Great video thanks Mike, talking about the Arctic, some people think that the Arctic and the Antarctic are the same....but in fact, they're polar opposites.
Antarctica isn't a continent, it's all around us. Good luck with getting past it, they don't let us. Anyone knows what's beyond please let me know 👍 and please remember freemasons fake "outer space". There's no proof, there never was proof and there never will be proof. Thousands and thousands of satellites yet I can't get a photo of a satellites from another satellite, the list is long of streams and photos we would have if any of that was reality but sadly we only get computer generated images and data interpreted by artists that imagine what it might look like if it were real. "It's photoshopped, because it has to be" (nasa computer artist).
I always love how straightforward your videos are! I’m currently using 2 Arctic P12s as exhaust for my Corsair AIO and I was blown away (literally) by how much more efficient they are at moving air than the 2 fans the AIO came with. I’m thinking about replacing the 4 Corsair LL120 RGB fans (3 Intake, 1 rear exhaust) with these Arctic ARGB ones. Thank you again for all your work and the content you produce! I love it
Hi, Mike. The Arctic P12 and P14 have become my favorite fans. I prefer the 12V 4 pin RGB version. As I've said before, I only use a single static color, usually blue, so I only hook up the ground and the blue leads to get the color without installing any software. In regards to the mess of cables, I always cut and splice them together into groups of three so I only have one PWM cable and one RGB cable to connect per 3 fans.
i would prefer to trim the unused connections off, but i think in the back of my mind back to when i trimmed of the molex connections on a bequiet PSU and regretted it straight away when i got fans to test or a case that used the molex for RGB power etc. That episode has left a deep scar
Totally agree, Oletta. Last Aug. I changed from 3 Thermaltake PURELed 12 Red and 1 stock TT cooler (40 CFM) fans to 4 ARCTIC P12 PWM No RGB (56.3 CFM). Config: 2 intake, 2 outtake. My 3 3,5" HDD's are always cool and I've seen a great improvement in the system.
Do you think it's possible to run RGB on 6 of these from a single RGB 12V header? I checked my motherboard manual and it says the header can support 2A while each fan needs 0.2A. I would split the fans by 3 for the fan control itself.
Thanks Mike for this review 🥳👋 I personally have Arctic P14 & 12’s in my builds and they’re awesome to use with great airflow and very quiet when under load 🥰👍. Arctic definitely smashing “cooling” outta the park wi their coolers, AIO’s and fans with vg pricing to match 🥰🥳. I love the RGB implementation here 🥰 and the design. I wish a new defacto standard would be implemented with RGB/Fans with a single connector (like pinned connectors founds on wireless pc case front panels) eliminating aaallllll the wires etc. great roundup review of this product and definitely worth buying imo. Cheers 🍻
Great video, Mike! I bought four of Arctic's P12 PWM PST Slim fans for my mini ITX PC (mainly because I'm not a fan of RGB (no pun intended)) and they are fantastic. They perform great, they're super quiet and the price is very reasonable, at just $8 per fan. Not to mention, if any of the fans do go bad, I don't have to worry, because they have a ten year warranty. I'm super happy with my purchase.
Nice timing, Mike, just got these for my PC and man did they help keeping 5600X in decent temps. No more of those high 80s (Celsius) or even low 90s. With the set of three of these fans, my temps, even with the stock cooler, are holding at low 80s at max. Still considering getting better cooler, but for the time being, these fans did miracle to my system.
i only got to see this review vid now due to discrepancy in asian currency we can only afford technologies 2yrs later your reviews are very straightforward and helpful, thanks a lot!
Nice review as always. Those fans are a great design and well thought out. It's great to see no matter what new PC parts come out...we all win from form and new innovation. s. Even the lower cost parts are getting better also. Take care, be safe. Cheers
These look like the dogs 🍒. Lighting looks great, price is very fair and the performance is up to their usual standard. If I didn’t have case fans included in my current case I’d buy 6 of these and fill it with these for sure. Thanks Mike!
Thank you again for the overviews! I always end up here just before a purchase. Not that you'd remember the message several months ago, but I got that Arctic fan hub working fine. It was a new build and the P12 Max connectors seat easily now, always did, it must have been bum luck it was the first one I put in that got slightly wedged. I got three of these to illuminate top down inside a lovely green Core P6 that looks a bit 'unfulfilled' sitting next to me... not personally into RGB, but they will function as a night light on white I figure... so I _am_ into RGB now.
Nice fans and good review Mike but again I think Arctic have missed a trick by having solid black sides on the outer case part. My Lian Li case sits next to me on the desktop and the rad is at eye level...so basically I can't see any effect without bending my head down and looking up. Even the lovely Corsair LL fans used elsewhere in the case (which I can see great from the front) don't have any effect from the side. Hence I used Alpenfohn fans on the rad which have 2 narrow slits that the light comes through and are quite effective....that's all Arctic would have to do...cut one or more slits or even a full translucent window and the light from the "blade joining ring" would be visible from the side.....just a thought.
Pretty much the only fan I've got in my setup. Even replaced the ones which came with my AK620, which did raise the temps by about 2 degrees C under load, but they do look amazing. Love them
They look really good! If I wasn't committed to Corsair they would be something I would definitely use! And I would definitely daisy-chain them in sets of 3. On Scan they are £34 for 3... Thanks, Bill.
