Thermaltake SWAFAN GT14 PC Cooling Fans Review

Performance

I was not entirely sold on the need for so many different fan blades, but it’s clear that they all have very different characteristics here, and the performance of each is pretty significantly different. The high air pressure is the loudest, but again, they have more air pressure that’ll push through thicker radiators better. The higher airflow absolutely does have higher airflow as promised, with a significant difference at 50% RPM compared to the higher pressure model, but less so at 100% load. While the reverse airflow model does drop off quite a bit, delivering less airflow than the forward modes, they’re still very competitive, offering more airflow than any other 140mm fan we’ve tested, but keep in mind they’re also operating at a higher RPM than most too. If I slow them down to match the RPM of something like the NF-H14 from Noctua, Noctua would have a little more airflow and lower noise, but overall, these are high-performance fans, and that’s exactly what they deliver, in any configuration.

Recorded Fan Speed

• High Air Pressure 50% PWM – 1080 RPM
• High Air Pressure 100% PWM – 1973 RPM
• High Air Flow 50% PWM – 1073 RPM
• High Air Flow 100% PWM – 1945 RPM
• Reverse Air Flow 50% PWM – 1078 RPM
• Reverse Air Flow 100% PWM – 1973 RPM

Airflow Performance

• High Air Pressure 50% PWM – 81.08 CFM
• High Air Pressure 100% PWM – 195.82 CFM
• High Air Flow 50% PWM – 117.80 CFM
• High Air Flow 100% PWM – 216.93 CFM
• Reverse Air Flow 50% PWM – 54.16 CFM
• Reverse Air Flow 100% PWM – 144.42 CFM

Acoustic Output

• High Air Pressure 50% PWM – 38.6 dBa
• High Air Pressure 100% PWM – 52 dBa
• High Air Flow 50% PWM – 33.90 dBa
• High Air Flow 100% PWM – 48.7 dBa
• Reverse Air Flow 50% PWM – 33.5 dBa
• Reverse Air Flow 100% PWM – 50.7 dBa