Bitfenix Spectre Pro RGB 140mm review

[Origami Cactus]

Hello, this is my first review, and in this review im talking about the Bitfenix Spectre Pro RGB 140mm.

TLDR is down below, lets begin.

 

In the age of rgb fans, it is immensly difficult to find a good rgb 140mm fan with a 4pin rgb connector, instead thermaltake, corsair etc all use proprietery cables, so you have to use their software. I find the onboard software on my gigabyte board enough, so no need to download extra programs.

So i was immensly intrigued when i found a fan at my local store, which had ASUS aura support, which means that the fan has a standard 4 pin rgb connector. 

It also was cheap for an rgb fan at only 18€, all the Corsair and Thermaltake and NZXT etc RGB 140mm fans were all over 30€.

 

 

So what is in the box?

 

 

In the box is 4x screws, 4x rubber screws, 4x rubber groments, 1x molex to 4pin (mine didnt work, the fan didnt spin), 1x rgb cable and thats the lot. Why am i mad? Because there is no Low Noise adaptors as said on the box, so whats up @Bitfenix ? The importance of that adaptor comes out further down the review.

 

 

So lets talk about "silent operation" as said on the package.

 

FAN NOISE

 

The fan claims silent operation on the package and 22.8 db.

For comparasions sake i will compare it to the fan i replaced with, BeQuiet Pure wings 2, a two times cheaper fan (9€ compared to the bitfenix 18€). The PureWings 2 claims a noise level of 18.8db, so a pretty small difference.

Both fans are connected directly to the psu, as my motherboard doesnt have enough headers, that means both fans are full speed.

The Bequiet is barely audible at full speed, but the Bitfenix makes it sound like my pc is going to fly away, it is really that loud. I belive that it will be silent at 50% speed, but that really isnt possible for me right now.

That is why i needed the low noise adaptor, which was on the box, but wasnt included.... Now i need to order one on amazon or something...

To bitfenix credit, the fan pushes an amazing amount of air. It says 86 CFM on the box compared to bequiet 60, but i belive that in reality it is closer to 100 CFM.

So why would you pay 2x more for a much louder fan?

 

RGB

 

The RGB on that thing is nice and very bright, nothing more to say really. The color accuracy is fine, except for yellow, for some reason yellow colour is more of a lime, but all other colors are very accurate. The RGB is located in the motor hub not on the outside like on some ugly rgb fans, so the resulting color is very clear, as the translucent fins glow nicely.

 

 

 

CONCLUSION/TLDR

 

PROS-

 

Bitfenix has made an rgb fan with no damn proprietry connector, so you can plug it straight into the motherboard.

Lots of accessories. (but the most important one missing)

While the fan is very noisy, it pushes about as much air as my 200mm front intake fan. 

The rgb is bright, and white fins glow nicely, because the rgb is located in the fan motor hub.

While it was 2x more expensive than BeQuiet Pure Wings 2 140mm, it also was 2x cheaper than Corsair LL140 or Thermaltake Riing Premium 14.

 

NOPES-

 

There was no included low noise adaptor, while on the box it said that there should be.

Fan is very noisy at 100% speed compared to a 2x cheaper fan.

Yellow is lime.

 

 

If you have any questions about the fan let me know.

Sooner or later i might get a new motherboard, or some 9v or 7v adaptors.