Cooler Master Mobius OC Review - The Airflow Monster

well hello everybody and next to me here are cooler Masters claimed ultimate fans for radiators for case airflow and for air coolers this is the Mobius series now the reason why I wanted to cover these is because it turns out after a computex coverage a lot of people weren't really aware of these being these ultimate high-end fans but are they actually as good as Cooler Master claims they are are these sort of like a secret weapon that a lot of people tend to overlook when Cross Shopping high-end fans for their builds now another reason why I wanted to really look at these right now is that their prices have hit an absolute Rock Bottom even this guy the brand new Mobius OC that was just just released is going for guess what 15 bucks after a 10 rebate in some regions not every single region but at the same time that really warrants a close look so are these actually worth your time and worth your effort and most of all worth your money now that's what I wanted to find out but first a 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start with the standard Mobius and the Mobius 120p argb version The Bling out one actually runs a good twenty percent faster while also delivering significantly more static pressure and airflow of course it also makes more noise when running at full speed but that's only due to its high rotational speeds at identical RPM both fans should perform almost identically though Cooler Master claims the standard model will have a slightly better noise to Performance ratio due to its different materials and construction I actually tested this version right here in our 120 millimeter RGB fan Roundup you can sort of find right up here and in that it was one of the absolute best RGB fans so obviously these things have some chops to back up cooler Masters marketing claims I should also note there's a 140 millimeter version of the 120p called the 140p argb that should deliver what a lot of people have been asking for a 140 millimeter high performance case fan that also has tons of RGB I won't be testing it here as since our 140 millimeter fan testing methodology is still being set up but it's coming in a couple of months the lighting on these things well it isn't all that great to be honest and they look a bit dated compared to some of the other crazy looking blinged out fans that are popping up but the focus here is on Raw performance with RGB basically being thrown in as a metoo feature there's also a few common engineering features that are across the entire lineup with the most obviously being the linked blade design it's actually something we've been seeing more and more of lately since it allows for increased airflow and decreased Vibrations by offering more fin stability and quieter operation all of these fans also include a specialized Loop Dynamic bearing that allows for constant lubrication of its internal components and there's also an angled inner frame rim with interspersed vents that are meant to accelerate airflow and improve static pressure then of course there's the fan that I was alluding to in the the introduction and that is this guy the Mobius OC so what you're going to see with this fan is that it includes a lot of the features from the other Mobius series but everything gets sort of like turned up to 11 because this one this is meant to be cooler Masters knocked what be quiet Arctic p12 killer and when compared to the rest of the Mobius series it's on a whole other level mostly due to that 3200 RPM Redline hence the OC name there's a significantly higher price too mostly due to how it's designed and all of the higher end materials that are being used but it's also been on sale every now and then too so that 35 asking price gets knocked down pretty quickly in some cases like I said before to only 15 bucks Which is less than the original Mobius and trust me that makes it a screaming good deal anyways the OC model removes the Reflow bearing and in its place is a double ball bearing design line with a full metal casing for improved longevity and while the OC still has that signature ring blade design its blade count has gone from seven on the standard Mobius to 9 here there's also fully rubberized Corners to eliminate vibration and an inline controller to cap the maximum RPM in case your motherboard goes crazy with an overly aggressive fan curve which most do anyways with all of that technology behind it Cooler Master is able to give the Mobius OC something that's very very rare in The Fan industry and that is a lifetime warranty now I'm saying lifetime warranty in quotations because whether or not you get great support is the biggest question of all or if you're able to RMA this thing if something goes wrong in 10 15 20 years again it's a big question but Cooler Master they are giving it a lifetime warranty step so there is something to say about that okay so with all of that out of the way let's talk about performance starting with how each of these fans lines up with output versus decibels so it'll be easier to follow along and potentially replicate our results feel free to pause here if you need to take a second to take it all in and speaking of results let's get to those right away let's start with raw CFM and add a bunch of fans we've already tested in both the RGB and non-rgb categories overlay the Mobius 120p argb and it's one of the best RGB fans around right now and pretty much matches the gentle typhoon here meanwhile the standard model is a bit better at every decibel point but only by a slim amount it also tops out at just 40 decibels which also makes it one of the quietest fans we've ever come across the Mobius OC though that is Head and Shoulders above the other two models but this fan is also all about its two sweet spots at lower decibel levels the OC is an absolute champ beating out the phantax T30 then between 42 and 48 decibels it sort of levels off competing with but not beating the silent Wings Pro 4 p12 Max and T30 then it surges again at higher noise levels where it ends up matching the T30 again you can really get a feeling of this competitive landscape right here the original Mobius delivers good airflow numbers relative to its speed of just 2000 RPM while the argb model's additional 400 