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Would I get good temps passive cooling my NH-D15? AMD 125W TDP FX-8370 t thanks
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OK so I would like some help choosing the right Noctua fans for me as I can't tell the difference between them. I was going to get 3 120mm nf-s12a ULN for the intakes and 1 140mm nf-s12a FLX for the exaust on my NOCTIS 450. Are these good choices. Also what are Noctuas best high pressure fans for a corsair hx100i gtx??
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I have about $35 to spend on fans right now. Ive been doing a lot of research and have been knocking off numerous brands even considerably very good ones like the Corsair AF 140's. Finally I have come to two options in which I cannot decide. OPTION #1- I can buy a Noctua NF-A14 for $24 and then get a cooler master 140mm essentials for aorund $10. Id put the noctua in the front intake directly infront of the gpu and then put the cooler master in front of the drive cage. OPTION #2- I can buy two Phantek 140 sp/xp and use the same configuration as I did for option one. Which do you guys think will have the better cooling. Also I have a corsair SPEC 01 Case.
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Hey LTT ! I just finish testing my "silent" rig and I was wondering what do you guys think of my AIDA64 FPU result: i5-4690k @ 4.5GHz, 1.275vCore Cooler Master Evo 212 with NF-P12 fan 3X Redux NF-S12B (2 intake / 1 exhaust) The picture shows 6min but the result was almost the same after 1h (2*C more on two cores) So, is it acceptable considering an almost non ventilated rig (see RPM) ? Case is the CM N200 btw... Thanks !
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Thinking about grabbing this in the coming weeks once finals are over, just wanted to hear what you all thought about it. It'll be my first liquid cooling experience, so is there any sort of special maintenance I would need to do since it's not the typical AIO? It looks neat because it appears there's room for expanding into a loop to hit the GPU, which I think might be practical in the future if I ever want to go that route. Plus it looks really neat in my opinion. I might slap some Noctua IndustrialPPC NF-A14 fans onto the radiator if that's possible since Noctua seems to have the best fans and those IndustrialPPC ones look miles better than that terrible looking cream and brown color combination, haha. Looking to water cool as opposed to buying something like a Cryorig R1 or NH-D15 because I don't want a big hulking heatsink on my motherboard when I transport it between my apartment and home when school time comes and goes, I'll have RAM clearance issues, and I don't want to block the PCI-E x1 slot on my motherboard with an air cooler. Just like to know what you all think of this thing before I pull the trigger on it. Thanks. -
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I have two NF-A14's on a radiator mounted horizontally, when the fans are pushed to 100% one of them(or both) begins to click, this issue has only just started. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtJkpJj98M4
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My case is an NZXT H440 and I have 3 corsair SP120 Performance Edition Fans intake and 2 SP120 Performance Edition exhaust. I also have one AF140 quiet edition exhaust in the back and one SP120 Performance Edition on my Hyper 212 Evo. My question is should I replace all of those useless and outrageous SP120 fans that make no sense in an open air environment with AF fans or even Noctua fans? Thanks
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Hi, So here's my situation: I'm looking to invest a bit into proper (more silent cooling), since my system is quiet powerfull (or atleast powerfull enough for my needs) but not exactly silent. So I was going to buy some NF-F12s for my case and some NF-A14s for my H110 CPU cooler. Where I live the PWM and the 3pin-version are almost the same price (currently €19,84€ for the PWM and 19,58€ for the 1200RPM 3pin version) (thats for the NF-A14, I beleive the prices for the NF-F12 are simular (in regards to the price diffrence between PWM and 3-pin) 1. Now here comes my actual question: If I was going to just buy all fans in their PWM version and just plug the ones for which I have no PWM headers on the motherboard left into a regular 3-pin fan connector, would those behave like any ordenary 3-pin fan and would their 12V speed equal the maximum PWM speed(in this case that would be 1500RPM) and could I also control them over a fan controller like any regular 3pin fan? I'm asking since the price diffrence of a few cent really doesnt matter to me and if I get more versitility for future changes on my setup by buying the PWM versions that sounds great to me. (if they behave how I think/hope they do) 2. A quick side question about NF-F12s and NF-P12s: As I understand it the NF-F12s are the Airflow version for case ventilation and the NF-P12s are the static-pressure version for heatsinks. Please correct me if I'm wrong! 3. Finally about my setup: I was thinking of running the Pump of the H110 and 2 NF-A14s over a PWM splitter from the 4pin header labeled as CPU_FAN I was going to run all the other fans (2*200mm and 1*230mm (which came with the CM HAF X case) and one additonal 120mm rear exaust over a fan controller so the run nice and quiet) I have 2 more motherboard headers: One 3pin labeled PWR_FAN and One 4pin labeled SYS_FAN2 (which I wasn't going to use since I was going to run all the other fans over the fan controller) (for some reason there seems to be a SYS_FAN2 header but no header labeled as SYS_FAN1, seems kind of odd and random to me) Is this a good idea of pluging in the fan-cables that way or does this sound like a terrible idea and I should for example also use the two other motherboard headers as well? Thank you in advance for any insights you guys might give me on this topic ...and I hope I didn't post too many questions for one thread.
