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I love the QX120s. I haven't had a Corsair fan before, but I had other brands and I like both their sound profile and their performance. I don't need to spin them more than around 900 rpm (they go as low as 450) and I can hear their sound only above around 1100 rpm. Even if I try to run them full speed, I don't hear any whine, it's mostly the air whoosh. I'd say the only fans that were quieter were Noctua fans. As for the price, it will depend on the lifespan. If I get few years out of them without any sort of degradation, I'm happy. I was willing to pay a bit more for much less fan cables in the case. In comparison to my previous nzxt setup, it's night and day. I read a lot of hate on icue here, but I had so many problems with CAM that switching to icue was a big improvement and I haven't had any issues with v5 so far. Answer from Vybo on reddit.com

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January 8, 2024 -

I’m looking to upgrade to Corsair Link fans (QX120) as the fans I have right now have zeros fan control (either high or low speed) and controlled via a crappy RGB remote. iCUE has come a long way and has been working well enough lately that I’m looking to spend invest the money into their system.

The issue is the investment. Amazon has the fans for $140 for 3 (X2) and then a single fan for $50. Then if I wanted to get RGB strips, it would be even more expensive. I’m looking to upgrade my AIO in the future as mine runs well now so it’ll get replaced when it reaches EOL.

The last thing I want is to spend the money into the system to find out their fans die easily or don’t work as advertised. Can anyone with Corsair link give me their user experience? I appreciate any input.

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I love the QX120s. I haven't had a Corsair fan before, but I had other brands and I like both their sound profile and their performance. I don't need to spin them more than around 900 rpm (they go as low as 450) and I can hear their sound only above around 1100 rpm. Even if I try to run them full speed, I don't hear any whine, it's mostly the air whoosh. I'd say the only fans that were quieter were Noctua fans. As for the price, it will depend on the lifespan. If I get few years out of them without any sort of degradation, I'm happy. I was willing to pay a bit more for much less fan cables in the case. In comparison to my previous nzxt setup, it's night and day. I read a lot of hate on icue here, but I had so many problems with CAM that switching to icue was a big improvement and I haven't had any issues with v5 so far.

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honesty man, to each their own. I find their new system of fans even more proprietary, overpriced and pointless, they care more about the aesthetic than function, not to mentioned their software clashes with a lot of other software that causes crashes on my system. I’ve switched out all corsair fans to EKWB non RGB products. nice PC setup! love the white. very clean. Cheers! edit: spelling

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