Question Battle of the uni fans...

[instawookie]

As the title says, I'm having a hard time finding any testing videos with the release of all the new unit fans other than individual test but not a true comparison competition. I'm wanting to convert my system to a full uni-fan set up for cleanliness but would love to know what I'm buying when starting the conversion. The only true comparison video I've seen is a Phanteks D30 review and it falls short of outperforming Lian Li infinity fans aside from static pressure on the D30's being solid for radiators.

The fans I'm looking at are listed below, and I'm mainly looking for Static pressure,CFM, Decibels @ RPM, Cost etc... Wouldn't mind getting from iCue either but I'm not going to completely eliminate corsair aside from the price point being horrendous. Out of the bunch I'm leaning towards the Phanteks as to where it doesn't add bloatware and eliminates even using a hub pretty much. I've seen alot of mixed reviews on Thermaltake software vs Lian Li both have hi and low points. Feedback would be greatly appreciated if anyone has real world experience on the D30's or Thermaltake fans.

Lian Li, SL Infinity 120MM/140MM versions
Phanteks D30 120MM/ 140MM releases in august I believe.
Corsair QX120MM/140MM
Thermaltake SWAFAN EX12/EX14

Thanks

 

[Ralston18]

This:

"I'm wanting to convert my system to a full uni-fan set up for cleanliness....."

So the requirement is purely cosmetic versus the need to solve some heating/cooling problems - correct?

If so, my suggestion is to simply be patient and wait until there are more reviews and quantitative data available.

Quantitative data being = "Static pressure,CFM, Decibels @ RPM, Cost etc."

For the moment: "if it ain't broke, then don't fix it".

Just my thoughts on the matter.

 

[instawookie]

I knowwwww, trying to hold out for more data and reviews and or in hopes someone might know of a few that I had missed. Built my rig in December and no it currently doesn't have any cooling problems. 13700k / 4090/ ddr5 6000 inside a g500A with m25 fans+halos and a h150i aio. Rig works great, got a love/hate for iCue software consuming resources, however it is pretty user friendly which I do like. So I've been heavily considering Phanteks AIO when it releases and going full d30's. and cleaning up a few crammed wire bundles on the backside would be nice.

 

[Ralston18]

What resources is the iCue software consuming?

How much compared to other apps etc.?

You can use Task Manager, Resource Monitor, and Process Explorer to learn much more about what is happening within a system.

As I understand it you are in an ideal position to simply watch and wait - especially with no problems.

Save the wire bundles for a rainy day when all data is backed up etc..

Then when the time comes for other improvements (cooler, fans) you will not have so much to do and, more importantly, not making lots of changes at once.

If things go astray it becomes very difficult to discover what the root problem may be.

One change at a time is a good mantra when working with just about anything.

If given the choice.

 

[Avro Arrow]

I wouldn't care one bit about how pretty they are. I use Cooler Master Sickleflow fans because they move a crap-tonne of air and are great at their primary function, keeping my PC cool.

 

[instawookie]

What resources is the iCue software consuming?

How much compared to other apps etc.?

You can use Task Manager, Resource Monitor, and Process Explorer to learn much more about what is happening within a system.

As I understand it you are in an ideal position to simply watch and wait - especially with no problems.

Save the wire bundles for a rainy day when all data is backed up etc..

Then when the time comes for other improvements (cooler, fans) you will not have so much to do and, more importantly, not making lots of changes at once.

If things go astray it becomes very difficult to discover what the root problem may be.

One change at a time is a good mantra when working with just about anything.

If given the choice.

You'd be impressed, iCue actually used up as low as .7% and high as 1.9% on the cpu. I'm not doing anything crazy with the machine aside from just gaming. I know a 13700k isnt exactly sweating that but less bloatware the better right? Just hate the mess on the backside of the case that nobody can really see because I'm a sick person lol. I wouldn't mind better temps either though, if the D30s out performs my M25's on the radiator and or when replacing the AIO the Phanteks Glacier One 360 is better than an H150i. Currently average idle is 35-37C and most benchmark runs on timespy hit 64C to 67C. I did get it to throttle playing with intels ETU. My aio is about 4 years old carried over from another rig so maybe I can get some slightly better benchmark runs when I start swapping goods.