One Fan to Rule Them All?

The claim is a real one: this is supposed to be the best fan for PC cases, radiators and heatsinks. There's some impressive airflow here to hit the best possible temperatures but is the Silent Wings PRO 4 actually the best fan for static pressure AND airflow?

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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - The Best PC Fan?
0:50 - be quiet! Silent Wings PRO 4 look NUTS
2:50 - Ad Spot
3:21 - Silent Wings PRO 4 Pricing & Specs
4:26 - Fan Testing Methodology
5:22 - Raw CFM Performance
6:07 - Raw CFM Performance Beyond 46dB
6:56 - Simplified Raw CFM Performance
7:45 - The Holy Grail of Fans?
8:10 - Restricted CFM Performance (Radiator)
9:10 - Temperature Testing (Radiator)
10:21 - Temperature Testing (Air Cooler)
10:56 - One Fan to Rule Them All?

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[der__]

No 140mm test? Seems like 140mms always get overlooked

[bequietofficial]

Excellent review! Thank you for the feedback.
We are very hyped you like the new flagship fans.

[hyperstimmed]

I decided try the Pro 4 in addition to my Noctua A12x25 and have been impressed. They move as much air as the Noctua at the same RPM, so even performance there, but if you run the BQ fan at 2000rpm and the noctua at 2000rpm, the BQ is quieter.

[beamzappa]

Thank you man! This might be the only fan video I've ever watched that has the information exactly how I wanted it, with all the fans I wanted compared, amazing!

[AdmitthatijustdiditX]

Totally agree with you that it would be incredible to see what they could do with a 30mm thick version! I had to keep reminding myself of the huge disadvantage it had compared to the T30, and how impressive it was to be so close to it!

[esaef]

Finally someone covers these fans in a good way. Very impressed.

[hupiscratch]

For me the champion of this comparison is the Nidec gentle typhoon. At 20 bucks, it got quite close to the top at the 39 dB test on both radiator and air cooler, which makes it a far better choice than 30+ options

[leyterispap]

my humble 10$ arctic p12 is holding its own ..

[balesjo]

Just replaced an HSF and a rear case fan with a Be Quiet Silent Wings 4 120mm (for the HSF) and a BQ Silent Wings 4 120mm PWM high-speed (for the rear case exhaust fan). I've been a major Noctua fanboy for well over a decade, but the Be Quiet fans have seriously impressed me! And it's true, I notice the different in weight from the moment I picked up the boxed fans...each box was heavy. Removing the fans from their box, they were heavy too. Built like a German tank. And they are really moving a lot more air than the Noctuas they replaced. I'm glad I tried them out and am more willing in the future to research other brands of fans. (to be clear though, Noctua is still a 1st tier cooler and fan producer).

[highclassgoblin]

I know that Lian Li's unifans aren't about performance and more about ease of use and aesthetics, but I still wonder how their SL120 V2s would compare.

[vedomedo]

I remember buying the Noctua PPC 2000 fans a couple of years back based on the in general positive attitude towards Noctua. This was to increase my airflow in the NZXT H700i case. It's interesting how I basically chose the worst fans for the job lol.

[MrMartin]

Did you also test the 140mm version? Design looks diffrent - less wings

[Otuhh]

I only care about 140mm or 180mm now. 180 is still quite niche, but 140mm has tons of options

[millanferende]

This is the most fucking amazing fan comparison I have ever seen in my entire life. It literally shows you exactly what you need to know, in real world cases and even presented with such nice graphics. Well done!

[MichaelBertolino]

I wonder if this testing was done incorrectly or correctly, because it has become general knowledge that these come close to, but cannot beat the Noctua A25's in noise normalized tests and that they are a good third option behind the T30s (buy for performance and relatively good noise levels) and the Noctua's (buy for a quiet system)

[Joshua-uqzw]

Uhhh i've been waiting for this one 😁 Thanks Mike, your reviews are the best!

[BenXCIV]

1:41 I'm sorry, how is that an improvement... Making the connector twice as long and rigid?

[asaneeyuttasoontorn]

The content is so good I had to pause to click subscribe, just to see that I already did 😂

[complxpilot]

Would be interested to see the thermalright b12 / b12 extrem tests. The b12 seems to offer the same performance as the nf-a12 for half the price

[chiptune_]

Put a 120 and a couple 140's in my mom's office PC, and she has to check that the fans are spinning to know if it's even on because they're so damn quiet lmao