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What can be more Silent than a ‘GALE' you say? Well yes, I can think of quite a few things! We can only imagine the naming for this product was lost somewhere in translation between Asia and Europe.
Regardless of the somewhat daft naming – this 120mm fan has been used by MSI quite extensively since 2016 – under the ‘TORX fan' naming. The model PLA12025S12H-4 has been used with various MSI products, including CPU coolers.
Check this review at Techpowerup for instance from October 2016 of the MSI Core Frozr L cooler. At the bottom of the page we see the same fan, same Model ID, with an older branding.
This fan is a Hydro Dynamic bearing with a good (rated) life span of 50,000 hours. It is a 12V 0.36A unit. These are solid fans, if unremarkable. The ‘Silent Gale' is partly covered by a plastic shroud – in the efforts to direct airflow over specific components underneath.
The CWT design is well put together, soldering quality is high and there are several heatsinks across the PCB to help keep temperatures in check. The power supply uses Japanese capacitors throughout – all 105C rated from well known Japanese companies such as Nichicon. The Primary stage capacitors are rated 680uF 400V, for a total of 1360uF. The power supply supports Over Current Protection, Over Temperature Protection, Over Voltage Protection, Over Power Protection, Under Voltage Protection and Short Circuit Protection.
