Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 Vs Silent Wings 4 (PRO) comparison...

[Memmento Mori]

To all

 

im having a bit a problem to find any test, reviews or comparisons of the Be Quiet Silent Wings 3 vs the Silent Wings 4 and Silent Wings 4 PRO in the 140mm version. There are some information's about the 120mm versions but not the 140mm. Im  using the Silent wings 3 140mm as intake fans on the front and was wondering if there would be any gain with the new ones or just burned money?

 

As well i got kinda surprised that you will not find the Silent Wings 3 on their official page - feels like "we get rid of the history" lol..... I know you can find the data separate and glue it together but would be nice to see them in a direct comparison in the same environment (case, conditions ect..)

 

let me know if you found anything and please share.

 

Thank you very much!

 

MM

[EHW Ai]

Could be BeQuiet phased out the SW3s because there was a problem with using the pwm versions with AquaComputer Aquaeros.

 

SW3 fans were originally designed by BeQuiet to be used with their cases, which included additional circuitry to "pull up" the pwm signals applied to them to 5 volt levels  (you couldn't control pwm SW3s using the Aquaero unless you added additional circuitry to raise pwm signal levels to 5V; a similar issue was experienced using pwm pumps with the Aquaero).  This was determined by IT DIVA on OCN, and she eventually designed an addon circuit that provided properly spec'd pullup resistance. 

 

There's a rabbit hole for all that which begins right about here, back in 2014:

 

https://www.overclock.net/threads/pwm-d5-pump.1473190/#post-21971680

 

Anyway, AquaComputer eventually added similar circuitry to the SPLITTY9 Active and QUADRO products, which helped mitigate the problem down the road.

Edited February 22, 2023 by iamjanco

[Memmento Mori]

On 22/02/2023 at 10:18, iamjanco said:

Could be BeQuiet phased out the SW3s because there was a problem with using the pwm versions with AquaComputer Aquaeros.

 

SW3 fans were originally designed by BeQuiet to be used with their cases, which included additional circuitry to "pull up" the pwm signals applied to them to 5 volt levels  (you couldn't control pwm SW3s using the Aquaero unless you added additional circuitry to raise pwm signal levels to 5V; a similar issue was experienced using pwm pumps with the Aquaero).  This was determined by IT DIVA on OCN, and she eventually designed an addon circuit that provided properly spec'd pullup resistance. 

 

There's a rabbit hole for all that which begins right about here, back in 2014:

 

https://www.overclock.net/threads/pwm-d5-pump.1473190/#post-21971680

 

Anyway, AquaComputer eventually added similar circuitry to the SPLITTY9 Active and QUADRO products, which helped mitigate the problem down the road.

 

that's interesting... exactly what i use   Will for sure investigate a bit further... Thank you very much for that information, had no clue about that!

 

 

But back to my original request:

 

- are there any comparisons / tests / reviews?  Anyone? Would a upgrade make sense/improve the setup? 

 

Many thanks.

Edited February 23, 2023 by Memmento Mori

[Sir Beregond]

I believe @PCSarge looked at the 140mm SW4's in his review here: https://reviews.extremehw.net/all-reviews/bequiet-silent-wings-pro-4-review/

[Memmento Mori]

2 hours ago, Sir Beregond said:

I believe @PCSarge looked at the 140mm SW4's in his review here: https://reviews.extremehw.net/all-reviews/bequiet-silent-wings-pro-4-review/

 

Yes, true, appreciate and like the review. But its not the information im looking for.. 

 

I know im looking for a needle in a ocean... Too specific, I get it,  but im kind of missing the point of all reviews so far. While in every CPU/GPU you get a comparison included to the predecessor: 10900K vs 11900K, 11900K vs 12900K and so on.... Same with GPUs. In my eyes this logic, makes sense, as well with the fans or anything which is "Evolved" ...  Just for the sake to show its an "Evolution" not "Devolution" .... or am I having a wrong conclusion/expectation?  

 

Multiple Questions came to my mind as i saw the news about the new Silent Wings 4 (PRO):

 

1, Will it outperform the predecessor?

2, Will it improve the temps in my PC?

3, if yes and yes - will it be enough to replace the old with new? 

 

If im looking at it form the wrong perspective, then please correct me... 

 

Thank you very much. 

Edited February 23, 2023 by Memmento Mori

[Sir Beregond]

1 hour ago, Memmento Mori said:

 

Yes, true, appreciate and like the review. But its not the information im looking for.. 

 

I know im looking for a needle in a ocean... Too specific, I get it,  but im kind of missing the point of all reviews so far. While in every CPU/GPU you get a comparison included to the predecessor: 10900K vs 11900K, 11900K vs 12900K and so on.... Same with GPUs. In my eyes this logic, makes sense, as well with the fans or anything which is "Evolved" ...  Just for the sake to show its an "Evolution" not "Devolution" .... or am I having a wrong conclusion/expectation?  

 

Multiple Questions came to my mind as i saw the news about the new Silent Wings 4 (PRO):

 

1, Will it outperform the predecessor?

2, Will it improve the temps in my PC?

3, if yes and yes - will it be enough to replace the old with new? 

 

If im looking at it form the wrong perspective, then please correct me... 

 

Thank you very much. 

Well if you have review questions, probably talk to @Avacado. Keep in mind not everyone necessarily has the specific comparisons you may be looking for.

 

In terms of SW3 vs SW4, I don't know. I haven't searched that data myself.

[Avacado]

I have plenty of SW3's but I do not have any SW4's. My understanding from @PCSargeis that the SW4 Pros are REALLY beefy. I wouldn't expect them to decrease temps by 5c or anything like that, but 1-2c improvement over SW3's is possible. 

[EHW Ai]

I still use the pwm SW3s myself (got about 60 or so of them, 120s and 140s), and don't feel compelled to upgrade them to the SW4s.

[The Pook]

8 minutes ago, iamjanco said:

I still use the pwm SW3s myself (got about 60 or so of them, 120s and 140s)

 

[EHW Ai]

1 hour ago, The Pook said:

 

 

Yeah, only 16 140s are being actively used at the moment.

 

[Sir Beregond]

Running 9 of the SW3 High Speed PWM's too. Good performance. I don't see a reason to upgrade them to SW4's. But I could see switching them out for T-30's if space permits.