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Antec SmartCool 120mm Case Fan, with thermal control
- £12.12ex vat
- £13.94inc vat
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- manufacturer #: 120MM SMART COOL
- quickfind code: 54151
- 105 in stock for next day delivery.
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I have found that cheaper fans with sleeve bearings (ie bronze bush) tend to be quieter than b/bearing types! Also, any temperature sensing fan must be used as EXHAUST or or will have no teperature difference to sense! Be careful though, as too powerful a fan pushing air OUT of a tightly sealed case can lead to negative pressure INSIDE the case, and try to defeat the PSU fan! Ensure front vents are clear and rear vents taped over to permit crossflow cooling, with the noise of the fan being muffled by being rear mounted and furthest from your ears!
very quiet
os:
Not ApplicableAs the other guy said the sensor is located on the main body but mine does change speed and nearly gets to full RPM so it must work - dont know how but it does. does the business and for the money id have another
How you could mount the fan
Guys you might want to mount the fans the opposite way round. I have mine as the second fan in my case so I have it mounted to suck the air out. This ensures the air moves over the sensor.
Nice!
When used properly (as an exhaust fan) it works very well. A bit pricey so only 4 stars....
Thermal control generally results in a slow spin despite performance being needed.
os:
Not ApplicableWhile plugging in the 3 pin connected onto my motherboard powers this thing, it failed to provide any temperature sensing. I didn’t imagine this would be a significant problem because of the inbuilt thermal control, in the form of a small thermostat in the centre of the fan. Unfortunately, the fan fails to built up any speed despite the inside of the case being nice and toasty, only when temperatures rose to about 35C could I hear the fan speed up briefly. I can’t really comment on how loud it is since I cannot actually force the thing to spin faster a gentle whir!
In retrospect, it would have been wiser to buy a cheaper fan with temperature sensing wire and let the software control the speed because evidently I disagree with Antec about how cool my case should be. The 80mm stock fan provided more effective cooling than the 120mm one because of this lack of speed.
They are noisy
os:
Windows XPI found them noisy in a way that they generate some mid-lower pitch sound regardless the speed.
I got back to standard fans that came with my Coolermaster Cosmos case and they sound much healthier (quieter).
They are noisy
os:
Windows XPI found them noisy in a way that they generate some mid-lower pitch sound regardless the speed.
I got back to standard fans that came with my Coolermaster Cosmos case and they sound much healthier (quieter).
re: Negative Pressure
"Just a quick comment to set the record straight. Having negative pressure inside your case in no way makes life harder for the CPU fan, and in fact makes cooling better overall. The CPU fan\'s only job is to move hot air away from the processor. Once this air has been moved away the exhaust fan must take over and pull this hot air out of the case."
He didn't say CPU - he said PSU, which makes you wrong and him right.
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Negative Pressure
Just a quick comment to set the record straight. Having negative pressure inside your case in no way makes life harder for the CPU fan, and in fact makes cooling better overall. The CPU fan's only job is to move hot air away from the processor. Once this air has been moved away the exhaust fan must take over and pull this hot air out of the case.
