A Guide To PC Case Fans - Are They Worth Upgrading?

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Case Fans. They come supplied with every case, but should they be replaced? Are premium fans worth the expense? Join PC Centric to find out more...
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@skseeker7030 7 жыл бұрын

Each ML140 cost $45 With 4 of them ($180) I can buy an 24" industrial electric fan, removed side window. Then blow the Hurricane Katrina into the case.

@UKPhoto111 7 жыл бұрын

That would be ineffective cooling and super noisy.

@deniedanal796 7 жыл бұрын

that's ballshit i have a large fan and it's loud I mean loud on the lowest setting

@pasta248 7 жыл бұрын

skseeker I have 6 ML120 fans :)

@picardftw1313 6 жыл бұрын

*removes all fans and goes to home depot*

@sevos535 6 жыл бұрын

Now one costs 20 Euros

@jello1977 7 жыл бұрын

Yes....yes they are. 13 minutes saved.

@thetimelords911 7 жыл бұрын

"Depending on your case, this isn't always the case"

@MrFirefoxOO 7 жыл бұрын

Take a shot every time you hear the word "case".

@cdjrobbo89 7 жыл бұрын

died from alcohol poisoning.... lol

@Vale65ntin 7 жыл бұрын

"Depending on your case, this isn't always the case"

@hcrparamore 7 жыл бұрын

SnowDropZero you must be actually fun at parties dude.

@agelec99 7 жыл бұрын

Was literally going to write the same post XD

@VXFluff 6 жыл бұрын

i was gonna comment this lol

@ThisBrownGeek 7 жыл бұрын

Whoa I subscribed to you when you were a tiny channel, you've grown quite a bit since then!! Well done dude keep up the hard work (and I know how hard it is to grow a KZfaq channel!) - great vid!

@PcCentric 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, means a lot!

@manofawker 7 жыл бұрын

definitely one of the most well informative PC-related channels available. this dude deserves a lot more recognition!

@PkTechTips 7 жыл бұрын

BUDDY YOUR QUALITY AND CONTENT OF VIDEOS ARE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER EVERY DAY😃😃😃

@PcCentric 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks PK, appreciated

@shanara1987 7 жыл бұрын

I liked this video a lot, a bit of a chance to your usual review setup. More like this would be great.

@RoraighPrice 7 жыл бұрын

not sure this needed a 14 min vid, maby 4-6 mins

@G396 7 жыл бұрын

the length is perfectly fine I prefer details over speed.

@Tecktoniker100 7 жыл бұрын

he could have said just buy new corsair fans in 1 min vid

@JamesTPzRoC 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Could be better with some actual data though. Will like to see the noise level difference between two fans at different loads. Keep up the good works.

@Mr_Gadge 5 жыл бұрын

Quite an education for me many thanks! Not built in 15 years. Subbed. 👌

@fredhamer8881 7 жыл бұрын

I like this guy! Great job!

@mindfreak1666 7 жыл бұрын

Definentely an informative video. I did knew a lot already, and can only confirm the most! Though you did show a 3 pin fan instead of a 4 pin PWM ;) You did a very good and objective review, big thumps from here ;)

@anorax001 7 жыл бұрын

I am using 3 x Noctua NF-S12A with the ultra low noise adapters in an Antec P280. Very happy with both the airflow and the noiseless movement. The new Corsair ML's look good though.

@nahuelcutrera 7 жыл бұрын

great video as always !!! , I have a suggestion for a video about radiator fans the "gentle typhoon" is just the best fan I have ever seen or heard or should I say not heard ?? ok you get the point ... seriously better than noctua nf-12 by far

@maezun 7 жыл бұрын

Tip: Set your intakes to 1000rpm and your exhaust to 750rpm (in the BIOS), job done. Don't worry about fan curves etc. they're not worth it, the noise of the fans ramping up and down is more annoying than them being noisy in the first place.

@grlmgor 7 жыл бұрын

Not really cause when you need your fans to be more powerful your most likely playing games etc. You can just turn your sound up a little bit and you wont notice your fans at all.

@anthonyloch3563 7 жыл бұрын

"To summarize in one stentence..." Goes on to summarize in multiple sentences.

@billnwa2250 7 жыл бұрын

Good video, For me, I use Noctua fans. I built my current pc a couple years ago, and one of the decisions then was what fans. I went with Noctua for all the fans in my pc. Its been easy and quiet. However, the cost has to be considered.

