CORSAIR AIRFLOW FANS REVIEW PLUS
CORSAIR AIRFLOW FANS REVIEW SERIES

What Corsair did was to take the very widely used sleeve bearing design and improve it to match the reliability of a high end product. If the lighting effect is not a necessity, we would definitely recommend the standard black version of the appropriate fan.Ĭorsair's advanced hydraulic bearing engine design is not ground-breaking, but it is clever. By no means the AF140 LED and the SP140 LED are bad fans, but they do not really stand out like the immense static pressure of the SP120 Performance Edition does.

CORSAIR AIRFLOW FANS REVIEW PLUS

The standard AF120, SP120 and AF140 fans are of both superior quality and design, plus they are using more expensive engines. A twin pack of the AF120 LED fan currently retails for $18.40, while the AF120 Quiet Edition Twin Pack retails for $26 and a single fan for $18.20. There is a reason why the LED versions are retailing for less. This can also be noticed from the specifications of the fans, as the LED versions appear to have notably inferior performance than their non-LED counterparts. On the other hand, if the fan is to be installed on a thick radiator, the AF120 would not manage to push half the air through it in comparison with a SP120.Īs for the quality and performance of Corsair's fans, we first have to clarify once more that the LED and standard AF and SP fan versions are significantly different. Similarly, the AF120 Performance Edition would provide about the same level of air volume flow at a much lower speed and noise level. case fan without a filter), the AF140 would provide considerably more airflow than the SP140 and at a lower noise level. For example, if the fan is for a low impedance application (e.g.

CORSAIR AIRFLOW FANS REVIEW SERIES

Corsair's AF and SP series fans were ideal products for that purpose, as they are not 'universal' models but each is designed for a specific application in mind.ĭepending on the application, the selection of a fan can greatly affect performance.

It is also important to illustrate that merely the maximum static pressure and maximum airflow are not enough to represent the true performance of a fan, especially since both of these figures do not represent any real-world application scenario. The goal of our first fans review was to demonstrate the great performance difference that various fan designs can have and how these affect the selection of a fan for a specific application.

Corsair airflow fans review