I’ve picked one of these up, and it’s fairly solid. Heavy feeling, quiet for as much air it pushes.

I admit my use case for it was a bit different then expected.

Hmm... I've been using a P12 for 6 years, and have recently got two P12 Max (5 blades). And now there's 7-blade P12 Pro. I wonder how it performs.

Sabotaged_EnigmaHmm... I've been using a P12 for 6 years, and have recently got two P12 Max (5 blades). And now there's 7-blade P12 Pro. I wonder how it performs.

I wouldn't buy these, no trust in them. I have the 140 mm variants and they emit some strange noises from their drives. Poor quality - also their white colour is a very dirty white - more like light grey.

How do they compare against the older P12's on noise and air pressure? I wish they'd start selling 5-packs where the invert the fan blade direction on 2 of the 3 fans. It would be a subtle, but worthy improvement.

InVasManiHow do they compare against the older P12's on noise and air pressure? I wish they'd start selling 5-packs where the invert the fan blade direction on 2 of the 3 fans. It would be a subtle, but worthy improvement.

P12 Pro:
600 - 3000 RPM,
6,9 mmH2O,
77 cfm

Data from Arctic Liquid Freezer III PRO latest revision (AIO).

Sabotaged_EnigmaHmm... I've been using a P12 for 6 years, and have recently got two P12 Max (5 blades). And now there's 7-blade P12 Pro. I wonder how it performs.

P12 Pro: www.hwcooling.net/en/arctic-p12-pro-key-to-noiselessness-is-in-7-blades-review/
ARGB P12 Pro: www.hwcooling.net/en/arctic-p12-pro-a-rgb-the-benchmark-for-illuminated-fans-review/

I got a 5 pack of the non-ARGB, but I haven't used them in a build yet as I got them based on my experience with the P12 and Max and the discounted early price of $27.49.

ARFI wouldn't buy these, no trust in them. I have the 140 mm variants and they emit some strange noises from their drives. Poor quality

Yeah, sure.

P14 Pro A-RGB
P14 Pro A-RGB Reverse
P12 Pro A-RGB Reverse
when.........?

They completely have neglected the TC series... It's near impossible to get any of these

rhqqThey completely have neglected the TC series... It's near impossible to get any of these

Aye, I've been looking for those too, they were great for simple 12V applications, but especially for retro-rigs lacking PWM. Even new-old-stock is non-existent.

ARFI wouldn't buy these, no trust in them. I have the 140 mm variants and they emit some strange noises from their drives. Poor quality - also their white colour is a very dirty white - more like light grey.

Try swapping them around or offsetting the RPM. They might develop interference when having similar RPM close together.

im interested in the new ARCTIC P12 Pro PST----- BUT nowhere does it claims the dB noise, anywhere ? I mean they claim its quieter but no specs even on their website, some have already claim their louder than the older version wtf ?

Are the new pro version as bad as max version for both fans 120mm/140mm ? Where at low rpms motor noise are clearly hearable.

ARFI wouldn't buy these, no trust in them. I have the 140 mm variants and they emit some strange noises from their drives. Poor quality - also their white colour is a very dirty white - more like light grey.

Both P12 and P14 are doing it, basically every 120 RPM is "silent" and +/-60 RPM is loud. I experimented a lot with these fans and I ended up setting them to static speeds, also this noise fade away over 1000-1100 RPM due to wind noise. Unfortunately these are still the better options out there, others have a greater and higher frequency turbulent noise, you can run P12 at 1000 RPM while others has to run at 1200 RPM to achive the same performance.

I just bought 2 Arctic P12 Pro yesterday and I'm not impressed so far.