@hayhay7789 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the awesome video :)

@PinkasBrown44 7 жыл бұрын

This video showed you have a lot of fans.

@HeyDan1983 7 жыл бұрын

It´s good to see that you didnt disparage AMD on the background and added a RX 460 box there, well mainly because any other tech youtuber do that. Your content is gettign better and better keep it up!

@lubo25 7 жыл бұрын

Most people are put off by prices but upon closer inspection not all cheap fans are "crap". My advice is look for formerly premium and rebranded products. Alpenföhn's last-but-one "quiet 2" series were made for their coolers, but eventually sold as single 120/140mm's. May not have LEDs but they are £6, come colour coded and feature zero noise rubber bolts that you only tend to find on the £25-30 ranges.

@Tantemify 6 жыл бұрын

"but depending on the case, this isnt always the case." Nice

@howardlam6181 7 жыл бұрын

linus answered that question. Both the noise and temperature definitely reduced with the nochua

@indeed7289 7 жыл бұрын

what ive learnt from my new build is that when it comes to fans apart from if its high airflow or high pressure... nothing else matters that much... there's an obsession with how "quiet" things are but these often suffer from less effective cooling for the sake of low noise personally i don't care how loud my PC is as long as its cool

@aperson9847 7 жыл бұрын

I bought Corsair fans purely for the LEDs, and then like a n00b I accidentally had one of them plugged into a header with no voltage control so one of my fans was running at 100%, so I thought I'd just bought some ridiculously noisy fans. That's all sorted out now though and I'm really happy with my decision to upgrade the fans.

@mijo1776 4 жыл бұрын

thanks ... that was really helpful ... sounds like the upgrade is worth it if you have a nice system ... tech deals likes fan upgrades too just like you

@MrKrantiRana 7 жыл бұрын

Useful video, thank you. Can I ask for some advise before I put together my first ever build? Should I connect my radiator and radiator fans to the motherboard or connect them as shown in the cpu cooler instructions? NZXT H440, Asus Maximus VIII Formula, i7 6700k, NZXT Kraken X61, 3 x Noctua NF-F12 to replace intake fans, 3 x Noctua NF-A14 to replace radiator and case exhaust fans. Tar...

@MaZEEZaM 6 жыл бұрын

I’m a pc fan, as I’m a fan of and now a subscriber of your channel 🐨

@TechXSoftware 7 жыл бұрын

How do you install ML pro fans? Which way do you plug in those 4 pins in the motherboard? Which way to do place to fans for in or out?

@FunkyImpala 7 жыл бұрын

Hey man what type of fans do you think would be best for a case like Node 304 mini itx? airflow or static? preferably Noctuas

@navnig 7 жыл бұрын

I have 4 Corsair AF120mm fans, 2 front, 2 top pushing air in and one Noctua NF-F12 120mm 3,000 rpm fan in the rear pulling air out. Works quite well, case temps never get above 28.c under load.

@navnig 7 жыл бұрын

I'll add in here also, that they're all run by an NZXT Sentry 3 fan controller.

@altair2tj 7 жыл бұрын

28c under load? Pics or it didn't happen

@navnig 7 жыл бұрын

The case temp......Not CPU, GPU or anything like that...The CASE temp. It's easy to do. Just don't restrict the airflow in or out of the case. I'm a clean freak so my home is 99% dust free therefore I don't need dust filters....Try it.

@ahs9674 7 жыл бұрын

From what I've read the 140 ML pro fans from corsair are pretty average and Phanteks 140 fans are among the best. So I'm not sure if this could really be considered an upgrade.

@badlilstang 7 жыл бұрын

Maglev bearings (Sunon Vapo)? I used 4 of these in a build recently and was impressed. The fans are heavy and solid and I prefer the tonal noise of a heavier fan. They seem to have less vibrations that feed through. I don't see how any of these rubber dampening systems work.. the rubber is way to hard to do any good.

@HexoRune 7 жыл бұрын

How did you make your LED look smooth like that.

@bryan7993 7 жыл бұрын

i have a cooler master cm 590 iii, and i planned to replace my stock fans, any recommendations what fans i should get or how many fans i should get?

