I've been a beQuiet user for a few years and was putting off getting RGB fans because I couldn't find any that were close enough to their specs, so this is pretty good timing!
I use Be Quiet fans with Phanteks Halos Digitals for RGB. I think it actually looks better than the light wings because they Halos illuminate the fan blades.
Honestly kind surprised that we're this far down the line with RGB fans and there's still so few companies that are doing anything to help with the excess amount of cables situation. Was really hoping once Lian Li came out with their fans that more companies would follow suit down that route.
Was thinking this as well....i am not sure I can move away from 9 fans only needing 6 total cables for power and RGB. Wonder if LianLi maybe won't license the tech for some reason.
Definitely agree with Jay; the tone of the fan is more important than volume, but be quiet nails both! I've had a be quiet Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler for some time now, and I can never hear it over my GPU or case fans.
yea same, I have dark rock pro (because my case doesnt enough for noctua nh-d15) and it is really quite and I never regret bought it ever since (and we get a nice screwdriver too). The only problem is how much hassle of installation is, especially if you still want to upgrade your memory...
My noctua am4 cooler had a high pitch and it was pretty annoying so i bought a corsair aio and those fans can get loud but at lower speed its a low pitch
@@MZzz-cg4rt I'd love to get another fan for the front intake on my bequite purebase500 case but I've only got 2 fan headers on my motherboard, one I've mainly reserved for my cpu and the other one splitting on 3 fans atm haha. If I did a 4th it might toast the wire.
For a bit of clarity for the ‘high speed’ variation. You can get non HS 120mm and a HS version of 140. Supposedly the HS is designed for radiator/tower/etc use and the non-hs is designed to be standard chassis fans (yes, I know this video is old, but i figured i’d share this anyways since it isn’t made clear even on the packaging)
I'm in the process of ordering components, and have settled on trying out the regular PWM Silent Wing 4 for the quietest rig possible (my case will have dust filters, but no radiators). I have no knowledge about building PCs (had tons of help), but I figured that with fans, I can use temperature monitoring software to see how well they perform. With your comment, I'm even more confident with this decision!
Heads up for people who want cheap sticks to cover gaudy fan labels, any dollar store should have sticker sheets of basic shapes in flat colors. So easy and no machines needed.
im happy to see this simpler approach, just a ring. nothing more nothing less, and from a brand that is already trusted to be quality oriented im definitely gonna try getting these
I was convinced I wanted the Lian Li Uni ALs but after watching this video I'm considering getting these fans. Fans is such a rabbit hole I didn't expect for building PC
To be honest, the quietness + high speed were the deciding factor for me when I chose Silent Wings3 for my 1st built recently and I love how it works well cooling my system. The fact that I was going for a All-Black Theme with only a hint of lighting. Though now I'm digging the Light Wings look and considering to change to them in the future.
I've been using the Silent Wings 3 for a year and a half now, and they're just awesome. I don't care about RGB (hell, I specifically went out of my way for a non-rgb build), and my tower is tucked away in a corner obscured by a monitor, so I don't see any orange labels either. But I'm glad the option is there now for those who want it, because from a pure performance perspective, these are worth having, so not having lack of RGB holding anyone back is great.
Too noisy for me. Swapped them for Noctua A12x25s for great results. Noctua mounting is also way better. With beQuiet you have flimsy, easy to break, plastic lock that holds swappable mounting pads in place. With Noctua there’s no swapping, no chance to render fan useless due to tiny plastic piece getting hurled off somewhere; instead, you get silicone plugs to use through regular screw holes. Chances are, those would make silent wings quieter too.
I absolutely love the Slient Wings fans in my system. At full load they sound like a gentle ocean breeze type thing and they're actually quite nice to listen to, and when the system is idling they hardly make any noise at all. Glad they're finally making their way into the RGB space even though I wouldn't pick up any RGB fans for my current build. I do wish they had RGB on their Pure Loop AIO series so I could match it to the rest of my purple/black color scheme, but having that white accent ring on the CPU block and a few other white accents around the case and on my desk it actually looks quite nice.
Agree - I have a top-mounted 14cm high-speed (2000RPM) as an exhaust and even at 1200+PRM all I hear is a rather soothing sound of rushing air. In my last system I had two front-mounted 12cm, the same. They defintely give Noctua a serious run for their (our) money.
My wife's computer sounded like a jet engine. I got her a set of these after watching this video and they make a HUGE difference. Now I can barely hear the machine running. Thanks for the referral Jay. Time to order a set for my machine.
This is great content Jay! I love that you talk about both aesthetics and performance/function. It's okay to want to your computer to look cool, I'm glad you are discussing those options for builders like us!
This is the stuff I'm here for. Love how uve found the groove. Don't know who suggested this but they were right. This is exactly the type of thing I wanted to see.
I'm a huge fan of the bequiet fans. I do like SOME subtle rgb, as long as it's not too "in your face". I won't be spending any money to replace my "non rgb" ones, but I'm sure they will be in my next build.
Same boat here, I viewed RGB like a pure gimmick initially with cons like reliability, handling the rat nest of wires and, well, rainbow vomit but eventually grew to like muted single color ones.
I had non rgb builds for almost 30 years. I never needed it and i never had a case with a window. But i love the o11 xl so much. I ordered it 2 weeks ago together with 8 corsair ql fans. This weekend i gonna build all together. Looking forward to it. But i like only one color and not that rainbow thing
I've been using Bequiets silent wing fans forever and I love them, great performance and great look. I tend to shy away from RGB save for some subtle lighting so I could do without it on these
I've been using BeQuiet! Silent Wings 3 fans for THREE years strong now with no issues with noise or temperature (even with overclocking). Still absoulely silent with no bearing rubbing sounds or flutter faultering. I stand by this company and will be recommending their products as I have for 3 years. They go perfectly with my blacked out finish that I was going for and to have the sound pretty much absent adds to the aesthetic. If you have a jet engine sitting beside you... PLEASE give these fans a try. You're experience will thank you.
