expiredtDames | Staff posted Sep 10, 2025 11:24 PM
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expiredtDames | Staff posted Sep 10, 2025 11:24 PM
5-Pack 120mm Arctic P12 1800RPM Computer Case Fans w/ 3-Pin Power Connector
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Also, most fan controllers or hubs use PWM to control the speed of a fan; it gets a constant 12V power supplied to a fan as well as a signal value that tells the fan what speed to run at.
The 3 pin fans normally get 12V at full speed, and less voltage when they should spin slower.
these are great fans, you'll just need a way to connect multiple of them to the non-PWM fan headers you have, likely a splitter cable to connect it to your motherboard.
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Also, most fan controllers or hubs use PWM to control the speed of a fan; it gets a constant 12V power supplied to a fan as well as a signal value that tells the fan what speed to run at.
The 3 pin fans normally get 12V at full speed, and less voltage when they should spin slower.
these are great fans, you'll just need a way to connect multiple of them to the non-PWM fan headers you have, likely a splitter cable to connect it to your motherboard.
You can see in the first picture that, behind the fan blades, there are four curving thin pieces of plastic. These things hold up the motor that is in the middle and spins the fan blades. These four thin curved rails of plastic are highly susceptible to cracking. And once they do, the weight and energy of the spinning motor and fan blades will make that crack grow.
Eventually the motor that sits in the middle will get moved ever so slightly and the fan blades will begin brushing up against the side wall, and cause an annoying noise. This becomes noticeable when you are running something that is causes the cooling fans to turn on higher to cool the CPU.
Had to go through a warranty replacement and another purchase of a fan before I finally got one that did not show any crack, and I installed it and now it runs well, doesn't make noise, and I can tell that its dispersing the heat better. I should have replaced all three fans on that AIO water cooler, but I kept on buying the Arctic fan so that it would match the other two that were already installed.
The fan works as well as any other fan. But I'm definitely going to avoid buying fans that have very thin rails of plastic that can crack.
You can see in the first picture that, behind the fan blades, there are four curving thin pieces of plastic. These things hold up the motor that is in the middle and spins the fan blades. These four thin curved rails of plastic are highly susceptible to cracking. And once they do, the weight and energy of the spinning motor and fan blades will make that crack grow.
Eventually the motor that sits in the middle will get moved ever so slightly and the fan blades will begin brushing up against the side wall, and cause an annoying noise. This becomes noticeable when you are running something that is causes the cooling fans to turn on higher to cool the CPU.
Had to go through a warranty replacement and another purchase of a fan before I finally got one that did not show any crack, and I installed it and now it runs well, doesn't make noise, and I can tell that its dispersing the heat better. I should have replaced all three fans on that AIO water cooler, but I kept on buying the Arctic fan so that it would match the other two that were already installed.
The fan works as well as any other fan. But I'm definitely going to avoid buying fans that have very thin rails of plastic that can crack.
Also, most fan controllers or hubs use PWM to control the speed of a fan; it gets a constant 12V power supplied to a fan as well as a signal value that tells the fan what speed to run at.
The 3 pin fans normally get 12V at full speed, and less voltage when they should spin slower.
these are great fans, you'll just need a way to connect multiple of them to the non-PWM fan headers you have, likely a splitter cable to connect it to your motherboard.
I would go for the p12 max or p12 pro if you really want arctic but for budget fans, Thermalright has some great options for much better value
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They are also made with no room on the front and back. If you try to put any type filter on these it will touch the fan. Also if there is a grill on the case, like on the back fan, that doesn't have some decent stand off room from the grill they will hit.
As someone else mentioned, they are very fragile too.
Overall if you just want a cheap fan, and dont care about noise or durability you can probably make them work for most cases, but it won't always be easy, and it wont be quiet.
If you want a good fan thats quiet I love my Noctuas, but they are much more expensive. In my opinion worth the difference though since you probably only need a few.
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