Many players have high performance requirements, meanwhile the hardware need powerful cooling,
pc cases fans become an indispensable tool for game players.
10 fans in the compare test
We made a compare test among different fans which are below 50yuan(about 7.72 dollars) previously, the article《50元以下该选谁 15款市售机箱风扇横评》(only have simplifiedChinese edition) get many readers’ support, but without high-end products, they are not satisfied,
now we will bring you the compare test among fans that above 50yuan.
10 fans in the compare test
In this compare test, we will conduct comparisonincludeappearance, price, detail, air volume test,
air pressure test, air centralized test and vibration test among these 12cm fans, and through horizontal
comparison to show visual contrast of performance, you can click on the tab below to enter the
corresponding test.
Positioned as for high grade platform, wechoose fans above 50yuan, which are 12V and
specification is12 cm. Every brandwe only select one product. Without particularly explanation,
all these testsare sequencein brands’alphabetical order.
Brand | Model | Fan | Price (CNY) |
Corsair | SP120 | 79 | |
Enermax | TwisterPressure |
| 69 |
Lepa | Vortex | 99 | |
NB | B12-P | 139 | |
Noctua | NF-P12 | 170 | |
PCCooler | F1211 IceWind | 59 | |
Phanteks | PH-F120MP | 69 | |
Scythe | Slip Stream 120DB | 79 | |
SilverStone | SST-FQ122 | 69 | |
Thermaltake | riing | 99 |
We usecomparison tablebelow to show the exteriorof these fans, the prices are retail prices in China.
Fans price comparison
Filter the prices we can get the pricecomparison chart.As we can see, these prices can cover different
price segment,and the differences among prices are also big, whether the expensive ones arebetter,
that’s we will find out.
After the previous price comparison, wetake the fans design and details to compare.
Brand | Model | Fan | Feature |
Corsair | SP120 | 7 blade | |
Enermax | TwisterPressure | 9 blade | |
Lepa | Vortex | 7 blade | |
NB | B12-P | 6 blade | |
Noctua | NF-P12 | 9 blade | |
PCCooler | F1211 IceWind | 9 blade | |
Phanteks | PH-F120MP | 7 blade | |
Scythe | Slip Stream 120DB | 9 blade | |
SilverStone | SST-FQ122 | 11 blade | |
Thermaltake | riing | 7 blade |
Since the cost is abundant, the details anddesign of these fans are much better, but they didn't get
the fashion lighting.Only pccooler have 16 blue LED lights, Tt fans design red ring light,
the otherfans didn't provide LED lights.
PCCooler fan have LED lights
Corsair, PCCooler, NB, Phanteks and Thermaltakehave rubber pad to reduce vibration, these
experience are better.
NB fan adopted enclosed design
Just like fans under 50yuan, all the fans aredesigned to rotate counter-clockwise, the blades are most 7 and 9, except NB fanshave 6 blade, and adopted enclosed design.
The primary purpose of fans is cooling the pccases, so the air volume test is the first test we make.
This test majorconsideration wind volume which fans sends, in general, the bigger the bettercapacity of the fans, which means it can send / feed more air to transmitheat.
Air volume test
We use a cylindrical duct to calculate thewind volume, which inner diameter is 12 cm, length is
30 cm. In wind volume testwe use the unit CMM, namely cubic meters / minute, its conversion
method is 1 cmm= 35.245cfm, you can manually scaled values by 35.245.
First we use the simulation environmentthat all fans speed is set to 1000rpm,and thenrange these
data as descendingorder. NB fan’s minimum speed is 1200rpm, so it’s not included in thestatistics.
fans air volume comparison at 1000rpm
And then is loaded with overclocking condition,because of the difference of the maximum speed
of the fans, we take the maximumamount of fans speed and summarized below, the straight line
means the averageof these fans. Datalocated at the upper left mean fans are above the
averagelevel, the farther away from the average, the better; located in the bottom right of the
average line were below average, the farther away from the average, theworse.
fans air volume comparison at max speed
In the air volume test, Enermax, Scythe andNB fans are top three, and their maximum speeds are
also higher than theaverage amount.
For players whom use watercooled heatsink, the air pressure is also important; air pressure
testmainly to see thepressure that fans can blow through the radiator fins. In general, the
biggerthe better wind pressure, the fans for effective cooling fin heat sink deeper,deeper
inside the case or to provide space cooling.
