ARCTIC P12 PWM PST - 120 mm Case Fan with PWM Sharing Technology (PST), Pressure-optimised, Quiet Motor, Computer, Fan Speed: 200-1800 RPM

Hello Everyone! I’m here to review the Arctic P12 PWM PST fans so please allow me the few minutes of your time to go over why these fans should be your next purchase!First things first, I want to make it clear that this is not my first rodeo with these fans, I’ve actually purchased these fans many times, in all variations. For the sake of this review, I will be reviewing the White variants though the Black ones, ARGB ones, RGB ones, and opaque ones also apply to this review.The Shipping:I bought these not long ago, they took a couple days to get here but not long at all! I was pleasantly surprised when they arrived a few days early. I bought 6 with this order and they arrived in a bag with absolutely no damage.The Build Quality:These fans are (mind the language) sexy. They’re classy and robust. The fans and housing are a little thicker than normal fans but they’ll still fit in most cases. Actually, I found them extremely easy to install lol. While I forgot to take a picture of the fans themselves, I’ll leave a picture of what they look like inside my case (I have 3 in the front, one in the rear, and 2 on each side of my cpu cooler).The Performance:These fans are legendary. I build computers for a living and I do a ton of research into parts that perform well without costing a fortune, I’m happy to say that these fans are basically the cremé of the crop when it comes to price to performance. These fans are just extremely high end fans with a budget pricepoint. I’ve tested these against the “world renowned” or “gold standard” Noctua A12s and Noctua P12s and I was completely astonished by what I saw. These fans perform very similarly to these enthusiast-level fans but are considerably cheaper! My aforementioned addition of these fans to my cpu cooler has provided me with an insight on how great these fans pair with budget coolers. I have a SE-224-XT White (which I also wrote a review on) which is a very budget cooler that pulls its own weight and thought it was great but felt off with only one fan, I replaced the stock fan with 2 of these (one on each side as pictured) and my cooler went from great budget cooler to absolutely phenomenal budget cooler. I won’t get into specifics this time around because I went into full detail in the review of my cpu cooler but all you need to know is, my cpu cooler now performs like a higher end cooler because of the amazing performance that these fans provide. These fans are also extremely quietThe Value:As I’ve said in the last section, these fans perform like higher end and higher priced Noctua offerings. These fans cost me $9 a piece and perform like they cost twice as much! The actual performance per dollar here is absolutely unbelievable.

I needed another fan in my computer for an exhaust and this one worked perfectly and is pretty much silent.

Context: Top fans in my NR200 case started making noise about two years into use. I regularly clean my case and everything, but apparently the bearings in the original fans that came with the case got through QC with too high of tolerances. They were getting noisy with low use (I game primarily on Friday night for a few hours max). Needed to replace them and was caught between choosing Arctic and Noctua fans. I read some reviews and went with these.Pros:- Price; Noctua fans are expensive but are reliable and quiet. I took a chance with these.- Installation was easy; fan dimensions were perfect.- The ability to daisy-chain these two together by default saved me some time and complexity with cable management inside the case.Cons:- Noise; I'm spoiled with two large Noctua fans at the base of my tower and two Noctua fans cooling my deshrouded GPU. These fans are BY NO MEANS loud, but when compared to Noctua, it is noticeable. I game with a headset and it is impossible to hear them.- Quality; time will tell to see if the bearings can survive; these seemed pressure-fitted better than the last ones that got noisy, but if there is any drop when turning the fan over, you're bound to have dust infiltrate the bearings and eventually kill the fan or make it noisy.Overall:It's tough to beat the price and convenience of the daisy-chain cables. I installed and had these up and running in about 4 minutes. Time will tell about the quality, but I'm satisfied and glad I took the gamble here. If I had a higher-end rig, I would get Noctua fans. For now, these are great.

I purchased this set to replace a number of fans that came included with my Fractal North case after noticing some unpleasant noise. Running these at 40% speed (~900 rpm) these are near silent and work well for my system at idle (R5 7600X / RX 6950XT). Even at 60-70% they push a good amount of air and help keep things cool under moderate gaming loads. I try to avoid the highest end on these fans since the noise is much more noticeable but they push a ton of air if you end up needing it. Your experience will vary based on your tolerance for noise and willingness to adjust fan curves. Personally, I love having the option for a nice silent curve with the option to max out under loads. All the other reviews praising the value of these fans aren't wrong. If you're not in the market for the likes of Noctua, these are your answer.