The Havik fan boasts very impressive specifications. The rated 90.3CFM of airflow is achieved by the unique ripple like design of the 9 blades. It also reduces noise and ensures great airflow even at 1200RPM. The only downside is the low apparent rated lifespan of less than 3.5 years. Noctua’s NF-P14 is an order of magnitude more.


The fan is 140mm diameter but like the NF-P14 uses 120mm mounting holes. The plastic fan casing feels very sturdy and the black and white theme would go well inside an NZXT Phantom, which NZXT are no doubt aiming for. The fan has a shuriken like design. NZXT have popularised pre-braided extension cables over the past year and they haven’t failed to give their own fan the same treatment. The fan cables themselves are black and have a rubberised wrap around them. The cables are only 16cm in length to avoid clutter but those that require longer cables can always use the bundled y-splitter.


The y-splitter comes pre-braided in more traditional material and the dense weave hides the cables inside very well. The splitter is 3 pinned so PWM functionality is not supported.


The Havik fan has mounting holes that are not aligned to each other. Instead, one set of mounting holes are rotated slightly relative to the ones opposite. It allows the ends of the rubber adapters to be fed through and pulled without anything else getting in the way.


And here we have a demonstration of what it looks like.


The rubber adapter is flexible to it can be stretched to a certain degree when installing the fan onto the heatsink.


Previously, we showed that the rubber strips can be installed on the heatsink first and then lining up the fans with the ends of the adapters. The other, easier alternative is to insert the rubber strips into the fans first and then simply slide them onto the heatsink. On the whole, I was highly impressed by the fan mounting mechanism and would definitely like to see other manufacturers adopt a similar method.


And finally we have the NZXT Havik 140 installed. The two 140mm fans dominate the overall appearance of the cooler.


In terms of memory compatibility, the front fan overhangs the adjacent slot on the motherboard so that particular slot limited to low profile modules. Those not looking to populate all the slots can use any sized modules they want.