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Corsair AF and SP Series Fan Review
Started by bp9801, Jul 12 2012 10:51 PM
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 10:51 PM
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 11:22 PM
I hear that the AF fans wobble or some such if placed pushing air upwards. Can someone verify?
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 11:28 PM
Those are very good fans. The best part of the review is the comparison between stock noctua fans and SP120 fans. I'm really impressed by the 5C improvement of temperature @overclocked load condition.
@Waco: Another nice review.
@Waco: Another nice review.
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 11:31 PM
Though at the expense of noise. How would the AF fans do instead of the SP fans?Those are very good fans. The best part of the review is the comparison between stock noctua fans and SP120 fans. I'm really impressed by the 5C improvement of temperature @overclocked load condition.
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 02:00 AM
They didn't do anything like that in my testing. They're remarkably sturdy.I hear that the AF fans wobble or some such if placed pushing air upwards. Can someone verify?
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 02:02 AM
Since the AF series aren't intended for heatsinks (a 3 cm gap between the fans and any restriction is suggested) I didn't test them that way.Though at the expense of noise. How would the AF fans do instead of the SP fans?
The faster SP120 performed on par with the stock Noctua fans when using the low-speed adapter and was pretty quiet.
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 11:27 AM
^^ Pretty quiet means? Was it louder than stock noctua fans?
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Posted 14 July 2012 - 12:08 PM
About as quiet as the Noctua fans. They'd be great if you had a fan controller or used the PWM controls on your motherboard.^^ Pretty quiet means? Was it louder than stock noctua fans?
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Posted 15 July 2012 - 01:19 PM
^^ Sounds very good indeed!
