Endorfy Stratus 140 White ARGB: Great, apart from high vibrations

Low price also applies when it comes to the Stratus 140 White ARGB fans. Considering the presence of vivid ARGB lighting, there aren’t many cheaper models in the 140 mm category. Its excellent aerodynamic characteristics are held back by one thing only, and that’s higher vibration levels, and it doesn’t appear to be a “one‑off sample issue”—as usual, our detailed testing is based on multiple units. Still, the trade-off seems to be worth it.

Evaluation

First and foremost, it’s worth noting that the Stratus 140 White is attractive among illuminated fans when it comes to the price‑to‑airflow ratio. This is also supported by the coefficient reflecting this relationship. Thanks to its lower maximum speeds, the Endorfy fan will never be outright loud, even with a non‑optimized fan‑curve. The speed range is also quite wide thanks to the exceptionally low minimum RPM.

Like every budget‑friendly illuminated fan, the Stratus 140 White ARGB faces competition from the Arctic P14 Pro A‑RGB (also available in a white variant). Without obstacles or with dust filters, the Stratus 140 White keeps up very well (it’s close, and cooling performance at comparable noise levels is similar). The bigger difference appears with airflow through radiators (thin, thick), where the Arctic competitor pulls ahead more significantly.

With non‑reinforced nylon filters, the Stratus 140 White ARGB’s impeller may collide with the mesh and rub against it. It may or may not happen, but the tendency exists—and that’s why we have no results for this fan in the relevant chapter. Otherwise, despite everything mentioned above, we must say the Endorfy Stratus 140 White can be a good choice. Especially if the P14 Pro A‑RGB isn’t available at your retailer or the Arctic model is more expensive. Technically, Endorfy’s solution may benefit from its lower minimum lighting brightness. The maximum brightness is also lower, but still very high—the entire impeller glows.

The biggest question mark concerns vibrations. We observed them even at low‑speed modes, where vibrations typically don’t occur. This is not an issue of a “single” unit. As usual, we tested multiple samples, and to minimize batch‑specific influence, we also analyzed a fan taken from the Arx 700 White ARGB case. While it’s nothing dramatic, the vibrations are significantly higher than on the non‑illuminated variant (Stratus 140 PWM).

Who knows what causes the excessive vibrations, but it must be noted. It’s possible that later samples won’t exhibit this behavior, and it’s also possible some units don’t exhibit it even now. Cheaper fans have higher tolerances for part precision, as you already know from the vibration test of 15 Stratus 120 PWM fans. Anything is possible, but our testing led to the conclusions you’ve seen.

The Endorfy Stratus 140 White ARGB is a good choice, especially in cases at lower speeds (where the mentioned vibrations are significantly reduced), where it will certainly perform its role well.

English translation and edit by Jozef Dudáš

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