) The design of the cage has been changed for a squarer, more efficient one, and the corners can be changed. Ever broken that rubber grommet in the SP120 HP or QE ones? I have and it is a pain.The downside to these improvements is the increased cost, the new ML120 pros do cost more but in this case it is justified.They are also recommended for PWM only because they need a constant 12v to maintain the magnetic levitating, so if you use a fan controller that uses a 3pin volt control method then it takes away the whole point of the maglev as you will have bearing rumble. Haven’t tested this as I have PWM fan control on my motherboard.
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11.8.2016

I decided to add this as an air intake on my side panel, to blow cooler air across the GPU.Bad idea. The noise was atrocious. Apparently this can be solved by using spacers but nothing like that is included. Maybe I need to clarify this. Apparently the problem I had was down to the honeycomb grill pattern on my Fractal Design Define R3 case, and might have been solved if I'd used 5mm spacers between the fan and the panel, or if I'd cut out the grill pattern altogether - something I wouldn't rule out, but a not insignificant project, and I'd need to pick up a wire fan cover to be safe. I might do it, but this PC is probably getting retired in the next 12 months, so...probably not.Instead I flipped the fan and used it as an exhaust on the side-panel, which made next to no difference to internal temperatures, optimistically a couple of degrees. When fitted as a (very noisy) intake the GPU temperature was dropped by 10C, while running hard with GTA5. Pretty significant. If I could put up with the high pitched noise (not a resonance issue, it's down to the air being sucked through the grill - I tested this extensively) I'd be over the moon, as it is I'm not really getting much from it, and I may just take it off and seal the case up again to improve the noise issue even further.As a blower on the back or top of the case it'd probably be fine.Noise wise I can see no difference between this and the AF120s I've been using for years. Apparently at lower fan speeds the ML120 will run almost silently, but... that's a pretty narrow usage scenario.You can pick up a twin pack of SP120 fans for less cost than one of the ML120 fans. The ML120 has built in rubber dampers - chances are your cases already comes with fan grommets.3.5 out of 5.
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19.7.2016

At present my computer is running a massively overclocked processor and graphics card, with four RAM slots filled. It generates a lot of ancillary heat within the case that needs to be moved out. My cooling current set-up has four input fans (all on the case) and three output (two CPU/GPU and one case). I've been using Zalman fans as they tended to be the quietest, with the little rubber doohickys instead of screws.I like corsair products, I have one of their water loops on my CPU, so how does this stack up against the Zalmans?The build quality is nice and chunky, if you like that type of thing. It's not going to fall apart on you anytime soon.Saying that you do need quite a bit of clearance to ensure it fits so probably not the best for smaller cases.The amount of air it pumps out is very respectable, you could easily use this as a case fan or secondary cooling fan on a self contained water unit. With a four prong connector it has the ability to be controlled from your motherboard or fan controller unit. Great if you want it quiet day to day but really need that oomph when you're working hard.As for sound, it is very quiet when on it's lowest setting, probably quieter than the Zalman's. I tried the screws to attach it, the rubber screw plates do make a bit of difference, but you'll really need to use rubber plugs to get the lowest vibration going back into the case. When it's going full blast it is LOUD, you really do hear the airflow (but not the fan itself).Yes it is a bit more expensive that other fans. Personally I'd say spend the few extra pounds and going for the units with built in LED's for that extra cool factor. Otherwise it's a sturdy unit with lots of air flow, no trouble recommending.
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25.1.2018

I know what you might be thinking... Magnetic Levitation fans?! Has to be a load of marketing rubbish... right? You are probably also considering these because you want them to do two main things: 1) Shift a load of air 2) be pretty quiet about doing it.Well, it probably is a little marketing rubbish, but there's no denying that whatever wizardry Corsair put in these fans, they are rather effective at doing what they do.Case fans now come in two flavours now-a-days... high air flow, meaning they are more efficient at shifting high volumes of air in open space and high static pressure, meaning they push air through things like radiators and filters better.I like my computer to be whisper quiet.It already was pretty quiet but the fans on my water cooler (Corsair SP120s) although high static pressure fans were a little noisier than I liked, even at lower RPMs. My intake/exhaust fans weren't really the right fans for the job either since they were high air flow Fractal R2s and I have filters on all the intakes and exhausts on the case (I don't like dust!).I connected up all the fans like for like and set them to run at the same RPM as used with the old fans. Not only is it now quite noticeably quieter (at idle/in Windows, I can actually hear the hard drives over the fans) but average temperatures are a good 5c lower too (I suspect mainly due to better air flow through the case).In all, it seems they are just as good as the non-Magnetic Levitation high static pressure fans, but they are quieter in doing so. There isn't a huge difference in price between the two either, if you aren't bothered about fancy LEDs in everything!
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8.8.2016

