Friday, October 6th 2023
Alphacool Announces Apex Stealth Metal Fan
Performance you can't hear! Alphacool presents the new Apex Stealth metal fan, a powerful and extremely quiet fan that knows how to impress. High-quality, elegant as well as timeless design and technical innovation - that's what the Apex Stealth stands for. With the patent-pending decoupling technology, the robust metal frame and a special rotor, it remains the quietest on the market at any speed.
The fan technology represents a groundbreaking new development. The fan blades, the motor and its suspension are completely decoupled from the metal frame. For this purpose, a special damping system was placed between the metal frame and the fan, which absorbs all vibrations. This type of decoupling is an absolutely new system, which is brought to the market by Alphacool for the first time with the Apex fan.
As a true all-rounder, the Apex Stealth sets completely new standards. Due to the very high airflow and static pressure, it is not only ideal for mounting on radiators, but also works perfectly as a case fan with its excellent airflow. The Stealth metal fan can be controlled via the 4-pin PWM connector between 400 to 2000 rpm, the power fan variant even up to 3000rpm. As usual with Alphacool, several fans can be effortlessly connected in series via daisy chain. The design of the frame allows clever hiding of the cable in the corners. The 6-pole motor in combination with the HDB (Hydro Dynamic Bearing) ensures exceptionally quiet running and high durability.
The Apex product line from Alphacool represents the highest perfection. First-class materials and innovative technologies guarantee a unique premium product. Consisting of high-quality metal, the curved frame gives the Apex Stealth its distinctive design and fits perfectly into any PC build.
The Alphacool Apex Stealth metal fan is available for pre-order in Matte Black, Chrome, White and Gold color options at 2,000 RPM each or as a Power fan at 3,000 RPM in our store.
Features:
The fan technology represents a groundbreaking new development. The fan blades, the motor and its suspension are completely decoupled from the metal frame. For this purpose, a special damping system was placed between the metal frame and the fan, which absorbs all vibrations. This type of decoupling is an absolutely new system, which is brought to the market by Alphacool for the first time with the Apex fan.
The Apex product line from Alphacool represents the highest perfection. First-class materials and innovative technologies guarantee a unique premium product. Consisting of high-quality metal, the curved frame gives the Apex Stealth its distinctive design and fits perfectly into any PC build.
The Alphacool Apex Stealth metal fan is available for pre-order in Matte Black, Chrome, White and Gold color options at 2,000 RPM each or as a Power fan at 3,000 RPM in our store.
Features:
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 120 x 120 x 25 mm
- Frame Material: Die-cast zinc
- Zero RPM control, Tacho signal, Auto-restart
- Speed: 400 - 2000rpm
- Power Consumption: 2.64 Watt
- Air Flow: 76.81 CFM
- Static Air Pressure: 3.88 mmH2O
- Noise Level: 24.6 dBA
- Speed: 400 - 3000rpm
- Power Consumption: 6.60 Watt
- Air Flow: 116.89 CFM
- Static Air Pressure: 6.22 mm H₂O
- Noise Level: 40.2 dBA
116 Comments on Alphacool Announces Apex Stealth Metal Fan
Don't get me wrong , could be that they have made mistakes in the chart but i would rather wait for 3rd party validation before making any purchase .
The metal frame is very heavy & the fan is completely decoupled from the frame with 2 o-rings. Even the guys from Alphacool where surprised by the results, lol.
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Fortunately, LTT's mini-coverage also shows it's easy to disassemble so that one could paint the metal frame elements if they so desire.
they had custom loop kits with modded eheim pumps, before others even offered (decent) kits,
that werent geared to the "look at me im using UV coolant" crowd.
and if some here would have spend looking at Alphacools "background" for a minute, some would ask about things like reliability,
as only handful pc part brands are doing stuff on industrial level.
but yeah, no 140 or larger size, is useless to me..
@ymdhis
what you call whisper quiet, isnt even "silent" to me.
personally, i have yet to see where the increased cost, translates into an actual noticeable difference over what my 6-10$ Arctic fans.
e.g. its not really providing much better flow (rad) when throttled to same lvl (inaudible at 2ft), nor does Noctua offer a 10y warranty,
at least not to the point where im willing to spend 25-30$ per fan.
@kapone32
enough ppl out there that can tell the difference.
i have 8dba fans for intake (about 2ft away from me), and i can hear them running at full rpm, and no, not because of the case.
avg "numbers" for humans dont cover every single person.
the same way not everyone can jump +6ft, but there are ppl out there that can.
If anyone's looking to purchase, here's the link:
shop.alphacool.com/AtsdCustomCategories/index/type/productstream/ps/58
Not sure if the rubber rings are any better than any other method of isolating the fans, Most seem too use a rubber pad on the screw mounts. These will have the frame direct on the case with the ring isolating the fans workings from that. I guess it also depends on the quality of the fans bearing method. At this time i still personally think noctua make the best fans, but i guess that is choice.
Will TPU be doing a review of these?
havent looked for any of their parts recently tho.
@FoulOnWhite
dont wanna know how many ppl out there with cases being the issue, not really the fans.
while i know that some of the arctic fans have certain rpm ranges where they resonate with the case,
i havent used silicon/rubber between fan/case after i saw the bearing noise on my noiseblocker fans was more annoying (than airflow),
and spending more on a (solid) case.
even throttled down to bare min, when idle/low load, using 8/11dba fans throttle down to 500/300ish rpm),
only airflow is audible, not even the pump (throttled too tho).
probably because they announced em way before having sufficient stock, cant even find any outside their site.
ever used the Arctic Bionix?
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The "cheapest" was a 45 degree turns in a tube/tunnel/box with some egg crate foam ensuring there's no straight passage of the air and that most noise would be absorbed by the foam. The expected minimum standard was 90 degree turns. The hardcore determined that a foam-lined S-shape passage basically lead to no noise, with the second best being a U-shape with a 90 degree entrance at the end (kind of like մ ), and third best being a Y shape, using 2 entrances lined with foam leading to the intake or exhaust end, which allowed more airflow without increasing noise, but added a lot of bulk along the parallel path of the fans (a T shape alternative worked too, but increased the workload of the fans given airflow pattern being "less smooth").
Come an year or two and I open it to vaccum/mop the micro dust that manages to sip through the filters. I'm now seriously thinking about a water or an oil filter for the ambient air that is circulating through the cabinet. This way it will be practically hassle-free.
not sure how far back you mean, but even if i go back to 2005-6,
it was much easier: external plastic container with mounted rad/pump/fans/res with 6ft of tubing, and silent case fans and psu.
couldnt hear when it was running low loads.