Recently, we received the new fans from Coolermaster, the Masterfan MF120 HALO and MF120 Prismatic. Both fans come in a single package and 3-fans pack, both with 5V ARGB connection and are officially compatible with Asus Aura, MSI Mystic Light and Asrock Polychrome Sync, the rest of the branded motherboards may require RGB calibration settings.
So let’s dig into the details.
Product Specification
Masterfan MF120 HALO Tech Specs from Official Website
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Masterfan MF120 PRISMATIC Tech Specs from Official Website
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Product Unboxing
Package Appearance
The outer package
The HALO has a classic Coolermaster design with protective feet on all four corners and lateral support, a 4-pin PWM + 3-pin ARGB connector and accessories including a protective case for the RGB cable, instructions and screws. We have to say that the RGB cable case is very user friendly and you will never have to worry about loose connections when installing the fan
Product Analysis
MF120 HALO
9 half-transparent blades without Diversion grooves but with a trim design
Colour Aesthetics
The RGB effects from Coolermaster official website
The RGB effects we tested
The overall RGB effect is good, the fan blades are translucent, with good light conduction and no lack of colour in the middle of the fan blades when rotating at high speed. the LED bulbs are hidden inside and not exposed, given the whole effect a good evenness of light, the gradation is also not abrupt. The light conduction of the inner and outer rings is quite even, with a thin layer ring effect.
Air Flow Benchmark
We will use the EPIC PC FT-MKI Fan tester to do the benchmark, it includes an STW 4-channel Main PWM Fan controller with temperature sensors and the Professional PM6252B Anemometer for CFM test
Test room temperature : 30℃±2℃
Test room base noise level : 38.3 dBA
Test Fan Model : Masterfan MF120 HALO
Test Fan Speed RPM : 1800 RPM
Under the Flow test, the Coolermaster Masterfan MF120 HALO has 81.28 CFM under 1800 RPM
Test Fan Flow CFM : 81.28 CFM
Test Fan Pressure : 0.038m3/s
Max Fan noise level(Inside tunnel) : 63 dBA
The test results show that the CFM value is much higher than the official claim of 47.2 CFM, this is more than we expected and although the noise generated inside the simulator is a little high, the controller can adjust the fan speed to a suitable range to reduce the noise effectively.
MF120 PRISMATIC
The MF120 Prismatic has used Radiant Crystalline Light in its design, which was first used on Gskill’s Trident Z Royal memory, and this new and innovative light design immediately caught the eye of gamers. SilverStone also uses the same design on its IceGem all-in-one water coolers
Product Analysis
7 half-transparent blades without Diversion grooves but with a trim design
The Crystalline Light has a front and back design, avoiding the awkward situation of having a single RGB bezel that can only be seen when mounted on the air inlet side
Colour Aesthetics
The RGB effects from Coolermaster official website
The RGB effects we tested
The overall RGB effect is stunning, the fan blades are translucent with good light conductivity, there is a slight lack of colour in the middle of the fan blades when rotating at high speed, which should be related to the small number of fan blades, the LED bulbs are hidden inside and not exposed, giving a good uniformity to the whole effect and the gradient is not abrupt. The light conductivity of the inner and outer rings is quite even, with the effect of a thin layer of rings.
Air Flow Benchmark
We will use the EPIC PC FT-MKI Fan tester to do the benchmark, it includes a STW 4-channel Main PWM Fan controller with temperature sensors and the Professional PM6252B Anemometer for CFM test
Test room temperature : 30℃±2℃
Test room base noise level : 37.1 dBA
Test Fan Model : Masterfan MF120 Prismatic
Test Fan Speed RPM : 2100 RPM
Under the Flow test, the Coolermaster Masterfan MF120 HALO has 81.28 CFM under 1800 RPM
Test Fan Flow CFM : 94.68 CFM
Test Fan Pressure : 0.044 m3/s
Max Fan noise level(Inside tunnel) : 65 dBA
The test results show that the CFM value is much higher than the official claim of 55 CFM, this is more than we expected and although the noise generated inside the simulator is a little high, the controller can adjust the fan speed to a suitable range to reduce the noise effectively.
SUMMARY
These two Coolermaster fans in this test performed very well, with airflow and air pressure higher than the nominal values. As case fans go, this score is already comparable to some radiator fans.
As far as price is concerned, the Halo is only AU$29 for a single package and AU$85 for a 3-pack and includes the ARGB controller, which is a great value. The Prismatic, which is even better looking and more efficient, costs AU$39 for a single pack and AU$119 for a 3-pack, while the Corsair QL120, which sells for AU$49 for a single and AU$129 for a 3-pack, only has an official maximum of 1500RPM and 41.8CFM.
EPIC PC RATE SCORE FOR HALO: 86.5/100
EPIC PC RATE SCORE FOR PRISMATIC: 88.5/100
EPIC REWARD: EPIC RECOMMENDED, BEST VALUE
