Review on 🔵 Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB Pro Performance Single Pack 120mm Fan by Alex Montgomery

TLDR; A reliable fan that is almost completely silent at low power, but not the best choice for high static pressure situations like radiators or coolers. Some of the best fan led lights I've seen, but controlling the light requires additional, somewhat expensive and complex parts not included with the fan. d bought earlier to complete my case. The fan itself is solidly built. The case is solid, the corners are covered in a little softer plastic (not rubber noise-dampening like it looks in the pictures). The blades are made of thick, clear plastic, and the center hub feels solid. Each fan has two cables (4-pin PWM power cable and 3-pin RGB cable). The fan cable runs from the center hub through the duct, exposing the rear of the fan. In the corner, a second LED wire connects to the fan wire. Each of them is covered with black plastic, the wires are disconnected separately. The fans expel a lot of air, although the actual static pressure seems a bit low (I wouldn't necessarily recommend them for radiators/air coolers if you prefer high performance). performance over aesthetics). Even at low power and near-silent operation, the amount of air they move is impressive. At high speeds the noise gets really loud, and since I have four fans in my case, they're about as loud as my desktop fan at max speed, but throw out a lot more air in comparison (two fans on top for the exhaust air). envelopes filled with letters can blow off the top of the box). But where they really shine is in the lighting. There are 12 LEDs on the edge of the fan; hidden in such a way that you don't see bright points of light in front, but scattered color through the blades. The LEDs have an amazing spectrum and range, and even at low speeds the transition between colors and/or brightness is smoother than most LED kits I've seen in the past. The transparent blades and LED layout mean the fans look almost as good from the back (the fan cable is visible but not in the way), making it one of the few RGB-lit fans available for both intake and as well as for the exhaust ventilation of the case. They also look good through the case windows and provide enough light to fill even a tall, full-tower case. Interface. Fan control requires the purchase of a separate hub (or a kit that includes a hub). If you only need the fans, there's a hub that can drive six fans (the RGB cables go to the hub; you'll need to power the motor separately from the motherboard or other fan speed controller). The remote control is handy and handy for toggling through settings (although you can't control fans individually, there are a few "chain" effects - transitions that move between fans one at a time), colors, speed, and Brightness. The hub requires its own power supply via a SATA power cable. If you want to control the fans via software, you need a second controller (Node Pro). The Node Pro has two ports that either lead to LED strips (each port can apparently handle four strips, although I haven't tested that) or a single fan hub (which can have up to six fans). The node connects to the motherboard via a USB 2.0 connector and requires another SATA power cable to power it. In my opinion, this is not well explained in the documentation. There are two hubs - a fan hub that connects up to six fans together with a remote, or a second, different Node Pro hub that allows software control of lighting (Corsair Link software doesn't offer fan speed control, it unless you also have a Corsair fan controller, powering the fans). The software enables the control of individual fans as well as cascading effects. I love this software - it's easy to understand and has lots of temperature and speed info, and it can also control other Corsair products if you have any (RGB Vengeance RAM, water cooler, case, etc.). Despite the cost, I prefer controlling the Node Pro to the remote because I also have an RGB keyboard, mouse, keyboard controller, and headphones, and together I can quickly change my system's color palette. on a whim without having to reach into a wired controller.