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I have a friend that just bought an Arctic Freezer 34 eSports and he is looking to add another fan to the other side of it. Basically like the Acrtic Freezer 34 eSports Duo but cheaper since he already has an extra fan. I was hoping to figure out how to attach the fan before it arrives. Not for any particular reason other than having plenty of time while waiting for shipping. The cooler uses a wire clip to hold on to the fans and I was wondering if anyone has a good idea for an alternative. I know zipties work but I'd rather a better looking option. I was thinking about designing and printing a clip that holds it on which would be easy except I don't have the cooler to measure. Does someone have one that would be willing to measure it? I am mostly just interested in the two dimensions labeled in the image below. If there is another option that someone else has already designed then that works too. I just haven't found one yet. I realize this is a really bizzare thing to do now instead of just waiting but I am bored. Does anyone have any ideas that I can try? I also guess I just now came up with an idea that should work without needing any dimensions other than the spacing of holes on the fans but I am curious if someone has any good ideas. Also, I know I can buy the clips for this cooler and they are cheap, but so am I so I'd rather try my hand at making something.
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Update, from In Win " Thank you for your patience, after internal investigation, this is the only case reported in our RMA records. We have no stocks now , however, if consumers have concerns of their Polaris RGB fans, they can provide the invoice and contact: shop@in-win.com. (we have different platforms to receive consumer's feedback, and we will respond). We apologize for your bad experience." They have also contacted me so they can send me some of the saturn fans. I gotta say, many companies could learn a lot on customer service from In Win. ------------- Original Post ------------- In Win Polaris Fans pose a fire risk, and should be replaced. The wires in the frame of the fan can touch the screws and short. This has happened to me. Yesterday I went to boot my PC. On boot i got a CPU Fan Error. I was using these fans on my AIO. I look over and indeed they are not spinning. I remove the radiator from the case boot the PC and the fans spin. So with the PC still running i start to remount the rad. As i do I see a spark from the screw to the case. So I shut down the PC, screw down the rad, reboot, and no fan spin. Then it occurs to me. The fan mounting screws run by the 8pin wiring for the daisy chain wires inside the frame of the fan. I must have a short. So i remove the screws near the wires, and with the rad mounted boot again. I have fan spin. The wires had shorted through the fan mounting screw, through the rad, and rad screw to the case. Thankfully my cases and PSU grounding worked as designed(Thank you Lian Li[O11 Dynamic] and Corsair[RM850x]) and i have no other failures. So i have replaced the fans with ones that do not use this system. Today I disassembled the Polaris Fans and found that 1 fan had a wire that was cut trough, and another showed some chaffing on some of the insulation. As you can see in the photos the wires can obstruct the screw holes. The vibrations of the fan running caused the insulation to chaff and short. 5 of the 8 wires show damage in this fan. I also found some signs of chaffing on another wire in a second fan. Based on my sample size of three fans inspected 1 had outright failed, and a second signs of damage. This has me concerned that this may be a more widespread issue. That other PC owners may have these fans with the same fire risk. I am also concerned that this design flaw may not be limited to the Polaris, but may exist in all In Win fans with the 8 Pin Daisy Chain such as the In Win Saturn(IW-FN-ASN120-3PK) that looks to use the same system. I do not have one to disposable so I cannot be sure of this. (In Win has provided photos of the internals of the Saturn fan, and I do not believe these pose a risk.) I hope that word of this gets back to In Win and they investigate. Do the right thing and work with regulators to recall the defective design. ------------- Update: ------------- So I have heard back from In Win. "First of all, we are sorry to hear what happened, but we are glad to know everything is fine on your side. For Saturn (IW-FN-ASN120-3PK), we can assure you that we are using a new 6-pin design for this model, so no worry for the wire issue. As for Polaris, please allow us some time for investigating internally, then we will report here again. Thank you for your patience." https://forum.in-win.com/forum/general-discussion/hardware/12068-polaris-fans-fire-hazard ------------- Final Update ------------- So I received the Saturn Fans and have them installed. I have to say I'm happy with them. Knowing that they do not have the same design flaw as the Polaris fans give me peace of mind. I have to give credit to In Win they have been excellent and meet my gold standard for customer care. Not many companies do this. Thanks you In Win So here are my thoughts on the Saturn fans(ASN120). Packaging: The fans ship in a simple box(what more does it need to be.) There is no manual in the box, but a QR code on the side to find one online. +less packaging -If you cannot scan it you are kinda left to figure it out. The fans ship in a protective plastic sleeve the to me felt smooth and soft. It kinda felt premium. Installation: Installing them wasn't to hard. It took some time, but that more had to do with me removing previous fans, with all their cables, and redoing a bunch of cable management i had going on. Once all the clutter was dealt with The Saturn fans were easy enough. The way they set up their daisy chained cables made things easy. Each set of three comes with a controller you have to use. I didn't