To answer some of the questions you had at the end of the video Mike. Yes I use the PST, it helps keep things extremely tidy and prefer it that way. PWM with power sharing, and nice RGB, these pretty much hit the mark for anyone wanted a 120mm black rgb fan. I prefer pulse modulation over voltage regulation for RPM because it's supposedly more power efficient because of the 12v not needing to fluctuate. So yeah, totally agree with you, Quiet, nice RGB, PWM, and Power Sharing, really no cons on these fans. Just need more sizes and white versions. Thanks for showing these off, I think you'll agree these are better than Arctic's first shot at RGB.
Been rocking a few of these for year and half now. Good speed range, decent lighting, and yes, cabling can be fiddly, you'll need velcro/zipties aplenty. But at least it's standard connections, not proprietary and you don't need a controller as you're daisy chaining them. Amazon currently have them for £10, which is still a great price considering the competition is at least double that.
Awesome, I love my arctic 360 AIO, and those fans are excellent, it's a top performer if I look up some tabs, or even Gamers Nexus tests, but I wanted to give them some lights, thinking about getting all my case fans an upgrade, hoping I wouldn't hurt my CPU cooling. This looks perfect, even tho getting 3x140 and 4x120 is not the cheapest, it's better than anything else. Glad I can stick with Arctic. 👍👍
Great review Mike. Still using arctic fans in dters pc. Like the design and quality and good price! Thanks for reviewing Mike & Kath👍 Ps: are you doing a video on mining, pros cons etc? Would find your thoughts on mining interesting.
arctic fans are really good when they are available at the right price, the last year or so has seen the prices go mad, so i t is good to see these now back to sensible pricing. Regarding the CPU mining i will address it at some point, but i am still at the point of learning right now, and it seems to be rather pointless in terms of instant income, more of a speculative thing
@@mikesunboxing yeah man, I got the fan controller (that you didn’t like), the aRGB anti sag bracket and now these fans. I’ve got a fractual pop air case and the stock fans aren’t great, they aren’t PVM but are aRGB 5V. They make a kinda weird noise from the bearing all the time which you can hear and don’t move a lot of air. Sorry I couldn’t use an affiliate link as Amazon don’t have the stock of the white ones I need so Scan sorted me out. May upload some pictures tomorrow once installed!
Since the making of this video, a lot of different addressable PWM RGB fans have hit the market. Some are really spectacular, bright with longer warranty LEDs. Most of the brands are available in the multi fan kits with a fan controller hub to get you started. Arctic ARGB is still the best balance between price, bling and warranty
Mike, I do hope you have still those plastic corners of the tempered glass of your Techware VXR. I have the same model of case, but from Intertech, and those people are advising to keep those corners on the glass panels as they provide protection and relief the tension that may occur while the panels are mounted on the case.
Oh darn, these look amazing. Although I'm unfortunately too used to the chinese RGB kits, with a remote controller for quick changes and the simplicity of the cable management: one cable per fan instead of two. Not to mention that I would need two hubs, one to connect every single PWM cable to and the little one also by Arctic that has a little remote with it to connect all the RGB cables; I'm not really that trustful of running 5 fans of one single connector and daisy-chain them all.
I have a couple of the black p12 fans and they are awesome. Really wanting to get the rgb 4 pin set since my motherboard only has a 12v 4 pin connection. Currently I’m having to use a converter and the fans that came with my pc are molex and it’s a cable nightmare. With these it would be so much simplified and I can get rid of 2 unnecessary psu cables.
Thank you thank you thank you I've got 140 mm version but this video taught me how to connect to my onboard Hub and I don't have to use those other leads. I have a Montech AIR 903 Max case
Just got 4 of these fans at Scan. Instead of buying the 3pack plus 1, I bought 4 singles for £39.94. I think they're on a one-day deal but the stocks are low.
just bought a couple of the p14s for the front of my fractal case. super excited to try these out! by the way Mike, would you recommend either daisy chaining these into one argb header or just giving each fan its own argb header since i'll be only running two of these and have enough headers to spare? I already have an arctic BioniX as an exhaust and have been more than impressed with how quiet and efficient it is at moving air. Plus i got it dirt cheap from arctic directly on ebay, its astounding how well made and cheap these fans are for how great they perform!
@@mikesunboxing all right thats good to know, thanks Mike! I ended up cancelling my order and instead bought the 3 pack of these fans for just 3 bucks more lol. An Arctic rep also told me I can use these with other branded fans so I cant wait to try that out with a cooler master argb fan I have in my case already.
I actually own this cooler for a while now, I needed a replacement for a MSI 240 AiO fail and spotted this on amazon at a reasonable price, I bought it and wasn't disappointed it performed much better and its keeping my Ryzen 3600 XT cool with temps of 35C idle,55C playing Halo Infinite so i am not complaining with that!, only downside is, its slightly taller than my case, so now i have to buy a bigger one to accommodate it."sigh"😂
@@mikesunboxing P14 PWN PST A-RGB, fantastic price and performance. Noctua i also use in my other rig, i do compose music and noctua has always been amazing. My new rig is for a little of everything, så i wanted it to have some bling bling and still be quality made, so i went for the Arctic on this one. Btw. Arctic also make awesome looking and very effective air Coolers for a very cheap price. I bought an Arctic Freezer i35 A-RGB. That's is amazing for tje price and very effective
There should be an artic vs metallicgear video... the 120/140mm metallicgear skiron mg fans (which are highly overlooked, but are cheap, and perform very well) and they have very good and bright rgb.