It's incredibly important to me!! Keep fan reviews coming because those folks hopefully read-in on things like this and take feedback. I have an issue with the sticker as well. BeQuiet needs to apply some of that to the color scheme 😋. I think they should make the stickers chrome to stay color neutral while reserving brand identity and keeping the item premium. If they and other brands can find a way, like Lian Li with the SL 120s that im rocking, to further minimize cables, that would be even better!!
I agree to a point about the be quiet logo being in orange. Yes the colour may limit you customer base due to the scheme the user wants, but there is still something to be said about brand recognition. It is similar to the noctua brown issue, where it goes with almost nothing, but everyone can look at it and know exactly what brand you are repping. Sure now noctua is doing all black, but their brown still sells a lot - hell they even got an Asus 3070 out.
@@AniHajderaj noctua is famous for brown fans and high quality air coolers. I was making a reference to them making a brown gpu, that would sell even if there wasn't a shortage simply because of their reputation. Take it in context.
Just bought these for my "hey i have a job now, let's spend an insane amount of money on a pc" build and i'm pumped on how they'll look and perform. Bought the standard, non-high-speed version i think but i'm sure i'll still be blown away. Cool that you came up with this video when you did, now i'm really excited!
YES JAY!! exactly my thoughts, these companies putting solid permanent colours on their stuff is a bad idea, i will honestly avoid a product for my build if it has a colour on it that im not wanting in my case. they are losing a big chunk of the marke just ecause of that one tiny thing.
Thats BS, just use a black permanent marker or put a sticker on. Less than 5 min work and its done. Those fans are 50% of the Corsairs and have better performance to noise, wouldnt even look at the corsairs now...
As someone who's early PC builds were extremely noisy, over the years I've got to appreciate anything that will make your PC quieter. I have all Corsair fans in my case but after this video I may switch them over to the be quiet
I'm normally an RGB fan, but my CPU fan died a while back and fell in love with the sleek look of their black Pure Rock 2. I installed it and have been pleased with how quiet it is even at full blast. I've often wondered how an RGB version would look, but was afraid to know because it would be very easy to ruin their sleek appeal. Seeing these, I'm 50/50 and quite literally so. The front ring looks almost gaudy with how large it it's and how it contrasts so much with the otherwise blackout design. The back, though, magnifique! Now that's how you accent a blackout design with some color. If they had that kind of minimalist light ring on both sides, Christmas would be coming early for me.
I prefer performance before noise since i mostly use my headphones and dont tend to hear my computer lol. But I like how tasteful the rgb is. Im not the craziest for how the transparent slits in the back are tho, i think it would have worked better if the slits in the back were designed more faded? Almost has if they were fading starting from the sides. Overall, to have a fan that performs well and is silent, these are definitely in my cart!
Definitely a performance preference here. I have tons of rgb in my system but it really is a double edged sword because cable management can be an absolute nightmare. I think Lian li really figured it out with their uni fans as to limiting cable clutter from having a decked out system. I’m hoping the next innovation is just having the rgb signals be transmitted wirelessly and just having a single cable for pwm from each fan again.
the one thing i love about rgb is being able to completely change the aesthetic of my setup at the click of a button! I use static colours and when i get bored i change my pc and peripheral colours. Also some games use rgb functions that can really add to atmosphere especially if you're playing in a dark room. I have the 5000d airflow case so the rgb in the tinted glass can either be bright or subtle and it looks fantastic i feel like the tinted glass really compliments rgb.
I look for ease of wiring. So far lian li takes the cake with daisy chaining and only requiring 6 wires for 7 fans. I wish more brands would get on board with this it makes building so much easier and causes a lot less clutter.
@@adamblyth9972 each set of fans for Lian Li uses 2 wires. 1 for the RGB itself and 1 for the actual pwm connection. So since the max amount of fans you can do Daisey chained is 4 fnas, you're running 4 cables total to the controller, not 2.
less is more. All my minimalist brothas would agree that seeing a very thin line of rgb is much sexier than thick, excessive lighting. Be Quiet nailed it.
I bought six (3 intake, 3 exhaust) beQuiet Silent Wings 3 High-Speed PWM 120s for my build last year and have been in love ever since. They really are the perfect balance of performance and silence.
Honestly, I enjoyed the format/layout of the video. I think you covered everything about the fans that most consumers (certainly myself) are interested in. Very good video 👍
I'm using their 500DX case, DarkRock Slim cooler, 3x120 SilentWings3 and 2x140 SilentWings3 and couldn't be happier. Like you mentioned: they can get audible at high speed but just make a low humming sound which (for my liking) is perfectly fine. Also worth noting is that BeQuiet! has 3 lines of products. Ranging from Essential over Premium to Hig-End. These LightWings are 'merely' their Essential line and 1st attempt of adding aRGB to a fan. How humble of them, right?. :-) Can't wait for them to start developing a Silent-Light lineup!
Jay i just wanna say, even if you're late to some things i still think its very worth that you review or look at it if you want to! Theres tons of people myself included that dont go looking for this sort of thing but would love to see it and you might be the only person that we follow that even reviews it! Doesn't matter to me if you're late, at least now i know what fans i want to get on my next build!
7:11 The first, and many would argue best form of reverb we had was just a big sheet of plate steel you'd run your signal through. Still used. Can find some great videos if you poke around.
Well, technically, the first was "play it in a cathedral with some mikes dotted around", but plate reverb is definitely one of the earliest, and best. And doesn't take 140 years to build. =;o}
Those seem pretty awesome - tempted to get a set to replace my front case fans, just to ratchet down the noise that little bit more. These fans really seem to hit that sweet spot of performance, noise, and aesthetics. I'm with you on the orange logo, it's a real bummer, but I would just cover it up with a sticker or whip out some black paint.
Noctua always gets all the love, but Be Quiet fans and coolers are awesome! The Dark Rock Pro 4 is a hell of an air cooler. I have white Be Quiet fans in my case, if these RGB ones came in white I would jump on them in a heartbeat.
