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Review on πŸŒ€ ARCTIC BioniX P120 A-RGB (3 pc Bundle with A-RGB Controller) - 120mm PWM Pressure-Optimized Fan, Cooler, Fluid Dynamic Bearing, 400-2300 RPM - Black by Michael Keegan

Revainrating 4 out of 5

does not work as advertised

I have searched a lot for fans and found these with positive reviews and the company's claim that this is for liquid CPU cooling. I had two standard liquid cooled fans, one unbranded and the other with ibuypower. I tried replacing it with a new one, but the screws that came with the fans were a bit shorter, around 30mm, and this fan is a bit thicker than standard/regular fans. I had to order new screws from ebay, they were 32mm or 34mm. He came a month later and installed these bionix arctic fans. Well, the CPU temperature increases by 4-5 degrees when playing games. That's not acceptable to me. With standard cheap fans my temperature has never been over 70 degrees, but after installing Arctic it's often over 70 degrees. I would try to contact the company for a refund as they advertised a refund if not satisfied. I do not recommend this product at all. I know what other factors can cause the temperature to rise, but that's not the case here. I'm running an 8700k processor with an RTX 2080. I need to remove the side glass panel to keep the temperature down and the fans running at high speed all the time. You can feel the difference in airflow between arctic and standard fans. Stock fans seem to blow more. And why the hell are you sending short screws when these fans are made specifically for a liquid cooling system where you need longer screws? Looking at the screws I realized how much intelligence is behind this product and it came true after using it. I would give zero stars if possible for the time I spent researching, ordering and installing this product. It was a specialized product meant to perform better than regular off-the-shelf fans, period.

Pros
  • Works great for me
Cons
  • Requires socket