Hey, thank you for the video, it is nice to have good fans, but it is also important to have a good program to hanbdle them. Would you know a good fan program else then bios?
Will i be able to control the color of those fans from software such as ( RGB fusion ) as stated on the pack, or do i need controllers and stuff like that?
@@mikesunboxing i will be getting a GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4, will i be able to control the LED from there without buying extra parts. My question is can i just buy the fans without anything extra and then control them with software installed on my pc.
I'm about to start my build, and I noticed I have the same case, cooler, and fans as you. I was thinking about where/how to orient the fans and radiator. Because the case has a glass front, I was thinking of having 3x intake top and bottom, then exhaust 1 rear fan, then the radiator blowing out of the front/side. Is that what you're doing on yours? What is your fan orientation here?
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I'm wondering, to save space on the flyleads, wouldn't it make sense to snip off the female connectors - making sure to label each cable as to which pin it is, and then couple all equivalent pins using WAGO connectors, like you'd do in one of your home's junction boxes? Or is this not feasible to do?
sort of but the idea is that when you daisy chain these the ARGB length gets longer and the signal passes through rather than just replicating the signal.
@@mikesunboxing I’d suggest then coupling the original leads into a wago with a lengthier cable which then connects into another wago which acts as the main junction. Like a power strip behind a tv - This is all conjecture though. Never tried it and never seen it tried but interesting thought nonetheless - heck if it works, realistically there’s no reason manufacturers shouldn’t standardise behind such a system.
hey mike im going to be building my very first pc and i got 4 of these fans and arctic liquid freezer ii 240 aio, what hubs do you recommend me to get for them? I dont know a lot about pc's and im kind of nervous to build such an expensive one.
the arctic 10 port is a good place to start, but depends on your motherboard and case etc, feel free to drop in the discord chat to discuss more if you need to
White version doesn't exist (hopefully yet), but 140 mm version was released recently. However, AFAIK, for the time being, it is only available on Arctic's own eshop and the price for single fan, € 19.99, seems a little too much. However, the set of three is priced decently at € 43.99. Not sure, however, if they are delivering outside of Europe.
Hi there! Need little bit of help with something. I wanna buy 4 x Arctic P14 PWM PST A-RGB and 2 x Arctic P12 PWM PST A-RGB, since I wanna be able to change colors and speed of the fans, would Arctic A-RGB Controller and Arctic case Fan Hub do the job via RGB Control Master software? Will those controllers be enough for those 6 fans regarding speed and color of it? And I forgot to mention that I have Asus B550-F Gaming motherboard! Thanks in advance!
you will possibly need a ARGB hub with enough ports for all the devices, and i would maybe look at using a splitter on a couple of headers so the 14cm fans are one speed and the 120s another speed
the fans have splitters already but you might want to use a powered hub to take the strain off the motherboard headers. i used this one czcams.com/video/NascIXmycNI/video.html
@@mikesunboxing Thanks for your respons.Is it unavailable on amazon. Any recommendations for pwm and argb splitters as my b660-A rog Strix has only 3 argb headers.
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Hello. I use a P12 ARGB on my CPU cooler. As a fan, it is excellent, but the lighting effects reset to a static blue color each time after restarting my PC. However, as soon as I open RGB Fusion 2.0, the lighting corrects itself. My motherboard is Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2. How to make the lights remain the same after restarting the PC?
@@mikesunboxing Thanks, but there is no such box in my software. There is "always run on the next reboot", but it doesn't help. Also, would you recommend P12 ARGB as a rear exhaust fan?
@@stas_robotmaker This is maybe easier to fix or at least advise if we can ask more questions and get direct answers, so feel free to join our Discord chat and we can go over it in more detail discord.gg/gaeeDPw
@@mikesunboxing No worries. Do you think you could fit these fans somewhere in your review line up or in a round up? Though these fans have been out for a while.
@@mikesunboxing Okay. If you are able to get a set from InWin or source your own from online or local computer store that would great. Thanks for taking your time in reviewing all these different fans.
I've got these, question is my mother board is a gigabyte so I've downloaded the appropriate software. For some reason the colours only stay static and not the rainbow effect, any ideas why?
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@@mikesunboxing I've managed to get the rgb working but because 2 of the headers are plugged into the motherboard one of the fans has no power because I've ran out of connectors.
yes that is becoming a common theme with fans these days. Seems the 30-40 pounds mark for 3 fans is becoming more acceptable in the market, rather the the 15-25 it used to often be.
I could really use some help. So, I have a Z690 Tomahawk MB and Phanteks P500a case, I want to swap out the stock 3 pin ARGB fans for 4 pin RGB PWM fans and daisy chain the 6 fans then connect to my 4 pin 12v RGB header and be able to sync everything, hopefully without frying my MB. The problem is that will be too many fans on 1 header, and only other choice is to use the 3 pin but different voltage and those are for ARGB, not RGB and understand they shouldn't be mixed due to different voltage. So how can I safely connect 6 RGB 4 pin PWM/PST fans to my 4 pin RGB header?
