Corsair QX120 RGB Cooling Fans, Starter Pack Review
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The Corsair QX120 RGB 3 pack is excellent quality and looks amazing facing forwards or flipped around. Provides great air flow, materials used to resist warping from heat and is one of the better quality options on the market
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@sparketech 11 ай бұрын
As a 3 fan pack with a HUB this is amazing. Lights behind my middle fan, is the G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo RGB RGB Products Reviewed kzfaq.info/sun/PLxiepNzlBZrR18MhVJwJEa3p-dO0E7ed8 Shorter cable? This might be a USA offer. As for the angled cable at the time of this review Corsair does not ship to Canada and through their website, can only choose USA shipping.
@ofekk213 11 ай бұрын
FINALLY a Corsair QX fans review that *actually* properly shows the contents of the package! Every other review simply talkes about the fans themselves and the newegg site also seems to dismiss the box contents. Hopefully Corsair releases a digital manual soon.
@sparketech 11 ай бұрын
Totally didn't get why no instructions were included. Thank you for your comment, and glad I could assist.
@James-fv1cm 8 ай бұрын
this was an unbelievably helpful video literally no other video i have seen on this actually explains whats in the starter box like you have. im curious though as if i buy the aio set to im going to end up with 2 control monitors but i dont know if ill get the same cables that come with the 3 fan starter kit in the aio box haha
@kylehypz8662 9 ай бұрын
Perfect video, thank you!
@JumpingJack6 11 ай бұрын
Thank you for cycliing through all the presets!!!! I have an extensive setup with the QL series fans and a couple of commander pros and this really gave me a sense of how these fans compare to the QLs. They are a bit softer overall but look great. Thank you again! You are the first reviewer to do this!
@sparketech 11 ай бұрын
You're welcome and thank you for your comment. My Corsair QX120 RGB Starter Kit I also reviewed are a lot more expensive than these. The Thermaltake SWAFAN EX12 I reviewed was a similar price.
@lalaboiz 7 ай бұрын
I have a 10 QX set up, you gotta order extra angled connectors for everything on the showcase side, the 2 that goto the box can be straight. You gotta plan it out but its soooo easy, no more commander pro mess.
@yohanes2034 5 ай бұрын
I think it's a messed up business case by corsair if you need to order separate cables to make your build. With the price of those fans, they should have provided all you need to install the fans in a basic case. Extra cable is for replacement or if you're installing it in a unique unorthodox case
@NickFje 3 ай бұрын
@@yohanes2034 I have 6 QX120 fans and 3 QX140 fans and have not needed to buy any extra cables at all. I have ordered icue link H150i too so I have 12 fans in total. Only the very early shipments of the QX fans arrived with 1 cable. Now they arrive with both the long straight cable and the shorter cable which have 90 degree connectors. If you are unlucky and still manage to get one of the older boxes with only 1 cable you should get one additional cable for free from Corsair. I purchased all my QX120 fans in 2023 and got the additional cable in both starter packs.
@inguspodnieks5040 7 ай бұрын
They have upgraded the long cable when i bought mine it had one 90 degree cable
@mshoulders100 6 ай бұрын
With the pcie power cable. Can it be plugged straight into the power supply or would you need a cable of somesort.?.thx
@sparketech 6 ай бұрын
I don't understand the question. The PCI-E is to be inserted into the PSU. The PCI-E that goes into a GPU normally and the other side goes into the Corsair HUB.
@cjk4540 7 ай бұрын
Nice review, really interested in getting some but it would be about $400 to replace the fans I have in my system.
@sparketech 7 ай бұрын
I still use these. In my most recent videos you'd see for a time I turned them off cause the LED coil whine sound was annoying me and some software versions are a pain. On ARC effect LED mode it can barely be heard in my newest 2 videos I have the lights back on... I built my computer for low power and low noise. I have 2 140mm light wings and ripped off the RGB cables and the 3 Corsair fans at the front of my case. CPU fan is a 120mm Noctua all running at only about 550 RPM.
@nickhallowell4352 6 ай бұрын
How do you think they compare to the AF120s? Would you spend the extra money for the QX120 or stick with AF120s?
@sparketech 6 ай бұрын
Sadly I don't have any sort of straight forward answer for you because I never ever used the AF120s. I just know the AF fans are older the the QX fans have the new link tech. I know with certain models that aren't the QX fans many people complained about the RGB not working for long. If you look at my newest video I have the QX fans installed but I do honestly hate Corsairs pain in the butt software. The fans I found to be better than the Lian Li SL120 unifans inf which I reviewed for pure fan pressure but the Lian Li fans are so much nicer looking, easier to use software and cheaper than Corsair and are also easier to install in moste case than Corsair.
@yohanes2034 5 ай бұрын
Anyone knows if we can plug/ daisy chain qx120 and qx140 together in the same hub? Will the lighting work? I'm thinking of a build where need to utilize both qx120 and qx140
@sparketech 5 ай бұрын
Awesome Question, sadly don't have the full answer. I know the hub can support 140mm fans and 120mm fans but have not tried both at the same time. 12 x 120mm and 8 x 140mm but there is no answer on corsair at the same time and I only own the 120mm. If you don't get an answer it could be a good idea to join the Corsair forums and ask. I see technical support people in there answering questions. I would think you'd just put the 140mm on the other link of the HUB.