The RGB lighting is always impressive; that is when you can actually see it. My Alienware 38 inch monitor has beautiful RGB lighting, but it's on the backside of the stand! I told my friend about the excellent lighting on the monitor. I also told him that I needed to turn the monitor around to enjoy it.
i personally prefer performance to noise in the case of a fan’s capabilities nothing makes flight sims more realistic than it sounding like there’s an actual plane in your pc these be quiet fans look and perform great however i’ve already installed a vetroo cpu cooler and fans based on previous videos and recommendations from Mr.Jay and was not disappointed with the low temps i was getting after so thank you for the cool vids
I hope you don't get into something like Kingdom Come: Deliverance then. I didn't have a custom loop when I played and hearing a jet while riding a horse through a forest in the 15th century isn't great for immersion.
Had couple of be quiet fans. However, as I 'performance over noise' person, I went for the arctic(intake with mesh), noctua(exhaust) combo when replacing stock corsair case fans. The 'be quiet' fans are really silent just as promised, but the CFM/static pressure parameters of noctua/arctic fans leave them far behind
I always go for function first. If these perform as well as the silent wings 3 fans I have then I will definitely get them if I ever want to go the RGB route.
He helped me get into pc’s I started with Linus but quickly found his channel and liked it more, I find it more digestible for a beginner and provides way more entertainment
For anyone wondering, there are 4 variants: 120mm / 140mm and each with 2 versions: - pwm - 7 blades, lower speed, focus on airflow - high speed - 9 blades, faster speed and focused on static pressure This is only fir the light wings, other fans like the silent wings only differ in speed, the blade count is the same
Jay i love your videos! Regarding your previous video about you getting shit I think it is unjustified. I love your case mods video and I think it is really great in times where not everyone can afford or get newest rtx cards. I have 1070 in my Fractal design design r4 case, and I feel case mods is something I can do. Maybe some more affordable build videos would get watches. Keep it up you absolute LEGEND!
On BeQuiet's website, they list the Static Pressure of the 120 PWM as having 1.66 mm H20 at 20.6 dB and the 120/140 PWM High-Speed list 2.6/2.3 mm H2O at 31 dB.
at around 7 min the fan was tilted towards the camera and i felt a blast of air to my face, im like WAIT......my ac decided to turn on at that moment LOLOLOLO
I've used be quiet stuff on a few projects and was impressed. My new build is a mostly MSI + be quiet build with a Ryzen 9, BQ! Pure base 500 DX , 4 x BQ! Shadow wings 140mm, a BQ! Dark Rock Pro Cooler, and BQ! Pure Power 750 Power Supply. Count me a BQ! Believer, I like the silence. Not sure I would want the RGB though, there is enough there already.
Always loved Be Quiet fans because they perform great without costing much, and now they also have RGB. Also I personally like the ring more than having the blades RGB, I think I may get these for my system :)
There is a mistake in the fans' specs. The 120 mm fan does not have a 52,3 to 88,86 CFM airflow range. The 88,86 number stands for the same value IN m3/h which obviously differs from the CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute). The same is with the 140 mm fans - their CFM max value is 56,0 whereas in m3/h the same number is converted into 95,14.
i was moderately excited for these, but then i saw that beQuiet used a cheap rifle bearing that seems to be significantly inferior to even their own Silent Wings fans, based on their advertised lifespan
Rifle bearing is a deal breaker for me. And the performance is going to be just ever so slightly lower as they sacrifice a couple mm of fan blade length to fit the rgb light loop.
A great video Jay, love your 'days of' videos. Also, whoever made your Techmas jingle needs either a) an award or b) a sharp stick for it being such an earworm. EDIT: A NEW CONTENDER c) both
The way Jay was handling the fans while they were on, I was expecting him to accidentally put his finger in the moving blades. He didn't even drop one. Are we sure this is the Jay we have been watching all these years? lol
I haven't actually been excited by new fans in a while. I have my NZXT Aer RGB 2 fans and love them. But these Be Quiet fans are pretty great looking. I actually hate the fact that a lot of LED fans where the lights run around the circumference of the housing are completely one-sided(literally). These are great in any spot and they look fairly low profile too.
Hey Jay, I do enjoy these videos as they are concise and informational about an interestimg product. My priorities for fan buying are performance, price, aesthetic, reputation, and sound, in order (but with a balance of everything).
I'm shocked nobody said this in comment after 3 days: About the "high speed": they have both the 140mm and 120m in normal and high speed variant, which give you a total of 4 variants.
Both-Noise is not an issue while gaming-But while not wearing headphones-Obviously silence. So as long as you can set a curve-these are actually interesting!! MOAR VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!!
Nice walkthrough. For myself RGB is something I try to avoid in my computer for two reasons. I don't like the blinky lights and second I don't want to pay for something that I will not see (my computer is on the other side of the wall so that I don't need to see or hear it). Also the quieter the fan is the better for my tastes, it of course still needs to fulfill it's function but after that it is the most silent one that gets my purchase.Price is only an option if the manufacturer wants ridiculous money for it (for comparison Noctua prices are OK )
I care more about the performance vs fan noise, but I usually have a head set on while I'm gaming so I can't really hear my fans anyways lol. Love the look of these fans though, but I'm in agreeance with you Jay. Not a fan of the orange on the stickers as I don't use orange in my color schemes.
For this user LED fans are more than an aesthetic option. Being able to physically inspect with sight if a fan is running buried in a case is helpful. Having said that, I'm reluctant to purchase a fan with a RGB halo versus fans with the entire blade assembly illuminated. If be quiet transitions to an all lit fan blade I would like to try some.
When I was deciding on what fans to put in, I went for the Noctua fans because of their great performance and noise levels. I don't mind their colors, they look cool to me. But these fans seem to have similar performance and noise levels and they have RGB, so I would definitely consider them if I was building a PC now. They look really cool :)
I try to find a balance between performance and quietness. RGB is a neat option, and if it bothers me I guess I'd just turn it off... but then you're paying extra for something you're not using. In all, it is kind of silly for me to see a balance, because I have the Gigabyte 3080 Ti aircooled version in my build and as soon as I start gaming it sounds like an aircraft taking off.
