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Are NZXT Stock fans really THAT bad?

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Hello everyone, here is another question.

 

I wanted to make my build in the NZXT H400i, and keep the stock fans, but I heard that they are really, really bad.

 

Is that true? Because I dont really mind noise as long as it doesnt sound like an screeching banshee, but I wonder if they have airflow.

 

Thanks in advance. :)

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I'm assuming the fan pushes air in the advertised direction, so it can't be that bad at the end of the day. NZXT's H series cases generally have decent airflow so I wouldn't worry about it that much.

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I swapped out the fans on my H500 for aesthetic reasons, but they were never particularly loud or poorly-performing.

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Think it does 1.2mmH2O SP and 65~cfm at max rpm, and is around 30dBA at max rpm. Not that bad but not great

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On 12/16/2018 at 6:15 AM, MarcoTheNoob said:

I heard that they are really, really bad. Is that true? :)

No

 

The H series comes with 3 AER F120 fans

 https://www.nzxt.com/products/aer-f

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Comparing them to Corsair AF120's they're almost the same (Note these aernt PWM)

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There are far worse stock case fans out there, but there are also better. They'll be fine for the average user.

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