@yohanes2034 5 ай бұрын
@@sparketech thanks for your answer. I check their website and both size have the same amount of LED so theoretically they should be able to be daisy chain together and as long as icue can recognize them together, the lighting will synchronize. Just need to make sure though, I giess I need to log in to corsaor forum and left a question there to find out if anyone has the answer, just to confirm!
@yahir03c 8 ай бұрын
Got these fans and holly molly my desk starts vibrating when they are at full speed🤣
@DaveNorthWest 11 ай бұрын
Do they have the Corsair RGB software open source so we can add our own custom effects to it? Maybe some way to get brighter the more your email fills up or connect them to an alarm of some kind?
@sparketech 11 ай бұрын
As far as I understand from others that were angry reviews... Saw 2 or 3 people that were mad about this not working with other open source software. There is the option to do custom settings in the software but it is confusing so I never tried. The software took some getting used to. I love how simply the Lian Li 3 pack is... If you click on videos that review was my most recent upload. Very easy to use and good overall design and half the price. Don't get me wrong the Corsair is nice.. and the Lian Li works with ARGB so open ARGB software should work with it.
@JumpingJack6 11 ай бұрын
The iCUE software allows you to create customized effects. It is quite limited though. Older versions of the software had more extensive modules to work with.
@sparketech 11 ай бұрын
@@JumpingJack6 I found doing the custom effects too much a pain. Thank you for sharing your experience. Corsair is finally shipping there 90° cables. I notified corsair support about my disappointment with how their fans can't be secured properly on my new Corsair 2000D case I purchased from them without breaking the connection point to the fan against their case. On the 27th after they shipped me the 100mm shorter cable they let me know they shipped me a cable so I might have a 90° cable coming. I never told them I was a reviewer, I am just a customer like everyone else that they offered to help.
@vinnyv11 10 ай бұрын
Has anyone had an issue with the QX 120's turning and blinking red consistently without stopping? My new pc is showing this but I dont see any issues that should cause a warning and nothing shows in icue.
@sparketech 10 ай бұрын
I haven't. Do you have have the correct software installed? Everything correctly connected and ensure that USB power connector is working? I used a microUSB device, in my case I microphone to see the charging light was on.
@cyberneticorganism. 7 ай бұрын
To my knowledge blinking red for any RGB LED stuff means that there is a problem with the power, and that issue can relate to the controller (faulty) or the power source.
@keithforce1470 6 ай бұрын
had that same issue too. mines was flashing red today bc hub requires a update. i updated the hub and no more red. back to reg colors :)
@renesvideoecke3521 8 ай бұрын
Warum ist bei dir nicht das CPU_FAN header Kabel dabei gewesen ?
@sparketech 8 ай бұрын
I only used the cables that came with my kit. The Corsair software monitors the fan speed. I would prefer to have a fan headers to read to the speed so I could read fan speed in bios. In Canada there is no fan header
@xandrew3x 5 ай бұрын
Can you control which way the airflow is on these through the software
@sparketech 5 ай бұрын
Nope, and it wouldn't work properly even if you could change direction by software due to the scoop direction of the fans. You have to flip the entire fan body. there is a fan I reviewed where yo can actually get reverse fan blades but the air flow of those fans wasn't that good and was if I am not mistaken the lowest quality triple pack I ever reviewed. Thermaltake Swafan EX120. what junk, some may not agree but if you saw my review you'd see for yourself.
@sparketech 5 ай бұрын
Here's the fillable fans reviewed kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ZseXhrWYmbrbdqM.htmlsi=n6CfrPZbtyponqch In the end I hated them so much I literally smashed them... sadly not on camera lol
@xandrew3x 5 ай бұрын
Saddd because of the radiator on my gpu and cpu I have to flip the front fans because I need it to exhaust on top and front. So I have it fans >rad>flipped fans
@Abature 9 ай бұрын
can you do 9 fans with these?
@macebeech7149 7 ай бұрын
I have 10 of them in my current setup, so yes.
@cablesalad3168 2 ай бұрын
16:03 I'm sorry, I didn't hear anything. What were we supposed to hear with RGB on and off?
@sparketech Ай бұрын
I could hear the difference in sound with ny mobile phone. There is almost a sound like worn fan bearing when the RGB is on which becomes complete silence when RGB is off. i didn't boost the volume at all so if your place is noisy you'll never hear the difference in sound.
@cablesalad3168 Ай бұрын
@@sparketech Thank you. For whatever reason I couldn't hear it with my headset but I heard it on my mobile speakers. Now I know what you mean. It's very subtle but once you heard it you can't unhear it anymore. Do all of them make that noise?
@sparketech Ай бұрын
@@cablesalad3168 of the BeQuiet light wings 3 pack with hub, Thermaltake EX120 swafan (least liked), Lian Li unifan Inf 120mm (my fave), these are the only ones that make noise like this. If the RGB fans arrive in time in about 5 I will be reviewing a super affordable 3 pack RGB fan which is in transit here. Other than the RGB noise I really liked QX120 fans for air pressure, silence and quality.
