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ARCTIC F12 120 mm Standard Low Noise Case Fan Fluid Dynamic Bearing Innovative Design
Last Updated: May 22, 2019 (Refresh Now)
8.0
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Total Reviews
725
Old Reviews
483
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Review Analysis - 210 recent, verified reviews
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Sound Quality
48fan, noise, fans, air, silent
+73%
-27%
" ... They are quiet. ... "
" ... Great little fan and quiet. ... "
" ... Great little fan and quiet. ... "
" ... could have been quieter. ... "
" ... Could produce more airflow but for the price and noise level, highly recommended. ... "
" ... Received a defective fan most likely it sounds like from reading other reviews. ... "
" ... Unbeatable value, great performance, minimal noise. ... "
" ... pretty quiet and moves air well ... "
Cooling
36fans, airflow, fan, cooler, amount of air
+92%
-8%
" ... Great case fan ... "
" ... But for the price I don't want to compare with noctua fans which are 3 or 4 times expensive than arctic. ... "
" ... Quiet and good air flow ... "
" ... The best case fans by far. ... "
" ... It is a good cooling fan for desktop. ... "
" ... I have 20 of these fans keeping my mining rigs cool. ... "
" ... Great fans, very silent and with good airflow! ... "
" ... definitely better than my stock case fan. ... "
Product Reliability
21fan, month, quit, fine, years
+62%
-38%
" ... seems to be working and holding up well. ... "
" ... fan working great now for over 2 months, very cool and very quite! ... "
" ... These work fine for that purpose. ... "
" ... No problems encountered ... "
" ... They worked pretty well for this ... "
" ... For basic use this fan will work without question. ... "
" ... For the cost they are attractive and have been running non-stop for over a month now without issues. ... "
" ... Worked fine and is quiet as advertized. ... "
Overall performance
18fan, cpu, pc, job, works great
+100%
" ... Very quiet when running in Asus's Extreme Quiet Mode. ... Hooked 2 of them up to my Hyper 212 EVO, 2 of them to my Asus GTX 1070 via Asus FanConnect and 1 on the rear exhaust port of the V21. ... "
" ... Thank you for keeping my AMD cpu nice and chill. ... "
" ... Does the job at an excellent deal. ... "
" ... It does the job. ... "
" ... GTX 1060 that is overclocked ... I see great thermals, cpu never over 65, cpu with a Coolermaster 2i2 I don't think I've ever seen over 65 either. ... "
" ... Now my PC runs quietly. ... "
" ... Pc was locking up just watching a movie and now dosnt hit 60c under full load (gpu/cpu) ... "
" ... It's simple and does it's job. ... "
Price
16fan, quiet, cost, worth the price, worth
+88%
-13%
" ... It’s a great fan especially for the cost. ... "
" ... It's just as quiet as Noctua at affordable price. ... "
" ... Gets five stars for my intended usage and the price. ... "
" ... For the cost, I'm impressed. ... "
" ... no way you can beat this fan 4 this price . ... "
" ... Pretty decent fans for the price. ... "
" ... There worth the money, no hesitation needed. ... "
" ... These seem to work well, are pretty quiet (although I'm not ultra picky), and are a great price. ... "
Build Quality
10good, fan, screws, quiet, pin
+60%
-40%
" ... Good quality materials ... "
" ... Quality is good, doesn't feel or look like some cheap molded fan. ... "
" ... This fan has a three pin connector. ... The fan comes with screws that matches my factory installed screws. ... "
" ... Works great in a homebrew stir plate. ... "
" ... Well made, durable, and very quiet! ... "
" ... Bought 5 of these for my new mATX build. ... "
Marketplace
9waiting, replacement, refund, pack, advertised
+89%
-11%
" ... Thanks again Amazon. ... "
" ... Thank you so much. ... "
" ... It adapted well to my case and appears to be quiet and works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... Amazon was quick to refund the purchase and I'm currently waiting on the replacement to arrive. ... "
" ... Amazon was quick to refund the purchase and I'm currently waiting on the replacement to arrive. ... "
Fit
8case, air, vent, top, refrigerator
+75%
-25%
" ... It comes with white screws though fortunately I still had plenty in black from my own case which worked perfectly fine. ... "
" ... Pulls much more air into the case. ... "
" ... Pretty good Unit for the price fits every case , ... "
" ... Put 2 in my top vent for my refrigerator compartment and left spaces for 2 more. ... "
" ... great OEM replacement, quiet and fit perfect. ... "
" ... It mounted without issue, and the fan exhausts the hot air out of my PC. ... "
Setup
7install, easy, quiet, installing, fans
+100%
" ... Will always buy AC. ... "
" ... Was what I needed and was fairly easy to install other than the placement of my own wires but that is the person who made my computers fault not the fans. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... Careful with the installation. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
Cables
6connector, wires, fan, cable, yellow
+50%
-50%
" ... I did not need 3 pin connector. ... "
" ... Also the cables are cheap (sleeved like Noctua or EK Vardars would have been great) and I actually hated their built-on splitter thing, let me choose if I want to use an external PWM splitter, don't include it, its just an extra thing dangling off the cable cluttering my case. ... "
" ... Didn't state that the had the third wire for speed control. ... "
Returns
6refund, amazon, waiting, sent, back
+33%
-67%
" ... I am returning this for a refund. ... "
" ... So I go to return it and there are no returns allowed. ... "
" ... That probably voids my return. ... "
" ... Sent message to manufacturer and waiting for a reply. ... "
Volume
5fan, louder, pushes, price, pitched
-100%
" ... I don't have a dB meter but it is way too loud for a home PC. ... "
" ... I know it says low noise but I find this thing really loud. ... "
" ... I can't say I'm surprised but, they are loud. ... "
" ... It pushes air like a mad fan, but there's a high pitched buzzing sound (at first I thought it was a warning buzzer from my motherboard). ... "
Delivery
5working, waiting, replacement, refund, delivered
+80%
-20%
" ... Amazon was quick to refund the purchase and I'm currently waiting on the replacement to arrive. ... "
Ease of Use
4easy, quiet, easy to install
+100%
" ... Much easier to concentrate now! ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
" ... Easy to install. ... "
Power Consumption
4voltage, quiet, power supply, fan, consumption
+75%
-25%
" ... PWM power lets the motherboard control RPM level. ... "
" ... Very quiet and very low power consumption for how much air they move. ... "
" ... The rated voltage is 12VDC. ... "
Product As Described
4works, worked, well, expected
+100%
" ... It adapted well to my case and appears to be quiet and works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
Design
4yellow, used, hot, cut
+50%
-50%
" ... 1 of them didn't turn on and smelled like it burnt up immediately, remaining two work fine but . ... "
" ... Looked like it would be decent, guess not. ... "
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