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ARCTIC P12 Max - PC Fan, High-Performance 120mm Case Fan, PWM controlled 200-3300 rpm, Optimised for static pressure, 0dB mode, Fluid Dynamic Bearing - Black

Product dimensions 12L x 12W x 2.5H centimetres
Brand ARCTIC
Power connector type 4-Pin
Voltage 12 Volts
Wattage 3.48 watts
Cooling method Air
Compatible devices Computer
Noise level 0.6 Sones
Material Plastic
Maximum rotational speed 3300 RPM

About this item

  • FLUID DYNAMIC BEARING: Long service life, silent operation at low speeds and powerful performance at maximum speed. All P12 Max fans sold by ARCTIC are now equipped with fluid dynamic bearing. Please note that products from resellers may still be sold with double ball bearings.
  • DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE: Due to the high static pressure, the fan guarantees efficient cooling even with increased air resistance. Suitable for use on heat sinks & radiators
  • WIDE RPM RANGE: Thanks to the 4-pin connector, the speed can be controlled via PWM. Below 5 % PWM the fan stands still, above 5 % it is infinitely variable between 200-3300 rpm
  • PROVEN FAN DESIGN: The closed ring fan wheel enables low-vibration rotation at high speeds and strong resistances while maintaining high static pressure
  • OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE: Most powerful 120 mm fan, 25 years of experience, direct customer support, many years of spare parts supply, CO2 neutral company
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4.4 out of 5 stars
1,191 global ratings

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Customers like the value, temperature, airflow and quality of the electronic component fan. For example, they mention that it's hefty, great for cooling and that it moves a lot of air. That said, opinions are mixed on noise.

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11 customers mention ‘Quality’11 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the electronic component fan. They mention that the build quality is good, the airflow is fantastic, and the performance is great. Some say that it's the best fan for water cooling and works perfectly.

"The performance is great, pulls and pushes tons of air even in cases that have restricted intake like my nzxt h510, build quality is great, quite a..." Read more

"Pros: weighty, solid build and easy to install. I’ve added 4 fans, each to their own header and no daisy chain or control module...." Read more

"Good and powerful,value for money,easy to instal.Bought 2 of them for my desktop to replace some stock ones for better cooling...." Read more

"Fans are brilliant but very loud make sure to set fan curves honestly though the rpm may as well be limited as they become incredibly loud anywhere..." Read more

9 customers mention ‘Airflow’9 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the airflow of the electronic component fan. They mention that it spins fast and moves a lot of air.

"The performance is great, pulls and pushes tons of air even in cases that have restricted intake like my nzxt h510, build quality is great, quite a..." Read more

"...Airflow is fantastic." Read more

"...Whisper quiet on lower speeds.Pushes an insane amount of air." Read more

"...Compared with competitors price wise to airflow is great. Just a few QC issues to work on...." Read more

8 customers mention ‘Value’8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the electronic component fan. They say it's a great product for the price, and a hefty and rigid fan that moves a mountain of air.

"...restricted intake like my nzxt h510, build quality is great, quite a hefty and rigid fan...." Read more

"...Overall, 100% worth the small amount of money, per fan. Not 100% silent but you’d only get that with Noctua." Read more

"Good and powerful,value for money,easy to instal.Bought 2 of them for my desktop to replace some stock ones for better cooling...." Read more

"...3.3x cheaper than the Silent Wings Pro 4, you still get a great product for the price." Read more

6 customers mention ‘Temperature’6 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the temperature of the electronic component fan. They mention that it keeps things cool, quiet, and has a massive static pressure.

"...build after reading a few reviews , does exactly what I needed , keeps things cool , quiet as long as you adjust your fan speeds to what you need ,..." Read more

"...They do however keep things cool.Compared with competitors price wise to airflow is great. Just a few QC issues to work on...." Read more

"...I've got 10 of these in my case at the moment. These help keep my entire system cool. As long as my temps are low I don't care about the noise...." Read more

"cooling is great, decreased my gpu temps at max load by around 5 degrees with this fan alone. not too loud either." Read more

39 customers mention ‘Noise’15 positive24 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the noise produced by the electronic component fan. Some mention that it makes a clear pitched sound at lower speeds, while others say that it has a grating sound and irritating buzzing sound when running. Some customers also mention that the bearing versions make a noisey hum at a certain RPM range.

