Homer3D
I picked these fans up back in 2020 because they were inexpensive and was highly rated. After getting them installed I was very happy. They were quiet, the LEDs were bright and could easily be controlled by my motherboard, and worked great as a case fan as well as a radiator fan. Kept all my components nice a cool.Fast forward to 2024 and one fan is starting to go out. Makes a grinding sound and if I tap the fan it goes quiet again for a couple of days. I clean my PC once a year to remove the dust and it helps a little but the noise will come back. But after all this time to lose 1 out of 6, that's not bad at all.Why did it take me 4 years to review these fans? It is because anything can be good when new but time is the real test, specially something with moving parts. I absolutely give these fans 5 stars. They are an amazing value and perform far beyond my expectations. I am going to be upgrading my current PC as it is also 4 years old so I probably will just deal with the noise until then. When I do build my new PC I will be picking up another set of upHere fans.
S.A.S.A.
I had to check youtube videos because I was skeptical this really included six argb fans AND an argb + fan power splitter WITH SATA power (NOT the fat molex) for the price of four (Cooler master, thermaltake, etc) fans. The lighting is perfectly diffused and setup is easy. The power+rgb cables are plenty long to wind around the edge/behind a case. The controller has a button header for mode select that I was able to hook up the case's reset switch for easy color changing +getting it into argb mode. Plenty of mounting hardware included. Two of them fit my 240 radiator perfectly to replace the 12v regular rgb fans that CM included with it. Obviously not as quiet as Noctua fans but really silent compared to fans that come included with things like the case or aio coolers. I have one left over and I'm tempted to replace the 200mm fan on the front of my core v21 because I swear these 120mm fans pull in more air at the same db than the included one even though they're smaller. The controller also has 7 fan slots so you can use the 6 included AND the extra one that came with your case. I would recommend this to anyone, even if you don't need/want the rgb (they can be turned off), it's a great deal on a lot of fans with an included controller.Updated with a picture of my new nr200 (just moved everything to a new case). I fit all 6 fans +splitter, a 240mm aio, 3080fe, and 3 2.5 in drives. Having every possible fan slot filled does wonders for airflow and the fans are even quieter now.
Matthew Harris
The good:These fans are very good looking fans for the money. With an adapter I am able to control the fans from iCUE and keep them in sync with the rest of my computer. All of the colors are spot on with the rest of the lighting and the effects all look pretty sweet. 2x360mm rads and these keep my computer nice and cool, at stock my GTX 1080 never goes above 50C and my 3700x is never above 65C.The Bad:One of the fans has bad bearing and will intermittently make noise. Again these were very cheap so even if I do end up switching it out for a new one not the end of the world.The it depends:The build in hub/controller works well and has some very nice built in lighting effects. HOWEVER if you intend on using software to control the lighting ditch the controller and get one without built in presets. The controller MUST be set to software mode with every reboot by pressing and holding a button for 3 seconds, this can be wired to the reset button but on a case without a dedicated reset that gets really old really fast.
Chris HallChris Hall
I've used these fans in multiple builds over the past year or so and I can't think of another set of aRGB fans that is a better value. They're $46 as of this writing and for that you get 6 5v aRGB PWM fans along with a controller hub that controls up to 7 fans and doesn't use a proprietary header like nearly every name-brand series of RGB fans. You can use the included button to cycle presets or you can just hook them up to the 5v header on your motherboard without needing any special adapters (looking at you, Corsair, Deepcool, and Thermaltake).What makes these an insane value is how well everything works, especially now that they've switched to SATA power for the hub as opposed to Molex. The controller lets you control the lighting either via a detachable reset button that can actually be hooked up to your front-panel reset button if need be, or you can use the hardwired 5v aRGB header cord to hook up to your motherboard for software control. All softwares I've tried so far (Asus, Asrock, Gigabyte) work just fine with these fans.As far as physical performance, the fans aren't fancy, but they are fairly sturdy- though it is possible to crack the plastic legs if you over-tighten long radiator screws. There's no anti-vibration pads, but I've also never had an issue with them vibrating. The plastic is a softer and thicker form of extruded plastic, meaning it has a bit of sponginess and limited flexibility. This not only makes them feel less brittle than something like Cooler Master fans, but probably allows for vibration absorption without the need for rubber pads. The actual fans themselves are also smaller than most 120mm fans. The exterior ring is thick for what it is and the feet protrude to allow for 120mm fitment, so the actual fan itself is probably closer to 100mm, but that seems to have zero bearing on the performance. As best I can tell, the actual fan blade diameter is similar to that of the Corsair LL120.By and large, these are great-performing fans. The lighting is bright and well-diffused, the actual cooling performance as both a case fan and radiator fan (these are a hybrid design, after all) is equal if not better than most included case or radiator fans I've used. Temperatures have always improved over stock fans, even if only slightly, after installing these fans in a system. They're also shockingly quiet for what is generally considered a cheap off-brand Chinese fans. There's ZERO rattle (looking at you, Cooler Master) and the actual fan noise at max speed is a low-frequency whoosh that's easily drowned out by most GPU's or air coolers. At standard operating speeds? These fans are essentially inaudible.Are these fans perfect? Nope. They feel a little cheap, the instructions are as bare-bones as they come, even if they do the job, and the packaging is of the lowest-common-denominator variety. But a 6-pack with a controller for $46? That level of value has ruined me. I simply can't bring myself to buy name-brand fans anymore for double, triple, or even 5 times that price (looking at you, Corsair). I literally have 4 extra boxes of these that I've bought whenever they went on sale, just in case I need them for another build. If they were more expensive, such as priced closer to the Deepcool CF120, they'd be a 4-star rating. But at this price? I see no reason to not give them 5 stars.Good:-That price!-Sturdy construction-Excellent fan/rgb hub, if a little bulky-Needs no proprietary connection adapters-Very nice lighting and color quality-Very quiet-Airflow and static pressure are more than acceptable-Works with nearly all motherboard RGB softwareBad:-They feel cheap, despite being sturdy-Design makes it possible to crack or break legs if using long screws to mount to a radiator-Installation instructions are extremely barebones-No manufacturer website to use for reference-No vibration pads included