A.C Ryan Blackfire 4 UV Led 120mm Fan

Performance

Published: 14th March 2006 | Source: KustomPC's | Price: | Author: James Napier

Performance

For this part of the review i'm going to compare the Blackfire4 fans against the stock case fans included with my Silverstone TJ05 case. Unfortunatly i don't have any specs for the stock fans, but this should give you a good idea of what temperature differences you will see by replacing your stock case fans.

Temperature readings were taken after 1hr of prime95 with room temperature maintained at 22oc.

As you can see, the Blackfire4 fans give a healthy 6oc drop in case temperature which will certainly be helpful in maintaining those overclocks during summer months.

Noise

Being a person who is used to the noise of a pair of 45db fans cooling his rig, i have to say that the Blackfire4's are very quiet! At full speed however, i wouldn't say that they are quiet enough for a PC situated in a bedroom, but running at 7 volts (see OC3D forums for 7 volt mod), they are near totally silent!

I did however encounter a problem with one of the replacement fans, it makes a slight 'ticking' noise. I'm going to give it a few days to wear in and let you know if there are any improvements.

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15-03-2006, 08:24:10

Jim

This topic is for the discussion of the above review.

You can read the review here.

15-03-2006, 08:27:58

llwyd

on page 4 it says 'looks cont' instead of 'looks count'

nice review tho

15-03-2006, 08:31:29

WC Annihilus

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='llwyd'

on page 4 it says 'looks cont' instead of 'looks count'

nice review tho

Umm, he's kind of sayin "Looks Continued" man... Cont. is short for continued

15-03-2006, 08:31:43

FragTek

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='llwyd'

on page 4 it says 'looks cont' instead of 'looks count'

nice review tho

Thats what it's supposed to be

Looks Cont. = Looks Continued

15-03-2006, 08:32:49

llwyd

hahahahahahahahahaha, go me! i should have read the lot properly, could someone delete that post it makes me look stupid

15-03-2006, 08:34:42

WC Annihilus

Jus edit it out yourself... though there isn't any real point in general of getting rid of it. It was a perfectly valid point that just happened to be wrong

15-03-2006, 09:00:02

PV5150

loved the review mate, extremely non-biased

AC Ryan make some sweet aftermarket gear, and these fans are an example of this. The fact that they have pre-sleeved the cables is testament to their targetting those of us who love the case 'bling'. Good one

15-03-2006, 09:13:42

WC Annihilus

Reminds me, no one else has gotten mad yet that Jim never mentioned he got his new case yesterday! rofl. He's making a case mod case at some point though but still! rofl

15-03-2006, 09:25:17

Ham

Good job jim. I never thought anyone could write that much about a fan....

15-03-2006, 09:35:36

Jim

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='Ham'

Good job jim. I never thought anyone could write that much about a fan....

Hehe thanks. Thats the kind of review manufacturers are looking for. No matter if the item is big or small, expensive or cheap, they want lots of pics and lots of text

15-03-2006, 09:47:24

FarFarAway

Nice work jim

Can't wait for you to get the cash to get the phase

Don't worry about things like babies and stuff

14-04-2006, 07:14:12

Jim

This review has been updated. Please feel free to comment on the revisions made to the conclusion page here: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?type=3&id=27&page=6

14-04-2006, 07:22:02

WC Annihilus

Ooh man that sucks

You switch the stock fans back in then I suppose?

14-04-2006, 07:23:48

Jim

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='WC Annihilus'

Ooh man that sucks

You switch the stock fans back in then I suppose?

For the moment. I'll be reviewing some 'bling' fans from Thermaltake soon to see if they are any better. As always, i'll let you know how it goes

14-04-2006, 07:26:10

WC Annihilus

Good stuff

Thunderblades, UV fans, or their new i-Flashes? I think I'm FINALLY going to do my BT review this spring break (need to redo as I realized I didn't take enough good pictures for an official review). Then maybe I can request some heatsinks or something for review

14-04-2006, 07:42:55

Jim

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='WC Annihilus'

Good stuff

I've got a set of Thunderblades which are really good, but i'll be reviewing their newer i-flash range.

14-04-2006, 07:46:36

WC Annihilus

Good stuff, looking forward to it

BTW, how are the thunderblades? Most people say they don't perform anywhere near factory specs (ie: louder and don't push as much air). (PS, how come I pretty much never see you on MSN now?)

14-04-2006, 15:29:28

Jim

Quote:

Originally Posted by name='WC Annihilus'

Good stuff, looking forward to it

BTW, how are the thunderblades? Most people say they don't perform anywhere near factory specs (ie: louder and don't push as much air). (PS, how come I pretty much never see you on MSN now?)

I would say that they push about the same as the Blackfire's which were rated 77cfm. As for noise, i have no idea. My rig is far too noisy with 2x125cfm fans in there.

As for MSN, i only come on at the moment when i'm not snowed under with work/kids/oc3d

14-04-2006, 16:03:58

WC Annihilus

Just run the fans off of a crap PSU (4 and 6 pin trick or w/e it is). You should try to get a hold of these fans for review. They are pretty much considered the absolute favorite over at XS for watercooling. Most people feel that they perform MUCH better than factory specifications and I'm interested in actual experience

As for MSN, I suppose our time difference doesn't help (you guys are 8 hours ahead

)

BTW, what's the url to get into the reviewer log in so I don't have to bug someone when I finally write my review this coming week? You can just pm it if you don't want it posted.

A.C Ryan Blackfire 4 UV Led 120mm Fan

Performance

Published: 14th March 2006 | Source: KustomPC's | Price: | Author: James Napier

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