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Corsair iCue SP120 RGB PRO

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Are these good fans?

I can currently buy them on sale for about half the price. I don't care that they're only 3-pin non PWM fans as i can control them through my commander pro either way.

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Yeah, they are. Most newer corsair fans are pretty good in terms of performance and noise.

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4 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

Are these good fans?

I can currently buy them on sale for about half the price. I don't care that they're only 3-pin non PWM fans as i can control them through my commander pro either way.

They are, but since they use inner ring only rgb light, it won't be as smooth as an ll or ql

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3 minutes ago, Ankh tech tips said:

They are, but since they use inner ring only rgb light, it won't be as smooth as an ll or ql

I actually prefer this type of lighting compared to the ring stuff on the LL or QL.

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Just now, Stahlmann said:

I actually prefer this type of lighting compared to the ring stuff on the LL or QL.

odd, I don't, especially the hd, since there is no proper light diffusion, and I hate the hotspots on sp, ml, and hd, but your preference

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6 minutes ago, Ankh tech tips said:

odd, I don't, especially the hd, since there is no proper light diffusion, and I hate the hotspots on sp, ml, and hd, but your preference

Yeah i don't like the look of the HD either. Like you said, no light diffusion. But the SP120 looks to be properly diffused and the whole rotor is illuminated evenly.

Corsair SP120 RGB PRO - ICUE DEMO - YouTube

 

Also: I can buy a three pack of SP120's for the price of one LL/QL. :D I'll just try them out. If they're not good i'll let you know and send them back.

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Just now, Stahlmann said:

Yeah i don't like the look of the HD either. Like you said, no light diffusion. But the SP120 looks to be properly diffused and the whole rotor is illuminated evenly.

Yeah, but it would get darker on the outer edge, and between the 4 leds, so your choice, ans don't go with the phanteks halo,won't look as good

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2 minutes ago, Ankh tech tips said:

Yeah, but it would get darker on the outer edge, and between the 4 leds, so your choice, ans don't go with the phanteks halo,won't look as good

Yes, this is why i'm looking out for fans again. I've looked at some builds with the Halos and they look terrible imo. On black fans they don't really illuminate anything.

 

I'm just gonna try the SP120's out. From their product page they have 8 LEDs. The 4 LEDs are the main reason the ML series is not really good looking imo.

 

Thanks for your input!

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3 minutes ago, Stahlmann said:

Yes, this is why i'm looking out for fans again. I've looked at some builds with the Halos and they look terrible imo. On black fans they don't really illuminate anything.

 

I'm just gonna try the SP120's out. From their product page they have 8 LEDs. The 4 LEDs are the main reason the ML series is not really good looking imo.

 

Thanks for your input!

maybe that will be smoother, but o corsair's website the 3-pack is for 79.99

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3 minutes ago, Ankh tech tips said:

maybe that will be smoother, but o corsair's website the 3-pack is for 79.99

Yeah i bought two 3-packs for 34€ each. For this price i might as well give them a shot ;) 

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Just now, Stahlmann said:

Yeah i bought two 3-packs for 34€ each. For this price i might as well give them a shot ;) 

Well, note they perform worse than ll or ql and louder than ml, wait your keeping it low, right, yeah, but ml is the quietest

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Not just fashion accessory like the LL120, but not spectacular. Best fans dont have lights rule still applies.

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1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

Not just fashion accessory like the LL120, but not spectacular. Best fans dont have lights rule still applies.

Yeah i dont expect them to be NF-F12's but i guess i'll see.

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