The Best 120mm/140mm Case Fan Shootout, feat. Arctic, BlackNoise, Noctua, and Scythe

As a follow-up to my 120mm Case Fan Shootout (   • The Best 120mm Case Fan Shootout: Arctic v...  ), which rounded up 10 fans from various manufacturers, I've brought the best back to compete once again alongside their 140mm cousins. In this video, you'll not only see how 120mm and 140mm fans compare, you'll also hear audio samples at both 35dBA and 40dBA, plus see benchmarks for dual fans (one front, one rear) to demonstrate how each of the 140mm fans performs when in a realistic system setup. Want to support this channel? Leave a Paypal tip! - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_... Here are all the contenders, followed by my system setup: (1) Arctic P12 PWM - https://amzn.to/2DsvwUJ HUGE UPDATE! - P12 now available in an ARGB version! - https://amzn.to/3oKBS4w (2) Arctic P14 PWM PST - https://amzn.to/324LC16 BEST PRICE/PERFORMANCE: Arctic P14 PWM PST 5-Pack - https://amzn.to/3279vVF UPDATE: Arctic P14 PWM now available in white! - https://amzn.to/2LvGZrf BIGGER UPDATE: Arctic P14 PWM now available with ARGB! - https://amzn.to/3Kqxx12 #ad (3) be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm - https://amzn.to/2KXL5b2 (4) BlackNoise NB-eLoop B12PS - https://amzn.to/2BRWTay (5) BEST PREMIUM OPTION FOR MULTI-FAN INTAKE USE: BlackNoise NB-eLoop B14PS - https://amzn.to/3iXV2BN Also available in an ARGB version! - https://amzn.to/2ZjcCYV (6) Noctua NF-A14 chromax.black - https://amzn.to/3gLvk17 (7) Noctua NF-S12A chromax.black - https://amzn.to/3019MHh (8) BEST 120mm Case Fan: Scythe Kaze Flex 120 PWM 1200RPM - https://amzn.to/3iTJQWq HUGE NEWS: Scythe Kaze Flex 120 BLACK 1500RPM now available! - https://amzn.to/3guipD0 (9) BEST OVERALL and BEST EXHAUST FAN: Scythe Kaze Flex 140 PWM 1800RPM. Note that Scythe has discontinued sales of the round frame fan I tested, which was originally designed for tower coolers. It has been replaced by the following options: square 1800RPM version for 140mm fan mounts (identical performance to the tested fan, and very popular, so grab it if you see it in stock!): https://amzn.to/36sM9f8 square 1800RPM version for 140mm fan mounts with RGB lighting: https://amzn.to/3lesP9P round 1800RPM version for 120mm fan mount with RGB lighting: https://amzn.to/34ZkFgF Benchmarking rig: CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X @4.2GHz - https://amzn.to/2AM6sXO Motherboard: Asus X470 Crosshair VII Hero WiFi - https://amzn.to/3fkLput GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Black: https://amzn.to/3269kdg Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500DX - https://amzn.to/38MvSRN Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2 - https://amzn.to/38NmIEo RAM: Patriot Viper RGB DDR4-3600 - https://amzn.to/2Dw0J9G M.2 Drive: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB -https://amzn.to/2WaOc1Y Please support this channel by using the links above to purchase any of these products! Chapters: 00:00 Intro 2:47 Test Methodology 5:34 The Contenders (RPM Ratings/Features/Prices) 7:29 Test System 7:51 35 dBA-Normalized Results (One Fan) 9:24 35 dBA Audio Samples 10:52 40 dBA-Normalized Results (One Fan) 11:50 40 dBA Audio Samples 13:14 35 dBA-Normalized Results (Two Fans) 14:30 40 dBA- Normalized Results (Two Fans) 15:49 Max Speed Results (Two Fans) 16:54 Max Speed Audio Samples 17:19 Lessons Learned 19:33 Winners