like the idea until I started using, but once I did I realized how much this made things easier. Each controller can take up to 6 fans, since i have 9 I had to use 2 controllers. You can daisy chain the controllers together as each has a 5v ARGB out. Another neat feature is that if you do not have an ARGB header on your motherboard you can ad a switch to the controller so you can change the effects remotely, for example you could plug the reset switch of you case in the the controller and change the lighting effects that way. With each controller taking SATA power I'm not worried about plugging all 9 fans into one fan header and all the fans into one ARGB header. I could only see an issue here if you do not have SATA power plugs to spare. With the magnetic backing on the controller mounting it was a breeze. The only real downside to the design is with the controller design is it is 16mm thick. I could see this being an issue on cheaper or older cases that don't have much room behind the back panel. The fan: The fans are an airflow focused PWM Fan. With both higher airflow and static pressure then a Noctua NF-F12 They perform well. To do this they are a little noisy at full speed at 35dB(A). After playing around with my fan curves I have found a happy medium, and are keeping my 5900x at 42C under light load with only a minor hum, and even under load, the noise level is acceptable. Running the Horizon Zero Dawn Benchmark my CPU never exceeded 70C wail maintaining 4.5GHZ all core, and i my fans set to ramp up high after 75C. In other words, they have a lot of potential performance that the average user wont need and can safely be set to 50% or so for most average use cases. Heaven help you though if you plug them into a DC fan header. The Lighting: Each fan has 8 LEDs and the do a fine job. There are hot spots, but this isn't unusual. The clear fan frame with it's texture catches the light better then the Polaris ever did and in my opinion looks nice. Also with the clear frame they throw a lot of light illuminating my case better then my previous fans ever did. Final thoughts: Over all I am quiet happy with the Saturn fans. Most importantly the do their main function very well, and they do it in style. The noise can be controlled if you have some sort of fan controller wail still dong a good job of cooling your PC. The looks are subjective, but I like them. They do a good job of adding some bling to my case. With their approach to wiring it was a lot simpler to manage then other ARGB fans i have used and the controller adds some useful functions. The truly impressive detail is the price. At time of writing this i and get a 3 pack of the Saturn fan for the same price as 1 Noctua NF-F12 of $34.99CND(the Saturns are on sale, normal price is 44.99). Comparing it to the Cooler Master MF120 Halo for 99.99 CND(witch has lower air flow and static pressure) these are a bargain. Regardless of what your budget these are good fans. The only reason not to go with them is if you don't like the look of the clear frame, or can only run your fans are 100%.
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Greetings Community I have a bad Lian Li 120mm fan that came with my Lian Li Lancool II. I am looking to replace it with the most cost effective option possible. I have considered going with something from Noctua but I was unsure if it is the best bang for my buck at the moment. I would like something with good airflow, NO RGB (due too the possible interference with the case RGB strips), decently low volume, and definitely under $20. An all black or grey fan is preferred. If something can be found around $10 that would be great. I also would like something with good longevity. A fan I was looking at was the Noctua NF-S12A PWM: https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-redux-1700-high-Performance-Award-Winning-Affordable/dp/B07CG2PGY6 A fan I would prefer but at a cheaper price would be the Noctua NF-F12 PWM chromax.Black.swap: https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-chromax-Black-swap-Premium-Grade-Quiet/dp/B07654PNFQ
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I have a DEEPCOOL GAMMAXX L360 ARGB AIO which came with 3X CF120 fans(The ones without holo ring) and planning to get 3 more CF120 Plus fans(The ones with holo ring) will the lights in the pump and all these fans be controlled using Cooler Master MasterPlus Software if I purchase and use the Cooler Master ARGB Controller or Cooler Master ARGB Controller A1? 1. Found that the old Cooler Master ARGB Controller allows other branded AIO and fans to control lighting but no idea about individual LED and brightness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cljgwkefa8 2. Found the new Cooler Master ARGB Controller A1 allows control of individual devices even if they are daisy chained(https://landing.coolermaster.com/pages/addressable-gen-2-rgb-led-controller/) but not sure if it will work with other brands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsEHuMADqS4 Will the old Cooler Master ARGB Controller will support brightness control and Individual LED control for other branded fans? Will the new Cooler Master ARGB Controller A1 will support other brand fans(like the old one) and let us control everything(Individual LED control, brightness control and recognize multiple fans connected to a single port using a hub/splitter cable)
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I have enough space on the back on my cabinet between my GPU and my PSU to place a 120mm fan (using the unused slots as vents), it is worth to place one to try to extract the warm air coming from the GPU fans? (I think) It would look better using the emty space, but will it affect the pc temperarure/performance? (having in theory 3 case fans in front, 1 on the back and 2 above feeding the cpu watercooling (i'm on the planning phase), GPU: Gigabyte Radeon RX 570 GAMING 4G & CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 2200g ).
