The fan format is 120 mm with a traditional 25 mm frame thickness. These are also protruding, and the whole thing is designed to increase the dynamic pressure a bit, or to speed up the airflow. With respect to the axis of the rotor, they are at a roughly 45-degree angle, which is typical for fans also suitable for cooler heatsinks.Īpproximately in the middle of each blade is a 14 mm wide arch-shaped protrusion at the leading edge, behind which thin (0.6 mm) grooves extend across the entire width of the blades. Clearly the largest dimension they have is in length, and within their geometry they also work with a non-violent curvature. The rotor consists of a slightly above-standard number of blades, there are nine of them. Naturally, these also affect the aerodynamics and acoustics of the fan. Incidentally, the use of softer and more flexible material, which is subject to more of certain deformations in flight, is also related to the light-conducting blades. However, the LED luminosity is still high enough that some might even dim it. Compared to the Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 ARGB, which also has light-conducting blades, it is significantly lower though. Unlike the last tested Arctic BioniX P120 A-RGB (with a ring light guide around the rotor), this fan shines over a larger area and its brightness is also higher. The rotor is made of a milky material with good light-conducting properties. Compared to the Asus ROG Strix XF120 and MSI Silent Gale P12 fans, only the Aorus 120 ARGB has illumination. For this test we will analyze the Aorus 120 ARGB, we will cover the larger one some other time.

Gigabyte fans come in two formats, 120 and 140 mm. Thus, we may see rivalry between the largest motherboard manufacturers in this segment as well. In addition to Asus and MSI, last year, Gigabyte introduced its first fans for separate sale. Although there is still room for tuning and improvement, the Aorus 120 ARGB excels in many ways and beats even competing models from traditional fan manufacturers in some areas of application.

The Aorus 120 ARGB may entice the user with its illuminated rotor, but the features that make a fan a fan don’t play second fiddle either. Gigabyte’s new fan stands out from the crowd of flashy, inefficient PC components.

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