Thoughts on Phanteks PH-F140XP / PH-F120XP?

[steffeeh]

I've been looking at new case fans for a while, finding one great fan only to be beaten by a new one.
But I feel I've finally found the ultimate ones for my case - 2x Phanteks PH-F140XP in the front as intake, and 1x Phanteks PH-F120XP in the back as exhaust.
The numbers on the marketing side may not look the greatest, but in tests that I've watched they're simply dead silent, yet still have good airflow and static pressure.
(the test videos are below)

However, these figures, as well as the test results doesn't tell much if these fans really are that good being attached to cases in particular, or if they're not as good on cases but better on radiators and such?
Do you have any thoughts or experiences on these fans? It would be lovely if they performed as good attached on cases as they seem to do, I even have the feeling they beat the Silent Wings on the audio level in addition to the airflow/pressure and pricing.

Do you have any other suggestions on fans that may beat these?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjfvtAdCoS8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4_Urkp36bw

 

[geofelt]

My go to source for quiet computing is www.silentpcreview.com .

Here is their 140mm fan roundup:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1346-page6.html

 

[Gnuffi]

The Phanteks are good no doubt, its my go to fan when Noctua is either too pricey, or too "ugly" for a build
and the XP model is not meant for radiator compared to other SP fans, but is more a 2in1 case fan (AF+SP), so your safe there (even tho it would do decent on a rad just not "good" on a rad)

 

[Gnuffi]

My go to source for quiet computing is www.silentpcreview.com .

Here is their 140mm fan roundup:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1346-page6.html

silentpcreview that doesnt even mention Noctua ULN fans? with 6db at similar rpm? sounds iffy to me 😉

 

[steffeeh]

Thank you for your comments, I'll check out the link!

Elsewhere people are going pretty serious about Phanteks PH-F140MP / PH-F120MP being better than the XP ones... though these seems to be built for radiators and not to be mainly used as case fans and the numbers at least indicate that the XP ones are better yet everyone say go with the MP ones - any thoughts on this?

 

[Gnuffi]

Thank you for your comments, I'll check out the link!

Elsewhere people are going pretty serious about Phanteks PH-F140MP / PH-F120MP being better than the XP ones... though these seems to be built for radiators and not to be mainly used as case fans and the numbers at least indicate that the XP ones are better yet everyone say go with the MP ones - any thoughts on this?

yes the MP ones are straiugh up high Static Pressure fans
but the XP and TS version are better as airflow vs the MP, and the XP is the "best" and the XP is sort of a 2n1 fan, like most Phanteks fans, meaning it does a decent job as SP fan while still being super as AF fan
the MP will "lose" vs the XP in a AF mounted situation, but since its Phanteks its notcompletely useless as airflow fan, the MP just isnt as great as other of Phanteks fans, even the SP does better than the MP in airflow
for case AF Phanteks fan, XP, > TS > SP >HP, the MP doesnt even make the list versus the others
for phanteks radiator fan : MP>XP>HP II

and remember, always get a 140mm fan version if your mounting supports it, 140mm is always better than 120mm of the "same version" fan

 

[steffeeh]

Thanks for your reply!

Hope you don't mind me asking, but have you compared the MP and the XP ones yourself in real life? Or are your suggestions more based on the numbers?
The reason why I'm asking is because those who say MP is the best don't think the numbers have practical value, and that you have to test them to be sure that one is better than the other (yet none of them has said straight out that they have compared them haha)

 

[Gnuffi]

yes, i've compared them, all even.
all Phanteks fans do "fine" in both situations, like i said, their fans are sort of "2in1" type
but the XP is alot better than the MP for regular case fans, but the F140SP is great as AF fan too, and still better than the MP
the reason i mention the SP version is the "normal" Phanteks AF fans, TS and HP doesnt come with the same anti vibration rubber pads as teh XP and SP does, making them(XP+SP) an even better "offer"/value,
unless desperately needing to mount a 140mm fan in a 120mm slot where the 140mm TS and HP would allow such in most cases (they fit 120mm mount/screw holes, but the case still needs to allow for teh circumference of a 140mm fan)