Phanteks (PH-F120T30_BG_3P) T30-120 Fan Triple-Pack, Premium high-Performance Fan, Excellent Sound Quality, 4-pin PWM, Multiple Fan RPM Modes, Black/Grey

I just finished a new rig, and - after making several mistakes (Corsair…), I ended up purchasing this for an external radiator I set up.

This fans are awesome, the delivery charge from Phanteks is absurd, but the fans are just great, they beat every Noctua fan I had on my system, and I love Noctuas. Changed the fan on my ND-15 for this one (single) and works wonders.

I have been battling heat for awhile. I have used many fans including: Corsair, Antec, no names, and Noctua. These are by far the best! CPU temp dropped 10C and VRM by 15C, They fit well in my Thermaltake case despite being 5mm thicker. They are pricey, but they finally get the job done. Update: I just installed one on my Corsair Hydro H-60, the temperature dropped by another 4C. i9-11900K idles at 28C, SSD temps. also dropped.

If you can, install this first

These fans can move a HUGE amount of air. Detailed reviews have shown that they outperform the Noctua NF-A12x25. I tested them in all 3 modes (Hybrid, Performance, and Extreme) which worked exactly as described. I cranked one of these up to 3000 RPM and while it was loud at this speed, the noise is not unreasonable for a fan moving that much air. I did some informal comparisons to several Corsair fans (ML, LL, and QL) and as expected, their performance is at a whole other level. They are 30mm thick which is 5mm thicker than most fans. This extra 5mm allows a bigger motor, deeper blades, and a very rigid frame. These things are going on my 360mm rad ASAP!

Pros:

I bought these fans to replace the stock Corsair fans that came with my AIO cooler and they make a huge difference! The added thickness of the fans allows more air to be pushed through resistant surfaces such as mesh screens or radiators and they have lowered the temperature of my i7 13700K by several degrees celcius while idling and gaming! Temperatures rarely go over 60 while gaming at 1440p and hover around 30 while browsing or multitasking.

It can be loud @ max rpm (that’s really any fan out there) it has 3 level: hybrid, performance, Advanced alway set mine in performance. Wish they had T30 with rgb with the same specs. The price is Ok but it gives the best performance beating Noctua 120mm. Top of the notch as of this year.

Moves a ton of air and is very quiet below about 1600 RPM. At 3000 RPM they move a metric ton of air, its nice to have the cooling headroom if needed, their loudness will tell me my rads need cleaning lol.

These fans offer excellent performance at all noise levels and came with the screws I needed to use them as case and rad fans. I like the flexibility to ramp them up to 3000 rpm if I want, or just get better performance at lower RPMs. I swapped out stock radiator fans on my radiator and saw my GPU die temps drop, and overall my system temperatures are down due to increased airflow. Id definitely recommend these.