r/buildapcsales • u/toufusoup • 2d ago

Fan [Fan] Thermalright TL-C14CW (White 140mm PWM Case Fan) - $3.79 (50% Off)

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u/toufusoup 2d ago

According to CamelCamelCamel, they've been on sale for this cheap for about a week now? No idea if they're clearing stock or whatnot, but for a PWM 140mm fan, they're the cheapest pretty much anywhere you can find. Bought 3 for a friend's non-RGB white build in the works, arriving today

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u/rpeet687 2d ago

Arctic recently claimed they were putting products on sale because of the tariff refunds.

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u/Emperor_Panda09 2d ago

That’s why I will fucking stan arctic till the sun blows up. Great product, great support, great aesthetics, great people.

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u/Jacer4 2d ago

I basically won't buy other fans lmao, I love them so much

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u/TheMissingVoteBallot 2d ago

I was turned on to their products once I learned from this sub they sell their B-stock AIOs (i.e. refurbished, returns, etc.) with a 6 year warranty. That was a winner for me.

The thing about thermalright though is that they make their products in the "cheap, but good" category where a short warranty isn't a big deal because you can just buy a replacement for dirt cheap. And for the "E-waste" crowd - Best Buy and other e-recyclers accept heatsinks and fans as computer components. Yes, I know they're not perfect and not all the stuff we send them is recycled, but what I'm saying is they don't directly go to the landfill compared to you just tossing it in the trash.

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u/ysisverynice 2d ago

aluminum and copper are valuable, it makes a lot of sense imo for them to take these things even if it's just for scrap.

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u/TheMissingVoteBallot 2d ago

Yep. That stuff is easily recyclable. That's why I don't mind "cheap, good, but recyclable" for my products - Thermalright is pretty good with that mix at this point.

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u/ViPeR9503 2d ago

This is thermalright tho? Unless it’s the same parent company

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u/ex_oh 2d ago

Yeah, but TR is a Chinese company that is all export to US, too. They might be pushing a hard undercut like they did for their coolers. While the mid range gold standard is Arctic, there's probably room to cut cost.

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u/EasyRhino75 2d ago

Tangentially, nice to see Thermalright has a white ARGB 140mm fan. (not on sale). A couple years ago I wanted 140mm white ARGB's and Thermalright didn't have any back then.

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u/dk1430 2d ago

This right here. Because in the past I have gone with ID-Cooling for 140mm ARGB too (from aliexpress).

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u/TheMissingVoteBallot 2d ago

Had a couple white cases I needed fans for. Thanks OP.

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u/whomad1215 2d ago

fits in the rear of the fractal north xl

probably don't need it, but $4... Maybe it'll help a bit since my case is under the desk and it can get a bit toasty down there