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Hello everyone! Current Setup: H115I w/ 2 noctua nf-a14 ippc 3000rpm fans on radiator mounted to top of case Bottom intake fans: 2 Corsair ML-140 blue Front intake: 2 Corsair SP-140 blue Rear: noctua IPPC 3000 on EVGA 1080 ftw hybrid rad So... I'm having some inner conflicts when it comes to my cooling setup on my 6800k build. I'm replacing my h115i with noctua dh-15, I'm in an air 740 case, usually I'd go for straight performance, but people have been telling me the ml-40 perform on the same level as noctuas, so I ordered 2 more of those to go on the top of my case as exhaust (currently using 2 as intake on bottom and I love the way it looks). And I was gonna put the 2 ippc 3000 fans from my old radiator on the cpu cooler, however after reading more on the DH-15 it seems like it comes with some pretty custom fans (NF-a15). So part of my question is should I use stock fans that come with noctua cooler or the ippc 3000 editions? Priority number one is performance, but I care a lot more about looks on this build then I normally would, and I think the black of IPPC fans would look a lot better, but if I'm throwing away performance, then not worth it. Also, anyone have any concrete thoughts on the ml-140? When I was handling them they seemed very high quality, but I haven't done any real testing, and all the "benchmarks" I can find on the web contradict each other, one will say the ml-140 is better than noctuas and the next says the opposite. Part of me is thinking about ditching all of the LED fans and just running a blue led strip around the window and getting noctua IPPC fans everywhere, god I love those things. But man are the LEDs sexy.... Heres a useless link to an incomplete statistical comparison https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/ycH48d,ntXfrH,znPfrH/ I'll also slap a horrible pic I just took of my PC. In the picture I have (2) SP-140s on the bottom and (1) ML-140 up front because amazon shorted me an ml-140, but once I get it in the ml-140s are going down low and sp's up front. (Looks 10x better in person lol...) TLDR: Noctua dh-15: NF-15 or NF-A14 IPPC 3000? Case fans: Stick with corsair ML-140 blue led fans or swap all to noctua and use blue LED strip to make up for it? Note: Price isn't really an issue, I want to get this PC just right. If I have any criteria other then a blend of looks/performance favoring performance, it would be that I want the fans to move as much air as possible around ~1200rpm so I don't have to deal with tons of noise unless I'm stress testing. Thanks! UPDATE: Some good discussions going on but there are some great minds on LTT so I would appreciate you guys leave your opinions on what you would choose along with explaining why if possible. Example: I would use IPPC fans on cooler because " ". Thanks again to everyone helping me make this decision! Idk why I'm having such a hard time making my mind up. My most recent logic was I'm going to use IPPC on cooler because if the CPU does happen to be pushed a bit harder they can ramp up to 2000+ rpm if necessary, but I really am not sure how they compare overall to NF-a15s, and like I've mentioned the internet is being pretty useless, so hopefully some of you have some experience between the two. UPDATE 11/1: So I've decided beyond a shadow of a doubt that I'm putting NF-a14 ipc 3000 fans everywhere (they will be at my door tomorrow), 2 bottom, 2 top, 2 on cpu cooler, and one of the 120mm variants on gpu radiator, keeping ML-140s in front b/c I want those fans to be weaker anyway to not blow the updraft out the back of case. Basically I did some more googling and I guess I wasn't specific enough because I found a good bit of data comparing the fans, and the IPPCs basically outperform across the board while being water and dust resistant. They MIGHT be louder then non industrial noctuas but in my own testing and research I couldn't confirm it, and its definitely not enough of a difference to be worth the trade offs to me. I will try and update this with more resources if/when I get time. But I will definitely be updating with some pics and before and after temps. Cosmetically speaking, I talked myself into thinking that the IPPC will look just as good on the bottom as ML-140s thanks to their sexy grill... But I am still doing a blue LED strip around inside of window as well. I'll be stacking references here, but so far all I've got is this, I looked at more reviews and benches then just this one but I don't remember exactly where... http://www.relaxedtech.com/reviews/noctua/nf-a14-industrialppc/7

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