ARCTIC P12 PWM - PC Fan, 120mm Fan, PC Case Fan with PWM, Pressure-optimised, quiet motor, Computer, Fan Speed: 200-1800 rpm (0 rpm <5%) - Black

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By doing so, we can use the CPU Temperature as an accurate measurement as the CPU temp now only relies on the Air that the Case Fans are pushing into the Case. If you want to control several fans from one unique motherboard header, you can use PWM splitter cables such as the ARCTIC PST Cable rev2 . We however recommend to limit the number of fans per header to 5 as the current may be limited to 1.0 A per header (please refer to your motherboard manual). While Benchmarking, they managed to outperform everything we own under full load and managed to keep a very good position while letting the Fans spin slower.

ARCTIC P12 PWM - PC Fan, 120mm Fan, PC Case Fan with PWM

And in fact, our dB-meter and the Audio Recording of our Benchmarking both confirmed that there is absolutely no difference between having Anti-Vibration-Pads and not. (Or we unable to, no matter how loud we played the audio recordings) This allowed us to run each of the Fans off one single PWM Header on the mainboard while connecting each of the fans together. The P12 Series is pressure optimized, meaning that the Air that the P12 Fan is pushing has a higher pressure, resulting in a better passthrough if the direction it blows is restricted, like by a Radiator or Filter. While we installed the P12's we did notice a small thing that could have been better thought through. Even though the PST (Daisy-Chain) system was very useful while mounting them, the attached extra wire was way too short.At first, we assumed that this was one of the reasons why these Fans could be so cheap, but upon investigation, it turned out to be a feature. At a first glance, the Arctic P12 Lineup may be overwhelming, but we will try to make it as clear as possible. Arctic's Lineup of 120mm Case Fans is grouped into 2 big Product Lines, the P12 Series & the F12 Series.

ARCTIC P12 Max - High-Performance 120 mm case fan, PWM

Because the P12's are aimed at the Performance-only market, we will also cease to let their design affect our Review. Inside of the Box, we can find the Fan, a little Bag with 4 Mounting Screws, and a Smartphone Shaped piece of paper with a QR Code redirecting to the User Manual.

The speed of P12 PWM can be adjusted using PWM signal from the motherboard. Please follow this procedure to adjust the settings on your motherboard. To our delightful surprise, the Arctic P12 PWM managed to beat absolutely every other Case Fan that we own.