"...a lot of reviews complain about the p12 Max making a very annoying high pitched noise, it is somewhat true, I noticed that whenever I mount the fan..." Read more

"...a few reviews , does exactly what I needed , keeps things cool , quiet as long as you adjust your fan speeds to what you need , like every fan on..." Read more

"...Cons: The db levels are low, however they are audible in a quiet room but not as volume, just a sound, a clear pitched sound - only those sensitive..." Read more

"During normal usage this this is fairly quiet. However, as the heat go up under heavy usage the speed of the fan ramps up...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Speed regulation’0 positive4 negative

Customers have issues with the speed regulation of the fan. They mention that it has some problem with speed regulation, at least on PWM mode. Some say that the performance is not stellar and the fan boots up to high speed for a second.

"...It's almost like a slightly uneven rhythm. If it stayed the same level at all times it would be far less noticeable...." Read more

"...quiet and easy to install but everyone i power on my pc they boot up to high speed for a second but i think that’s my motherboard, i would recommend..." Read more

"...attached to the same PWM as other, lower RPM fans, but its performance was not stellar either on a tower CPU cooler...." Read more

"As other have mentioned, these fans seem to have some problem with speed regulation, at least on PWM mode..." Read more

The best fan for water cooling
5 out of 5 stars
The best fan for water cooling
I have a custom water loop in my PC and I can truly feel the air pushes out of the radiator by these fans - even at low RPM.Nevertheless, this fan does have its downside. Since this fan operates from 0 to 3300 RPM with dual ball-bearings, they are a beast when it comes to noise. To achieve near silent operation, you'll need to control it through PWM in the range of 15 to 25%.Another downside is the lack of RGB. However, I had enough RGB in my Case already. I don't mind a bit less light coming out of my PC.
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Nishant
5.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2023
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
The performance is great, pulls and pushes tons of air even in cases that have restricted intake like my nzxt h510, build quality is great, quite a hefty and rigid fan. As for noise a lot of reviews complain about the p12 Max making a very annoying high pitched noise, it is somewhat true, I noticed that whenever I mount the fan horizontally (so for my h510 that would be the top fan slot) it makes that high pitched noise a lot of people have talked about. This happened with all three of the p12 max fans I bought when mounted horizontally, but when I mount the fans vertically the high pitch noise is completely gone and it sounds good.
4 people found this helpful
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Michael
5.0 out of 5 stars Great performance to noise ratio
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2023
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
Pros: weighty, solid build and easy to install. I’ve added 4 fans, each to their own header and no daisy chain or control module.

Reduced case, gpu and cpu temps by 8-10c under full load in my games, with a proper fan curve I barely ever hear it running now (for reference I use a NZXT H510 Flow case, 3080, 11700k with AiO)

Cons: The db levels are low, however they are audible in a quiet room but not as volume, just a sound, a clear pitched sound - only those sensitive to audio will hear it from 1m away.

Overall, 100% worth the small amount of money, per fan. Not 100% silent but you’d only get that with Noctua.
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Vincent Ng
5.0 out of 5 stars The best fan for water cooling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2023
Style Name: 5 Pieces, blackVerified Purchase
I have a custom water loop in my PC and I can truly feel the air pushes out of the radiator by these fans - even at low RPM.

Nevertheless, this fan does have its downside. Since this fan operates from 0 to 3300 RPM with dual ball-bearings, they are a beast when it comes to noise. To achieve near silent operation, you'll need to control it through PWM in the range of 15 to 25%.

Another downside is the lack of RGB. However, I had enough RGB in my Case already. I don't mind a bit less light coming out of my PC.
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Vincent Ng
5.0 out of 5 stars The best fan for water cooling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2023
I have a custom water loop in my PC and I can truly feel the air pushes out of the radiator by these fans - even at low RPM.