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So confused about what fan to get. Need to buy them tonight. Must handle being behind a dust-filter. Want a fan that at full voltage (100% PWM) pushes some air but isnt loud. At 50% PWM is dead silent. Must be able to handle dust filters too. Problem is I have no experience with any of these fans other than youtube videos... Here's what Ive considered & my thoughts: NF-F12 PWM seems loud in videos NF-P12 PWM seems quiet but less CFM than F12 NF-S12A PWM high CFM & only wind noise, but dies behind filters Vardar F2 PWM Gentle Typhoon like; slightly louder than GT COUGAR V12HP pushes more air than GT but is louder So what shall I get? NEED ANSWERS ASAP & THANX!
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What colour BitFenix Alchemy strips will go well with Noctua Fans? http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/NbdVyc Thanks ^.^
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I realise this has likely been posted and answered innumerable times, but of course, tl:dr wins and I'd like to get an answer for myself. I am looking at upgrading my CPU cooler soon and have a few choices in mind with 2 major contenders, but no real answer as of yet. As always, I am looking towards this awesome community for some guidance on what would be the most appropriate path. I currently have an i7 4770k at base clock with a Zalman LQ-310 keeping it nice and cool. Temps are decent, and the noise is ok on idle, but put a little load on it and my headphones can barely keep the noise out. I clean it out regularly which does counter it for a while but the recurrence of this issue is making me seriously consider just replacing it. My main consideration so far is the badass Noctua NH-D15. The silence and cooling of this monster still astounds me, and while temperatures are not a priority at this time, it would be a nice benefit. I have a Cooler Master Storm Trooper case so it should fit inside with no issues. If required, I had planned to raise the outer fan for clearance on the RAM, or just have it closer to the rear if this is not possible (though I had hoped to put another Noctua fan at the back, and I'm not sure if the latter setup would support this). On the other hand, the Noctua seems a little bit overkill, considering I am not overclocking at this time (though I do plan to in the future once I know what I'm doing and have a backup system). This led me to investigate another CPU cooler which also achieves incredible performance for the price: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO. While the EVO doesn't perform to the same level as the Noctua, it does present good statistics for both at a much lower price point. I would have more than enough room for the EVO so no issues there, and from what I gather, it's specifications would be more than enough to keep my system running for many years, even if it's a little louder and hotter. Now my goal for the system is to keep it running several years, one way or another, and being an audiophile I like having little to no background noise while gaming/streaming. It would be nice to have the system near silent, but it's not a necessity as I can just tune it out somewhat over time. Finally, given that I plan to overclock in the future, I want something that can handle whatever I throw at it. Whatever the outcome, my LQ-310 will be thrown into my mini-ITX build (which I will be posting here soon for reviews), so it won't go to waste. I do realise for around the same price as the Noctua I could go with a high-end water cooler like the Corsair H100i, but I am not too concerned with water cooling it now as I don't really plan to push it that far, plus with the poor ventilation and dust-filled environment of my flat, I would prefer an air cooler with more power to it, rather than a radiator. My question is this: given my circumstances and goal, is it worth it to splash out on the awesome Noctua or should I save a little for later/elsewhere and get the more budget oriented cooler and withstand a little noise with slightly less overclocking potential? Or is there another cooler of high caliber that I have overlooked? As always, any and all input is appreciated. Regards, LoT
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I am building a computer for my dad (He's paying) and I have picked the AMD FX 6300 for the CPU (That in junction with a GTX 960 gaming from MSI in a corsair r200). One will the CPU be good enough considering it's like 3 years old and for cooling I have decided between the Be Quite Dark Rock Pro 3 or the Noctua NH-D15. Will these be good enough to handle this CPU overclocked and which one should I get. I am also considering on upgrading my corsair h75 in my other computer and thought I could have one of these. But I don't know if my case (Corsair Carbide Air 240) is big enough to fit these. I had a look and the site says max height 120 mm but they also said max GFX card length is 290 mm. Things he does: -Photoshop -Word processing -RPG,Strategy and recently wants to get into new genres, I suggested the Talos Principle -Anti-virus -Web browsing He tends not to shut down other programs when he play's games so I thought the extra threads/cores would be of benefit.
