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3.0 out of 5 starsLoud at low speed
Reviewed in Canada on March 7, 2020
So I purchased 2 of the BioniX F140 for top exhaust in my PC due to the PWM and PST features as well as the white accents that would match my build perfectly. Also before I go on let me say I am a big fan of Arctic products and they are a go to for me in my personal builds.
When I first got the fans I looked them Over and noticed a bit of flex in the frame but just attributed it to being the round frame and not a solid square making it a bit less sturdy however when mounting them the flex was extremely noticeable. It's fine once you have all four screws fully secured but getting all four secured was definitely a task when you feel like with every turn it might break. Now once I installed them and turned on my computer I thought great they are in and working, I ran a stress test to make sure they would ramp up with temps which they did but when they slowed back down I noticed a very audible whine which was only solved by going into the BIOS and creating a custom fan curve not allowing them to run at less than 35% which in turn makes the fans themselves louder at idle since they have to spin faster.
Other than that and now that I have solved all the issues I had I really do like these fans but I wouldn't recommend them to anyone looking for a quiet fan who isn't comfortable with adjusting fan curves in BIOS or some other software and I personally wouldn't purchase this model again.