FANS
Cool your rig with the best PC
fans for gaming machines.
By Hayden Dingman
GROUP TEST
T
here’s a good chance you
didn’t consider the best PC
fans during your last build.
Everyone’s done it at one
point or another. You start
assembling a new PC build, you put all
the parts in your cart, you look at the
total, you cry a little bit, and then you
start cutting corners. Case fans are
usually the first victim. How different
can they be, anyway? Do you really
need the best PC fan?
Well no, you don’t need it, but the
premium fan is probably premium for
a reason. You want to strike a balance
between noise and airflow, and
ll h hi h d fbetter in that regard. They also tend to
last longer thanks to tech like Noctua’s
‘Self-Stabilising Oil Pressure Bearings’,
and that longevity is important! Every
fan’s going to break down eventually,
but a more reliable model is the
difference between replacing your fans
in five years or swapping one or two
whining fans out every year. Suddenly
getting the best PC fans for your
gaming rig doesn’t sound too crazy.
Point being it’s very easy to neglect
case fans and go for the cheapest
four-pack of budget blowers, but you
do so at your peril. If you want the rest
of your components kept cool and
ffi i i h1generallythehigher-endfans are efficient,itstartshere.