what are these new magnetic fans?

[LamoidZombieDog]

So i heard about these new corsair magnetic Levitation Fans..

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Premium-Magnetic-Levitation-CO-9050043-WW/dp/B076VDWDZ2?tag=linus21-20&th=1

what are they? and are they worth it over me buying 1 regular RGB Fan by Corsair or any other brand? do they float or sum Shit? Someone Sell me on this Lol

[Derrk]

they use magnets instead of ball-bearing to spin. The big catch with these fans is that they're much quieter than regular ball-bearing fans

[Constantin]

I am about to replace all my fans with those (not rgb) blue ones

[Skiiwee29]

https://www.pcper.com/news/Cases-and-Cooling/Magnetic-fans-how-do-they-work-Check-out-Corsairs-new-ML-series

 

[Cereal5]

I mean... Technically they float, yes.

[Enderman]

Magnetic bearings have no friction, so less noise.

They are also not new at all.

[LamoidZombieDog]

alright cool. my case is almost perfectly silent, with the fans that coolermaster gave me, so ill probably just get a much cheaper one for 10$. while those are cool, i could save 15$ on it. so its just not worth it in my Casealright cool. my case is almost perfectly silent, with the fans that coolermaster gave me, so ill probably just get a much cheaper one for 10$. while those are cool, i could save 15$ on it. so its just not worth it in my Case

[Xplo1t]

I've been very happy with the ML fans in my build.  Have 3x120 regular ones at the top, 3x120 RGB in the front and then a 140 RGB in the rear.  The biggest downside is the RGB control only works when the computer is unlocked.  Otherwise it goes to a rainbow pattern.  It's a limitation of the iCue software.

[LamoidZombieDog]

1 hour ago, Xplo1t said:

I've been very happy with the ML fans in my build.  Have 3x120 regular ones at the top, 3x120 RGB in the front and then a 140 RGB in the rear.  The biggest downside is the RGB control only works when the computer is unlocked.  Otherwise it goes to a rainbow pattern.  It's a limitation of the iCue software.

What do you mean it only works if the computer is unlocked? so if i Lock my computer as i do when im away from it, the RGB turns off?

[aezakmi]

Any DC fan uses a magnet to spin the blades so this is kind of a ripoff to take advantage of unaware users. there's nothing new about them

[LamoidZombieDog]

5 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

Any DC fan uses a magnet to spin the blades so this is kind of a ripoff to take advantage of unaware users. there's nothing new about them

Actualy no. it uses a ball bearing. Yes its using a copper coil n shit e.t.c to make it move but its not the same. yeah its probably a rip off but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Xplo1t]

15 minutes ago, LamoidZombieDog said:

What do you mean it only works if the computer is unlocked? so if i Lock my computer as i do when im away from it, the RGB turns off?

If the computer locks, it defaults to a rainbow pattern.  

8 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

Any DC fan uses a magnet to spin the blades so this is kind of a ripoff to take advantage of unaware users. there's nothing new about them

If anyone is unaware, I think it's you.  ML is for magnetic levitation, or simply that it doesn't use a physical baring.  The technology isn't new, but no one is being misled.  

[LamoidZombieDog]

Just now, Xplo1t said:

If the computer locks, it defaults to a rainbow pattern.  

If anyone is unaware, I think it's you.  ML is for magnetic levitation, or simply that it doesn't use a physical baring.  The technology is new, but no one is being misled.  

oh.. theres other patterns? i had planned to just use a cool RGB design to make the back case fan thats the most visible on my Case look Good.. Thats kind of Stupid Though

[LamoidZombieDog]

Just now, LamoidZombieDog said:

oh.. theres other patterns? i had planned to just use a cool RGB design to make the back case fan thats the most visible on my Case look Good.. Thats kind of Stupid Though

Also how would you even controll it? id be plugging it into my Fan controller.. not the motherboard. And even if it was in the motherboard how could it controll it through the Port? if it has enough permission for that it should be able to work while Locked

[LamoidZombieDog]

if its magneticly levitated, can you just pull it off and put it back on? 

[Xplo1t]

3 minutes ago, LamoidZombieDog said:

Also how would you even controll it? id be plugging it into my Fan controller.. not the motherboard. And even if it was in the motherboard how could it controll it through the Port? if it has enough permission for that it should be able to work while Locked

They sell three different sytles, plain with no lighting,  R/B/W single static color the RGB that use their hub to control the lighting.

1 minute ago, LamoidZombieDog said:

if its magneticly levitated, can you just pull it off and put it back on? 

Some fan blades can be removed from the  motor housing.  I believe these can, but haven't tried.

[aezakmi]

18 minutes ago, Xplo1t said:

it doesn't use a physical baring

Spoiler

this "magnetic levitation" technology

vs a "normal" fan

I like corsair but these fans are just an out of season april fools joke

 

 

[Xplo1t]

I still don't know what you are going on about.  The ML bearing is different in design than a sleeve or ball bearing which uses physical contact between the bearing and oil to hold the fan shaft in place.  The Sunon MegLev bearing uses magnets to stabilize the shaft.  All your pictures show is the components and the caps to seal the parts in place.  

[KnightSirius]

6 hours ago, aezakmi said:

-SNIP-

Believe you need to familiarize yourself with the differences between magnetic bearings and basic mechanical bearings.

They may look similar but they're different. Magnetic bearings support the load using magnetic levitation which has no contact between the moving part whereas a regular bearing does and thus has mechanical wear and higher friction which means more noise, less efficiency and a shorter service life.

While this may be a negligible improvement in a non-industrial application like a PC fan it definitely is not Corsair taking advantage of uninformed customers.

[LamoidZombieDog]

19 hours ago, Derrk said:

they use magnets instead of ball-bearing to spin. The big catch with these fans is that they're much quieter than regular ball-bearing fans

the fans that came with my case are silent. so it isnt really an improvement 

[Wick3d_Mitch]

I have 6 x ML120 fans, 3 on the AIO and 3 exhaust, and they are just awesome. Silent to where you almost dont hear them at all.

[Quadriplegic]

3 hours ago, Wick3d_Mitch said:

I have 6 x ML120 fans, 3 on the AIO and 3 exhaust, and they are just awesome. Silent to where you almost dont hear them at all.

You mean like any other half decent fans? :V 

[VIVO-US]

Maglev bearings do seem to last a lot longer than sleeve bearing.  I've been using Enermax's Marathon fans in builds for well over 10 years and never had one fail or even start making noise!

[vjizzle2384]

On 1/6/2019 at 3:25 AM, LamoidZombieDog said:

So i heard about these new corsair magnetic Levitation Fans..

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Premium-Magnetic-Levitation-CO-9050043-WW/dp/B076VDWDZ2?tag=linus21-20&th=1

what are they? and are they worth it over me buying 1 regular RGB Fan by Corsair or any other brand? do they float or sum Shit? Someone Sell me on this Lol

They are not quite I have 1 of them after about 40% speed it’s as loud as my Cooler Master MF120R fans so just get any other fans not worth the extra money

[Frenky]

Are these quieter than the Noctua A12 ones? (https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a12x25-pwm)