Thursday, June 16th 2022
Antec Releases Storm 120 Performance Fans
Antec Inc., a leading provider of high-performance computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and Do-It-Yourself market, presents a new highly efficient case fan called Storm. The case features a spiral structure for better airflow, fluid dynamic bearings for smooth and quiet operation and a PWM daisy chain option to add more cooling when needed.
Storm is now commercially available on Amazon US. The PWM fan measures 120 mm x 120 mm x 25 mm and operates at a speed of 600 - 2000 RPM. Fluid Dynamic Bearings ensure a low fan noise and an incredible cooling performance, all at a long lifespan of 80.000 hours. Storm delivers a maximum airflow of 66,56 CFM and reaches a maximum air pressure of 2,7 mm H₂O.
The new Storm fan is made of a sturdy plastic frame and also features anti-vibration pads to keep the noise down even when the system is running high. Coupled with PWM control, the fan speed can be kept at a minimum when under light loads, essentially allowing for quiet yet powerful functionality. The overall effect allows the Antec Storm fans to maintain a cool airflow over the heat-sensitive components in your PC. Storm's cables are covered in woven wire for extra longevity and premium aesthetics.
The Storm Fan come in packets of one, two, thee or five fans and comes with a 3-Year-Warranty.
Storm is now commercially available on Amazon US. The PWM fan measures 120 mm x 120 mm x 25 mm and operates at a speed of 600 - 2000 RPM. Fluid Dynamic Bearings ensure a low fan noise and an incredible cooling performance, all at a long lifespan of 80.000 hours. Storm delivers a maximum airflow of 66,56 CFM and reaches a maximum air pressure of 2,7 mm H₂O.
The Storm Fan come in packets of one, two, thee or five fans and comes with a 3-Year-Warranty.
13 Comments on Antec Releases Storm 120 Performance Fans
I wouldnt really call cases and heatsinks a component though. Fans/Coolers are more like accessories IMO.
How many PWM fans can your typical budget motherboard header support and does it support rpm monitoring of any of those fans?
Depends on the board and FANs you use. Trial and error.
It depends on the PWM signal drive strength and how pulled are the PWM line on the FAN controller itself. By adding in series fans you also halve the termination/pullup resistor values, thus you can drive the signal out of the desired voltage hysteresis square wave signal that sets the duty cycle.
I've had a board who handles only 3 EK Vardar fans, if you hook of 4, PWM goes above logical duty cycle and becomes "1" and full speed. Same board handled 4 Typhoons without problems due to different motor driver and surrounding schematic. Some boards do not like 4+ fans on one header. You need a PWM hub, that resides a simple comparator function mode like element, let it be smart microcontroller or dumber opamp.
Power wise... as long you don't exceed header limits, you are fine, some boards have really powerful pump headers, and you can drive a lot of daisy chained fans from that. Otherwise use a splitter or hub fed from SATA power.
1A * 12V = 12W.
As for how many fans you can run, it depends on the fan, but for example Arctic's popular P12 fans use 0.16A at 12V, so just under 2W each. You can easily run 3 of those on one header.