Corsair AF120 Elite Fans vs QL120 Fans - Yes, it’s illogical but watch it anyway
This is is a video to compare Corsair’s AL120 Elite Fans with Corsair’s QL120 fans. This is airflow vs RGB, obviously one is about cooling performance and one is about aesthetics.
See my video on the Corsair AF120 Elite fans -
Here the idea is to show what’s what in terms of cooling performance and sound. So check the end of the video for benchmarks and tests.
Specs of the AF120 Elite fans:
Fan Size 120mm x 25mm
Bearing Type Fluid Dynamic Bearing
Flow Type STATIC PRESSURE
PWM Control Yes
CORSAIR iCUE Compatibility No
Weight
Package Quantity 1
Speed 400 – 1850 RPM ±10%
Sound Level 31.5 dBA
Power Draw
Static Pressure - mm-H2O
Fan Airflow 10.9 - 59.1 CFM
Build specs of the AF120 Elite fan build:
Motherboard - MSI Meg X299 Creation
CPU - Intel Core i9-9980XE (socket LGA2066)
RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 32GB RGB 3000MHz
M.2 NVMe drives - Samsung 970 Evo
HDD - Toshiba 6TB high-performance hard disk drive
PSU - Corsair RM750
GPU - Nvidia RTX 3060 Super
AIO - Corsair H100i RGB Pro XT
Specs of the QL120 fans:
Fan Warranty Two years
Fan Size 120mm x 25mm
Bearing Type Hydraulic
Flow Type Static Pressure
LED Color RGB
Operating Voltage 6V -
PWM Control YES
CORSAIR iCUE Compatibility Yes
Fan Model QL Series
Weight
Package Quantity 3
Speed 525 - 1500 ±10% RPM
Sound Level 26 dBA
Power Draw A
Static Pressure mm-H2O
Fan Airflow 41.8 CFM
Build specs of the Corsair 4000D QL Edition:
Motherboard - MSI Meg X299 Creation
CPU - Intel Core i9-9980XE (socket LGA2066)
RAM - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 32GB RGB 3000MHz
M.2 NVMe drives - Samsung 970 Evo
HDD - Toshiba 6TB high-performance hard disk drive
PSU - Corsair RM750
GPU - Nvidia RTX 3060 Super
AIO - Corsair H100i Elite Capellix with LCD upgrade kit and QL120 fans
Watch this video, then watch these too:
All your friends are wrong about AIOs
Corsair 4000D QL Edition Build
Corsair H150i Elite LCD install
LCD upgrade kit install
Corsair H170i Elite Capellix AMD install
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See the iCue Elite CPU LCD upgrade kit (Ice):
See the QL120 fans:
Corsair -
See the case at Corsair:
Other useful videos:
How to wire Corsair RGB fans
Corsair 4000D Airflow Revisited
Corsair H100i RGB Pro XT standard setup
Corsair H150i Elite LCD install and benchmarks
Corsair RM850 and RM850x unboxing and installation guide
How to use old (or new) CPU coolers on LGA1700
Corsair LCD LCD upgrade kit install
Corsair 4000D Airflow Unboxing
How to get more FPS
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