In 2019 I went for an enthusiast class PC so I paid for Noctua fans for the performance, noise, and reliability. However for a budget build it’s pretty much the UpHere fans you recommended yourself Jay. Because for any PC under $1500 the fans just need to work “okay” and that’s it.
I just got the 140mm performance and they are really amazing, went with white to go with my H7 flow, helped me a bunch getting 14700KF under control with AK620. Also on white version the stickers are silver/white which is nice
I'm a proud owner of a be quiet! PURE Base 500 FX ARGB case, which has already installed RGB fans, 3x120mm and 1x140mm fan in the back, and I have a be quiet! Pure Loop 360mm AIO and a be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1200W ATX30 PSU, as the AIO has 3 x 120mm fans installed, I used the 2 extra fans on top of the case, to give it an amazing airflow and ARGB look. It's sad that they don't have GPU AIO coolers. Because that would be the cherry on the cake.
I’m not too bothered by fan noise but I do appreciate silence. I am planning a custom build with my current setup that will eventually transition to a newer one. I was going to go with the Lian Li O11 case but I’m going to build the case into my desk. Needing static pressure with nice lighting will be needed as this is a no expense spared build but I will be incorporating filters since I can’t keep dust out now (cleaning once a week). These types of reviews are extremely helpful to me and the future of my pc. Thank you!
Always Performance. My first CPU cooler was a Be quiet Dark Rock Slim with 2 120mm silent wing fans. I love the fan design and the performance is really good.
The radiator is upside down in the sponsors PC. I remember you telling us many times Jay that we need to have the top of the rad for the AIO higher than the CPU. Awesome video, love your content, you actually got me back into gaming.
I’ve heard very good things about BeQuiet before. Personally I prefer the thinner RGB rings on the GameMax Mirage fans in my rig, which are dual-sided and also have side slits so you can see the effect regardless of orientation.
What about just using a sharpie marker to black out the label? Another option is cutting a circle out of some gaffers tape to stick over it since you can remove that stuff with no residue left behind and if you stick it to something else over and over again a few times you can make it a little less sticky in case you don't want to chance the gaffers tape removing the original labels. If you don't care about that, the gaffers tape doesn't reflect light, so you could just optionally just leave it on there for a clean stealthy look. Oh! And my preferences are in this order: Performance > Noise > Aesthetics
Near dead silent with beautiful RGB. Sign me up! Im currently running Corsair LL's in all 3 of my pc's and have had no problem, they've been really quiet and consistent, Only downside is they don't look so good in certain builds, because the light is only on one side,. As said in the video that really is an issue for many fans with RGB. Im definitely gonna keep a closer look on these.
I've been a beQuiet user for a few years and was putting off getting RGB fans because I couldn't find any that were close enough to their specs, so this is pretty good timing!
I have the beQuiet 120mm AIO and Silent Wings, which have been great. Will look at adding these to My setup.
You couldt find corsair fans hmmm?
@@juicy9592 look at the specs and numbers dude, they don't really have the same performance...
I use Be Quiet fans with Phanteks Halos Digitals for RGB. I think it actually looks better than the light wings because they Halos illuminate the fan blades.
@@juicy9592 Never used beQuiet fans before hmmm?
Corsair fans just aren't that great.
Honestly kind surprised that we're this far down the line with RGB fans and there's still so few companies that are doing anything to help with the excess amount of cables situation. Was really hoping once Lian Li came out with their fans that more companies would follow suit down that route.
agreed
I would like to see Noctua adapting or licensing the unifan daisychain.
Was thinking this as well....i am not sure I can move away from 9 fans only needing 6 total cables for power and RGB. Wonder if LianLi maybe won't license the tech for some reason.
Yes.
@@Thund3rstone Don't say that. I'll be out hundreds of dollars if they did. Lol
Definitely agree with Jay; the tone of the fan is more important than volume, but be quiet nails both! I've had a be quiet Dark Rock Pro CPU cooler for some time now, and I can never hear it over my GPU or case fans.
yea same, I have dark rock pro (because my case doesnt enough for noctua nh-d15) and it is really quite and I never regret bought it ever since (and we get a nice screwdriver too). The only problem is how much hassle of installation is, especially if you still want to upgrade your memory...
My noctua am4 cooler had a high pitch and it was pretty annoying so i bought a corsair aio and those fans can get loud but at lower speed its a low pitch
You've got a point, I don't think I'm ever hearing my psu spin, it's all casefan
6 bequiet fans in my case in total. If my GPU doesn't start shouting, I hear nothing at all, even with my case open.
@@MZzz-cg4rt I'd love to get another fan for the front intake on my bequite purebase500 case but I've only got 2 fan headers on my motherboard, one I've mainly reserved for my cpu and the other one splitting on 3 fans atm haha. If I did a 4th it might toast the wire.
For a bit of clarity for the ‘high speed’ variation. You can get non HS 120mm and a HS version of 140. Supposedly the HS is designed for radiator/tower/etc use and the non-hs is designed to be standard chassis fans
(yes, I know this video is old, but i figured i’d share this anyways since it isn’t made clear even on the packaging)
I'm in the process of ordering components, and have settled on trying out the regular PWM Silent Wing 4 for the quietest rig possible (my case will have dust filters, but no radiators).
I have no knowledge about building PCs (had tons of help), but I figured that with fans, I can use temperature monitoring software to see how well they perform.
With your comment, I'm even more confident with this decision!
Heads up for people who want cheap sticks to cover gaudy fan labels, any dollar store should have sticker sheets of basic shapes in flat colors. So easy and no machines needed.
You can also buy little circular mirrors on amazon or at craft stores and super glue them to the fan hubs. I did this and the effect is amazing.
I just peeled mine off as you can't see anything as soon as they start turning.
