Arctic P8 Max High-Performance 80mm PWM Fan Review

How Much Does it Cost?

The Arctic P8 MAX PC case fans are available now with an MSRP of £12.99 each, but they are actually on Amazon now for just £8.99. Honestly, I’m amazed they’re as cheap as they are, I know it’s a small fan, but the quality and performance are superb! So these are just a bargain, simple as that.

Overview

There’s not really a lot I can say about these fans, as they’re pretty simple products really. They come in at just 80mm, which means they’re obviously not suitable for most PC builds. However, if you are building in a smaller or slimmer form factor case, then 80mm fans can be extremely useful. Of course, they’re well suited to servers too, where there’s often a height limit for components on each tray.

What surprises me, however, is that despite their size, they can deliver airflow that exceeds that of the Noctua NF-F12, Thermaltake CT140, be quiet! LW 140, Antec PRIZM X 120, all much larger fans and more expensive too. Of course, Arctic does this by driving the fan at a finger-chopping 5000 RPM. However, with a maximum noise of just 44.8 dBa, they’re actually quieter at 100% RPM than a Noctua NF-H14 PWM fan.

The build quality is excellent, they’re aesthetically pleasing, or at least as pleasing to the eye as an 80mm black server fan should ever need to be, and they’re PWM so they’re just plug-and-play; It’s all just as simple as that.

Should I Buy Them?

So don’t be fooled by the size, or the low price, as when it comes to shifting some seriously impressive amount of air in a tight space, Arctic have proven yet again that they’re the masters of their craft. Top marks all around!