Saturday, March 4th 2017
MSI Unveils the TORX 120 mm Case Fan
MSI wants to monetize its innovations made in graphics card cooler fan designs. The company rolled out a "TORX" branded case fan that is based on the same design as the fans found in the company's TwinFrozr-series VGA coolers, first as part of its Core Frozr series CPU coolers, and now as in a standalone package. The unique selling point of these fans are the patented impeller design, which has two sets of blades in an alternating arrangement - the first kind of blades are traditional in design, which create a steady air-flow, while the second kind are called "dispersion" blades, which have a steeper curvature, that accelerates airflow.
The first TORX branded fan in a standalone package is 25 mm-thick 120 mm, with a conventional square frame, and rubberized mounts. It takes in 4-pin PWM power input, and spins between 500-1,800 RPM, with airflow ranging between 19.79-71.27 CFM, and a proportionate output noise range of 17.2-33.6 dBA. The fan hub features a fluid-dynamic bearing, and has a rated MTBF of 150,000 hours. The company didn't reveal pricing.
The first TORX branded fan in a standalone package is 25 mm-thick 120 mm, with a conventional square frame, and rubberized mounts. It takes in 4-pin PWM power input, and spins between 500-1,800 RPM, with airflow ranging between 19.79-71.27 CFM, and a proportionate output noise range of 17.2-33.6 dBA. The fan hub features a fluid-dynamic bearing, and has a rated MTBF of 150,000 hours. The company didn't reveal pricing.
15 Comments on MSI Unveils the TORX 120 mm Case Fan
Or is that already expired/released?
If you don't care about noise you can get better performance from a scythe slip stream 1600rpm 120mm fan:
33,00 dBA / 88,11 CFM = 149 m³/h / DC12 V / 0,41 A (1,600 rpm Version)
www.scythe-eu.com/en/products/fans/slip-stream-120.html
Or if you prefer lower noise levels (may be a bit more expensive though..):
Be Quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm high-speed 2200rpm 73.33cfm @ just 28.6dBa
www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/720
I still believe Scythe fans have the best price/performance/noise ratio.
www.msi.com/blog/detail/patent-granted-for-the-msi-torx-fan-design
www.techpowerup.com/reviews/MSI/Core_Frozr_L/
Not available anywhere.
Most important to me is the low noise/cfm, since fans aren't that expensive and are easy to replace.:)
www.amazon.com/dp/B01MFB358A/?tag=tec06d-20
It's also sold out on Newegg, but on Amazon it's available to order.
Fans looks good, but their performance is not that great.
said no-one ever.....