NZXT AER RGB 140mm Computer Case Fan (RF-AR140-B1)

This review is intended to explain why you should purchase the NZXT AER RGB Fans instead of the Thermaltake Plus RGB 12 Premium edition fans. And, this is from experience with both brands,as I bought the Thermaltake fans initially.If you think that my comments are made out of disgust for the TT fans then just go to the TT community forums and look under case fans. You will see I a not the only one with issue. You will even see that TT's software is incompatible with Corsair Link. Take the advice on how to get the software running with a grain of salt when it comes to solutions, as what works for some won't work for others.And, not to say that I haven't had issues with NZXT products before mainly fan controllers and I now own a Kraken X62. Despite what other may say the CAM software is not that bad and ha come a long way since the days of my GRID+ fan controller. I am still waiting on my AM4 bracket for my Kraken X262, which I had to make a temporary bracket to mount until it arrives, which according to NZXT has finally shipped.Well, After a week of trying to get the TT software for their fans to run, I discovered that it crashes the CAM software from NZXT repeatedly. I cannot get the two running at the same time for more than 5-10 seconds.The TT software not only has compatibility issues with everything from hardware to software, including the operating system it is also unstable.The TT software corrupts the settings of my ASUS AURA hardware. Once the TT software is running I have to go back to the AURA software to reset the LED functions every time that the TT software is accessed or restarted. It has even crashed my Trident Z RGB memory LEDs. Once, it changed them from the default rainbow mode to all red flashng and then prevented me from changing them to any setting. Even tried turning them off. Which caused the LEDs on one to stay on, at least it quit flashing, regardless of whether they were turned on or off, I was affraid that it had gotten damaged when I lost all control over it. Even a system restart would not get the LEDs on the RAM sticks functioning. I had to do a complete power-down of the system to revive my RAM LEDs control. But, as soon as the TT software ran the RGB LEDS on my memory would go crazy again, never doing the same thing two times in a row. I had never had this issue without the TT software installed. The G.SKILL software that controlled these RGB RAM was really bad (Thank God the ASUS AURA software would control these) but, G.SKILLS software looks like a finely polished diamond compared to the rotting corpse of the TT software.And, the TT software continually crashes my computer. With a selective boot, only loading default windows drivers and the TT software my system will not run for more that 30-45 minutes before crashing. If I boot the same way without the TT software I do not get a system crash. The system ran without the TT software on, just base default windows drivers, for 48 hours, but as soon as I started up the TT software had a system crash within 5 minutes. Tried re-downloading and and reinstalling several times with no change to thisI would return the TT fans to Amazon, but am unable to, as the time line for returning these expired while waiting on my CrossHair VI Hero motherboard to arrive off of back order. I guess I will try to sell the TT fans with a no return or refund policy and try to get back some of $250 that I paid for them. Just have to find a sucker who is too stupid to know what he is buying.I liked the TT fans because they had more RGB LEDs (than their competitors product) that also reflected off the fan lades a little and the specs showed them having a higher static pressure and CFM than their competitors version as well. The YouTube videos of theses showed modes that were not in the downloaded software and was not able to achieve through custom settigs. I do not even think that the software was the the same as what TT offers for download. But if I cannot control them and have to deal with constant crashes they are worthless paper weights. Never though I would pend $250 for paper weights.I have exhausted all the the patients that I have with TT over these. TT Tech Support, if they even exist, has no concern for their customers. If they did, they would either respond to the repeated requests for assistance or at least post comments to the people who are experiencing issues on their own forums. Reports of software issues going back to the very first release of the TT fans have still not yet been addressed. And for that matter, why in heck are they selling their fans with software that is basically non-functional?I have purchased and just received the NZXT equivalent fans. The NZXT fans function right out of the box and I have had no Issues with them, hell NZXT has even released updates for their software and firmware, which is something that I have yet to see from TT in the 5 and a half weeks that I have owned these TT fans. As I stated earlier the specs stated that the TT fans had higher static pressure and CFMs than those from the NZXT version. Well you can forget about that, either TT posted fraudulent numbers or NZXT understated their specs, with the total lack of concern for their customers that TT is showing here I am will to believe that they did in fact over state their specs. As well as NZXT under stating theirs. As a designer of controls for automated equipment, I go by the specs when determining what components to use, as I am sure many other do as well. The specs were aboy 6% of the reason I initially chose the TT fans over the NZXT fans. The NZXT fans actually have what appears to be twice the CFMs compared to what I was getting from the the TT fans when I was able to get the TT fans to full speed. (By the way the TT fans would never reach the stated RPMs, the closest I could get was about 200 RPMs below their rated speed.1300 for the 120mm and 1200 for the 140mm as apposed to the stated 1500 for the 120mm and 1400 for the 140mm) And, I honestly believe that the Static Pressure is much higher on the NZXT version, as well. And, the NZXT fans were much quieter at full speed than the TT fans, which about once every 5-10 seconds would make a loud thump sound as if the blade were stopping and starting back up, kind of like if a servo motor that had no deceleration curve programmed came to a complete and sudden stop, basically going from 2000 RPMs to 0 in less that 0.1 sec. or less. And no the fan blades were not hitting anything. they even did this when I was holding them out side the case away from all obstructions.I have owned many TT products from the old VENUS 12 air cooler to Liquid coolers and lighting kits, and 6 different full tower and one mid tower cases. And have been reasonably happy with them all, but these fans are a complete disaster. I think that after spending over $250 on paper weights that strangely resemble RGB fans and total disregard for their customers that I would have to seriously reconsider buying any more TT products.NZXT Is by far the King here and may have gained a new loyal subject.

