Phanteks PH-F140TS 140mm Fan Review

AcousticsWhile situated in a room where background noise was kept to a minimum, we placed the sound level meter equal distances from our test system to measure the total noise output by the complete test system for each cooling configuration at 100% fan speed. We made sure to reduce the fan speed of our case and graphics card fans so that the emphasis was put upon the fans we were testing.

We really are starting to see a trend of admirable results from Phanteks’ PH-F140TS 140mm fan. It not only performs better than the 140mm NZXT competitor, it also runs at a lower average RPM and is even quieter. Using the Q.S.A. adapter, we managed to shave a further 5dbA of the total noise output without taking too much of a performance hit. The 1900RPM Scythe Slipstream 120mm fan may offer better cooling potential than the PH-F140TS, but it is also louder by a very wide margin. I personally would be inclined to take the compromise of slightly worse cooling performance but much quieter operation.