Thursday, March 17th 2022
SilverStone Intros Shark Force 160 ARGB Fan
SilverStone today introduced the Shark Force 160 ARGB case fan. As its name suggests, this is a 160 mm diameter fan, but it also offers a maximum air-flow of 160 CFM. The fan is designed such that the impeller's diameter is 160 mm, but the frame itself can be mounted in 140 mm vents, provided there's enough clearance around them for a larger frame than what 140 mm fans typically come with.
The Shark Force 160 ARGB features a fluid-dynamic bearing, and turns at speeds of up to 1,600 RPM, pushing up to 160 CFM of airflow, at up to 2.21 mm H₂O static-pressure, and up to 38.1 dBA noise output. It takes in a 4-pin PWM connector for its main function, and 3-pin ARGB for its lighting, which consists of ARGB LEDs studded in the hub. The fan measures 160 mm x 160 mm x 25 mm, weighing 220 g. The company didn't reveal pricing.
The Shark Force 160 ARGB features a fluid-dynamic bearing, and turns at speeds of up to 1,600 RPM, pushing up to 160 CFM of airflow, at up to 2.21 mm H₂O static-pressure, and up to 38.1 dBA noise output. It takes in a 4-pin PWM connector for its main function, and 3-pin ARGB for its lighting, which consists of ARGB LEDs studded in the hub. The fan measures 160 mm x 160 mm x 25 mm, weighing 220 g. The company didn't reveal pricing.
15 Comments on SilverStone Intros Shark Force 160 ARGB Fan
pretty neat, I think.
but dang it, I just bought some 200mm Bitfenix RGB fans too.
Still gotta give it to Silverstone for yet again taking the risk and going for something different!
I have fans from nanoxia and coolink but all are about 2-6 years old and still works well.
And I'm willing to bet this doesn't even have Matsushita/Panasonic licensed FDB and instead some fake FDB sleeve bearing garbo.
www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=1040
It hurts to see that you doubt us on the use of genuine FDB! We hated seeing other fan brands selling fans with fake FDB ourselves too! In fact, we call them out years ago with Hardware Secrets doing an article on it:
hardwaresecrets.com/the-truth-about-fluid-dynamic-bearing-fdb-fans/
Understandably, Hardware Secrets wanted to be neutral about the topic and presented the article with argument from manufacturers not using Matsushita/Panasonic licensed FDB. We weren't happy about this but glad you think the same we do!
www.silverstonetek.com/product_fan.php?bno=84&tb=102
be quiet and ourselves aren't the only brands to correctly label FDB. If you check out the Hardware Secrets article I linked above, you'll see a list of companies claiming to sell FDB fans and which ones are or aren't using the Matsushita/Panasonic FDB. Don't know if things have changed since the article though!