@@Kajukota do you have any photos? I kinda wanna see
@@Kajukota Yeah but then you are adding additional weight to the fan that may reduce lifespan as well as increase sound.
Why did I never think of this? I would love to black out the noctua stickers on my chromax fans.
Edit: going to go to the dollar store to buy stickers
im happy to see this simpler approach, just a ring. nothing more nothing less, and from a brand that is already trusted to be quality oriented im definitely gonna try getting these
ye men I love where they put the RGB been looking a fan like this
I was convinced I wanted the Lian Li Uni ALs but after watching this video I'm considering getting these fans. Fans is such a rabbit hole I didn't expect for building PC
@@JasonJia11yeah ikr, it’s crazy, along with cases, and then I feel like there aren’t enough gpus and cpus lol
"when a company puts their company color on their fans, it limits the customer"
*cries in Noctua*
When Noctua introduces LED fans it'll be 1 colour LEDs and it'll be Noctua brown.
To be honest, the quietness + high speed were the deciding factor for me when I chose Silent Wings3 for my 1st built recently and I love how it works well cooling my system. The fact that I was going for a All-Black Theme with only a hint of lighting. Though now I'm digging the Light Wings look and considering to change to them in the future.
I've been using the Silent Wings 3 for a year and a half now, and they're just awesome. I don't care about RGB (hell, I specifically went out of my way for a non-rgb build), and my tower is tucked away in a corner obscured by a monitor, so I don't see any orange labels either. But I'm glad the option is there now for those who want it, because from a pure performance perspective, these are worth having, so not having lack of RGB holding anyone back is great.
I have the Pure wings 140mm, the Silents are better?
@@xxprojessexx8838 They are, but they're also twice the price, so if what you have is working for you, I wouldn't be in a rush to upgrade them.
@@Badgerofoccam Okidoki, recently I bought the Be quiet 500dx and that fans came in the case
3 of them 140mm
Too noisy for me. Swapped them for Noctua A12x25s for great results.
Noctua mounting is also way better. With beQuiet you have flimsy, easy to break, plastic lock that holds swappable mounting pads in place. With Noctua there’s no swapping, no chance to render fan useless due to tiny plastic piece getting hurled off somewhere; instead, you get silicone plugs to use through regular screw holes. Chances are, those would make silent wings quieter too.
I absolutely love the Slient Wings fans in my system. At full load they sound like a gentle ocean breeze type thing and they're actually quite nice to listen to, and when the system is idling they hardly make any noise at all. Glad they're finally making their way into the RGB space even though I wouldn't pick up any RGB fans for my current build. I do wish they had RGB on their Pure Loop AIO series so I could match it to the rest of my purple/black color scheme, but having that white accent ring on the CPU block and a few other white accents around the case and on my desk it actually looks quite nice.
Agree - I have a top-mounted 14cm high-speed (2000RPM) as an exhaust and even at 1200+PRM all I hear is a rather soothing sound of rushing air. In my last system I had two front-mounted 12cm, the same. They defintely give Noctua a serious run for their (our) money.
My wife's computer sounded like a jet engine. I got her a set of these after watching this video and they make a HUGE difference. Now I can barely hear the machine running. Thanks for the referral Jay. Time to order a set for my machine.
This is great content Jay! I love that you talk about both aesthetics and performance/function. It's okay to want to your computer to look cool, I'm glad you are discussing those options for builders like us!
This is the stuff I'm here for. Love how uve found the groove. Don't know who suggested this but they were right. This is exactly the type of thing I wanted to see.
I'm a huge fan of the bequiet fans. I do like SOME subtle rgb, as long as it's not too "in your face". I won't be spending any money to replace my "non rgb" ones, but I'm sure they will be in my next build.
Same boat here, I viewed RGB like a pure gimmick initially with cons like reliability, handling the rat nest of wires and, well, rainbow vomit but eventually grew to like muted single color ones.
RGB is the only way to make a pc, without it you’re a loser deep down 😪
I had non rgb builds for almost 30 years. I never needed it and i never had a case with a window. But i love the o11 xl so much. I ordered it 2 weeks ago together with 8 corsair ql fans. This weekend i gonna build all together. Looking forward to it. But i like only one color and not that rainbow thing
I've been using Bequiets silent wing fans forever and I love them, great performance and great look. I tend to shy away from RGB save for some subtle lighting so I could do without it on these
I've been using BeQuiet! Silent Wings 3 fans for THREE years strong now with no issues with noise or temperature (even with overclocking). Still absoulely silent with no bearing rubbing sounds or flutter faultering. I stand by this company and will be recommending their products as I have for 3 years. They go perfectly with my blacked out finish that I was going for and to have the sound pretty much absent adds to the aesthetic. If you have a jet engine sitting beside you... PLEASE give these fans a try. You're experience will thank you.
It's incredibly important to me!! Keep fan reviews coming because those folks hopefully read-in on things like this and take feedback. I have an issue with the sticker as well. BeQuiet needs to apply some of that to the color scheme 😋. I think they should make the stickers chrome to stay color neutral while reserving brand identity and keeping the item premium. If they and other brands can find a way, like Lian Li with the SL 120s that im rocking, to further minimize cables, that would be even better!!
I agree to a point about the be quiet logo being in orange. Yes the colour may limit you customer base due to the scheme the user wants, but there is still something to be said about brand recognition. It is similar to the noctua brown issue, where it goes with almost nothing, but everyone can look at it and know exactly what brand you are repping. Sure now noctua is doing all black, but their brown still sells a lot - hell they even got an Asus 3070 out.
GPUs are a bad example, literally anything sells out these days. Look at the PNY cards.
@@AniHajderaj noctua is famous for brown fans and high quality air coolers. I was making a reference to them making a brown gpu, that would sell even if there wasn't a shortage simply because of their reputation. Take it in context.
The difference with these vs the original noctua fans, is that you can just cut a circle of black electrical tape and cover the entire logo
@@kevindellatore Or just use a black marker
Just bought these for my "hey i have a job now, let's spend an insane amount of money on a pc" build and i'm pumped on how they'll look and perform. Bought the standard, non-high-speed version i think but i'm sure i'll still be blown away. Cool that you came up with this video when you did, now i'm really excited!