IMO the best looking RGB fans on the market. The only downside is that the NZXT products make the LEDs on my RAM and motherboard look washed out and cheap (GSkillz Trident Z and ASUS Strix z370-e). The fans are very quite and virtually undetectable if your in a room with even slight background white noise. These are high airflow fans designed for case cooling and are not optimal or recommend for use on a radiator. Unfortunately, NZXT does not make a static pressure version with RGB at this time. Also, the LEDs are only visible on one side of the fan. Both of these things are important to keep in mind when deciding on how many of these fans you may want for your cooling plan and fan placement.

These fans are gorgeous! They are bright, and ery quiet. They also have a pretty high cfm which is great for use as intake fans. Do be aware, these fans do need to be connected to the Hue+ to take advantage of the LEDs.

Look great, but when turned up quite loud. I had to mess with fan settings after having my mobo optimize them as the 2 of them were actually vibrating my window (making tons of noise) on the side of my NZXT Phantom 410 on high speeds. Mostly a con of that particular case more so than the fans though. The one stock fan at the top never made it vibrate, but maybe any 2 fans up there would.I also wish the Hue+ software had more features such as white listing 3rd party applications to take control of lights without needing to shut off cam software. Going back to your default light mode from audio mode automatically rather than it just sitting there dark when sound stops until you manually switch it. Binding certain light patterns to happen when in a selected application like you can in Razer Synapse and other keyboard/mice lighting programs.

I bought several of these NZXT fans for my custom build and they are beautiful. They have good airflow, don't make much noise, and I haven't had any problems after several months of use. The RGB is easily my favorite part about them as it's vibrant, really pops, and doesn't look tacky like some RGB fans on the market. Definitely worth the money if you want to spice up your build.

So the fan itself works as advertised. It is a fan. The only concern I have is that you need to make sure you have the NZXT Hue+ to run the RGB feature. I think there should be a kit that includes it. The RGB feature is the real star of the product. Once you download the CAM software, just edit the fan color or theme and you are all set! The colors are very vibrant. The fans themselves are very quiet. They do not run at a super high RPM. This can be a good thing for people wanting a quiet PC, but bad for people who need amazing air cooling performance. I currently run 5 of these in my Corsair Carbide Air 740 along with another 2 140mm fans.

I love these fans, by far the best RGB you can get. Saves settings (even animation) in memory, so when you boot your Hackintosh, it works great. Fans are too loud, but you don't buy them because of their noise.

Product is great but this is a triple fan set, I received only 2 in the box. Beware.Edit: Update, they were really cool and sent me another box with another 3 fans, I received 5 fans for the price of 3, thanks Amazon

Gran calidad, tiene gomitas en las esquinas para quitar ruido los colores rgb son grandiosos el precio es bastante acsesible solo es un ventilador se necesita el hue plus

Son muy silenciosos, y la estética es buena. Son buenos para mejorar la estética de la pc. Hay que tener en cuenta que se necesita el Hue+ de NZXT para usar las luces RGB de estos ventiladores y descargar el software CAM gratuito.

A mi novio le encanto/ necesita una accesorio que no recuerdo como se.llama

Excelente para darle mejor aspecto a tu pc no mejora en nada el rendimiento pero si su vista, mencionar que tienes que tener el nzxt hue+ para sacarle todo el provecho

En lo que respecta estos ventiladores se ven bonitos , los compré para hacerle combo a mi Kraken x62 y mi H440