@sniperlif3 7 жыл бұрын

A 280mm and 360mm radiator don't change fan sizes other than the only 2 you mentioned. A 280mm rad uses 2x 140mm. Hope you knew that and just misspoke. Also most cases require Static Pressure, in fact I have not seen a case that can use Air Flow optimized fans unless it is a test bench. A simple filter, honeycomb, or tight space cooling works better with Static Pressure, this is why Corsair moved to only having Static Pressure optimized fans. It has been tested quite a bit.

@jonq8714 6 жыл бұрын

Do you lose any performance using static pressure fans for primary intake when there's mesh in front?

@ynnap7251 5 жыл бұрын

I do own a i5-2400 and GTX 1050 Mini. This motherboard and CPU are old for you most probably (7 years from being bought already) so I would like to know: I do have a rear fan 120mm, another one in side 120mm (which brings air flow to the lower part of system were the GPU actually is) and another one with in-take airflow from the lower part (120mm). So actually do I need to buy a new case for better aiflow and eventually getting more fans in it or is that good enough for airflow in my current system ? My case is a bit old already, it's ATX form factor and it does have the old design where you can introduce your PSU in the upper part of it (even though the PSU isn't a generic one and it does have his lower fan to get airflow inside her). Would appreciate a lot your help.

@youngjaekrischo8275 7 жыл бұрын

Do case fans have direct effect on CPU temp? For me, there is not much change in CPU temp after adding 4 more case fans

@aleksandersats9577 7 жыл бұрын

i want to get the Icute Jet Turbine Atx Pc Case is it good? you are a professional. i just like that case and where could i get the case? i have had no luck finding someone who sells it

@Chezmemes 7 жыл бұрын

one quick comment, although hot air rise, it will in no way fight a fan, so having intake at the top is not a problem.

@Tantemify 6 жыл бұрын

can i use a 120mm fan and mix with another 140mm fan at the front case for intake?

@Maniac3020 7 жыл бұрын

The run of the mill PC I gamed on back in high school only had 2 fan speeds, moderate, and LOUD. It regularly switched between them every few minutes, and I thought nothing of it at the time, other than it was a little annoying. Now that I'm into building PCs and tinkering with them, I think "How could I have been so ignorant and complacent?"

@xzackly7131 7 жыл бұрын

I have a Zalman ZM-Z9 Neo that comes with 5 case fans that are 1600 RPM (if I remember correctly) and 59 CFM, my GPU gets a bit hot, I have a 780ti SC, I will be replacing my GPU soon however, should I be replacing the 5 included fans if even my next GPU runs hot? Was considering getting some higher RPM higher CFM Rosewill fans.

@joelfavre4170 7 жыл бұрын

What is the software to Display your games like that ?

@bekuostudio 7 жыл бұрын

Is it better to use af fans intake front section? I have a nzxt h440 I removed hdd bays.

@cascadeshark 7 жыл бұрын

isn't that static pressure fans used if we push the air into rad/grill? why would we use SP fans if the grill is in front of the intake?

@hqli2 7 жыл бұрын

Static pressure fan are used to push or pulling air through an area with some resistance. So if the grill for some reason does provide a lot of resistance, you will need a SP fan to pull air through you grill

@ziljin 7 жыл бұрын

the grill and some people have a ton of harddrives there.

@StickMans88 7 жыл бұрын

Would these ML fans lower my H100iGTX water temperature over stock fans?

@aaronrussell828 7 жыл бұрын

im just getting alot of fans so it can be cooler and last longer im using stock cooler at the moment

@TomJainKing 7 жыл бұрын

Is it worth getting just one ML120 for phanteks p400s ?

@donkeradon 5 жыл бұрын

All I needed was a quieter radiator fan

@AbhinavPrasad 7 жыл бұрын

should i get 2 140mm intake fans or 3 120mm fans for intake!?

@fireboltthomas9860 7 жыл бұрын

Are the case fans on the dark base 900 pro good?

@Random-yq1wu 7 жыл бұрын

All talk no test

@leejk3926 7 жыл бұрын

Do you think I should get a ultrawide 1440p monitor or a ultrawide 1080p 144hz monitor or a normal size 1440p 144hz monitor?

@PcCentric 7 жыл бұрын

What's the budget? :)

@jamesthorogood1479 7 жыл бұрын

Normal size 1440p 144hz. You get the best of both worlds and ultrawide isn't supported in all titles/programs.