LMFAO I can relate to this.
@@AB-vp9mi literally me rn
YES JAY!! exactly my thoughts, these companies putting solid permanent colours on their stuff is a bad idea, i will honestly avoid a product for my build if it has a colour on it that im not wanting in my case. they are losing a big chunk of the marke just ecause of that one tiny thing.
Thats BS, just use a black permanent marker or put a sticker on. Less than 5 min work and its done.
Those fans are 50% of the Corsairs and have better performance to noise, wouldnt even look at the corsairs now...
As someone who's early PC builds were extremely noisy, over the years I've got to appreciate anything that will make your PC quieter. I have all Corsair fans in my case but after this video I may switch them over to the be quiet
Noctua has the chroma black with customized colored noise dampers to match your color scheme. They move lots of air and are quiet
I have Noctua fans in my PC and they still work good after 11 years
@@zenon3021 Noctua as well, been pretty silent and working great for years
Bit late to this but my system has full bequiet silent wings fans and the quality is amazing
Yeah I just built my first PC recently with corsair LL120s they're a bit louder than I thought they would be..
I'm normally an RGB fan, but my CPU fan died a while back and fell in love with the sleek look of their black Pure Rock 2. I installed it and have been pleased with how quiet it is even at full blast. I've often wondered how an RGB version would look, but was afraid to know because it would be very easy to ruin their sleek appeal.
Seeing these, I'm 50/50 and quite literally so. The front ring looks almost gaudy with how large it it's and how it contrasts so much with the otherwise blackout design. The back, though, magnifique! Now that's how you accent a blackout design with some color. If they had that kind of minimalist light ring on both sides, Christmas would be coming early for me.
I prefer performance before noise since i mostly use my headphones and dont tend to hear my computer lol. But I like how tasteful the rgb is. Im not the craziest for how the transparent slits in the back are tho, i think it would have worked better if the slits in the back were designed more faded? Almost has if they were fading starting from the sides. Overall, to have a fan that performs well and is silent, these are definitely in my cart!
So what's the best performance 120 & 140 fan?
Definitely a performance preference here. I have tons of rgb in my system but it really is a double edged sword because cable management can be an absolute nightmare. I think Lian li really figured it out with their uni fans as to limiting cable clutter from having a decked out system. I’m hoping the next innovation is just having the rgb signals be transmitted wirelessly and just having a single cable for pwm from each fan again.
the one thing i love about rgb is being able to completely change the aesthetic of my setup at the click of a button! I use static colours and when i get bored i change my pc and peripheral colours. Also some games use rgb functions that can really add to atmosphere especially if you're playing in a dark room. I have the 5000d airflow case so the rgb in the tinted glass can either be bright or subtle and it looks fantastic i feel like the tinted glass really compliments rgb.
I look for ease of wiring. So far lian li takes the cake with daisy chaining and only requiring 6 wires for 7 fans. I wish more brands would get on board with this it makes building so much easier and causes a lot less clutter.
Really? Coz I'm running 6 unifans in my case and it's 2 wires...
Edit: never write cocky comments when you've just woken up.
@@adamblyth9972 each set of fans for Lian Li uses 2 wires. 1 for the RGB itself and 1 for the actual pwm connection. So since the max amount of fans you can do Daisey chained is 4 fnas, you're running 4 cables total to the controller, not 2.
Hes probably running 3 in the front (2 wires) 3 in the top (2 wires) and 1 in the back (2 wires). I will personally do the same in a 5000D Airflow.
@@Shyvorix yeah I know. I wrote that comment first thing in the morning and wasn't thinking.
less is more. All my minimalist brothas would agree that seeing a very thin line of rgb is much sexier than thick, excessive lighting. Be Quiet nailed it.
I bought six (3 intake, 3 exhaust) beQuiet Silent Wings 3 High-Speed PWM 120s for my build last year and have been in love ever since. They really are the perfect balance of performance and silence.
Honestly, I enjoyed the format/layout of the video. I think you covered everything about the fans that most consumers (certainly myself) are interested in. Very good video 👍
You could have had a totally mature title of Be Quiet just blew me.
your wish has been realized
now that's true
BeQuiet just blew me... It's what I saw in my notifications lol
I'm using their 500DX case, DarkRock Slim cooler, 3x120 SilentWings3 and 2x140 SilentWings3 and couldn't be happier.
Like you mentioned: they can get audible at high speed but just make a low humming sound which (for my liking) is perfectly fine.
Also worth noting is that BeQuiet! has 3 lines of products. Ranging from Essential over Premium to Hig-End.
These LightWings are 'merely' their Essential line and 1st attempt of adding aRGB to a fan. How humble of them, right?. :-)
Can't wait for them to start developing a Silent-Light lineup!
Jay i just wanna say, even if you're late to some things i still think its very worth that you review or look at it if you want to! Theres tons of people myself included that dont go looking for this sort of thing but would love to see it and you might be the only person that we follow that even reviews it! Doesn't matter to me if you're late, at least now i know what fans i want to get on my next build!
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Jay, I am a big FAN thanks for the upload.
Lol
And I'm a small fan WRRRMM
Could you fit in my pc?😂
That joke blows
7:11 The first, and many would argue best form of reverb we had was just a big sheet of plate steel you'd run your signal through. Still used. Can find some great videos if you poke around.
Well, technically, the first was "play it in a cathedral with some mikes dotted around", but plate reverb is definitely one of the earliest, and best. And doesn't take 140 years to build. =;o}
Moved to a BeQuiet case, fans, and cooler in my current build and can never go back. Seriously impressive.
Those seem pretty awesome - tempted to get a set to replace my front case fans, just to ratchet down the noise that little bit more. These fans really seem to hit that sweet spot of performance, noise, and aesthetics. I'm with you on the orange logo, it's a real bummer, but I would just cover it up with a sticker or whip out some black paint.