Negatives:
- They are heavy and not balanced much better then the P12s, I expected more based on the marketing material.
- PWM control is slow, you can grab a cup of coffe while the fan rumps up and down, excellent choice for older motherboards where the PWM control too fast and always rumps up and down the fan. Also overcompensate in both direction, basically rumps up ->then over-> then under a little-> then stable finally, same with a rumpdown.
- PWM starts at 4.8%, but once it spins doesn't want to stop, at 1.2% both of my samples still spin, they only stoped at 0%.
- It has a resonant rotor noise around 850 RPM, I didn't noticed repeating pattern like with the P12 where every 120 RPM is louder.
- Kids, dogs, cats be aware the hub emits high pitched noise around 1.2kHz, which is independent from PWM or voltage, I can hear maximum 20 cm away
- Loud turbulent noise (I call it wind noise), at 900-1000 RPM you can start to hear it and it gets worse with higher RPM, most of the noise comes from the wing tips, the P12s are less loud and have lower frequency noise due to 5 blades
- basically no DC fan control, rumps up pretty quickly, 1400 RPM at 5V

Positives:
- Price is OK, but I wouldn't call it cheap
- Good build quality, minimal wobbling
- Other than the rotor noise at 850 RPM, no apparent rotor or PWM noise

Unfortunately it isn't much better than the old Arctic P12 or Endorfy/SilentiumPC Stratus fans, basically it is a cheaper radiator fan that can do 3000 RPM.
If you want to use it as a silent case or heatsink fan you have to stay under 1000-1100 RPM (~25% PWM) for the 12cm version.
I didn't find a good low RPM fan that could perform well between 500-1400 RPM, basically I have to pick between rotor noise or turbulent noise. Noctua cost 3 times more, wobbles and develops bearing noise and they have the nerve to write Premium Fan on the box, yet I stuck with them in USSF builds, because their 9 cm 15 mm still the best. Arctic P12 has the best turbulent noise so far, but their rotor noise is high.

bojtossapkaI just bought 2 Arctic P12 Pro yesterday and I'm not impressed so far.

Negatives:
- They are heavy and not balanced much better then the P12s, I expected more based on the marketing material.
- PWM control is slow, you can grab a cup of coffe while the fan rumps up and down, excellent choice for older motherboards where the PWM control too fast and always rumps up and down the fan. Also overcompensate in both direction, basically rumps up ->then over-> then under a little-> then stable finally, same with a rumpdown.
- PWM starts at 4.8%, but once it spins doesn't want to stop, at 1.2% both of my samples still spin, they only stoped at 0%.
- It has a resonant rotor noise around 850 RPM, I didn't noticed repeating pattern like with the P12 where every 120 RPM is louder.
- Kids, dogs, cats be aware the hub emits high pitched noise around 1.2kHz, which is independent from PWM or voltage, I can hear maximum 20 cm away
- Loud turbulent noise (I call it wind noise), at 900-1000 RPM you can start to hear it and it gets worse with higher RPM, most of the noise comes from the wing tips, the P12s are less loud and have lower frequency noise due to 5 blades
- basically no DC fan control, rumps up pretty quickly, 1400 RPM at 5V

Positives:
- Price is OK, but I wouldn't call it cheap
- Good build quality, minimal wobbling
- Other than the rotor noise at 850 RPM, no apparent rotor or PWM noise

Unfortunately it isn't much better than the old Arctic P12 or Endorfy/SilentiumPC Stratus fans, basically it is a cheaper radiator fan that can do 3000 RPM.
If you want to use it as a silent case or heatsink fan you have to stay under 1000-1100 RPM (~25% PWM) for the 12cm version.
I didn't find a good low RPM fan that could perform well between 500-1400 RPM, basically I have to pick between rotor noise or turbulent noise. Noctua cost 3 times more, wobbles and develops bearing noise and they have the nerve to write Premium Fan on the box, yet I stuck with them in USSF builds, because their 9 cm 15 mm still the best. Arctic P12 has the best turbulent noise so far, but their rotor noise is high.

So original P12 is still quieter than P12 Pro in 500-1100rpm range ? P12 Max is complete garbage with noisy motor at lower rpms.

My experience is that original P12 is better than P12 Max and Bionix. P14 and P14 Max are terrible fans what about P14 Pro ?

I do not understand why they are building these ultra high rpm fans who are using them at 3000rpm inside pc :kookoo: 1500-1700 rpm is more than enough.

What about Arctic P14 Pro when using it as front intake with metal mesh in front does it makes some humming noise at certain rpms ? Similar to original vanilla P14.....