RPM turns things up a notch at least when running at 100 fan speed what Cooler Master needed was obviously a faster Mobius and that's exactly where the OC model comes in but the mobius's real strengths are focused towards optimizing noise versus output and that's where every model shines with the OC just dominating at a constant 39 decibels the standard Mobius is also so strong here by jumping pretty far up the chart and coming out ahead of the argb model despite running at identical speeds and what happens when we stick a standard 27 millimeter thick Radiator in front of all these fans well naturally performance drops like a stone for every single one here but the Mobius argb is still able to stay ahead of some other top performers the regular Mobius actually puts down even better numbers here than the argb it really feels like Cooler Master was aiming to deliver performance that at least matched a gentle typhoon though at a lower noise envelope yet the OC model takes that formula and just throws it right out the window though it does tend to struggle a bit more here than in our raw CFM testing its curve is so similar to the unrestricted results making it the best fan we've ever benchmarked at lower noise levels and awesome above 48 decibels but sort of flat between those two points so if you hit this thing's Sweet Spot it's an absolute banger but otherwise it's simply a good fan across the entire noise range and look at full fan speed there's just no way to beat the T30 or even the noctua PPC when using a radiator and yet the OC does come Ultra close to those two while the normal mobius's focus on silence Above All Else means it delivers good performance but it's fighting an uphill battle against noisier fans like the 120p argb but get everyone here to play fair at the 39 decibel level and the standings start to look very very different with the Mobius 120 leapfrogging the 120p argb and becoming arguably a superior overall fan meanwhile the OC model does what it does the best deliver class leading performance at low noise levels this thing is an absolute Beast if you care about Acoustics so those are the more technical results but I know a lot of you guys care a lot more about how these fans perform in a real world scenario so testing on an air cooler and an AIO radiator so what we're going to do here as usual is going to be testing on a noctv u12s and a pretty basic h60 AIO let's start with CPU temperatures on that liquid cooler and the fans running at 100 right away it's obvious each Mobius is super competitive in its respective category the OC matches the phantix T30 while the 120p model is in the top three argb fans and the regular Mobius lines up perfectly with the legendary gentle typhoon and then when you overlay noise onto that the Mobius family becomes even more impressive since relative to performance they're actually quieter than many competing fans and to many people that'll be a huge selling point and the Mobius really shines if you don't want to run your fans at full speed but aim for a quieter experience the strengths we saw in our synthetic tests carry right over into real world radiator temperatures with the OC standard model and 120p argb being some of the absolute best fans at lower noise levels this situation pretty much repeats itself with the u12s except here the Mobius and 120p variant are a lot closer to one another temperature wise despite the argb version being a whole lot louder and the OC well that pretty much stays in line with other high-end high-speed fans and the last test at a constant 36 decibels shows the mobius's domination on a standard radiator also translates to amazing numbers on this heatsink and look the numbers might be very different on other coolers since each is designed differently so think of this as a snapshot of how things shake out when these fans are used on this particular u12s alright so with all that out of the way what is the lowdown on the Mobius Series so first of all we have the Mobius OC and I have to say this is one of if not the best fan on the market right now relative to noise versus performance I'd actually say it's like one of those hidden gems that not a lot of people are talking about but it deserves its time to shine especially if you can find it for a lower price than its original MSRP because I'll be honest with you at its original MSRP of between 35 to 40 dollars it is a little bit expensive but right now even though it's a newer fan we're seeing it go on sale for like some some some crazy crazy prices so if you can find it for like under 30 bucks it is a bang for buck leader on the other hand we have the original Mobius which is not exactly the newest fan around there but I did want to talk about it here because when you talk about performance versus noise versus price this is probably one of the leading fans it is a lot more readily available than the gentle typhoon and you get gentle typhoon performance from it so good on Cooler Master for releasing this thing but at the same time just don't buy it for its full price of between 30 to 32 dollars if you're finding it for a little bit less than that again it's a very very good value on the other hand the argb version I'm Not Gonna to say that is the absolute best argb fan out there but price again versus performance versus noise this thing can run with some of the best RGB fans out there if not outright dominate them at certain noise levels on the flip side of that coin you're not going to be getting that crazy RGB bling that you're going to be getting from some of the Lian leaves and phantix on the market luckily this is a little bit less expensive so if you want a high performance RGB fan that is your basic RGB bling well this is probably one of the leading contenders so anyways I really hope that you guys enjoyed this video about this whole Mobius family and I I'm so happy I found this sort of like Hidden Gem Mobius OC if you love this content let me know if you want to see some other fans that I might not have covered let me know in the comments below I'm Mike with Hardware Canucks and I will see you in the next one have a good day guys

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Length: 13min 53sec (833 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 23 2023