Been watching you fir years now
Seen the changes
Your still popping out good content
You're 100% spot on about the orange. That orange on the sticker absolutely rules these out for me. It's a shame.
Noctua always gets all the love, but Be Quiet fans and coolers are awesome! The Dark Rock Pro 4 is a hell of an air cooler. I have white Be Quiet fans in my case, if these RGB ones came in white I would jump on them in a heartbeat.
they are available in white :D
These look awesome! I prefer performance over noise atm but I just used the CoolerMaster Halo fans in my new build
The RGB lighting is always impressive; that is when you can actually see it. My Alienware 38 inch monitor has beautiful RGB lighting, but it's on the backside of the stand! I told my friend about the excellent lighting on the monitor. I also told him that I needed to turn the monitor around to enjoy it.
The only RGB I’d want on the back of my monitor would be those that sync up to the colors being displayed on the monitor.
This is good to know that now you don't have to compromise. Thanks guys.
Loved the vid! Honestly for me both, sound and airflow, getting a good balance is my personal preference, thanks Jay!
i personally prefer performance to noise in the case of a fan’s capabilities nothing makes flight sims more realistic than it sounding like there’s an actual plane in your pc these be quiet fans look and perform great however i’ve already installed a vetroo cpu cooler and fans based on previous videos and recommendations from Mr.Jay and was not disappointed with the low temps i was getting after so thank you for the cool vids
I hope you don't get into something like Kingdom Come: Deliverance then.
I didn't have a custom loop when I played and hearing a jet while riding a horse through a forest in the 15th century isn't great for immersion.
A great use for RGB is a traffic light scheme thermometer for the CPU or GPU. iCUE even has a preset for it
Had couple of be quiet fans. However, as I 'performance over noise' person, I went for the arctic(intake with mesh), noctua(exhaust) combo when replacing stock corsair case fans. The 'be quiet' fans are really silent just as promised, but the CFM/static pressure parameters of noctua/arctic fans leave them far behind
I always go for function first. If these perform as well as the silent wings 3 fans I have then I will definitely get them if I ever want to go the RGB route.
Jay, I've been loving your content. You've gotten me into PC's again and have been a great source of information and entertainment.
He helped me get into pc’s I started with Linus but quickly found his channel and liked it more, I find it more digestible for a beginner and provides way more entertainment
@@chadretention8024 Absolutely! More of an everyday guy with lots of knowledge and experience.
Doesn't matter what you care about most in a fan when these badbois give you the best of everything👍
For anyone wondering, there are 4 variants:
120mm / 140mm and each with 2 versions:
- pwm - 7 blades, lower speed, focus on airflow
- high speed - 9 blades, faster speed and focused on static pressure
This is only fir the light wings, other fans like the silent wings only differ in speed, the blade count is the same
Jay i love your videos! Regarding your previous video about you getting shit I think it is unjustified. I love your case mods video and I think it is really great in times where not everyone can afford or get newest rtx cards. I have 1070 in my Fractal design design r4 case, and I feel case mods is something I can do. Maybe some more affordable build videos would get watches. Keep it up you absolute LEGEND!
These look sweet. Wish they'd been out when I did my build. I'll definitely use them in the future
On BeQuiet's website, they list the Static Pressure of the 120 PWM as having 1.66 mm H20 at 20.6 dB and the 120/140 PWM High-Speed list 2.6/2.3 mm H2O at 31 dB.
at around 7 min the fan was tilted towards the camera and i felt a blast of air to my face, im like WAIT......my ac decided to turn on at that moment LOLOLOLO
Keep up the great work guys. Appreciate all the vids 👍👍
I've used be quiet stuff on a few projects and was impressed. My new build is a mostly MSI + be quiet build with a Ryzen 9, BQ! Pure base 500 DX , 4 x BQ! Shadow wings 140mm, a BQ! Dark Rock Pro Cooler, and BQ! Pure Power 750 Power Supply. Count me a BQ! Believer, I like the silence. Not sure I would want the RGB though, there is enough there already.
"I'm gonna put it against my mic so you can hear the motor noise"
*BF2042 Ad plays and helicopter flies in.* 🤣
Always loved Be Quiet fans because they perform great without costing much, and now they also have RGB. Also I personally like the ring more than having the blades RGB, I think I may get these for my system :)
I just brought three and installed them today. They are very nice. The back lighting is a nice touch, looks very tron like.
There is a mistake in the fans' specs. The 120 mm fan does not have a 52,3 to 88,86 CFM airflow range. The 88,86 number stands for the same value IN m3/h which obviously differs from the CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute). The same is with the 140 mm fans - their CFM max value is 56,0 whereas in m3/h the same number is converted into 95,14.
i was moderately excited for these, but then i saw that beQuiet used a cheap rifle bearing that seems to be significantly inferior to even their own Silent Wings fans, based on their advertised lifespan
Rifle bearing is a deal breaker for me. And the performance is going to be just ever so slightly lower as they sacrifice a couple mm of fan blade length to fit the rgb light loop.
And, im i crazy or i just saw the 120 high speed 3 pack for $148 on amazon? 50 bucks for a fan, thats nuts.
A great video Jay, love your 'days of' videos. Also, whoever made your Techmas jingle needs either a) an award or b) a sharp stick for it being such an earworm.
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It's been used this time of year before, 2019, I think...
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With limited funds, performance is priority. These look great, have added them to my build wish list!
The way Jay was handling the fans while they were on, I was expecting him to accidentally put his finger in the moving blades. He didn't even drop one.
Are we sure this is the Jay we have been watching all these years? lol
I haven't actually been excited by new fans in a while. I have my NZXT Aer RGB 2 fans and love them. But these Be Quiet fans are pretty great looking. I actually hate the fact that a lot of LED fans where the lights run around the circumference of the housing are completely one-sided(literally). These are great in any spot and they look fairly low profile too.
Hey Jay, I do enjoy these videos as they are concise and informational about an interestimg product. My priorities for fan buying are performance, price, aesthetic, reputation, and sound, in order (but with a balance of everything).
