Review - XigmaTek XLF-F1253 120mm Fan

[stevej696]

Review - XigmaTek XLF-F1253 120mm Fan

Watercoolinguk.co.uk

£6.94 Excl. VAT

(£7.98) Incl. VAT

Welcome to my first ever review!

Intro:

I recently bought this fan as a replacement for my exhaust fan for my Antec300 case. I had spotted

this fan on the WatercoolingUK website and decided that i will try my first review on this and see

how it goes.

I've listed as much information as i could possibly find, but if you require more please visit the XigmaTek website on www.XigmaTek.com.

The Packaging:

I placed my order for this fan on Sunday around 8pm and it arrived at 9am Tuesday morning using

royal mail first class delivery. As you can see the package came un-damaged.





The contents:

The contents of the package were 4 fan screws, a 4pin to 3pin power adapter and the 120mm fan. The

front of the package clearly explains the contents and specification of the fan inside. The dimensions

are clear and the website address is listed for other information and products supplied by the company.





Specifications:

120 x 120 x 25mm

1500rpm speed

67.5cfm airflow

22db noise level

longer life bearing design

brushless fan

Features:

Higher airflow, static pressure and torque

Reduction for noise and power consumption

Additional output functions available

Lowest noise level

Optimized blade design for higher airflow and better cooling performance

Installation:

For the installation i installed it in the front as it was much easier to illustrate and i could keep the

computer running at the same time. Installation was very straight forward with the usual four screws

holding the fan in place and 3pin power connector which is quite a long length for a fan of this size

and of course a welcome bonus. I replaced one of my original Xilence 120mm intake fans with

this to see if there were any noticeable differences. The results were my Hard-drive temps being

3*c lower and a considerable lower level of noise from the fan during operation. And for an added bonus

it looks cool aswell!



Final verdict:

When purchasing fans the factors i look for is performance without much noise and this delivers in mass

quantities. The orange blade, black surround and white led's add a nice touch of class and you get a nice

quality feel which is a rare thing in some makes and models. For the money this in my opinion is one of

the best value cooling fans which has arguabley good looks which appeal to gamers and enthusiasts alike

aswell as making a good addition to water cooling systems and radiators. Im extremely happy with results

and looks so it is definatley a recommended product!

 

[monkey7]

Hmm nice, another new reviewer

A few tips:

- If you write your post in an external program (I use notepad) first, make sure to remove all the 'enters' automatically inserted by the program. In the dutch notepad this is called 'automatische terugloop' (automatic enter?) and can be found in the same dropdown menu as the font. If you use word, you'll probably have to remove them by hand in the forum editor.

- The packaging section could be a little bit longer. What material is it, does it tell you anything? And, most importantly, how easy was it to open? It looks like a blister packaging, which most people really dislike.

- Upload your images to upload.overclock3d.net and insert them with tags. This way you get fullsize images in the story itself which makes looking at the images way easier for the reader.

- I'd make an OC3D style rating of the product below the final verdict. So value, performance and presentation with marks between 1 and 10.

Good review, it's tough to write about a fan.

 

[stevej696]

Cheers for tips

much appreciated

stevej696

c3d:

 

[HypoglossalXII]

Did you notice a change in the ambiant temperature in your case with this fan? Was it significant? I ask because from your last pic, I noticed a dual exhaust fan setup, and I'm wondering if it helps?

Mind detailing the temp with 1 fan, and both? Also do you use a fan controller to control your exhaust fan?

-HypoG

 

[meh]

Monkey - I think the English version is 'word wrap'

 

[stevej696]

Did you notice a change in the ambiant temperature in your case with this fan? Was it significant? I ask because from your last pic, I noticed a dual exhaust fan setup, and I'm wondering if it helps?

Mind detailing the temp with 1 fan, and both? Also do you use a fan controller to control your exhaust fan?

-HypoG[/QUOTE

The origional setup was 2x xilence fans which ran at 1000rpm and pushed around 45cfm of airflow. I perplaced the bottom fan as the bottom fan is my dedicated cooler for my hard=drive and i noticed a 3*c drop during operation compared with the xilence fans.

The ambient temp also dropped 2*c lower with the dual setup of xilence and Xigmatek fan which isnt significant but made a difference to the temps of the chip.

The exhaust fan is an Asaka 120mm blue led fan running of a motherboard header at the moment with so runs at around 1700rpm constant.

Hope this helps

Stevej696

c3d:

 

[HypoglossalXII]

Thanks for taking the time to answer mate. Good job on the review

-HypoG