Corsair AF 120 quite edition

[MACGYVR]

I bought these when i built my pc bout 4 months ago, and i just now had my first serious case of coil whine, it came from one f the front mounted corsair af fans,

i stopped it from spinning and the noise stopped, then i let it go and the whine kept ... whining

 

here is what bothers me after about 3 minutes the whine quit and as of right now its fine.

 

i am going to take it out later today and clean it, but is this something i should worry about if it happens again?

 

can it be fixed? keep in mind i havent cleaned it yet, and after about 4 months even though its filtered it probably needs it.

 

4 months old never tortured fan coil whining?  how, why...

 

i hope its just because its got some dust in there,

 

what do you guys think?

 

thanks

-MACGYVR

[IMPERIUS]

i dont think coild whine can be fixed by cleaning but not sure WHAT can be done to do it. but what else to say, corsair

[MACGYVR]

i dont think coild whine can be fixed by cleaning but not sure WHAT can be done to do it. but what else to say, corsair

yaaa... corsair. 

[tomas710]

I bought these when i built my pc bout 4 months ago, and i just now had my first serious case of coil whine, it came from one f the front mounted corsair af fans,

i stopped it from spinning and the noise stopped, then i let it go and the whine kept ... whining

 

here is what bothers me after about 3 minutes the whine quit and as of right now its fine.

 

i am going to take it out later today and clean it, but is this something i should worry about if it happens again?

 

can it be fixed? keep in mind i havent cleaned it yet, and after about 4 months even though its filtered it probably needs it.

 

4 months old never tortured fan coil whining?  how, why...

 

i hope its just because its got some dust in there,

 

what do you guys think?

 

thanks

-MACGYVR

Got those too, they didn't fail but...they were awful. #NoCorsairFans

[MACGYVR]

Got those too, they didn't fail but...they were awful. #NoCorsairFans

if and when i replace... what do you guys think about the noctua fans?

i know they are linus' favorite, they are ugly but sound worth it

[JLozares]

if and when i replace... what do you guys think about the noctua fans?

i know they are linus' favorite, they are ugly but sound worth it

Get the LTT edition ones? not bad looking imo

[MACGYVR]

Get the LTT edition ones? not bad looking imo

ya not bad... are out forsale yet?

[Curufinwe_wins]

ya not bad... are out forsale yet?

Yes they are. 30 usd each.

Corsair fans are total trash, I'd personally recommend the fractal design venturi hf-12/14 fans as they are both very near to equal (140mm fans are right on par, 120mm are marginally worse) the quality/performance/acoustics of the noctua fans while being like half the price.

Plus sexy all black.

[tomas710]

if and when i replace... what do you guys think about the noctua fans?

i know they are linus' favorite, they are ugly but sound worth it

They are very expensive tho, how much are you willing to pay for a fan? Cause there are many alternatives at different price brackets.

[MACGYVR]

They are very expensive tho, how much are you willing to pay for a fan? Cause there are many alternatives at different price brackets.

id pay the price for noctua fans, because if i spend $1000 on my hardware alone i want good cooling and silent as possible.

[MACGYVR]

lol   asap = as silent as possible

[tomas710]

http://www.amazon.com/NF-F12-industrialPPC-2000-PWM-Computer/dp/B00KESSKVY/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449358267&sr=1-4&keywords=nf-f12

http://www.amazon.com/Bearing-Cooling-NF-A14-iPPC-2000-PWM/dp/B00KFCRMSG/ref=pd_sim_147_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=515mx8anuqL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR123%2C160_&refRID=0AG6VRRJ9TF9M03ZA1EM

This are excellent and look pretty good imo

Fractal Design's Venturis are very good too. Bitfenix Specter Pros look amazing and perform very well, Silverstone AP123s are the most silent tho.

http://www.amazon.com/Fractal-Design-Venturi-HP-12-FD-FAN-VENT-HP12-PWM-BK/dp/B00YTVJ50C/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449358419&sr=1-2&keywords=venturi

http://www.amazon.com/BitFenix-Spectre-140mm-BFF-SPRO-14025KK-RP-Black/dp/B0067LYWF0/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449358513&sr=1-3&keywords=spectre+pro

http://www.amazon.com/BitFenix-Spectre-120mm-BFF-SPRO-P12025KK-RP-Black/dp/B00EJIWEDK/ref=sr_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449358513&sr=1-11&keywords=spectre+pro

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Penetrator-Channeling-Dynamic-AP123/dp/B00B3QY9OS/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1449358597&sr=1-1&keywords=ap123