Apevia 120mm CF512S-BK Black Silent Case Fan (5-pack) with 4pin & 3pin Review

Good for replacing case fans, NOT recommended for heatsinks as they are not rated for high pressure. May work as a last resort for Rada, but not recommended. High pressure fans have many fins that have very small visible gaps when viewed straight on. With these fans you can clearly see the gaps between the fan blades, i.e. high volume flow, but no high pressure.

I needed to replace a broken fan on the wall of my home office and found I didn't have 120 seconds left. These five packs were such a good buy that I decided to drill two more holes in the wall to increase airflow a bit. My study is a converted dining room. My satisfaction in framing the door and enclosing the entrance was shattered when a hurricane toppled the (100 year old) red oak that protected my west wall from the daytime sun. , powered by a 12v inverter from an old Foscam that died many…

All the fans were working properly upon arrival. However, within two months, three of the five fans began to rattle/vibrate intermittently. I tried a few different things to try to fix the problem, but ultimately decided that the problem was poor build quality and that some bearings must wear out incredibly quickly. One of the fans is completely unusable because of the background noise. The other two are still in use, but an unpleasant hum can be heard from the fans every 5-10 seconds. I would…

Update: Only 3 days to a year old, one of them is already dying (luckily my case only uses 4 out of 5 so I have a spare). do not recommend and if i replace them i will buy from a better brand. --- Initial Review: Works as expected, fairly quiet and moves a lot of air.

A fan started to lose oil. I removed it from my computer. The other 4 fans are comfortable. Not a fan of the power connector. I wish it had a converter instead of a pre-wired Molex. When I plug it into the motherboard, there's just this giant molex connector hanging there. Another annoyance is that there are no markings on the fan indicating the direction of rotation and the direction of airflow. Every fan I've ever had showed it. I had to connect them to figure out how to position the fan.

Replaced 3 Zalman fans in my case that were trying to increase airflow and they gave despite having the same 1350rpm rating. When playing Fortnite on 2700x and rx590 Fatboy with unlimited framerate, the top of the case got very hot. Time will tell how reliable they are and with only a 3 pin MB connector I can't comment on the temp. Control. I've had unbranded Chinese fans that lasted less than 2 years so hopefully they will be better.

It's very quiet I don't care. Really nice long cord wow! a share. Super good cord. Really impressed :) If you need 120mm fans for decent cooling, don't buy them! Maybe they're good for basic ventilation or sonic cooling, but too weak for anything significant. about 30 CFM of air at very low static pressure, very anemic. So be aware. TLDR. Very very quiet, airflow is too high, VERY WEAK, WILL NOT buy again unless building a recording studio. Overclockers, keep looking. (Thermaltake or MIGHTY…