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Noctua A14 3000RPM as case fans...bad idea?

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Erm....I am planning to pick up 6 Noctua A14 3000RPM fans as case airflow fans, using a fan controller device on a cold day I'll set the RPM to only 800-1200, in a hot summer day I'll set it to 2000-3000RPM. To be honest though I'm only doing this because I want my radiators to use Noctua fans and to keep my PC very "uniform" I decide to use the rest of the fan mounts with Noctua too so there isn't something that looks out of place.

 

Planning to use this on the Define R5.

 

Apart from wasting money is this a bad idea? Is there anything wrong with using static pressure fans as case fans? Because the Define R5 has lots of dust filters which restricts alot of air so I am hoping these fans can help transfer air through restricted areas like filters and HDD bays, etc.

 

Again if you guys are worried about the noise, remember I have a fan controller to dynamically or manually adjust RPM based on temperature.

Currently using Cooler Master Jetflo 120 2000RPM fans which are quite noisy and whinny, good airflow and pressure but not as quiet per RPM/pressure as Noctua A14 according to tests and reviews.

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It would work, but as you said crazy expensive. Don't think it matters which fans you are using if you have 6installed in a case ^^ so static pressure should be fine

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I have one, its a great fan, but they're real jet engine when it gets going.

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It would work, but as you said crazy expensive. Don't think it matters which fans you are using if you have 6installed in a case ^^ so static pressure should be fine

Yea 6 Noctua fans seems crazy to me (or to anyone) but I'll give it a try. I'll probably make a separate thread with pictures once my Define R5 and Noctua fans are delivered to me in a few days.

 

 

Make sure you get the 4pin version if you plan to decrease the rpm that much

 

Yep, I only buy PWM fans these days.

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Yea 6 Noctua fans seems crazy to me (or to anyone) but I'll give it a try. I'll probably make a separate thread with pictures once my Define R5 and Noctua fans are delivered to me in a few days.

 

 

 

 

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I have one, its a great fan, but they're real jet engine when it gets going.

Awesome, are they noticeable loud at around 1500RPM? Because I guess that's the speed I would most likely spin my Noctuas at.

3000RPM is just for emergency and really hot days. Many weeks ago so it was so hot here in Sydney that I can smell something burning from my PC and I still used it for many hours, but nothing is damaged thankfully.

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Awesome, are they noticeable loud at around 1500RPM? Because I guess that's the speed I would most likely spin my Noctuas at.

They are loud, i returned mine but then again im a silence freak.

But yeah at 1500 its loud

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Awesome, are they noticeable loud at around 1500RPM? Because I guess that's the speed I would most likely spin my Noctuas at.

 Tbh i'm not sure, i use an on-board case controller, but if you can wait till tonight i can try it at said speed. 

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My brother has two Noctua NF-A14 iPPC 3000 PWM, and they are incredibly loud at 3000 RPM, to the point where I can hear them from my room, but if you say you're going to run them at 800 RPM, you should be good. Also, there's no problem running that fans as a case fan, it will work, they move a great deal of air. Only problem is price. But if you have the money, go for it, they're great fans.

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My brother has two Noctua NF-A14 iPPC 3000 PWM, and they are incredibly loud at 3000 RPM, to the point where I can hear them from my room, but if you say you're going to run them at 800 RPM, you should be good. Also, there's no problem running that fans as a case fan, it will work, they move a great deal of air. Only problem is price. But if you have the money, go for it, they're great fans.

Awesome. Yea 3000RPM is just an emergency when it's a really hot day and when I need that extra cooling. Otherwise it will be at 800-1500RPM.

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Looking forward :)

Unfortunately they ran out of White Define R5 so I am cancelling my order including the Noctua fans.

I will just wait for new cases coming out later this year.

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If quiet is the objective, I wouldn't recommend getting iPPC fans. 

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Actually guys good news, I decide to just pick up the Titanium gray version instead so my order is still coming with 6 noctua fans.

 

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If quiet is the objective, I wouldn't recommend getting iPPC fans. 

Yes but with a fan controller you can reduce the RPM to 800-1200 and still push a lot of air.

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Yes but with a fan controller you can reduce the RPM to 800-1200 and still push a lot of air.

They aren't that quiet at 800-1200rpm. Ideally you'll want them below 600-700rpm.

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They aren't that quiet at 800-1200rpm. Ideally you'll want them below 600-700rpm.

As long as they are quieter than my Jetflo fans then I don't mind.

Like I said I bought the 3000RPM version so I can ramp up the fans really high if needed in a hot summer day.

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As long as they are quieter than my Jetflo fans then I don't care.

Like I said I bought the 3000RPM version so I can ramp up the fans really high if needed in a hot summer day.

You shouldn't need to ramp up fans with a H110i as long as cpu voltages are reasonable.

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You shouldn't need to ramp up fans with a H110i as long as cpu voltages are reasonable.

Case airflow too.

I have 5 Jetflo 120mm fans inside my current case, at low the temps is at 33 degrees Celsius case ambient temp in a hot summer Sydney day (27-28 Celsius room temp), at maxed RPM temps drops to 29 degrees Celcius case ambient temp. 

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I have an A14 3000rpm for this exact reason, it works pretty well. I have it scaling according to temperature, It usually stays around 600rpm, but ramps up when gaming.

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I have an A14 3000rpm for this exact reason, it works pretty well. I have it scaling according to temperature, It usually stays around 600rpm, but ramps up when gaming.

I just got my four (not six) Noctua A14 and Define R5 case and I got an issue.

 

I am using a Bitfenix Recon fan controller which only has a 3-pin header but still accepts a 4-pin fan.

The A14 only runs at minimum of 1500RPM and it won't run under that. What happens is if it reaches 1400RPM then the Bitfenix fan controller ramps up the speed to 3000RPM then slowly go down to 1400RPM again, basically it keeps revving in a loop, super annoying. I have to set the RPM to 1600 to stop it revving but I really wanted it to go even slower.

 

I guess because I am using a non-PWM fan controller?

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I have the 2k versions. Nothing in my system benefits from having them run between 1600-2000rpms. Its nice to have the head room and they out perform the old tan versions in my experience. Im pretty sure everything is running at its lowest temp possible on a air cooled system. So that's just extra noise. The prices are the same so it wont hurt to get them. I would just be concerned about the idle or low speeds as my fan controller couldn't run them at a low speeds so I went back to using the mobo.


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