P12 PWM PST

Silent and great price for great fan.

Great sleek fans which are nice and quiet can’t recommend them enough

Since my new desktop PC I built has a rather huge case it had the option for literally a dozen case fans, I felt inclined to buy some fans to help circulate air around the case however most fans were expensive to buy in bulk.Except for these Arctic P12, they might not have the fancy RGB lighting but they were not too expensive to buy multiples of, they were easy to install, fit well (as 120mm fans should) and they do the job quite well and helps keep the case cool and prevents dust from settling quickly.They have a pretty low profile look so if that is what you are after then that's great. Would recommend this option if you are on a budget.

Decent 120mm PWM fanHas a spare header to connect another fan.Not very obvious, but does have markings on it to see direction of airflow.Reasonable length of cable.Standard mounting holes for case fan screws.

Bought as a replacement for a fan which had become incredibly noisy. Fitted this, no problem. Quiet and efficient, as you'd expect from Arctic.

Pros:Freaking cheap.Black?Freaking cheap.They are quiet compared to some other fansCons:Compared to the £25 Noctua a12x25s, the noise profile is not as warm. There are what seems to be be, bearing noises at certain rpms so rather than use pwm function, these are hard set to an rpm that does not make a noise.Commenting on pure performance, the Artics dont do badly and I think that if I didn't already have a12s, they would get a higher rating. It's the air noise they generate though that isn't as pleasing to the ear as the Noctuas. I can live with it even though they aren't as efficient as the A12s - 3/5 for performance.The daisy chain cables could be shorter but it is a great feature. It's a fan though. Quality of build 5/5Price:For one brown fan, I could buy 5 of these. And that's where these excel. Yes, the performance isn't AS good, but it's close. The PWM function is useless but I can avoid that with fixed rpm and just buying a few more fans (case permitting)I love my browns, but justifying £75 for one radiator instead of £15 didn't sit right. At a very low rpm, these fans don't move enough air through the radiator to keep the liquid cool.BUT comparing it to a £25 fan isn't a fair battle.Considering that these are in the case as opposed to my NF12s and NP12s speaks for itself though.The fact it can take on the battle in the first place makes this a 5/5 fan. True value for money.

These are great fans for the price. Good airflow/ pressure, very little noise, vibration or coil whine (they're stepping an Noctua' s toes). The port sharing tech is very handy (multiple fans off a single header, you can even run non-PWM fans off these and both will have their speeds controlled via PWM).As for performance: They're powerful enough to move air through a filter at 500rpm, most people wouldn't be able to hear these at 1000-1200rpm. Very quiet & unobtrusive up to 1500-1600rpm where the only sound is the air moving (they do move a good amount of air), past that point they become noticeably louder and you can start to hear the fan's motor, still better than most.I deducted a star for mounting as they don't come with rubber mounts.

It was easy enough to take my motherboard out to put the bracket behind for securing the plates to. Unfortunately when it came time to put the thermal paste onto my CPU the tube supplied in the box had completely dried out! It was more like Blu Tack or plasticine than thermal paste. Luckily I had some MX-4 paste from a previous job.