@cablesalad3168 Ай бұрын
@@sparketech Thank you so so much! I'm torn between the Lian Li SL Inf 120ies and the Corsair QX120ies. Which ones perform best and are the quietest and which ones would you pick if money wasn't an issue?
@sparketech Ай бұрын
@@cablesalad3168 QX120 fans are more silent until the RGB is turned on which than makes the Lian Li SL Inf more silent. The QX120 has more air flow... Despite the RGB noise I last used the QX120 set despite the noise. I am still waiting for stock of the new MPG EZ120 ARGB 3 pack to test. I also run my fans at low speed for the most silence possible and the super cheap 3 pack fans should be here any day now LTC CF-121D 120mm
@argbbonanza 9 ай бұрын
Will all these effects work on ql120 fans?
@sparketech 9 ай бұрын
Sorry I do not own and have never used the QL fans.
@Miqmeister 8 ай бұрын
Most of them, but not for exemple the time warp one, it is exclusive to qx fan
@sparketech 8 ай бұрын
@@Miqmeisterthank you 👍
@mohammadmohsin1546 10 ай бұрын
Do you prefer these or the Lian Li infinity fans
@sparketech 10 ай бұрын
With the RGB on yes, these look super cool. More recently I started using the Corsair backwards with the RGB off. My Corsair QX120 fans have annoying whine to them when the RGB is turned on.
@teacher555555 10 ай бұрын
well this video needs to be done for those first time builders. but those that have built PCs before will know how. its overall just less cables
@sparketech 10 ай бұрын
Most. There are thermal sensors on these, that is different. I still hate the noise coming from the LEDs. The Lian Li I reviewed actually looks super cool and has less cables. I don't get why all of these interconnected fans need to have a hub.
@teacher555555 10 ай бұрын
@@sparketech how many lian li fans can you connect? Like 8 right? This you can connect 14 and have 4 cables total vs the Corsair core network of 1 cable for the fan and 1 for the RGB not to mention the hub that is the size of a cellphone and can only connect 6 fans and RGB. I am planning on buying this to test myself as my case looks like spaghetti and I have the Corsair obsidian 1000d super tower. Cable management shop not be a problem for me but it is. Oh and with the old lian li fans, it was that you had to set them up in 1 direction. With the new ones they have you can have both but it's still more cables for less performance and RGB for those that care about it
@sparketech 10 ай бұрын
@@teacher555555 you could "technically" connect more than 8 fans... If the fan speed is limited and the RGB brightness is turned down. 8 fans at full speed and brightness is 40 watts of power draw and the hub with SATA is according to the specs of the hub rated for a max for 39watts.
@sparketech 10 ай бұрын
@@teacher555555 the new RGB ones don't look as cool but the new one connect more secure and fit into more cases than the Corsair. I only care about the RGB cause it looks good on video. A lot of people like RGB, so might as well run with it. Otherwise the Corsair fans without RGB on are really nice and silent.
@teacher555555 10 ай бұрын
@@sparketech well i was just guessing on how many you could daisy chain how they are desgined based on what i have researched as i have been looking at a new CPU cooler for a ryzen 9 7950x3d on an asus b650e-f gaming wifi board. kind of been looking at the corsair icue link as i have a corsair case, RAM and fans. but anyway. most of the RGB systems we see need 2 cables. one for the fans and one for the RGB. and who are you trying to fool "i only care about the RGB because it looks good on video" we know you care alot about RGB because it adds frames and frames win games. LOL
@Luis.Angel.21 9 ай бұрын
quien necesita un ventilador en la habitación con estos disipadores metes la cara en el PC y listo
@OGHawkeye 6 ай бұрын
maybe write a script or something for your vids man...really rough to listen to.
@sparketech 6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your thoughts. I have a teleprompter I do not use much (not where I am now though, I am now out of town) I have a few problems... #1. I need to learn how to script and plan #2. I want the new Elgato Prompter so my camera screen no longer distracts me #3 I need more money lol If I were sent this I would likely have taken more care... But still a very reasonable comment so thank you.
@LittleDmhOfc 6 ай бұрын
@@sparketech You come off as a really chill genuine dude just reviewing a product as one would to a friend, I like these type of videos because it's different from dime a dozen guy's on the screen reviewing a product in a cookie cutter algorithm chasing way.
@sparketech 6 ай бұрын
@@LittleDmhOfc Thank you, I do see some places where I could be more organized. I am glad you like the more genuine, because I am not here to "sell you stuff" I am here to inform. Most reviewers do concerns at the last 30 seconds, an angled cable was not included, either you clicked off by that time or you might not even think about it now and if this fits in your case with a straight cable. No reviewer, NOBODY is telling you the truth about the RGB LED lights making noise. Hiding of the truth to make you buy is their game.
@cablesalad3168 2 ай бұрын
@@sparketech I don't think you're rough to listen to at all. Honestly I prefer the natural flow in your videos.
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