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@@mikesunboxing I was wrong. I thought ARGB could not be a static colour, that put me off. But seems dependant on software, and after checking Mystic Light, it does include a static option. So I could then daisy chain 2 ARGB fans up to each of my 5v ARGB headers allowing me to add 6 fans and control it through MB software. Could I even put 6 fans on 2 headers and would leave me 1 spare for maybe a light strip ?
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Great video thanks Mike, talking about the Arctic, some people think that the Arctic and the Antarctic are the same....but in fact, they're polar opposites.
Good one Paul 😊
think you have your wires crossed there 😂
Antarctica isn't a continent, it's all around us. Good luck with getting past it, they don't let us. Anyone knows what's beyond please let me know 👍 and please remember freemasons fake "outer space". There's no proof, there never was proof and there never will be proof. Thousands and thousands of satellites yet I can't get a photo of a satellites from another satellite, the list is long of streams and photos we would have if any of that was reality but sadly we only get computer generated images and data interpreted by artists that imagine what it might look like if it were real. "It's photoshopped, because it has to be" (nasa computer artist).
🤣🤣🤣
xD😂
I always love how straightforward your videos are! I’m currently using 2 Arctic P12s as exhaust for my Corsair AIO and I was blown away (literally) by how much more efficient they are at moving air than the 2 fans the AIO came with. I’m thinking about replacing the 4 Corsair LL120 RGB fans (3 Intake, 1 rear exhaust) with these Arctic ARGB ones. Thank you again for all your work and the content you produce! I love it
Awesome, thank you!
Hi, Mike. The Arctic P12 and P14 have become my favorite fans. I prefer the 12V 4 pin RGB version. As I've said before, I only use a single static color, usually blue, so I only hook up the ground and the blue leads to get the color without installing any software. In regards to the mess of cables, I always cut and splice them together into groups of three so I only have one PWM cable and one RGB cable to connect per 3 fans.
i would prefer to trim the unused connections off, but i think in the back of my mind back to when i trimmed of the molex connections on a bequiet PSU and regretted it straight away when i got fans to test or a case that used the molex for RGB power etc. That episode has left a deep scar
Totally agree, Oletta. Last Aug. I changed from 3 Thermaltake PURELed 12 Red and 1 stock TT cooler (40 CFM) fans to 4 ARCTIC P12 PWM No RGB (56.3 CFM). Config: 2 intake, 2 outtake. My 3 3,5" HDD's are always cool and I've seen a great improvement in the system.
Do you think it's possible to run RGB on 6 of these from a single RGB 12V header? I checked my motherboard manual and it says the header can support 2A while each fan needs 0.2A. I would split the fans by 3 for the fan control itself.
@@karelbohacek2254 As long as the total amperage draw of the fans doesn’t exceed the header’s specs, it should be alright.
@@OlettaLiano It makes sense. Thank you.
I use the Arctic pwm 120 pressure fans and they were £5 each without RGB. Great fans at a great price.
yes arctic have been doing a really good job with fans since the early days
Thanks Mike for this review 🥳👋 I personally have Arctic P14 & 12’s in my builds and they’re awesome to use with great airflow and very quiet when under load 🥰👍. Arctic definitely smashing “cooling” outta the park wi their coolers, AIO’s and fans with vg pricing to match 🥰🥳. I love the RGB implementation here 🥰 and the design. I wish a new defacto standard would be implemented with RGB/Fans with a single connector (like pinned connectors founds on wireless pc case front panels) eliminating aaallllll the wires etc. great roundup review of this product and definitely worth buying imo. Cheers 🍻
thanks michael and i can't agree more
Great video, Mike! I bought four of Arctic's P12 PWM PST Slim fans for my mini ITX PC (mainly because I'm not a fan of RGB (no pun intended)) and they are fantastic. They perform great, they're super quiet and the price is very reasonable, at just $8 per fan. Not to mention, if any of the fans do go bad, I don't have to worry, because they have a ten year warranty. I'm super happy with my purchase.
Thanks for sharing!
Nice timing, Mike, just got these for my PC and man did they help keeping 5600X in decent temps. No more of those high 80s (Celsius) or even low 90s. With the set of three of these fans, my temps, even with the stock cooler, are holding at low 80s at max. Still considering getting better cooler, but for the time being, these fans did miracle to my system.
Good stuff! glad you like them
Get a better cooler.
i have these on a wishlist along with the liquid freezer 2, good to see these are good products worth buying
the freezer II 360 is an absolute beast
@@mikesunboxing yes i saw all the reviews for it. plus its back in stock in my country finally
@@jacks.cosplay Great news!
i only got to see this review vid now due to discrepancy in asian currency we can only afford technologies 2yrs later
your reviews are very straightforward and helpful, thanks a lot!
glad you found us eventually, hope you stick around
Nice review as always. Those fans are a great design and well thought out. It's great to see no matter what new PC parts come out...we all win from form and new innovation. s. Even the lower cost parts are getting better also. Take care, be safe. Cheers
Couldn't agree more!
Thank you for the review Mike. We know how I feel about Arctic in general and P12s and P14s. :)
nuff said
These look like the dogs 🍒. Lighting looks great, price is very fair and the performance is up to their usual standard. If I didn’t have case fans included in my current case I’d buy 6 of these and fill it with these for sure. Thanks Mike!
when it comes to value for money and performance per £ arctic almost always are the best choice
Nice video as always! Thank you 😍
Thank you too! really appreciate the opportunity to try these and I have to admit, we are very impressed with them
Thank you again for the overviews! I always end up here just before a purchase.