I've recently built a new 6600k-based PC system for myself, and I'm happy to say this fan helps to keep it nice and cool in my Fractal case, even when running at overclocked speeds.It comes well packaged, in a premium box with the fan (a weighty, well made affair that feels and looks premium), two cable ties and 4 screws. The fan is fitted with a 4 pin PWM plug compatible with most motherboard and fan controller headers. The cable from the fan to the plug is nice and long (although not of the ultimate quality you'd think considering the price) so cable management inside of your case should be easy.Basically the fan plugs into your PC motherboard or fan controller and spins away nice and quietly,even at high revs. To be precise the fan spins between 400rpm and 2400rpm depending on what you choose or what your active cooling solution (whether it be BIOS or app driven) decides. At 2400rpm the only thing audible from the fan is the air being forced through it, otherwise it is really quite quiet, but still audible by way of the vibrations it sends through the case. Noise wise I'd say it is slightly louder than the high quality, comparable offerings from Noctua.If I had one criticism of this package I'd say that what you get with the fan is quite basic. I would at the very least for a fan priding itself on low noise, expect some rubber type pull throughs or grommets with which to install it within a case. These reduce vibrations and help reduce the overall noise profile. All in all though this is a premium fan which shifts a lot of air and does so relatively quietly and for that reason I definitely recommend it.
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27.3.2020

When I recently updated my PC with a new CPU, motherboard, RAM, etc., I decided to give it a bit of facelift by adding RGB components. It’s totally a cosmetic decision but if I’m going to have a big metal box in my room, then it might as well look the part.To complete the transformation, I needed some cooling fans that would light up as well. The watercooler already had two large RGB fans but I needed some for the case itself. Unfortunately, the motherboard (Asus Prime Z390-A) only has 12V RGB outputs and not the more common 5V ARGB outputs. So, I needed a set of fans that come with their own controller.I decided to go with this Corsair set (iCUE QL 120mm) as I was already using their iCUE software.The biggest stumbling block was the price! While I’ve always liked Corsair products, the asking price was very steep. In the end I decided it was worth it but I still feel they are too expensive.Fitting was easy. The RGB controller comes with a sticky back and can be placed in any convenient spot in your case. The fans are direct replacements for any 120mm fans. Each fan has two leads, one to go to your motherboard’s fan headers and the other goes into the RGB controller. There are an additional two leads to the controller. One is from any SATA power plug and the other goes to one of the motherboards USB2 header.Download the iCUE software from Corsair’s website and install it. You are then ready to light up your fans! I now have the iCUE software controlling my motherboard, RAM, water-cooler and case fans and it all works well together.Overall, a really effective RGB fan set but I wish it was a bit cheaper.
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23.8.2016

Great good quality product as you can expect from Corsair.I have used their older generation fans when specifying my gaming PC last year with the two different variants the static pressure and airflow types. This is done away with in this design and it is effectively an all in one fan combining the air flow and static pressure into one product with all different colours etc.One thing to keep in mind when considering this product is that it needs a 4 pin fan output on your motherboard or fan controller not the usual 3 pin this is because there is a consistent 12 volts fed to the fan and the motherboard/fan controller tells it how fast to spin.The advantage of this is if you get an LED version the LED's do not dim/brighten as the speed decreases/increases.The magnetic levitation technology means there are no traditional ball bearings in this fan so reduces drag and noise which helps in two ways.1) The fan has a higher RPM than regular fans which means better cooling (very helpful in summer).2) Less noise which if you have up to 7 of these in your case it will make a big difference to the sound your gaming rig generates as 7 fans producing 40dB each does not mean that your system makes 40dB its more nearer 50dB.Overall if I was building a new gaming rig these are the fans I would use and with a 5 year guarantee you cannot go wrong! Also a recommendation get a fan controller so you can extract the full potential and make sure it has a 4 pin output for all fans.
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27.6.2017