Nevertheless, this fan does have its downside. Since this fan operates from 0 to 3300 RPM with dual ball-bearings, they are a beast when it comes to noise. To achieve near silent operation, you'll need to control it through PWM in the range of 15 to 25%.

Another downside is the lack of RGB. However, I had enough RGB in my Case already. I don't mind a bit less light coming out of my PC.
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Vlad Bancila
4.0 out of 5 stars Arctic p12 desktop pc fan
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2024
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
Good and powerful,value for money,easy to instal.Bought 2 of them for my desktop to replace some stock ones for better cooling.Aftet replacing the ones I had,system,pch and Mos temperature dropped with about 5-7°C.Only issue is that they can get a bit noisy when running above 70% capacity.Not a problem if you use headphones for gaming.
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steveb
5.0 out of 5 stars quiet
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2024
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
used for my new build after reading a few reviews , does exactly what I needed , keeps things cool , quiet as long as you adjust your fan speeds to what you need , like every fan on the market they get louder the faster they spin , overall for anyone on a tight budget who want reasonable cooling these are ideal
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Luke M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant but loud
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2023
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
Fans are brilliant but very loud make sure to set fan curves honestly though the rpm may as well be limited as they become incredibly loud anywhere close to full rpm so I typically use them at the speed the base p12s run at
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Kieran Horner
3.0 out of 5 stars Stick to standard P12 or Go elsewhere
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2024
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
These seem to suffer pretty badly from resonance, at certain RPMs you'll hear "Whum whum whum" and at others you'll hear a skittering sound coming from the bearings. They're quiet on paper, but the sound they do make isnt pleasant. The standard p12s seem to make a more pleasing sound and don't suffer from the resonance issues as badly. That said, if you need extreme cooling and noise isn't a problem these are very very good. Airflow is fantastic.
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WonderW0man
5.0 out of 5 stars POWERFUL 💪
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2023
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
Can be a bit loud at high speeds, but that's to be expected.

Whisper quiet on lower speeds.

Pushes an insane amount of air.
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No se cómo no encontré este producto antes... De 5 estrellas y mucho más.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lo mejor de lo mejor
Reviewed in Mexico on 23 February 2024
Style Name: 5 Pieces, blackVerified Purchase
No se cómo no encontré ese producto antes, es calidad garantizada.
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Marcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Cumplen lo que prometen
Reviewed in Mexico on 29 October 2023
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
Incrédula por los comentarios negativos decidí probar con dos ventiladores y, en mi caso, funcionaron justo como esperaba, por eso decidí comprar dos más!

PROS:
Estética de 10.
Totalmente configurable en una PB AP-B560M-A.
Entregan hasta 3450 rpm.
Dentro de una temperatura ambiente de 28°C logran mantener la temperatura de mi *CPU oscilante a los 30°C (carga normal) y hasta 45°C - 55°C (modo turbo).
El modo "Silent" es realmente silencioso.
En cuanto a la relación costo-beneficio todo correcto.

CONTRAS:
Sí hacen ruido cuando funcionan a su máxima velocidad, pero, supongo que es normal para la velocidad que llegan a alcanzar.

* Logré mantener esas temperaturas, en un CPU i7-11700, porque poseo un disipador torre Arctic Freezer 34 Esports y le adapté dos ventiladores de estos. La configuración de la corriente de aire es de adelante hacia atrás: 1 frontal, 2 CPU y 1 trasero.

Pienso que a los usuarios a los que no les funcionaron los ventiladores quizá es porque sus Placas Base no son del todo compatibles con PWM... Habría que actualizar el BIOS o comprar una PB más reciente.

En resumen, me encuentro muy contenta con la adquisición de estos 4 ventiladores! El disipador torre que tengo nunca me ha fallado; por lo tanto, considero que Arctic es una empresa comprometida con la satisfacción de sus clientes; esto anterior, a pesar de ciertos comentarios, hizo que comprara los ventiladores.

