Valkyrie X12 ARGB 120mm Performance Fans Review
Peter Donnell / 1 year ago
A Closer Look
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Valkyrie have a great-looking product here, and from the moment it’s taken out of the box, it’s clear they’re going for a high-quality and premium vibe with their product. Everything is well packaged here, with the fan and all the additional cables neatly stored in the box.
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The cables are very nice quality too and come in a white that matches the fans. They have a black version too, if that’s more your style, but it’s good to see the cables and connectors are all matching, as the devil is often in the details.
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The motherboard end features a standard 3-in DRGB header and a 4-pin PWM fan connector. However, these are then combined into a single proprietary connector. The cable is quite long but joins up to the fans which have a shorter cable themselves.
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As you can see, the proprietary connector cable sticks off the side of the fans but has a male and female connector. This is a clever setup, as it means it becomes a single cable system that can then be daisy-chained, allowing for much neater cable routing and an easier setup overall.
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The fan looks stunning, with a white fan in a white surround. The only shifts in colour here are the silver finish on the motor housing, and you can see the brass axle for the fan bearing.
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The hardware does look great though, and the design is not unlike that of the Noctua NF-A12x25 (Amazon link, opens in new tab), which is one of the best fans money can buy. However, not that this is a bad thing, but Valkyrie aren’t the only ones who seem to have figured out how to copy their technology, which can be seen in a much larger motor diameter and the exposed pin on the front.
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The overall construction looks good at the front, but even more so around the back, with four very robust-looking supports for the motor which should prevent any unwanted flexing and reduce motor vibrations.
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There’s also a carved-out rear insert that helps further direct and smooth out the airflow as it passes through the fan, which helps improve the airflow and overall air pressure too.
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