Phobya NB-eLoop Bionic 120mm review

[torment lm]

Hey everyone.

 

first let me introduce myself my name is Jonas O. Andersen, I live in Denmark and I work as a fiber technician, 

I’m 20 years old and have been reviewing, writing and modding computers and tech for over 5 years.

 

Today I want to give you a review of this product from Aquatuning.

 

 

This is the Phobya NB-eLoop Bionic 120mm fan.

 

Let me first of all give you guys an overview of the fan and it’s specifications.

 

Specifications.

 

• Dimensions : 120x120x25mm
• Weight: 125g
• Nominal voltage : 12V
• Start-up voltage : 6 V
• Power consumption : 1,01W
• Nominal speed : 1600rpm (+/- 10%)
• Pressure head : 1,560mmH2O
• Air flow : 104 m3/h
• Noise emission: 22,5 dB/A
• MTBF (25°C) : 140 000 hrs
• Connector : 3 Pin Molex with RPM signal
• Warranty: 3 years

Packaging.

 

 

 

Well as you can see the box is very nice looking, it has many colors and looks beasty.

It has all the information that you want to know as well. Let us say you see it in a shop,

you do not have to ask or look anything up on the internet it,

is all stated on the box, so there is nothing left unanswered.

The box also has some glossy painting and effects as well as the fan itself have its blades highlighted.

 

 

 

In addition, as you can see on the back of the box, it states everything about the specifications.

Inside the box we find the fan and some screws for mounting.

And now let’s take a look at the fan itself.

 

Closer look

 

Now I will take a closer look at the fan and explain a few things.

 

The fan is very striking when you first see it. The fan itself is obviously red and black and the might make it unfitting for some builds, 

however it would suit a red/black theme perfectly without a doubt. The fan also has some Noise Blocker feature elements to its construction and engineering.

 

 

The bearing in the fan is a NB-NanoSLI 2 magnetic floating bearing, which offers both horizontal and vertical operation without increased the noise,

moreover the antidust technology makes the fan dust protected and a special lubrication with Nano technologygives the fan a for long lifespan.

 

 

The blades are made out a clear transparrent red plastic and have been ribbed on the back edge of them.

They also feature a dust repelling super-smooth surface. Personally I think it catches the light nicely.

but I would suggest that they made a LED version as well for the people out there who wants lit up systems, with their red and black theme.

 

 

The fan itself is build, in a very strong plastic with no flex to it at all.

At the conors of the fan have these small rubber dampeners, with an embossed Noise Blocker logo.

These rubber dampeners help reduce the noise that the fan makes, but something that kind of anoyed me was that they had not taken it 1 step futher

and added noise reduction to the screw area as well it's just bare plastic. It would definityly have been a nice add to the fan.

 

 

 

Last but not least the fan is a 3pin and have a nicely braided cable, that also makes you completely unable to see the color of the cables though the braiding which is AWESOME.

 

 

Performance

 

5v

The noise is none existent and the fan is spinning decently without being kind of lackluster, however the air being pushed though is not huge, but that's to be expected at 5V

7v

The noise here at 7V is nothing different from the 5V but it's spinning fast and pushes more air though the fan, so now it's a decent amount of air being pushed though, so very much the same as 5V however it pushes more air.

12v

This time the fan became noteable, but in my opinion it's to an acceptable amount, considering how much air it now pushes though, the airflow is high and the direction of the air is very focused and nice, very impressive. "Quite the storm"

 

Conclusion

First of all the fan package looks fantastic it's entertaining and very eye catching, and would fit perfectly in a computer store or shopping environment
However the lack of noise reduction mount for the fan is a little disappointing. But the fan itself looks incredible, it's stunning finish on the blades is just amazing. (Kind of wish they would make a LED version)
Also the fans durability and sturdyness is some of the best I've ever seen very very impressive and seems like it would be able to last forever.

It's obvious that this fan have gotten a lot of though on the side of the design and the final product and I most say it's impressive and the performance of the fan is quite impressive, would be recommendable for a watercooling PC.

I'm impressed with the fan and how it performed turned out to surprise me I've seen a lot of "good-looking" fans that just did not perform, but this one did and to a good extend, only thing that nags me is the color sceme,
It would fit perfect in a red and black theme but would look kind of misplaced in other environments.

From what I could find the fan goes for 12.85£ which ain't too bad and ain't too cheap.

Pros

• Looks incredible
• Very good build quality all round
• Nice packaging
• Anti-vibration dampeners in the conors
• Very Silent at 5v and 7v
• Fan connector is black
• Cable braiding is good and not seethough
• Black screws

Cons

• Lack of LEDs (depending on who you are)
• No anti-vibration for the mounting

That was it for this time hope you all find the review usable and cannot wait to bring more to you guys.

 

[Hydra]

Great review, with a nice conclusion which I love Too bad these fans don't match my colour theme

[ManWithBeard1990]

They're almost identical to the NoiseBlocker ELoops, which are white.

[torment lm]

Great review, with a nice conclusion which I love Too bad these fans don't match my colour theme

 

Completely agree the color is a sin somehow, and thanks, glad that you liked it.

[Enderman]

I purchased 3 of the stock white ones from noiseblocker. I got the B12-PS for PWM control

 

 

 

 

They're almost identical to the NoiseBlocker ELoops, which are white.

They are eloops. Phobya just changes the plastic material for the blades.

[worldwin]

I purchased 3 of the stock white ones from noiseblocker. I got the B12-PS for PWM control

 

 

 

 

They are eloops. Phobya just changes the plastic material for the blades.

How did you get NB fans to Vancouver?

[Enderman]

How did you get NB fans to Vancouver?

My aunt that lives in the US is going to bring them up to me when she comes here at the end of november.

It was $100 for 3 fans, lol

[worldwin]

My aunt that lives in the US is going to bring them up to me when she comes here at the end of november.

It was $100 for 3 fans, lol

And people thought Noctua are expensive i.i

[Enderman]

And people thought Noctua are expensive i.i

Yup lol

[ManWithBeard1990]

They are eloops. Phobya just changes the plastic material for the blades.

That's what I meant. Just in case anyone was wondering. The difference in color was why I said almost. I think they're also available in blue somewhere, but I'm not sure what brand those are.

[Enderman]

That's what I meant. Just in case anyone was wondering. The difference in color was why I said almost. I think they're also available in blue somewhere, but I'm not sure what brand those are.

Alphacool

[AlexStriz]

Alphacool

black too

 

[Faceman]

Excellent review

[Joshua Ondangan]

only if that nb-eloop had blue color I'd totally grab it .

[torment lm]

Excellent review

Thanks a lot