@leejk3926 7 жыл бұрын

James Thorogood Yeah that's a good point thx. Plus the 1440p 144hz monitor would still be pretty large anyway. One of my friends has the same surname as you haha

@ZartruS 5 жыл бұрын

*_Case to case in case !_*

@TheSaiyan1338 7 жыл бұрын

Would it be ill advised to put non-static pressure fans at the front of the case? I recently purchased a Phanteks P400 and grabbed two cheap, extra 120mm LED fans. and will need an idea of where to place them.

@TheSaiyan1338 7 жыл бұрын

On a side note, I'm glad I found your channel. Your production quality, editing and explanations are all very top notch stuff. Good luck with the channel moving forward.

@PcCentric 7 жыл бұрын

+TheSaiyan1338 While SP fans are optimised for partially blocked spaces, there is no harm in trying the fans you have. Will probably work fine. Thanks though!

@seanlakinggamer2603 4 жыл бұрын

what monitor is that in the background.

@DOMINATOR3211 7 жыл бұрын

I bought a H110i gt and the fans were garbage. They were loud and i could hear what sounded like a hard drive needle. I have noctua NF14s now and they are way way way better.

@GameBrosTMT 7 жыл бұрын

what fan setup are you using for the evolv? and what do you think is the best setup for it

@PcCentric 7 жыл бұрын

I have 2 140s on the front, and a H90 with 140 as exhaust. It works great, but stepping up would see me swap the rad for a 280, and have a 140 fan as exhast

@GameBrosTMT 7 жыл бұрын

PC Centric Is it in push or pull? Push I assume

@PcCentric 7 жыл бұрын

Indeed, all are push

@GameBrosTMT 7 жыл бұрын

+And what fans?

@K-Owz 7 жыл бұрын

Did you say that static pressure fans are better for intake in cases like the p400 from phanteks? Is there any proof of this?

@jacktran960 5 жыл бұрын

Intake restriction means static pressure works better.

@m.a.v.s6965 7 жыл бұрын

is this fan good for airflow? (intake)

@xnop9616 7 жыл бұрын

So a little drinking game for a boring friday, take a sip every time he says fan or but :P But except that, really good video, i think this convinced me to get the ML PRO fans :)

@nicwalsh9537 5 жыл бұрын

Easy way to tell if you need to upgrade case fans, If you bought a cheap case it most likely came with cheap stock fans which can be very weak. Another tell can be if something is overheating in your case >_

@maxcar2238 7 жыл бұрын

The pun at 1:17 kills me

@FukitoSan 7 жыл бұрын

I like my fans running full blast all the time

@RegularKOFFICIAL 7 жыл бұрын

I use two $3.60 LED fans I bought off ebay that came from china, my cpu never goes above 40c and my gpu never goes above 50c even after hours of gaming on ultra graphics.

@ernesto7506 5 жыл бұрын

You must have a shit PC

@Jetaru 5 жыл бұрын

@@ernesto7506 if that was true they wouldn't be able to game on ultra graphics now would you?

@simorx580 5 жыл бұрын

i3 +gtx 1050 :D am i right?

@connorsoares8058 5 жыл бұрын

Could you provide a link to these fans so we can all get that amazing quality product? Temperatures like that at such a price would be out of this world! Please share with us all!

@Paul_85- 5 жыл бұрын

@@Jetaru if you are using 240p then yes

@1967KID 7 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but I use termatake blue ring 12, 2 140mm in front blowing in, 1 120mm bottom blowing up, 1 back blowing out, 2 120mm blowing up temps 20s max 50c on fx 8350 oc 4.7,I like the video very good job keep up the good work . I just got a aio h100iv2 and the corsair fans that came with the aio are poor junk I trashed them the aio is working grate with my termaltake 120mm blue 12 fans. Know I got cpu noctua cooler push and pull for my other pc, and about power supply is one of the most important parts of a build evga g2 850w power supply 10yrs warranty love it.

@incgohd 7 жыл бұрын

_The title insinuates aftermarket fans are less good price quality wise, which ofcourse is the opposite. The question is a little obsolete._

@sKaXz 7 жыл бұрын

I get it that you're sponsored by Corsair.. but why didn't you consider comparing them to the high-end market-leader Noctuas which quite literally have the best rpm/cfm/noise values of all fans. Might aswell purchase one of the small pcie slot fan-controllers from Lian-Li and do some noise-tests.. PWM isn't a necessity either unless you want to sync all case fans to your cpu which doesn't make much sense really

@hasib981 7 жыл бұрын

This guy is the next Linus!!