Not that you'd remember the message several months ago, but I got that Arctic fan hub working fine. It was a new build and the P12 Max connectors seat easily now, always did, it must have been bum luck it was the first one I put in that got slightly wedged. I got three of these to illuminate top down inside a lovely green Core P6 that looks a bit 'unfulfilled' sitting next to me... not personally into RGB, but they will function as a night light on white I figure... so I _am_ into RGB now.
the rgb bug is hard to shift
Nice fans and good review Mike but again I think Arctic have missed a trick by having solid black sides on the outer case part.
My Lian Li case sits next to me on the desktop and the rad is at eye level...so basically I can't see any effect without bending my head down and looking up.
Even the lovely Corsair LL fans used elsewhere in the case (which I can see great from the front) don't have any effect from the side.
Hence I used Alpenfohn fans on the rad which have 2 narrow slits that the light comes through and are quite effective....that's all Arctic would have to do...cut one or more slits or even a full translucent window and the light from the "blade joining ring" would be visible from the side.....just a thought.
yes a little light bleed through on the sides would be a great addition
Pretty much the only fan I've got in my setup. Even replaced the ones which came with my AK620, which did raise the temps by about 2 degrees C under load, but they do look amazing. Love them
Thanks for reviewing these, hard to find reviews on fans these days.
no problem glad it helped
They look really good! If I wasn't committed to Corsair they would be something I would definitely use! And I would definitely daisy-chain them in sets of 3.
On Scan they are £34 for 3...
Thanks, Bill.
yeah they are a good option, something to consider for the next build?
To answer some of the questions you had at the end of the video Mike. Yes I use the PST, it helps keep things extremely tidy and prefer it that way. PWM with power sharing, and nice RGB, these pretty much hit the mark for anyone wanted a 120mm black rgb fan. I prefer pulse modulation over voltage regulation for RPM because it's supposedly more power efficient because of the 12v not needing to fluctuate. So yeah, totally agree with you, Quiet, nice RGB, PWM, and Power Sharing, really no cons on these fans. Just need more sizes and white versions. Thanks for showing these off, I think you'll agree these are better than Arctic's first shot at RGB.
yes totally agree these are night and day compared with the first edition ARGB fans - still having trouble sleeping because of those
Been rocking a few of these for year and half now. Good speed range, decent lighting, and yes, cabling can be fiddly, you'll need velcro/zipties aplenty. But at least it's standard connections, not proprietary and you don't need a controller as you're daisy chaining them. Amazon currently have them for £10, which is still a great price considering the competition is at least double that.
yeah i keep on coming back to these, for the money they are outstanding
Mike, I have these in my 2 pc. great quiet argb fans. the ring makes them quiet.
yeah they are really nice fans, i regret passing these on
I recently bought P12 Max,really great fan and I ordered P12 ARGB
at the right price these are very hard to beat
Thanks for the video. This review was very helpful.
Awesome, I love my arctic 360 AIO, and those fans are excellent, it's a top performer if I look up some tabs, or even Gamers Nexus tests, but I wanted to give them some lights, thinking about getting all my case fans an upgrade, hoping I wouldn't hurt my CPU cooling. This looks perfect, even tho getting 3x140 and 4x120 is not the cheapest, it's better than anything else. Glad I can stick with Arctic. 👍👍
i am going to replace the freezer 2 360 fans with these soon
Great review Mike. Still using arctic fans in dters pc. Like the design and quality and good price! Thanks for reviewing Mike & Kath👍
Ps: are you doing a video on mining, pros cons etc? Would find your thoughts on mining interesting.
arctic fans are really good when they are available at the right price, the last year or so has seen the prices go mad, so i t is good to see these now back to sensible pricing.
Regarding the CPU mining i will address it at some point, but i am still at the point of learning right now, and it seems to be rather pointless in terms of instant income, more of a speculative thing
Typo in the title Mike - says P120, these tick all the boxes, my new go-to fan. Thanks for the review.
they are p120 though? or am i missing something 👍
@@mikesunboxing no they're called P12 :)
@@mikesunboxing subsequently believe this was a sarcastic comment, just for the record :)
Yeah I see it now the bionix are p120 and p140 oops silly me
@@mikesunboxing Sausage fingers
This is so spooky, how are your videos always just the video I need!
haha the bugging devices work wonders 😂
@@mikesunboxing yeah man, I got the fan controller (that you didn’t like), the aRGB anti sag bracket and now these fans. I’ve got a fractual pop air case and the stock fans aren’t great, they aren’t PVM but are aRGB 5V. They make a kinda weird noise from the bearing all the time which you can hear and don’t move a lot of air.
Sorry I couldn’t use an affiliate link as Amazon don’t have the stock of the white ones I need so Scan sorted me out. May upload some pictures tomorrow once installed!
