[SOLVED] Fractal vs Corsair fans

[johnr283]

My new build is a Fractal Pop Air case. I came with 3 Fractal Aspect 12 RGB 120mm fans. 1 in the back and 2 in the front. I have a Corsair Radiator on top with 2 ML Elite RGB 120mm fans. Performance wise, would Corsair fans be better than the Fractal ones? I would get either SP/ML series or LL/QL if I decide I want the LED light rings around the outside. I always hear great things about the ML's.
I have an i7-12700F and a Gigabyte RTX 3060 Ti

 

[Lutfij]

Performance in what? Both fans are built for different purposes, the Corsair Elite has a higher static pressure while the Fractal fans don't have better static pressure but they do have a CFM close to the Corsair, indicating the the latter is a case airflow fan while the former is a fan designed for radiators or heatsinks with tightly packed fins. The Corsair fans will be horrible as case airflow fans but excellent for a radiator. If you're looking for a case airflow fan, they should be low static pressure but high CFM.

 

[Phaaze88]

Buy them all, test side by side... you'll then know, and can try to return all but the winner.

There's no way to answer this without you testing all those fans yourself.
Few people run their fans at 100%. Do you? If not:
Performance doesn't scale linearly; what they all do at a given speed will not equate to the same performance.
Sound profiles and fan curves: You'll run the fans within your comfort zone, others will do the same... which will be different among many.

 

[johnr283]

Performance in what? Both fans are built for different purposes, the Corsair Elite has a higher static pressure while the Fractal fans don't have better static pressure but they do have a CFM close to the Corsair, indicating the the latter is a case airflow fan while the former is a fan designed for radiators or heatsinks with tightly packed fins. The Corsair fans will be horrible as case airflow fans but excellent for a radiator. If you're looking for a case airflow fan, they should be low static pressure but high CFM.

I'm looking for case airflow but also looks. Which Corsair fans would work for that? Would the SP work or the LL/QL? Like I said I might want the light ring.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

SP Elite RGB with Air Guide Technology ,work great as case or rad fans. I have 8 of them in my 4000X. I have 6 -120mm and 2 -140mm. I use 2 Corsair Nodes to control the RGB.

 

[Math Geek]

SP Elite RGB with Air Guide Technology ,work great as case or rad fans. I have 8 of them in my 4000X. I have 6 -120mm and 2 -140mm. I use 2 Corsair Nodes to control the RGB.

seen this a few times now and every time i just say " **** that is a pretty set-up"

now back to your regularly scheduled thread conversation.......

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

seen this a few times now and every time i just say " **** that is a pretty set-up"

now back to your regularly scheduled thread conversation.......

Will do thanks Math Geek! 😆

 

[johnr283]

Buy them all, test side by side... you'll then know, and can try to return all but the winner.

There's no way to answer this without you testing all those fans yourself.
Few people run their fans at 100%. Do you? If not:
Performance doesn't scale linearly; what they all do at a given speed will not equate to the same performance.
Sound profiles and fan curves: You'll run the fans within your comfort zone, others will do the same... which will be different among many.

Thanks. I just bought them all. I'll try them out and return them as needed. Will the Corsair Commander CORE control the fan speeds? I'm not worried about noise, so I guess I would just need a program that adjusts them as needed for temperature control.

 

[Phaaze88]

Will the Corsair Commander CORE control the fan speeds?

Yes.