12/30/2023 0 Comments Nzxt aer rgbIf you don’t have a PC case that can showcase an RGB fan from the outside, the NZXT AER RGB 2 will be a hard sell unless you run a negative pressure setup which requires a relatively dust-free environment (or copious maintenance). I was really hoping that NZXT would follow companies like Rosewill or Corsair and have their RGB equally visible on either side of the fan and I was a little disappointed to find that it wasn’t the case. Lighting is vibrant and blends well between individual LEDs.Ĭurrently, I’m experimenting with a negative pressure environment in my chassis (in case you were wondering why my fans were facing the “wrong way”) which has the added benefit of making up for a big weakness on the RGB side of things: you can really only see the RGB from one side. The fluid dynamic bearings result in a stable, smooth and quiet rotating and thanks to ample use of rubber around the fan there is no rattle to be heard. Even peaking out at 33 dBa isn’t the loudest fan you can end up with and depending on the quality of your chassis could easily be ignored. The NZXT AER RGB 2 fans are quiet as can be on a mildly aggressive fan curve. Most people don’t buy RGB fans to get the best possible cooling you can possibly get - these aren’t Noctua fans (though Noctua ever busted into the RGB market it’d be game over). In that regard, I’m perfectly happy with the performance. The RGB is great and all but if you’re left with a product that can’t push air your rig will suffer no matter how good it looks. The most important part of a chassis fan is the ability to be, well, a fan. It’s thin form factor allowed me to keep it tucked nicely away in an SSD mount on the rear side of the motherboard tray, right next to the fan controller. The new HUE 2 controller, which you’ll need even if you have the old one, is much slimmer than generation one and lacks the annoying light as well. You have the typical IN/OUT connectors that you find with NZXT, connecting the fans together and one to the controller for managing the RGB goodness. The screws for mounting the chassis were included and fit snuggly into rubber reinforced holes to ensure no rattling when the fans ramp up in the RPMs. The lack of small connection cables created unnecessary cable bundles to be managed.Ĭable woes aside installing the fans was just as easy as any other fan. Not the case with the standalone AER RGB 2 fans, though it may be different in the starter kit which comes with 2 fans. In previous iterations I’ve used, small fan-to-fan cables were included to connect the RGB together that was just long enough to reach easily without excess slack. I ended up with a bunch of cables I had to manage. There didn’t seem to be any foresight that people would be connecting these together side by side and subsequently, there’s no adapter for easy connectivity. For me, the downside comes with the wiring that was included. I was expecting some sort of pack, similar to the HUE 2 kits I received, so I was a little surprised about getting three standalone packages for each fan.ĭon’t get me wrong because I’m not saying this is a bad thing, in fact, I like that they can be purchased individually if need be. When Chris initially asked if I’d be interested in checking out the fans I jumped all over the chance, being an RGB addict, and was even more pleased by how quickly NZXT sent them out. Writing an entire article about RGB fans isn’t necessarily an easy task - you can see from the specifications if they’re quiet enough for you or fit your budget but I’m going to do my best to do justice to these premium fans from NZXT. Three individual 140mm NZXT AER RGB 2 Fans, for use with HUE 2 controller.
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