Looking much more like the rest of the fan makers’ products, but not quite, Arctic Cooling is releasing the F series fans, which are flatter, yet use a blade design and number different than the offerings by any other well-known manufacturer. The blades are placed at separations of 40 degrees, meaning that there are nine of them, and the shape, which reminds of something not quite stiff, and a bit floppy is said to produce much less noise.
from TechConnect
Already selling the F Pro PWM and F PWM, Arctic Cooling is currently preparing to introduce even more Arctic F series fans. Dubbed simply Arctic F, the new 80mm, 92mm and 120mm fans feature a fluid dynamic bearing, a ‘ninja-knife’ impeller with 9 blades (as opposed to 7 on the PWM models) that’s claimed to improve laminar airflow while keeping noise level low, they are backed by a 6-year warranty and are set to become available next month.
As for the specs and prices:
– Arctic F8 – 2000 RPM (rotations per minute) |
28 CFM (cubic feet per minute) | 0.3 Sone | $4.30 / 2.90 Euro
– Arctic F9 – 1800 RPM | 35 CFM | 0.4 Sone | $5.90 / 3.90 Euro
– Arctic F12 – 1350 RPM | 57 CFM | 0.4 Sone | $6.9 / 4.90 Euro
As a long time user of their main line of fans, I know that Arctic knows about quiet, as I have never heard much of anything with any of the ones I’ve used. This design will be able to find its way into the front of some of my cases, as the half-dome designs of their main line were relegated, by inability to mount properly, to the rear of cases, where they evacuated air. Now, these will allow a case to have one style of fan, and use the standard control to enable and disable their flows in unison, providing more efficient removal of stale air and heat.
The six year warranty means that, if you so desire, you could take them to your next case, provided it uses the same size fans. Arctic seems to be bucking that trend, however, with 120mm being the largest fan they currently produce.
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