@@naylor2006 look forward to seeing it in it's full ARGB glory
They are great. Just got them installed. Works perfectly with Asus Aura sync
awesome fans, i really like them
Hi Mike,
Just stumbled onto your review of these after the Discord recommendation.
they are really good, the only negative for me is the weird offset for the wiring coming out
Thanks for this. Good review.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice looking fans mike great video unfortunately I have a strange addiction for corsair and lian li fans 😕
yes i hear you
Since the making of this video, a lot of different addressable PWM RGB fans have hit the market. Some are really spectacular, bright with longer warranty LEDs. Most of the brands are available in the multi fan kits with a fan controller hub to get you started. Arctic ARGB is still the best balance between price, bling and warranty
yeah these really are still the ones to beat
Mike, I do hope you have still those plastic corners of the tempered glass of your Techware VXR. I have the same model of case, but from Intertech, and those people are advising to keep those corners on the glass panels as they provide protection and relief the tension that may occur while the panels are mounted on the case.
no i think a through those away almost straight away, i'll have to check the box, got me thinking now
CRAP JOKE FRIDAY !!!!!!!!!
Did you hear about the naked photographer who was taking timelapses in the Arctic? They died from exposure.
Excellent work Ugs !
What's the difference between a woman and a PC from 1995?
A woman doesn't accept 3 1/2 inch floppies.
Another good one !
@@lorderectus1849 brown chicken brown cow....🤣
Oh darn, these look amazing. Although I'm unfortunately too used to the chinese RGB kits, with a remote controller for quick changes and the simplicity of the cable management: one cable per fan instead of two. Not to mention that I would need two hubs, one to connect every single PWM cable to and the little one also by Arctic that has a little remote with it to connect all the RGB cables; I'm not really that trustful of running 5 fans of one single connector and daisy-chain them all.
yeah i ran 6 inwin fans daisy chained on the CPU header and when on full load it would crash the system
I have a couple of the black p12 fans and they are awesome. Really wanting to get the rgb 4 pin set since my motherboard only has a 12v 4 pin connection. Currently I’m having to use a converter and the fans that came with my pc are molex and it’s a cable nightmare. With these it would be so much simplified and I can get rid of 2 unnecessary psu cables.
yes it would tidy things up quite a bit
Thank you thank you thank you I've got 140 mm version but this video taught me how to connect to my onboard Hub and I don't have to use those other leads. I have a Montech AIR 903 Max case
Glad it helped
great vid
thanks appreciate that!
I didn't know you could daisy chain them hahahaha so I brought the connecter for them 😅
Brilliant kit.
yes they really are quite special
Just got 4 of these fans at Scan. Instead of buying the 3pack plus 1, I bought 4 singles for £39.94. I think they're on a one-day deal but the stocks are low.
thanks for the heads up Clive
Cool review! Please review the Razer Chroma Addressable RGB Controller :)
okay i'll see what i can do
just bought a couple of the p14s for the front of my fractal case. super excited to try these out! by the way Mike, would you recommend either daisy chaining these into one argb header or just giving each fan its own argb header since i'll be only running two of these and have enough headers to spare? I already have an arctic BioniX as an exhaust and have been more than impressed with how quiet and efficient it is at moving air. Plus i got it dirt cheap from arctic directly on ebay, its astounding how well made and cheap these fans are for how great they perform!
i would daisy chain them, also by doing that the ARGB loop expands giving a more interesting effect
@@mikesunboxing all right thats good to know, thanks Mike! I ended up cancelling my order and instead bought the 3 pack of these fans for just 3 bucks more lol. An Arctic rep also told me I can use these with other branded fans so I cant wait to try that out with a cooler master argb fan I have in my case already.
I actually own this cooler for a while now, I needed a replacement for a MSI 240 AiO fail and spotted this on amazon at a reasonable price, I bought it and wasn't disappointed it performed much better and its keeping my Ryzen 3600 XT cool with temps of 35C idle,55C playing Halo Infinite so i am not complaining with that!, only downside is, its slightly taller than my case, so now i have to buy a bigger one to accommodate it."sigh"😂
Good time to treat yourself to a new case
@@mikesunboxing I got one from Techware Forge L winging my way.. so a small board transfer to me over the new year😁
@@paullamonte5179 enjoy!
I got 4 140mm and one 120mm, they are. Great⚔️🔥😁
i need to invest in some 140s for my editing rig
@@mikesunboxing P14 PWN PST A-RGB, fantastic price and performance. Noctua i also use in my other rig, i do compose music and noctua has always been amazing. My new rig is for a little of everything, så i wanted it to have some bling bling and still be quality made, so i went for the Arctic on this one. Btw. Arctic also make awesome looking and very effective air Coolers for a very cheap price. I bought an Arctic Freezer i35 A-RGB. That's is amazing for tje price and very effective
Nice fans, i'm so desperate to replace my cheapo NON PWM Ubanner fans, but, 9 fans replacement is a bit pricey for me at the moment :(
if you don’t need RGB you can give the non-RGB P12 value pack a try
yes that is quite the investment, maybe do it in batches of three? and you might find that 6 will be better than the ubanner nine ?
There should be an artic vs metallicgear video... the 120/140mm metallicgear skiron mg fans (which are highly overlooked, but are cheap, and perform very well) and they have very good and bright rgb.
i'll see what i can do
Hey, thank you for the video, it is nice to have good fans, but it is also important to have a good program to hanbdle them. Would you know a good fan program else then bios?
depends on the board ASUS and MSI have quite good software to control fans
Scan had them at £7.97 a piece last weekend, £15 postage for me so i had to pass. Even at £35 for the 3 pack they're a steal! Nice one!
