Fractal Venturi HP14 140mm PWM Case Fan - Black

The Venturi High Pressure Series PWM fans, HP-12 and HP-14, are optimized for high-restriction airflow scenarios, making them an excellent choice for usage on large heatsinks, on radiators, or in other highly restrictive scenarios.

Designed with a variety of performance-increasing and noise-reducing features, these fans can move an amazing amount of air through restricted environments compared to other fans at the same, minimal noise level.

The HP-14 comes with two sets of solid vibration-dampening rubber corners: one for standard 140mm fan hole spacing (125mm) and one compatible with the standard 120mm hole spacing (105mm). The Venturi High Pressure Series PWM fans are ideal for those looking for a perfect balance between high performance and low noise built from sturdy, high quality materials.

• Featuring true FDB-bearings, providing silent operation coupled with a long lifespan


• Equipped with a counter-balanced magnet that reduces the axial tension on the bearing


• Features integrated vibration-dampening corners, made from solid high-quality synthetic rubber


• Dense, sturdy construction, made from high grade glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic polymer


• Fan geometry is optimized for high pressure, delivering high performance results in high restriction usage scenarios, such as in use with large dense heatsinks or water cooling radiators.


• Featuring PWM control with a very wide speed range, starting at only 400RPM (400 +/- 100 RPM), ideal for CPU heatsinks or radiators, where the motherboard can control the fan speed based on the CPU temperature.


• Aerodynamically shaped thin stator struts reduce noise and unwanted turbulence.


• Strategically placed notches on the blades further reduce and diffuse any humming noise produced when the blades pass the stator struts


• The trip wire technology introduces a micro-turbulent layer that combats elements that negatively affect performance, resulting in quieter operation


• Comes with a PWM Y-cable, for connecting additional fans to a single PWM header on your motherboard or PWM fan controller


• 140mm fans come with an additional set of vibration-dampening corners are included that lends compatibility with 120mm fan mounts (105mm screw spacing). This enables the use of 140mm fans on many CPU coolers.


• Available in 120mm and 140mm fan sizes

 

Fan	HF-12	HP-12 PWM	HF-14	HP-14 PWM
Size [mm]	120*120*25mm	120*120*25mm	140*140*25mm	140*140*25mm
Colors available	Black blades, black corners, dark grey (Gunmetal) frame	Black blades, black corners, dark grey (Gunmetal) frame	Black blades, black corners, dark grey (Gunmetal) frame	Black blades, black corners, dark grey (Gunmetal) frame
Screw hole pattern	105*105mm	105*105mm	125*125mm 105*105mm	125*125mm 105*105mm
Connector	3-pin fan header	4-pin fan header	3-pin fan header	4-pin fan header
Bearing	FDB	FDB	FDB	FDB
Number of blades	9	7	11	7
Rotational speed [RPM]	1400	1800	1200	1500
Acoustical noise [dB (A)]	25.3	31.7	26.5	30.1
Maximum air flow [CFM]	83.4	61.4	118.2	78.1
Maximum air flow [m 3 /h]	141.7	104.3	200.8	132.7
Maximum pressure [mm H 2 O]	1.22	2.3	0.95	1.94
Actual input power [W]	1.3	1.0	2.2	1.4
Maximum rated input current [A]	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2
Nominal input voltage [V]	12V	12V	12V	12V
Minimum startup voltage [V]	4V	6V	4V	7V
Low (0-20%) PWM speed		400 RPM		400 RPM
Low PWM Static pressure		0.45 mm H2O		0.54 mm H2O
Low PWM Air flow		15.4 CFM 26.2 m3/h		24.0 CFM 40.8 m3/h
Low PWM Noise level		< 10 dB (A)		< 10 dB (A)
Low speed adapter speed	1100 RPM		850 RPM
Low speed adapter Static pressure	0.89 mm H2O		0.59 mm H2O
Low speed adapter Air flow	65.8 CFM 111.8 m3/h		78.5 CFM 133.4 m3/h
Low speed adapter Noise level	19.0 dB (A)		18.3 dB (A)
MTBF [hours]	150,000	150,000	150,000	150,000
Unit weight [g]	169	179	202	210
Package weight [g]	215	225	260	270
Cable length [mm]	500	500	500	500
Cable type	Braided all-black ribbon wire	Braided all-black ribbon wire	Braided all-black ribbon wire	Braided all-black ribbon wire
Packaging dimensions [mm] ( Including hanging tab)	180*122*30	180*122*30	200*142*30	200*142*30
Packaging dimensions [mm] (Excluding hanging tab )	147*122*30	147*122*30	167*142*30	167*142*30

Package contents

• Venturi Series fan


• Screw pack with 4 metal screws


• [HF models] Low speed adapter


• [HP models] 1->2 PWM signal splitter cable


• [140 mm models] 4 additional rubber corners, with 105mm hole pattern

March 12, 2016
It is built well,and has a near universally appealing color scheme for DIY computer builders. The included rubber corners also help isolate vibrations from being passed on to the case. The fan cable is sleeved out of the box and is long enough to where most people will be able to hook it up to motherboard headers or fan controllers, and Fractal Design has very good support in the USA at the very minimum as I found out this past week when testing it out as a regular paying customer. The warranty period is not very long, however, and the fan does not do enough to distinguish itself from other, also good, fans in terms of both noise or performance.
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