@greatestkiller13 7 жыл бұрын

1:26 What case is that?

@cityofplant 7 жыл бұрын

All you need is one intake fans and 1 exhaust fans. Btw buying expensive fans is just a waste of money.

@georgezheretiy9716 7 жыл бұрын

anyone know the case in this video?

@MDenham 7 жыл бұрын

so what is the evidence that custom fans are better then, for example Cool Master stock case fans?

@vinyltracks3641 7 жыл бұрын

What case is that at 11:00 ???

@TheMorbidMagpie 7 жыл бұрын

cable management has zero effect to temps, check out linus's video where they stuff the case with load of random things and no effect on cooling

@zainhaider8362 7 жыл бұрын

Be Quiet! 800 case, will that have the cheap fans or the same fans as they sell separately. I assumed that as their aim is to be silent then the best fans will be on that case rather than an option to buy separately.

@PcCentric 7 жыл бұрын

+Zain Haider Be Quiet, as well as most premium brands supply good quality fans on their higher end cases. I doubt you would have issue with them.

@zainhaider8362 7 жыл бұрын

+PC Centric cool thanks, I am looking to build my first PC and the most important thing for me is silence and vibrations. It would be good if you had a few videos on silent computer parts, best/worst cases, the best/worst power supplies etc

@1sonyzz 7 жыл бұрын

they worth it, if they are not corsair ones - noctua is the way to go, didnt found other company who can compete with noctua :)

@thesillypig785 7 жыл бұрын

Unless your system is running at max performance for long periods (2 hours and upwards) then no, haing top of the line case fans is not worth it. Your system will most likely run fine without any case fans at all if you are just a casual user or even a hardcore gamer. As long as your CPU, GPU, and Power Supply have decent cooling nothing bad will happen.

@Demontorman 6 жыл бұрын

:D LOL, every fan can be adjusted, not just PWM :D Just dop the voltage, change 12V to 5V...

@dragonenergy4523 7 жыл бұрын

waste of time was expecting numbers and data.

@halalaluyafail3129 7 жыл бұрын

I would buy an aftermarket fan if my case only came with 1, or if i just wanted more, dropping more on premium fans isnt worth it

@jverheul2 7 жыл бұрын

Graphs?

@mirola73 5 жыл бұрын

Seems everyone has rads nowadays, while most actually don't need that amount of cooling. Way ott and expensive. Blue ray movie ?, you mean blue movie !

@sashaantidot2444 7 жыл бұрын

i don't have cheap case but I got a cheap fans inside

@carlosfester 4 жыл бұрын

corsair the most expensive pc fans for blow air into your case ... or the most expensive products to make the same as others for 1/4 price

@ulysseslee9541 6 жыл бұрын

check the data of the model 1st before u buy

@RW3132000 7 жыл бұрын

If you want fans debatably even better than these and don't need LEDs then these are the way to go. (ps if you don't like brown corners look up "noctua chromax." You're welcome:) www.amazon.com/Bearing-NF-F12-iPPC-2000-PWM/dp/B00KFCR5BA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1472698555&sr=8-3&keywords=noctua

@DaBomb5309 7 жыл бұрын

thermalbench.com/2016/07/12/corsair-ml120-pro-120-mm-fan/3/thermalbench.com/2016/07/12/corsair-ml120-pro-120-mm-fan/3/ well...

@RW3132000 7 жыл бұрын

DaBomb5309 Thank you for this! very rare someone actually responds with a helpful comment. The noctuas are still 3 bucks cheaper so at this point it comes down to aesthetics I guess. I still prefer the minimalism of the industrial noctuas so I guess if you want led's the ML's are perfect.

@ProtoType4588 7 жыл бұрын

give me a airplane pc if it would run cooler i cancel the sound of my pc out as im used of it being loud it scares the crap out of me if a pc is totaly silent i wont trust the pc for like a few months if asked to buy a silent fan or a loud fan and the cooling factor is the same i pick the loud fan another reason is if your silent fan suddently fails you wont notice it until your pc overheats which is a huge turnoff for me when it comes to silent fans