Oh wow! that is a great price, but the postage (insert meme here)
nice review, I'm convinced, but is there a reverse version of this exact model?
not currently sorry
cool look cool price in turn a cool PC everyones a winner
agreed
Will i be able to control the color of those fans from software such as ( RGB fusion ) as stated on the pack, or do i need controllers and stuff like that?
you will need a controller on your motherboard or a separate one, RGB fusion only talks to a controller on the gigabyte board if it has one
@@mikesunboxing i will be getting a GIGABYTE Z690 GAMING X DDR4, will i be able to control the LED from there without buying extra parts.
My question is can i just buy the fans without anything extra and then control them with software installed on my pc.
I'm about to start my build, and I noticed I have the same case, cooler, and fans as you. I was thinking about where/how to orient the fans and radiator. Because the case has a glass front, I was thinking of having 3x intake top and bottom, then exhaust 1 rear fan, then the radiator blowing out of the front/side. Is that what you're doing on yours? What is your fan orientation here?
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I'm wondering, to save space on the flyleads, wouldn't it make sense to snip off the female connectors - making sure to label each cable as to which pin it is, and then couple all equivalent pins using WAGO connectors, like you'd do in one of your home's junction boxes? Or is this not feasible to do?
sort of but the idea is that when you daisy chain these the ARGB length gets longer and the signal passes through rather than just replicating the signal.
@@mikesunboxing I’d suggest then coupling the original leads into a wago with a lengthier cable which then connects into another wago which acts as the main junction. Like a power strip behind a tv -
This is all conjecture though. Never tried it and never seen it tried but interesting thought nonetheless - heck if it works, realistically there’s no reason manufacturers shouldn’t standardise behind such a system.
hey mike im going to be building my very first pc and i got 4 of these fans and arctic liquid freezer ii 240 aio, what hubs do you recommend me to get for them? I dont know a lot about pc's and im kind of nervous to build such an expensive one.
the arctic 10 port is a good place to start, but depends on your motherboard and case etc, feel free to drop in the discord chat to discuss more if you need to
Do you have any vids on mining raptorium !
no i don't sorry and to be honest i really don't understand it all.
@@mikesunboxing can yuh refer any ?
They just need to make some 140mm versions and some white versions and that'll be great.
both are in the works apparently
@@mikesunboxing Oh hell yeah.
White version doesn't exist (hopefully yet), but 140 mm version was released recently. However, AFAIK, for the time being, it is only available on Arctic's own eshop and the price for single fan, € 19.99, seems a little too much. However, the set of three is priced decently at € 43.99. Not sure, however, if they are delivering outside of Europe.
@@petrnovak7235 Thanks for the info Petr :-)
I bought Corsair but with ibhad gone for these w/ the daisy Chain feature
Just telling the name took half of the intro! Nice fans thou, but very expensive at Amazon Canada😐
Sorry about that, for both things 😎
do you have to connect each fan[ Arctic p12 pwm pst co ] with another or can you just use your own fan hub and leave the PWM connector out ?
yes either way
Hi there! Need little bit of help with something. I wanna buy 4 x Arctic P14 PWM PST A-RGB and 2 x Arctic P12 PWM PST A-RGB, since I wanna be able to change colors and speed of the fans, would Arctic A-RGB Controller and Arctic case Fan Hub do the job via RGB Control Master software? Will those controllers be enough for those 6 fans regarding speed and color of it? And I forgot to mention that I have Asus B550-F Gaming motherboard! Thanks in advance!
you will possibly need a ARGB hub with enough ports for all the devices, and i would maybe look at using a splitter on a couple of headers so the 14cm fans are one speed and the 120s another speed
Can you connect 3 of these fans "PWM+Argb", if you have 1 system fan headers & 1 Argb header left in motherboard?
yes you can daisy chain them
How are these fans for airflow in my case ? Or is it only for radiators?
they are hybrid fans and suitable as either.
hello may i ask what hub are you using for those rgb fans? i just bought 6 pcs of those but i cant make work the rgb leds
i used a gamemax rgb hub (we reviewed it ages ago) or you can buy really cheap sata powered ones on amazon with 10 ports for about £10
Would these plug into the ID-COOLING HA-02 FAN HUB?
yes good choice, we did a video on that as well
How many of them can you daisy chain togheter?
It is likely more dependent on the hub or header you are using but safely three from any header
Hi.I want to buy 9 of these fans for my B660-A rog strix.What kind of spliters do i need to purchase if you can help.Thank you.
the fans have splitters already but you might want to use a powered hub to take the strain off the motherboard headers. i used this one czcams.com/video/NascIXmycNI/video.html
@@mikesunboxing Thanks for your respons.Is it unavailable on amazon. Any recommendations for pwm and argb splitters as my b660-A rog Strix has only 3 argb headers.
will this be good? www.overclockers.co.uk/lamptron-sp901-argb-pwm-fan-and-rgb-controller-black-fg-00u-lp.html
Do you know by any chance if the RGB intensity can be controlled in any way?
in the software you can control brightness with most motherboards
@@mikesunboxing cant find on asus armory crate
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Hello. I use a P12 ARGB on my CPU cooler. As a fan, it is excellent, but the lighting effects reset to a static blue color each time after restarting my PC. However, as soon as I open RGB Fusion 2.0, the lighting corrects itself. My motherboard is Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2. How to make the lights remain the same after restarting the PC?
make sure n the fusion software you have the box ticked that says start software on windows startup
@@mikesunboxing
Thanks, but there is no such box in my software. There is "always run on the next reboot", but it doesn't help.