I'm shocked nobody said this in comment after 3 days:
About the "high speed": they have both the 140mm and 120m in normal and high speed variant, which give you a total of 4 variants.
Well done you have found a product that is actually in stock and at MSRP.
give it a couple hours
Both-Noise is not an issue while gaming-But while not wearing headphones-Obviously silence. So as long as you can set a curve-these are actually interesting!! MOAR VIDEOS LIKE THIS!!!
I think I found my next set of fans... thank you jay 🔥♥️
Nice walkthrough.
For myself RGB is something I try to avoid in my computer for two reasons. I don't like the blinky lights and second I don't want to pay for something that I will not see (my computer is on the other side of the wall so that I don't need to see or hear it).
Also the quieter the fan is the better for my tastes, it of course still needs to fulfill it's function but after that it is the most silent one that gets my purchase.Price is only an option if the manufacturer wants ridiculous money for it (for comparison Noctua prices are OK )
What would be cool is a 120mm-140mm-120mm fan configuration for the front of a case. I havent seen that before and would look nice
Looks promising. I’m replacing my 6xCM SickleFlows very soon as they are as loud as a jet engine. Will keep these in mind.
I'm glad they took the time to make them right.
Noise and performance.
Fans have to work as in cool and cool well 1st, then not being too loud 2nd, and looks well that's just icing on the cake!
I care more about the performance vs fan noise, but I usually have a head set on while I'm gaming so I can't really hear my fans anyways lol. Love the look of these fans though, but I'm in agreeance with you Jay. Not a fan of the orange on the stickers as I don't use orange in my color schemes.
For this user LED fans are more than an aesthetic option. Being able to physically inspect with sight if a fan is running buried in a case is helpful. Having said that, I'm reluctant to purchase a fan with a RGB halo versus fans with the entire blade assembly illuminated. If be quiet transitions to an all lit fan blade I would like to try some.
Going to wait for the white versions of these. They seem like great fans but I don't want to compromise aesthetics.
I have arctic fans in my current build. Definitely considering be quiet products for my next. They sound so… smooth
When I was deciding on what fans to put in, I went for the Noctua fans because of their great performance and noise levels. I don't mind their colors, they look cool to me. But these fans seem to have similar performance and noise levels and they have RGB, so I would definitely consider them if I was building a PC now. They look really cool :)
I try to find a balance between performance and quietness. RGB is a neat option, and if it bothers me I guess I'd just turn it off... but then you're paying extra for something you're not using. In all, it is kind of silly for me to see a balance, because I have the Gigabyte 3080 Ti aircooled version in my build and as soon as I start gaming it sounds like an aircraft taking off.
Agreed with you jayz, the orange color make me think twice. I might do the same to cover the orange be quiet
Thanks Jay & the team.
Performance is most important for me but less noise is obviously a bonus.
performance, noise, and aesthetics are most important, BeQuiet is a hidden gem, in Denmark, but i love them :)
7:07 this is peak Jay!
Love you guys, keep being awesome!
In 2019 I went for an enthusiast class PC so I paid for Noctua fans for the performance, noise, and reliability.
However for a budget build it’s pretty much the UpHere fans you recommended yourself Jay. Because for any PC under $1500 the fans just need to work “okay” and that’s it.
I just got the 140mm performance and they are really amazing, went with white to go with my H7 flow, helped me a bunch getting 14700KF under control with AK620. Also on white version the stickers are silver/white which is nice
I'm a proud owner of a be quiet! PURE Base 500 FX ARGB case, which has already installed RGB fans, 3x120mm and 1x140mm fan in the back, and I have a be quiet! Pure Loop 360mm AIO and a be quiet! Pure Power 12 M 1200W ATX30 PSU, as the AIO has 3 x 120mm fans installed, I used the 2 extra fans on top of the case, to give it an amazing airflow and ARGB look. It's sad that they don't have GPU AIO coolers. Because that would be the cherry on the cake.
They have been BLOWING me for a while
Price to Performance Ratio first -> Arctic P12 PWM as Casefan and on slim Radiators is my personal Go-to Choice
I’m not too bothered by fan noise but I do appreciate silence. I am planning a custom build with my current setup that will eventually transition to a newer one. I was going to go with the Lian Li O11 case but I’m going to build the case into my desk. Needing static pressure with nice lighting will be needed as this is a no expense spared build but I will be incorporating filters since I can’t keep dust out now (cleaning once a week). These types of reviews are extremely helpful to me and the future of my pc. Thank you!
Always Performance. My first CPU cooler was a Be quiet Dark Rock Slim with 2 120mm silent wing fans. I love the fan design and the performance is really good.
The radiator is upside down in the sponsors PC. I remember you telling us many times Jay that we need to have the top of the rad for the AIO higher than the CPU. Awesome video, love your content, you actually got me back into gaming.
I’ve heard very good things about BeQuiet before. Personally I prefer the thinner RGB rings on the GameMax Mirage fans in my rig, which are dual-sided and also have side slits so you can see the effect regardless of orientation.
What about just using a sharpie marker to black out the label? Another option is cutting a circle out of some gaffers tape to stick over it since you can remove that stuff with no residue left behind and if you stick it to something else over and over again a few times you can make it a little less sticky in case you don't want to chance the gaffers tape removing the original labels. If you don't care about that, the gaffers tape doesn't reflect light, so you could just optionally just leave it on there for a clean stealthy look.
Oh! And my preferences are in this order: Performance > Noise > Aesthetics
Glad I'm not the only one that's ocd about small color inconsistencies.
Near dead silent with beautiful RGB. Sign me up! Im currently running Corsair LL's in all 3 of my pc's and have had no problem, they've been really quiet and consistent, Only downside is they don't look so good in certain builds, because the light is only on one side,. As said in the video that really is an issue for many fans with RGB. Im definitely gonna keep a closer look on these.
Nice fans. I have CM Jetflo 95 CFM great for moving air, but damn they are loud at anything above 40% speed.