

Even in a set of 5, they are cheaper than some fans cost individually. In this case, the best cooling performance and also a low noise level are offered by the very cheapest Arctic F14. The volume is included here – ergo, the fans with a high performance win with a low volume. Because this volume is practically no longer perceptible. Possible differences in this range can thus not be measured any further, which would not be suitable for everyday use, though. Note: A measurement result of 30 dB(A) means that the volume meter available here is not able to perceive the fans’ volume. Smaller numbers are better.īe quiet! Silent Wings 3 140 mm High-Speed Fans are sorted according to the best combined performance delta (GPU delta + CPU delta + volume – 30dB(A) base noise). This allows us to determine which fans deliver the best efficiency at a constant speed and whether there are any outliers in one direction or the other in terms of noise. And this range often offers a good ratio of performance and noise. The 800 RPM was chosen as the speed because all 140 mm fans in the test can reach this speed. If the room temperature is 30☌ in summer, the temperature reached would be 63.3☌. If 33.3 K is given as the measurement result and the room temperature is 22.2☌, then you come out with an achieved temperature of 55.5☌. This means: The numbers in Kelvin given here can simply be added to the room temperature to get the actual temperature. These are then adjusted by the room temperature and noted as a delta in Kelvin. The DeepCool AK400 in testįor the test, the processor and graphics card are heated up under a constant loop from the 3DMark Night Raid stress test and after 10 minutes, the temperature of the processor and graphics card is measured. The unchanged fan setting ensures that no automatics influence the results, but the only variables are the case fans. The graphics card is a GeForce GTX 960 with its fans set to a constant 35%.

It is cooled by a DeepCool AK400 with a constant fan power set to 25%. The processor in this case is the AMD Ryzen 5 3600X, which offers a similar power consumption and heat development as comparable newer processor models. The fans are all mounted with the Noctua NA-AV3*, which allow for easy screwless mounting and are compatible with all fans from the test. Lastly, this case corresponds to the current standard in terms of construction. The advantage is that the test is thus comparable to the test of the 120 mm case fans. It also offers the possibility to mount 120mm and 140mm fans in the front as well as in the back. In contrast, the dust filter behind it has been removed. Nevertheless, it has a mesh grille in the front that has to be overcome. Here we rely on the DeepCool CH510 Mesh Digital, which offers a good airflow. Proprietary with adapter to standard ARGB in the setįor the comparison of case fans, the chosen case is of course primarily important.
