ARCTIC P12 - PC Fan, 120mm Case Fan, Pressure-optimised, Quiet Motor, Computer, Fan Speed: 1800 RPM - Black

I've been building personal computers since I was a small child, back when they ran DOS and Windows was yet to be a thing. I've built them professionally for others, and have never purchased a prebuilt PC in my life outside of laptops. I've used a lot of different fans. I've tried a lot of brands.I never turn my PCs off, they run 24/7. I have worn out a lot of fans.The only brand where I have never had a failure is Arctic. These fans are incredibly reliable. They are also quiet in their own way. I say this because many arctic fans have a fairly thumpy motor. That is in the actual terms, they have a lot of magnetic cogging. This can transfer a lower pitch almost rumble to the equipment they are mounted on. Acoustically this is generally unnoticeable, and the sound profile of the blades is basically non existent. These are seriously quiet. The cogging noise they do make is generally pleasant, unlike many fans out there.This particular model is great for radiators and other slightly restrictive flow arrangements. It produces a much higher delta pressure between the high and low side before the air stream cavitates and becomes a swirly mess with no flow. I put these fans in all sorts of equipment that I need to both quiet down, and just forget about for years without touching again. Things like freezers and fridges that use small booster fans, ice makers, and of course computers. I use these in my office to maintain a gentle flow across my Unifi rack. I have one on an 80v audio amplifier providing music to a mall for a tourist town.This fan isn't the fastest or highest flow. For that you'd want one of their other offerings. However if you need a general use, or water cooling specific 120mm fan, you cannot go wrong with these. You can populate every vent in your tower case and still not hear it when you power it on.

I chose this fan because I didn’t want to completely cheap-out on something that I hope will last at least a few years. I also do a lot of audio narration near my computer, so I needed something that was quiet yet effective.This fan is absolutely perfect so far. It looks cool and has a great build quality. The wires are solid black which matches my other case fans and it’s extremely quiet.It also seems to move a lot of air around, which is the point of having a fan of course. Overall wonderful PC case fan that claims to carry a 6 year warranty.

Incredibly quiet, not super expensive, and comes with all the mounting screws you’d need for your case. Great fan!

Simple 3 pin fans that get the job done. I have three plugged into a header running full speed as intake fans(3 fans on the right). Theyre definitely quiet enough for me, they make some noise but really in my opinion it's not noticable at all. Incredible value for money.

Quality fan to replace a noisy one. The PC case is much quiet now.

Looked more faster in a test video but its ok

I tested it at 5 VDC and 12VDC. It is nice and quiet.There is a link to the Arctic website, about halfway down the page of this item, that says "User Guide (PDF)".When you follow that link, it just shows you a scan code or URL to get to the P12 manual page. At the Arctic site, under "Controlling A Fan / In a DYI Project" there is a chart showing that the max RPM at 12VDC is 1000RPM. I have posted that chart here. Apparently that graph is not the correct one (read test below).Then I stuck it on my Gigabyte Aorus B450 motherboard and found that the speed sensor is not working, although I could throttle the speed up and down manually using the BIOS utility. Probably won't return it because I really do not need the tach sensor.I hooked it up to a ATX power supply and read the RPM with a laser photo tach.Result at 12V: 1840 rpm. So, I believe the 1800rpm rating.I also tested it while used in a solder fume extractor and it worked okay, although I do not have the activated filter installed yet.

Little loud but good quality fans and they move a lot of air.