No idea if these are any good, but they seem like a decent price for slim 120mm fans.
Perhaps good for those who have a SFF build.
[Prime] CORSAIR AF120 SLIM, 120mm PWM Fluid Dynamic Bearing Fan $17.78 Delivered @ Amazon UK via AU
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I think I commented before in another post but here are some reviews of slim fans:
As an ITX enthusiast, I’ve tried many 12015 fans and here are my thoughts:
- Thermalright C12015 (stock fan from axp120x67) is neither quiet, nor powerful, nor cheap, and it breaks down so easily. You don’t wanna use it for only a month then found out it’s broken then need to tear the ITX build apart to replace it.
- I really like Noctua A12x15 for a long time, but it’s not quiet at all, and the performance is average. Its best part is the SSO2 bearing, which is almost unmatched in reliability among all 12015 thin fans.
- Deepcool FT12 Slim (stock fan on AN600) has the second strongest performance among the 12015 thin fans currently available in retail, with an over-classed three-phase 6-slot motor, but it’s not quiet at all.
- Arctic P12 Slim is cheap junk, consistently quiet and weak, but I’ve been hanging and using it for more than a year and it hasn’t broken yet.
- If it weren’t for the thickness issue, the actual 17mm thick Silverstone AS120(the one you mentioned) is the most balanced solution for 12015 thin fans, except for the risk of transportation damage caused by the single-layer cardboard box packaging (yep packaging does matter for fans since bearing is pretty fragile).
- The quietest 12015 thin fan is Corsair’s AF120 Slim, and its performance is not bad.
- Luxshare has a 3000 rpm 12015 thin fan that has a shape of like flat AK12B, with ball bearings, very powerful performance, but unfortunately, there is no retail.
I know it's different but do you happen to know much about high static pressure 140mm fans, the best for pulling air through filter stuff? From what I understand, just buy the 140mm with the highest "X pressure" rating (some say static pressure, others say something else pressure, presuming same thing). So far the highest I've found is rated "2.4mm h2o".
If thickness is not a big concern, for 140mm fan I always recommend Sanyo Denny San Ace 140 9RA. For PC use (with PWM functionality), model no. 9RA1412P1G001 would be appropriate. Keep in mind that its industrial use so only use one fan for one fan header in mobo to avoid voltage issue.
The highest rated “2.4mm h2o” is the max speed data. For this one I recommend, even at 20% PWM speed, it can already provide 1.65mm h2o. For more info, refer to this data sheet.
You need to change the connector of the fan (due to its industrial use) and change the bearing if necessary (sometimes transportation can damage the bearing - even commercial use fans could have this issue, looking at you all the arctic fans with cheap packaging).
Thanks, 16mm max static pressure vs Arctic P14's 2.4mm! That sounds sweet but uhh from what I see, $100+ for a single 140mm fan is a bit expensive, not that I mentioned a budget haha. I might stick to the $15 P14 for now.
Arctic P12 slim at $13.
https://www.scorptec.com.au/product/cooling/fans/102049-acfa…