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Just got myself be quiet fans pure wing 2 high speed, however I thought maybe I can connect them on my RGB/fan hub to control the fan. It didn’t work, instead it’s on max RPM. Apparently, the hub wasn’t connected on the motherboard, so now, I’m stuck with three be quiet fans that’s connected to the hub, but no control on the speed of the fans. I thought, maybe I can connect the GDV header to the system_fan1, if that possible to do it?
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Firstly can someone explain how Pressure Sharing technology works? Second, does it need me to buy a PWM 3 way splitter for 3 Fans?
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Hello, I am selecting parts of my build.. (51060 INR ~ 593 USD) Many of my friends say that Air cooling is the best... But I don't think air cooling is the best... If you have the Cooler Master MasterLiquid 120L RGB, Is it worth it? Thanks...………….
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how to turn off case fans(0RPM) in corsair 460x rgb? how to turn off case fans RGB Lights(No Lights) in corsair 460x rgb? Can I add any cheap 120mm 4Pin PWM fan to the back of the case and connect it with the other corsair fans which is connected to the tiny black controller box(or is it proprietary)?
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I was searching on amazon and I couldn't seem to find a cheap RGB 120mm case fan, any recommendations?
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So for my front panel I have two Enermax Twister Presure UCTP12P fan with a radiator attach to one of them. This system was a brand new built I have only using it for about three month from april I have always heard the noise come from front I was thingking it was the noise from the radiator, until rencently I open the front panel and when I apply some pressure on the fans the noise went away, it was the fan's problem. This week the noise get so loud that I start worrie,after all they are brand new fans. When I just power on the PC it don't have the noise but may be after five minutes it begins and it was getting so loud that I can hear it outside my room. Sometime the noise do subside to normal. I went on to see the review for this fan, and those are not good..... What other 120mm 38mm fan is good? Becouse I don't want to mess around with the mounting screw for the radiator I would like to keep it to same size and thinkness. My radiator is Asetek 550LC 120mm This is what noise it has
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I was wondering if anyone knows of a front 5.25 120mm fan mount for a Corsair 650D case. Please note I only want a fan mount and not one that holds HDD's as well. So far I've found these but i'm not sure if they'd fit in my case or where i want them (refer to images) Scythe KAMA BAY SCKB-1000BK 120mm Black Case Cooling Fan Mountain Mods ALU Triple 120 (Black Anodized) 5.25 baycover Here are some images of how I would want the fan to mount to my case. The hardrive adapters I'm currently using are these: ORICO AC52535-1S Aluminum 5.25 inch to 2.5 or 3.5 You can see these HDD adapters in the first image. Also you can see how I've modded the front 5.25 optical drive bay of the case so it fits a mesh front panel. (The default case has non mesh front covers on the 5.25 optical drive bay) It's important that the modded mesh panel fits on the front. At the minute the fan is just resting upright which isn't really great. It needs securing in somehow.
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I need a 120mm fan for the bottom of my Cooler Master 690 II to improve airflow to my graphics card and my processor. The fan should be 100% meant for airflow. I'd also like to purchase it on Amazon Canada, anything under or around 25 dollars is fine. I don't are about the colour. Noise isn't too much of an issue, just nothing over the top.
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My M5A78L-LE has only 1 chassis fan 3 pin connector,(despite the CPU fan connector) and I want to connect more than 1 fan on it. My setup would be something like this 3 120mm fan 1 200mm fan ( front) I was thinking of 2 layouts. Which one is better or viable? (sorry for bad sketch, but I think it would be easier to explain through images) OR
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I'm planning to get 4 pieces of Corsair AF 120mm quiet edition fans http://www.corsair.com/en-in/air-series-af120-quiet-edition-high-airflow-120mm-fan . 2 for intake, and 2 for exhaust . Can I get your suggestions if this kind of fans are good enough or there is much way better aside from NOCTUA fans? Since my budget is limited to buy 2 sets of noctua fans.. I mean, we all know it's very expensive for a fan. Will be very glad to hear your thoughts.