{"id":279444,"date":"2026-07-20T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T04:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/?p=279444\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T19:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:06:04","slug":"bionix-p-now-with-seven-blades-smarter-daisy-chaining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hwcooling.net\/en\/bionix-p-now-with-seven-blades-smarter-daisy-chaining\/","title":{"rendered":"BioniX (P) now with seven blades, smarter daisy-chaining"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arctic’s new BioniX fans, which adopt a seven-blade geometry<\/a>, just like the “base” P1x A-RGB models, are nearing release. Based on the results of the older BioniX “P” fans<\/a>, it can be assumed that aerodynamic efficiency will be higher this time. Alongside the fans, Arctic is also preparing a fan hub to which they can be connected. The method of daisy-chaining one fan to the next is innovative as well.<\/p>\n

The aerodynamic redesign, which increases the number of blades from five to seven, will soon extend to the Arctic BioniX fans as well. In fact, they already exist, although they have not yet been released. They are, however, on their way to consumers. Arctic already showcased these fans at Computex 2026.<\/p>\n

To avoid revealing more than is appropriate at this stage, we’ll mention just two things. The first concerns the impeller and the expectation of a noticeable increase in cooling efficiency. More specifically, at a similar noise level (and hopefully with lower tonal peaks at critical speeds\u2014the seven-blade design was ultimately created with that goal in mind), the fans should deliver higher airflow through various types of obstacles. Naturally, that remains to be verified in testing, and we should also receive review samples in the HWC test lab. So whether expectations become reality is something we hope you’ll learn from the front row.<\/p>\n

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The fans will be available in two sizes (120 mm and 140 mm), with each size offered in two color variants (black and white). In addition to being sold individually, they will also be available in the familiar \u201cvalue packs\u201d (3-packs) Arctic customers are used to. That brings us to the second point we wanted to mention: a new, more elegant way of mounting multiple fans in sequence. The fan frames are expected to incorporate connectors that make this possible.<\/p>\n

Instead of the traditional PST (Power\/PWM Sharing Technology) approach, which uses two connectors each for the motor and lighting, Arctic’s new BioniX fans will handle it this way instead. It remains to be seen how this will affect the load per header, as power draw of these fans will likely be higher. This is also due to maximum operating speeds of up to 3,000 RPM for the 120 mm models and 2,500 RPM for the 140 mm models.<\/p>\n

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Even before the fans are released, you can look forward to a fan hub designed to support up to 10 fans, with 2 A available per connector. That’s all we can share for now, but as soon as we learn anything new, we’ll keep you informed. <\/p>\n

English translation and edit by Jozef Dud\u00e1\u0161<\/em><\/p>\n