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I have a swiftech h220-x cpu cooler and I want some quieter fans for it. I know that Noctua is the best. So which ones are the best for 240mm radiator? (I want them to be quiet above all else) Also what noctua fans should I get for normal case fans?
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My CM Seidon 240m died recently, and i'm planning to get a Noctua NH-214. Will it have enough clearance for my Ram? Or should I just buy another Seidon?
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COUGAR Dual-X blades 12CM Blue LED Hydraulic (Liquid) Bearing Ultra Silent Fan 1200RPM, 64.4CFM, 16.6dBA CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i Water Cooler Currently I'm using Cougar Dual X blades on top to cool my H100i radiator, and stock fans from the Cosmos II around the rest of the enclosure. The Cosmos II is made in such a way as to make it almost impossible to fit fans under the radiator, so the fans are on top. I was wondering if people had any ideas as to what I could do in terms of LNA, replacing my CPU cooling with an air cooler, or MUCH quieter fans. I use my computer mainly for gaming and some occasional 3D work, but when I'm not doing either, I'd like my computer to be quieter than James Bond in a quiet contest. Any help? -
I want to know what would be the best airflow setup, in my case, at the moment I have TOP = 2x 140mm Noctua IndustrialPPC 3000rpm PWM (Intake) FRONT = 2x 120mm Bitfenix Stock (Intake) BACK = 1x 120mm Noctua IndustrialPPC 3000rpm PWM (outtake) And I have a NH-D15 configured with one fan (could not fit the second in my case) to blow out the back I would like to know the optimal airflow and whether I should have stuck with 2000rpm fans. My case is the Mid-tower Bitfenix Shinobi Windowed As for the rest of my specs, they are below
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Once a upon a time, there was a young little boy who bought hos first part for his gaming machine. he chose each individuals parts with care, making sure that all pieces will fit together. Those choice where optimized for the type of gaming, he chose the i5 3570k for it best ratio performance/core because FSX... He knew that this game doesn't scale with better GPU, but he also wanted to be able to play some descent game like StarCraft II who need more that a little integrated GPU, so he took an Readon 7850. For the power supply he knew that it was a serious part of the build but didn't know so much but the 80+ bronze/silver/gold rating. he also didn't know which manufacturers where good and which were bad, the only one he heard was Corsair, so he calculated the wattage needed for this build. 600W was the magic number, he checked his budget and realized that there wasn't much left so he picked the lowest 80+ bronze 600w that has all the cabling for his build and the Corsair CX600 builder edition went to the cart. Now to fit and cooled this amazing build, he checked those gaming case with a lot of fan and big open grill... Hummm Those blue LED seem so beautiful he couldn't resist for the Antec Nine Hundred. Now the little boy grow up and realized that his case make more light than his light room. In his room, this computer is a distraction when he try to watch a movie and even with all case fan running at 0 or 400rpm and the CPU fan running at 650 rpm the power supply fan make too much noise to browse in silent. So the little man decided to upgrade his gear because LED and airflow are not all variables he discover the SILENT... Soooo relaxing... So that's my story. Now I want a silent rig, I will buy a Fractal Define R5 without windows (much mature case now that i have the experience), but a silent case with DUST FILTER (GOD THANKS because I live between 2 sand pit so do you imaging how often i need to clean my case) is not enough to shut my PSU's noise off so I decided to go with the Seasonics 520W FANLESS recommended by SPCR. To continue to have a great airflow at 300-400rpm now that i have a front door and dust filter 2 or 3 Noctua NF-A14 PWM which will be set as front intake the front fractal will be put as bottom intake, but I'm not sure if the noctua are the right choise. I know that Linus and all his fans are sold to the Noctua but I need an objective opinion here. The situation is that this 2 fans will be sitting in front a a dust filter and a HDD bay which may one time bee full of hard drive and those 2 at all load, except maybe when i'm doing a 8h long rendering, will be turning at 300-400 rpm. those 2 fans need to be dead silent under 800 rpm and produce the maximum static pressure between 300-800 rpm. I have a budget of CAD23$/fan max (I saved 3 noctua in my cart at Ncix when they were at $22.99) If some of you have other option for the power supply keep these thing in mind, I will keep this power supply for the next build for sure and consider that my build last about 7-8 years so don't cheap out on the quality because in 10-11 years I want a functional PSU without noise, speaking of noise the PSU fan is the only one that i can't control so if you propose something with that make sure that it don't spin at 250watt and even at 500 watt make no noise... like a 300-400 rpm max because in the future I may get better CPU cooler/Graphic card that make even less noise (maybe i will want a sub 21-22 decibel machine) so I want the next PSU to be VERY quiet. My Current rig: CPUi5 3570k MotherboardAsus P8z77 V-LK RAM16GB (2x8GB) G. Skill ripjaws 1600 GPUAMD Readon 7850 2GB CaseAntec Nine Hundred Storage1x OCZ Vertex 3 Series 120GB; 1x Seagate Barracuda 1TB; 1x WD Green 3TB PSUCORSAIR CX series CX600 CoolingCooler Master Hyper 212 EVO
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I am going to buy some new computer fans soon and I would like to know where and what to use. Rest of my PC's specifications are in my signature, Case = Bitfenix Shinobi Windowed CPU cooler = NH-D15 (One CPU fan, could not fit the second) blowing out the back I was thinking 2 NF-F12 at the front and 1 NF-S12A at the back
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My question is pretty straight forward, I think. I have no intention of using the stock fans that come with either of the units. I have 2x Noctua NF-F12 fans that I plan to mount on the radiator. After comparing the two items, the main difference is size. H110: 140x312x29mm vs H100i: 120x275x27mm. Basically, I'm wondering if the increase in radiator size will contribute to better cooling. I've read the the increase is too minuscule to consider, is this true? TL;DR: H110 vs H100i with stock fans tossed and replaced with Noctua NF-F12. Should I be using a different fan in this situation? EDIT: I actually just realized I'm an idiot. The H110 takes 140mm fans which I don't have, my Noctua NF-F12's are 120mm. Case closed.
