Corsair Quiet Edition Fan Review

So finally a couple weeks ago the assorted pack of sp120 af120 quiet performance editions plus a af140 quiet edition landed at the oc3d offices.

Corsair quiet edition fan review.

Perhaps my biggest complaint the fan isn t true white. Corsair air series af140 quiet edition fan the af140 qe comes in a red and black package that shows you everything you need to know right on the front in plain sight. Although they do move air really really well so not all is a loss. Now knowing that we had tested the h100 on a 3960x recently with a couple of different fans we thought this would be the ideal set up to test the new corsair fans on and put them up against their.

Corsair air series sp120 quiet edition fans moving into light blue and black packaging now for the quiet edition of the sp120 helps you discern from the two parts of the series. They re translucent with a frosted texture so the light from the four leds adds a dramatic effect. However once over 1000rpms they are significantly louder. As advertised these quiet edition fans are very very quiet in operation and they are keeping the cpu motherboard and case temperatures very low.

The custom molded blades are designed for high volume air delivery with less noise and turbulence than typical case fans. Corsair is our company of choice for our first review as they offer a variety of cooling fans wide enough and designed for different applications permitting us to easily showcase the difference. Paired with the corsair air series af120s for the top and the af140 if your back fan area can handle the length and your airflow will be absolutely perfect and quiet. They are pretty quiet from 100rpms to 1000 rpms.

Reviewed in the united states on february 13 2017 i replaced the stock front fans with these and now my airflow is perfect. 5 0 out of 5 stars quiet and easy to install. Replaced the two stock fans on the h100 cpu cooler with two sp120 quiet edition fans as exhaust fans and installed an af140 quiet edition fan in the side panel as a supply fan. Easy to install and generally sharp looking fans con.