Air pressure test
We simulate the actual use condition,installing the motherboard, and graphics card in a PC case.
The unit we use inpressure testing is N / m.
First is the 1000rpm test, we array thesedata as descending order. NB fan’s minimum speed is
1200rpm, so it’s not includedin the statistics.
fans air pressure comparison at 1000rpm
And then still comes loaded withoverclocking condition, because of the difference of the maximum
speed of the fans,we take the maximum amount of fans speed and summarized below, the straightline
means the average of these fans. Datalocated at the upper left mean fansare above the
average level, the farther away from the average, the better;located in the bottom right of the
average line were below average, the fartheraway from the average, the worse.
fans air pressure comparison at max speed
In the air pressure test, Scythe, NB and PCCoolerfans are winner, and their maximum speeds
are also higher than the averageamount.
Air volume and pressure are not enough; so nextwe will check the concentration of the fans and
airflow direction. Different fansblades use different designs, so that the flow of air will differ,
that is tosay, emphasis in the heat fans is different.
We put fans in the stationary platform,observeairflow directionto determine the concentration of the
fans. To make the resultscomparable, all fans are set at 1000rpm.
It should be noted that the concentrationof air flow shouldn’t be consider as a standard whether
a fans is high quality.Some users prefer to let the air flow through larger space,meanwhile
othersneed the air go deeper. In this test we will only give a brief analysis of thetest results.
Corsair SP120 airflow direction
Enermax TwisterPressure airflow direction
Lepa Vortex airflow direction
NB B12-P airflow direction
Noctua NF-P12 airflow direction
PCCooler F1211 IceWind airflow direction
Phanteks PH-F120MP airflow direction
Scythe Slip Stream 120DB airflow direction
SilverStone SST-FQ122 airflow direction
Thermaltake riing airflow direction
As we can see, the Enermax, Noctua, PCCoolerand Scythe fans air volume are more concentrate,
they are designed for highefficiency cooling; the Corsair, Lepa, NB, Phanteks, SilverStone and
Thermaltakefans air volume are slightly divergent, they are suitable for bigger environment.
Last but not least, fans vibration affectthe PC life and stability, that's also we need to test.
Fans stability bettermakes the entire platform a longer life.
We place fans on a smooth surface, usinggyroscopes to monitor vibration on the vibrating
platform, keeping the fansrunning at 1000rpm rotational speed then record the stability.
Corsair SP120 stability test
Enermax TwisterPressure stability test
Lepa Vortex stability test
NB B12-P stability test
Noctua NF-P12 stability test
PCCooler F1211 IceWind stability test
Phanteks PH-F120MP stability test
Scythe Slip Stream 120DB stability test
SilverStone SST-FQ122 stability test
Thermaltake riing stability test
From the test results, all the 10 fansdidn't have apparent movement, and gyroscope didn't show
noticeable vibration, whichmeans these fans have excellent performance.
After the fan comparison test, our PC casefan horizontal evaluation is also completed. Higher grade
fans have higherprice, the overall performance is also stronger, there are still differencesbetween
different products.
high-end fans have good performance
The pursuit of high-end players have higherrequirements, and all these fans have good overall
performance without shortcoming,which makes experience better.
In order to facilitate players to choosefans, we summarize the results and recommend products
as follows:
In the air volume test, Enermax, Scythe andNB fans are top three, and their maximum speeds are
also higher than theaverage amount. In the air pressure test, Scythe, NB and PCCooler fans are
winner,and their maximum speeds are also higher than the average amount.
NB B12-P fan
NB B12-P fan's design and overallperformance are very strong, but the price 139yuan is very
expensive, players whohave very adequate budget can choose.
Scythe 12DB fan
Scythe 12DB fan's performance is equallyimpressive, but the fashion design is not well, the
price 79yuan is acceptablefor high-end players.
PCCooler icewind fan
PCCooler icewind have lower price, overall performanceis good, equipped with 16 LED lights
can build a fashion PC case, it's suitablefor fashion users.
these fans have good overall performance
High-end chassis fan get better design anddetails, the final performance also great.
These fans have good overall performanceand without shortcoming, can satisfy players'
demand for high performancecooling.
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