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Ok so im new here. not sure where i should really post this but i need some answers. I have a nzxt h440 case and im currently using the stock fans it came with and i havent changed the connection port (there connected to this thing in the back of the case). I also have an h100i and to sp 120 high performance fanns connected to them that makes a wierd grinding/ scratchy noise (the rings were a little bent on the fans, could that be the problem?) ......so basically i need some fans to quite this thing down so i can enjoy my late night GAMING. i was looking into noctua fans because of how much they are praised, any suggestions? Welp, my insanity depends on it.
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This is my first time building a PC, just double checking. I currently have a Asus Rampage V Extreme Motherboard, I want to grab a Noctua NF-A14 FLX. Would that fan work with OC Panel and Fan Xpert software? Or would getting a Noctua NF-A14 PWM be the better choice? I also have two Corsair AF140 Blue LED Silent Edition fans for Intake. Just want to make sure it would get along with the OC panel / software and theirs no issue plugging them into my motherboard.
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So im looking to provide greater air intake into my case, so far i have 3 140mm exhaust fans (two top one rear), and two intake (SP120). My question is can you have fans either side of a rad? the rad is mounted in the front of my case and i don't have any hard drive bays so there is a lot of spare space. Are there any drawbacks of doing this? Also if this is possible what fans should i get, 120mm required and they have to be as dark as possible so they don't pick up any blue led, i want that area of the case to be as dark as possible to hide cables etc plus its not in plane view of side window SEE IMAGES.
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So I switched from the stock fans on the Kraken x61 to two Noctua NF-A14's and the noise level went way down and I'm getting ~4ºC less temperatures. It's worth it. Just thought I'd share for anyone who was on the fence.
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Greetings, I've ordered a Kraken X61 from NZXT for my new build (case is Define S from Fractal Design). I'm planning to have the radiator at front with push/pull setup acting as intake, and one 140mm fan as extract at the back, creating a positive pressure configuration. The fans from NZXT are very efficient but also very loud, so I would like to order different fans before installing, and my current choice is to replace them with Noctua NF-A14 PWM. NZXT FX V2 140mm Performance PWM => 106.1CFM / 1.97mmH2O / 37dBA (@2000rpm) Noctua NF-A14 PWM => 82.5CFM / 2.08mmH2O / 24.6dBA (@1500rpm) | 67.9CFM / 1.51mmH2O / 19.2dBA (@1200rpm) CFM is lower but static pressure is better, which in my understanding is what makes the most sense for push config with a radiator. As for the push/pull configuration, I would have 2 * NF-A14 running at max 1500rpm for push (static pressure) and then use the 2 GP-14 from Fractal Design provided with the case for pull. I would then get a third NF-A14 to put at the back of the case for extract. Other ideas for airflow fan (for extract at the back or for pull on radiator): - Phanteks PH-F140HP (88.6CFM, 1.64mmH2O, 19dBA, 1300rpm) - Phanteks PH-F140XP PWM (85.19CFM, 1.52mmH2O, 19dBA, 1200rpm) - Fractal Design GP-14 (68.4CFM, 0.71mmH2O, 18.9dBA, 1000rpm) - NZXT FX V2 forced to 5V (??? CFM, 18 dBA, 750 RPM) (see http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1408-page5.html) Any thoughts/advice on this please?