Gracias, Arctic! Ahora solo espero que duren funcionando los 6 años que ustedes prometen! Aunque quizá para ese entonces ya haya comprado otros más hahaha
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Marcia
5.0 out of 5 stars Cumplen lo que prometen
Reviewed in Mexico on 29 October 2023
Incrédula por los comentarios negativos decidí probar con dos ventiladores y, en mi caso, funcionaron justo como esperaba, por eso decidí comprar dos más!

PROS:
Estética de 10.
Totalmente configurable en una PB AP-B560M-A.
Entregan hasta 3450 rpm.
Dentro de una temperatura ambiente de 28°C logran mantener la temperatura de mi *CPU oscilante a los 30°C (carga normal) y hasta 45°C - 55°C (modo turbo).
El modo "Silent" es realmente silencioso.
En cuanto a la relación costo-beneficio todo correcto.

CONTRAS:
Sí hacen ruido cuando funcionan a su máxima velocidad, pero, supongo que es normal para la velocidad que llegan a alcanzar.

* Logré mantener esas temperaturas, en un CPU i7-11700, porque poseo un disipador torre Arctic Freezer 34 Esports y le adapté dos ventiladores de estos. La configuración de la corriente de aire es de adelante hacia atrás: 1 frontal, 2 CPU y 1 trasero.

Pienso que a los usuarios a los que no les funcionaron los ventiladores quizá es porque sus Placas Base no son del todo compatibles con PWM... Habría que actualizar el BIOS o comprar una PB más reciente.

En resumen, me encuentro muy contenta con la adquisición de estos 4 ventiladores! El disipador torre que tengo nunca me ha fallado; por lo tanto, considero que Arctic es una empresa comprometida con la satisfacción de sus clientes; esto anterior, a pesar de ciertos comentarios, hizo que comprara los ventiladores.

Gracias, Arctic! Ahora solo espero que duren funcionando los 6 años que ustedes prometen! Aunque quizá para ese entonces ya haya comprado otros más hahaha
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Christopher
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Fan but DON'T Overpay
Reviewed in Canada on 26 September 2023
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
This is a superior fan at its regular price of around 16 - 18 dollars Canadian.

If it's listed for more than thar you are being gouged or even ripped offf in my opinion and should not buy from that seller. This fan is very popular right now and pretty hard to find and sadly there are sellers trying to take advantage of this.

That said the P12 Max is a great fan. It's very quiet but still pushes a ton of air. I've found it more than competitive for most cooling tasks. Really for around $18 Canadian it's amazing.

The bottom line is for 16-18 dollars Canadian I don't think there's another fan on the market that can compete with it. Of course if you need to push max air and decibels aren't an issue something like Phanteks T30 is obviously superior but for 80% of the people and use cases this is the fan to get imo - that is if you're not being gouged on price by a greedy seller.

I hope you found this review helpful.
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JL
5.0 out of 5 stars Very, very good with one important caveat (dual-ball bearing)
Reviewed in the United States on 28 June 2023
Style Name: 1 Piece, blackVerified Purchase
Pushes a lot of air and is very quiet for a given RPM. If you need a fan that can blow as much air as this can at 3300 RPM, it's a no brainer. Great performance.

The caveat is the dual-ball bearing design. It creates a very subtle high-pitched sound audible especially at low RPMs. I do not like the overall sound profile particularly, but I still like the fan because I really have to get close and listen carefully for it to be that noticeable when the fan is in my case when the case is fully assembled. Different story when my case is open and I'm tweaking things, obviously.

I didn't run into the QC issues a lot of other people seem to have, so there's that. If you get a good one and are not irritated by the sound profile, it's one of the best values on the market.
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Stefano T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Silenziose
Reviewed in Italy on 18 June 2024
Style Name: 5 Pieces, blackVerified Purchase
Ottime ventole. Vediamo il loro funzionamento nel tempo. Ho detto che sono silenziose, e lo sono, Diventano un pò rumorose soprattutto nei momenti in cui bisogna raffreddare i componenti del pc, nei giorni più caldi. Comunque complessivamente il rumore è accettabile anche al massimo dei giri. Ne ho installate 4 su cinque
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