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The PC cooling market sees a fair amount of product saturation. Despite an abundance of brands across heatsinks, fans, and cases, products rarely see a significant change in design over time. Perhaps it is difficult to stray far from blocks of aluminum fins in heatsinks, spinning blades in fans, and a basic rectangular frame on cases. In this sea of solutions, few brands carry as much reputation as Cooler Master. From fans to cases, Cooler Master storms the market with a variety of products across all price points, yet maintains consistent quality and innovation with each iteration. We’ve already seen this with the fully modular Cooler Master HAF Stacker cases and Cooler Master QuickFire TK keyboard.
Today, we will be taking a look at the all-new Cooler Master JetFlo 120 fan, a 120mm model that looks to combine style and performance into a single package. Rather than stick with the traditional plastic square enclosure used on most fans, this 2000RPM PWM fan implements shock-absorbing rubber pads to isolate the mounting holes and round plastic frame. Polyoxymethelene (POM) bearings sit in the fan hub, leveraged for water, dust, and polarity-proofing capabilities. The fan is a transparent blade design that Cooler Master rates for 95CFM at 36dBA. The JetFlo 120 comes in red LED, blue LED, white LED, and plain color variations; we will be reviewing the blue LED version today.
Fan specifications are notorious for being inconsistent compared to real-world usage, so we will be going in-depth with our testing. Cooler Master has graciously sent us two of these fans so a radiator test will definitely be in order. Without further ado, read on for our full review of the Cooler Master JetFlo 120.
Specifications:
Model
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R4-JFNP-20PK-R1 (Dark, no LED)
R4-JFDP-20PR-R1 (Red)
R4-JFDP-20PB-R1 (Blue)
R4-JFDP-20PW-R1 (White)
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LED Color
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Dark (No LED) / Red / Blue / White
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Dimensions
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120 x 120 x 25 mm /
4.7 x 4.7 x 1 inch
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Fan Speed
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800-2000 RPM (PWM) ± 10%;
w/ silent adaptor: 1600/1200 RPM (fixed)
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Air Pressure
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2.72 mmH2O ± 10%
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Life Expectancy
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160,000 hrs
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Noise Level
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19 dBA (1200 RPM with included silent mode adapter)
28 dBA (1600 RPM with included silent mode adapter)
12-36 dBA (PWM)
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Bearing Type
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POM Bearing – CM 4th Gen. bearing
(*POM: Polyoxymethelene)
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Connector
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4-Pin (PWM)
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Voltage
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12 VDC
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Current
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0.4A
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Power Consumption
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4.8W
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Accessories
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Silent mode adapter x 2 (1600 RPM x 1, 1200 RPM x 1), Metal screws x 4
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Information courtesy of Cooler Master @ http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/case-fan/jetflo-120/
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Very good cooling performance. But if you are in a quiet room, you can definitely hear the fans running in the background. Otherwise, very good fan.