Also, would you recommend P12 ARGB as a rear exhaust fan?
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I wonder how these compare to InWin Mercury AM120S PWM ARGB 120 x 120 x 20 mm triple-pack fans?
not sure sorry
@@mikesunboxing No worries. Do you think you could fit these fans somewhere in your review line up or in a round up? Though these fans have been out for a while.
@@linndoria I'll see what we can do, although InWin haven't been very communicative recently
@@mikesunboxing Okay. If you are able to get a set from InWin or source your own from online or local computer store that would great. Thanks for taking your time in reviewing all these different fans.
I've got these, question is my mother board is a gigabyte so I've downloaded the appropriate software. For some reason the colours only stay static and not the rainbow effect, any ideas why?
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Weird question, do these fans show the leds harshly when using as intake? Or are the leds covered by the fan
Hi! Does the fans include a hub?
Not but you can daisy chain about 3 or 4 to one header
Great! Thank you for answering ;)
Are they compatible with RGB FUSIÓN 2.0 right? (Aorus rgb software)
Are they ok as case fans in an air cooled build?
yes i have them as case fans in the pc sat behing me in the videos, nice and quiet and more a lot of air
why mine no ligh but the fans work fine...do u need any software?
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Will the lights work if u just plugin the 4pin cable ?
no sorry
@@mikesunboxing okay good to know :)
Sorry i dont understand english, but why does this fans have 2 connections?
so you can connect more fans
@@mikesunboxing ohhhh loool, but if i dont want to connect more fans, i just put the connector 4 pin to mb?
are these good for the radiator?
yes static airflow is good
Any issues if i run these into my Master Cooler RBG hub?
The argb hub will be okay not a RGB hub that is a different voltage
can i sync the rgb with my MSI mpgx570 gaming plus.?
yes you can
this the best argb + pwm hub?
yes pretty much for noise levels and price
Sir can these fans used on a 120mm cpu heatsink
yes i don't see why not
first
Thanks for watching :-)
I have the rgb version of these and they are only emitting a pale yellow for some reason
are they plugged into a 12v header?
@@mikesunboxing I've managed to get the rgb working but because 2 of the headers are plugged into the motherboard one of the fans has no power because I've ran out of connectors.
@@billboforty6133 glad to hear it
@@mikesunboxing I've messed with it too much and now the rgb doesn't work anymore
@@billboforty6133 might need to post some pics of your setup in the discord so we can work out what is going on
Hey , can i adjust brightness with msi dragon centar for this fans ?
yes you can
@@mikesunboxing thnks, cause i want to lower brightness at night while iam downloading and sleeping haha
@@mikesunboxing one question , these fans are only compatible with ARGB controller if iam not wrong , right?
its a-rgb gen 1 or 2?
not sure, i would be guessing but likely gen2
Support comment 🙂
Legend!
@@mikesunboxing I support that support comment.
@@uglybob7505 Legend too :-)
I must say though Mike, I am greatly disappointed to hear the words "mining rig" come from your mouth😢
it is CPU mining not GPU mining, I'm not an animal
In that case Mike, I forgive you.
@@PapaMav Lol - thanks!
may i use this on liquid cooling ?
yes the fans are hybrid so good for case, heatsink or radiator use
@@mikesunboxing thank you for answer :)
@@serdartsn No problem 🙂
Any coil whine?
no, very quiet
@@mikesunboxing How are they above 1000rpm ? I hear many reports of an annoying humming sound.
Do these also have coil whine/noise at 1000/1200 rpm like their earlier versions?
No they are very quiet, if you get on the live stream tomorrow evening ask me to demonstrate the rpm settings
They look good... but gosh darn are they are expensive! 3 of them = cheap case. I know you get what you pay for, but...
yes that is becoming a common theme with fans these days. Seems the 30-40 pounds mark for 3 fans is becoming more acceptable in the market, rather the the 15-25 it used to often be.
I could really use some help. So, I have a Z690 Tomahawk MB and Phanteks P500a case, I want to swap out the stock 3 pin ARGB fans for 4 pin RGB PWM fans and daisy chain the 6 fans then connect to my 4 pin 12v RGB header and be able to sync everything, hopefully without frying my MB. The problem is that will be too many fans on 1 header, and only other choice is to use the 3 pin but different voltage and those are for ARGB, not RGB and understand they shouldn't be mixed due to different voltage. So how can I safely connect 6 RGB 4 pin PWM/PST fans to my 4 pin RGB header?
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@@deadmanwalking1930 to simplify why not ignore the 12v rgb and just use 5v argb
@@mikesunboxing I was wrong. I thought ARGB could not be a static colour, that put me off. But seems dependant on software, and after checking Mystic Light, it does include a static option. So I could then daisy chain 2 ARGB fans up to each of my 5v ARGB headers allowing me to add 6 fans and control it through MB software. Could I even put 6 fans on 2 headers and would leave me 1 spare for maybe a light strip ?
Does it have any static noise of the motor/bearing?
No very quiet almost silent