Arctic P12 PWM or Scythe Kaze Flex PWM

[bunkerverein]

I'm planning to get some new case fans and I was wondering which one of these would be a better option. They're both 10€ and both seem to perform pretty well. I'd say the most important factor would be the noise, I looked at some reviews where arctic P12 outperformed the kaze flex and vice-versa. Does anyone have experience with these fans and if so which one should I get. Other reccomendations are also welcome. 

Currently I have corsair ml120 in the front and a noctua nf-s12b redux in the back. The corsairs are about 2.5 years old and have been making a weird noise as of late. 

[aisle9]

Optimum Tech did a pretty good roundup of 120mm fans on his Youtube channel, and I think he liked the Arctic fans more than the Scythe.

[Analog]

I say go for the Arctic. I have several of these fans and they have been great.

[Phantom.X]

On 12/29/2020 at 3:18 PM, Analog said:

I say go for the Arctic. I have several of these fans and they have been great.

I've seen online that the P12s have a buzzing resonance at certain RPM ranges, which gets really loud, have you experienced/noticed that?

I'm looking at possibly getting them but not sure if I should because of that, since I really want quiet operation.

[AngryBeaver]

34 minutes ago, Phantomx60 said:

I've seen online that the P12s have a buzzing resonance at certain RPM ranges, which gets really loud, have you experienced/noticed that?

I'm looking at possibly getting them but not sure if I should because of that, since I really want quiet operation.

I am actually using these fans in my main system. I have 14 of the p12's and 1 f14. They are all running to a single fan controller and I keep them all running at a fixed 60% which is inaudible at around 1200-1300 rpm. They move a TON of air and have great static pressure. I haven't noticed any noise from them unless you turn them to 80% or higher duty cycle... Even at 100% they are not what I consider loud of obtrusive. Plus when you can get 5 of them for about 40 bucks it is a steal of a deal. I actually prefer them to the ML120s I use to run.

*edit* My teenager who is an RGB fan went with the Bitspower Touchaqua Notos RGB 120mm Case Fan - 5 Pack which were $50. They come with a rgb controller and fan hub with pretty good looking RGB, but the fans on them are definitely smaller than the p12s and they don't move anywhere close to the same amount of air or have the same static pressure, but they are also pretty darn quiet and decent fans on the cheap if RGB is your thing.

[Tristerin]

56 minutes ago, AngryBeaver said:

 I have 14 of the p12's and 1 f14

I see you are an individual of refined tastes - I am running 10 p12's and 1 F8 from Arctic in my case   I run them at full bore and the tone is pleasant and not intrusive

[AngryBeaver]

5 minutes ago, Tristerin said:

I see you are an individual of refined tastes - I am running 10 p12's and 1 F8 from Arctic in my case   I run them at full bore and the tone is pleasant and not intrusive

Got tired of spending a fortune on ML120s when these p12s perform so close to them that it doesn't matter. at about 25 per fan the MLs would have set me back an extra $350 instead of $120 lol