Silent version of the infamous P12 case fans, for all your cooling needs.
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Put it in the bathroom as a cheap exhaust fan lol
PST ver ?
Thank you. Great value now with the free shipping and 10% discount for a 4 pack!
Infamous?
White/Transparent ARCTIC P12 PWM PST currently $11.30 with free international shipping. Currently out of stock, but seems to be a good price if you're happy to wait.
Damn, it just ran out of stock again.
I was doing some reading, twenty minutes later, nada.
fan noob here…wat's the difference between all these fans? PWM, PST, silent?? So har to choose…I just want to get fans for the case (front and back)…
We used to have 3 pin Fans right? that was DC.
These days, we have PWM fans with 4 pins, which allows Mobo to control the fan speed depend on the temperature sensors. for this Arctic p12 PWM fans, the speed range would be from 200 to 1800 RPM.
Higher speed causes noise. Lower speed you loose airflow, pressure.
Silent fans are quiet, not too bad airflow (volume) but low pressure, means that you should not use it for Liquid cooler's radiator.
But to use as case fans, it's alright. (not good but alright) If you want something for your Radiator, get Arctic P12 PWM.
The speed of Arctic Silent fans are limited to 1050 RPM. You cannot change this. (or maybe you can adjust voltage of fan header to control the speed if you want to)
PST is just PWM sharing tech. Allows you to connnect Fan 1 to Fan 2 and Fan 2 to Fan 3 then Fan 3 goes to your motherboard's Fan header.
In this case, you don't need any FAN hub to connect them all. Much easier to connect multiple fans.
Check your motherboard's spec, see if you have 4 PIN FAN headers first before making any purchases.
For more info, google it mate.
thanks for the detailed explanation mate, mine has 4-pins fan headers, but I think I'll wait for the PWM one to be on sale as I've checked the Amazon comparison, the PWM one does double the air flow compared with the silent one…
cheers
Thats good.
Not really need PST if you have some sort of fan hub so p12 pwm is what you should get.
We used to have 3 pin Fans right? that was DC.
These days, we have PWM fans with 4 pins, which allows Mobo to control the fan speed depend on the temperature sensors. for this Arctic p12 PWM fans, the speed range would be from 200 to 1800 RPM.
Actually, that's not a very accurate statement at all. As firstly, PWM is still DC, and it implies fan speed couldn't be controlled with 3 pin fans.
Speed can still be controlled with 3 pin fans, but it needs to be done by varying the voltage supply - which is motherboards and fan controllers with 3 pin headers did. The third pin is actually a tachometer feedback signal, allowing the RPM to be read. Before 3 pin fans, there were 2 pin fans - which can also have their speed modulated by adjusting the votlage except there is no RPM feedback to determine the actual speed.
The difference with a 4 pin PWM fan is that the motors are always supplied 12V DC. Except the 12V is turned on and off really fast (pulsed). This technique actually allows more torque to be generated out of the motors at low speeds, and as a result you can run the fans at much lower speeds than what is possible by adjusting the voltage on a 3 pin fan. Most 3 pin fans wont start spinning until at least 5V.
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Thanks. Bought one. Will figure out what to do with it when arrives.