When these came out there were a lot cheaper than they are now, which has changed my review. These fans are good quality. Their main strength is the exceptional range of speeds they will run at. All the way from 400RPM to 2000RPM. They noticeably better than the standard Corsair fans and are both suitable as a case fan and a radiator or heatsink fan. They start to make noticeable mechanical noise at about 1300RPM so they are not as quiet as a Noctua or Noiseblocker, which are mechanically silent all the way up to their maximum RPM ( except for a woosh of air which all fans make at higher RPM's ). They are, however, cheaper, so they represent a good midpoint.When you need reasonable cost combined with low noise and very efficient air delivery, these are the fans for you.These of course are PWM fans ONLY so they are in the most expensive fan bracket, but they are also safer for critical cooling since PWM will always run at their minimum RPM even when commanded lower ( unless they are commanded to stop ). That's why it's not essential to get PWM for case fans but it is essential to get them for CPU/GPU cooler fans. Personally I use them as case fans too, since they just offer a much higher degree of control than a non-PWM fan.
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7.8.2016

I'm using this fan in conjunction with a Corsair water-cooling system (Corsair CW-9060026-WW Hydro Series H110i 280 mm Extreme Performance All-In-One Liquid CPU Cooler - Black). The water-cooling fans bring air into the front of the case, and this fan exhausts the air from the back (or optionally through the top grille). This smaller fan has no discernable bearing noise - it shouldn't do, as the fan apparently "levitates" in a magnetic field. However, it does still make some noise, especially when turned up full - this is presumably caused by the blades cutting through the air. Full speed is very fast indeed, and there's presumably some turbulence caused. In normal use it runs slowly and is (almost)silent.It's certainly not the cheapest fan available, but how often do you build a PC? The alleged magnetic bearings should mean that the fan wears very little, and it should last for ages. I have trouble with the fans from my ASUS Nvidia 970 graphics card making a fair bit of noise when the card is working hard; hopefully I'll be able to replace that soon with a next-generation card; when I do, I should have a pretty quiet PC, even when it's working reasonably hard.
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7.8.2016

First thing i noticed about the fan was that it felt heavy which is always reassuring of quality. I recently got the new hyper 212x model, and im using this fan on PWM along with the cooler master fan aswell. so my cpu cooler is looking pretty beefy, and if this is something you too want to do than i can confirm its possible.I have to be honest no one can do the sound/air flow reviews justice without proper equipment, or at least disconnecting every other fan and running their PC, but here are the fans specs at least for you to compare:Airflow:12 - 75 CFMSound Level:16 - 37 dBI have to mention that im a little dissappointed with some of the things that come in the package.Its already really pricey but you are expected to buy separately the other colour corners, the cable isnt braded, no rubber grommets instead of screws, fins are usual cheap looking matte plastic. Its the first time ive handled such an expensive fan, so im not sure what to expect, but ive got more for my money from other cheaper fans in this sense at least.btw the LED ones are only slightly more than the normal ones so definitely go for those, LED fans always look amazing.
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17.12.2016

There's no getting around it, these are very expensive fans. Kitting your rig with 4 of these to replace stock fans is a cool 100£.. good luck explaining that to your wife.But as long as you manage your expectations, then i think these could be worth it.1) Looks: I think they look great. PWM means they'll constantly be supplied with 12V so they'll keep their brightness even when you lower their rpm. Some led fans are 3 pins and would dim when you do so. The construction is also pretty sturdy.2) Cooling and noise: If you already had good quality fans (in the say 11£-15£ range), then you won't really notice decreases in temps. What they do have however is a pretty large rpm range,so you can lower them to inaudible levels, and crank them up all the way to 1800 rpm if you need to. That flexibility is pretty neat. Some fans would also rattle at low rpms, but these so far remain silent.Overall if you had crap and noisy fans then these would be a very worthwhile upgrade. If you already own good fans then it's a more difficult choice as these aren't cheap, and you'll have to decide whether the looks and build quality is worth it.
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2.8.2016

These new ML fans from Corsair are an impressive leap in quality and performance over their previous generation (AF and SP) fans.First, they are significantly heftier, a much denser, better build to them decreases rattle and gives a premium feel - especially on the blades, too. I picked the black bladed style with no LEDs and it looks exactly how I want it to - understated and practically invisible in a dimly lit case. Not everyone needs a light show to game.These fans feature a new magnetic levitation bearing as opposed to a traditional ball bearing design, the new 4-pin PWM socket pulls a constant 12v for the magnets while also allowing the fan to spin from a range of 400 to 1200 RPM.They have an incredible 5 year warranty, obviously corsair has confidence in their new fans.They are also not splitting the product stack - there are no SP or AF variants this time - only ML, the ML fans are capable at both static pressure and quiet air flow and boast significant performance increases with volume of air moved and pressure of the air moved - all while being whisper quiet, if that's what you want.
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