Antec V3 User Manual

Size:

120 x 25 mm TriCool™ fan

Rated Voltage:

12V

Operating Voltage:

10.2V - 13.8V

Speed
(RPM)

Input

Current

Air Flow

Static

Pressure

Acoustic

Noise

Input

Power

High

2000

0.24A

(Max.)

2.2 m³ / min

(79 CFM)

2.5mm-H2O

(0.10 inch-H2O)

30 dBA

2.9 W

Medium

1600

0.20A

1.6 m³ / min

(56 CFM)

1.5mm-H2O

(0.06 inch-H2O)

28 dBA

2.4 W

Low

1200

0.13A

1.1 m³ / min

(39 CFM)

0.9mm-H2O

(0.04 inch-H2O)

25 dBA

1.6 W

Note: The minimum voltage to start a 120 mm TriCool™ fan is 5V. We recommend that you set
the fan speed switch to High if you choose to connect the fan(s) to a fan control device or to the
Fan-Only connector found on some Antec power supplies. A fan control device regulates the fan
speed by varying the voltage, which may start as low as 4.5V to 5V. Connecting a TriCool™ fan
set on Medium or Low to a fan-control device may result in the fan not being able to start
because the already lowered voltage from the fan control device will be further reduced by the
TriCool™ circuitry below 5V.

4.3

Optional Fans

There are two optional 120 mm fan mounts—the side fan (on the left
side panel) and the middle fan (at the rear end of the HDD cage).
We recommend using Antec 120 mm TriCool™ fans and setting the
speed to Low. These two fans should be installed so that the air is
blowing into the case.

Side Fan — the side fan opening enhances graphics card cooling.
Just snap a fan into the bracket on the side panel so that it blows
air into the case.

Middle Fan — the middle fan is designed to cool the CPU,
graphics card or the power supply, depending on which drive bays
you install the HDD cage into. You can use the middle fan on any
drive cage you do NOT install hard drives in. This design is
especially useful in cooling dual graphics card implementations.

To remove the middle fan mount, press in on the clips that secure
the bay to its cage.

Place a 120 mm fan inside the mount and press it into place so that