Reeven ColdWing 12 Fan Series Review
Ryan Martin / 12 years ago
For such low priced fans, it is surprising that Reeven include 3 pin to molex adaptors. The sticker is a nice touch too, although I would like to have seen black screws. This what both the Silent 800 RPM fan and Performance 2000 RPM fan will look like once you un-box them.
A 3 pin connector is included with box the Silent and Performance fans. Remember 3 pin connectors will work in 4 pin headers and 4 pin connectors will work in 3 pin headers. The only difference is 4 pin connectors in 3 pin headers won’t give PWM controls.
All the Reeven fans will look like this from the top, you can see the fan blades are dense and optimised for airflow not pressure – these won’t be ideal for high fin radiators.
The back of all the Reeven fans will have a different sticker on it to mark out the correct details. The cable is multicoloured, it would of been nice to see all black or all yellow for a better aesthetic but again with such low prices you can’t complain too much.
All the ColdWing 12 fans are 25mm thick.
The only difference with the 4 pin PWM fans versus the 3 pin fans is the change in fan connector and addition of the low-high switch for the Performance PWM fan. As the cable isn’t that long this fan would need to be a rear chassis fan or CPU cooler fan.
The 4 pin cables and 3 pin cables are nicely braided for the vast majority of the cable – good job Reeven.
The wiring on the back of the fan switch looks a bit fragile but once installed in your case you won’t notice and it looks pretty neutral at the back of most cases which is good for everyone.
