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I cannot decide which one of these to get. I want a low noise and versatile fan for multiple spots in my case. Im planning to put one on my current CPU heatsink and later one in the rear exhaust. The main thing for me is the noise fan makes. Does anybody have experience in both of these and could give me an opinion in a real world situation. I've heard that IPPC fan has a bit higher pitched voice in the same RPM than the regular A14, but is this true? Make some sense to me and tell me what to buy. Price difference here in Finland is that the IPPC one is 5 euros more expensive and in the case that if it is better, is it still worth 5 euros more? Thank you for anything you can input in this case!

Hi all, Has anyone encountered the same scenario as mine? 140mm case fan starts spinning upon boot then stops after a few seconds. - QFAN control set at 100% - All fan headers are PWM, rated at 12v max 1A each. Both fans (up and down) are connected via splitter, previously worked as intended (full speed) but I noticed this behavior only after a few days. Already tried the following: X swapped the splitter locations X connected the fan alone via splitter X connected the fan directly to the mobo fan header X connected the fan to another fan header X set fan speed to 100% via Argus Monitor ? Tried optimizing all fans via the BIOS control, once the bios reaches this particular fan, it starts spinning for the "test" but then stops again after the optimization ? Once got stuck on a startup error, the fan spun continuously until I reached the loading screen Noctua NF-A14 Chromaxx fan, ASUS TUF X570 Wifi Mobo, 700W PSU, all other fans are spinning as intended. Only this particular fan behaves like this. Case Fan.mp4

From the title what would be best for maximum air flow? This is my fist time build and regardless of how Noctua fans looks, after research they are the best in my eyes, so I'm sticking with Noctua. I’ve already bought 6 NF-S12A PWM cause it’s the best for case ventilation, but after reading some forums I’m having some doubts and maybe should of gone with 2 NF-A14 as intake instead? because of the “low-restriction dust filter” on the Corsair Air 540. The build inside the case will have an Asus x99 Rampage V Extreme, i7 5820k with Noctua NH-D15s, 1TB SSD and a Gigabyte 980ti Windforce Xtreme not planning on SLI, well maybe in the future. Just to add i don't mind the NF-P12 fans either, just stuck with SP or AF. Thanks. P.s. Really need Linus to do an in depth video regarding different Noctua fans, if he has time he could do tests when facing against different scenarios, like fan filters and open spaces to see if there is a big difference between stactic pressure or air flow fans. I know Linus is a "Fan" ;-) of Noctua.

Ok so I've just installed a new PWM fan onto the CPU fan slot on my motherboard as the old fan that came with my radiator was noisy. I went with the Noctua NF-A14 PWM as it seems like a decent bit of kit and it is lovely an quiet. Only problem is 9/10 I boot my PC I get a message from the BIOS telling me that there is a CPU fan error, the fan still spins although it's at a constant 1500rpm. I have installed the extension cable so I can keep my cables tidy behind the MoBo tray and I have checked that the fan is connected correctly in the 4 pin slot. So my question is what is wrong and how do I fix it? Thanks in advance.

I have had trouble mounting the Noctua NF-A14 fans in the front ( intake ) two mounting locations of the define r5 case. It seems like the screws included with the fans are too big for the holes on the case and the rubber mounting thingies included with the fans don't fit through those holes, either. Can these fans even mount in the case ( front, top, and bottom )? Thank you !!

Hi all, I had a question about the fan configuration for my first PC build. This is an extreme 1440p gaming build that I have been planning for almost a year and so I'm pretty excited. Also, I live in Australia, hence the more expensive prices on most components. This is the build I have planned: PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/7FNwBm CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($519.00 @ PCCaseGear) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($129.00 @ PCCaseGear) Motherboard: Asus Z170-DELUXE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($499.00 @ PCCaseGear) Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($179.00 @ PCCaseGear) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($145.00 @ PCCaseGear) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1249.00 @ PCCaseGear) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB HYBRID Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($1249.00 @ PCCaseGear) Case: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe ATX Full Tower Case ($209.00 @ PCCaseGear) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($349.00 @ PCCaseGear) Optical Drive: LG BH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($89.00 @ PCCaseGear) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM (64-bit) ($149.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 107.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($39.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($35.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($35.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($35.00) Case Fan: Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 PWM 71.7 CFM 120mm Fan ($35.00) Monitor: Acer XB270HU bprz 144Hz 27.0" Monitor ($1049.00) Other: Phanteks Multi Coloured led strip (2m) ($25.00) Other: CableMod E-Series G2 & P2 Cable Kit White ($115.00) Total: $6284.00 AUD. I had a few quick questions about what fans to choose for each position: 1. What are the best fans for intake and what are the best for exhaust? (airflow vs static pressure)? Based on a video by JayzTwoCents (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXAFYNE7Cl0), I'm thinking of having airflow optimised fans on exhaust and static pressure optimised for intake and on radiators. 2. Are the Noctua NF-A14 airflow optimised (flow acceleration as they call it)? 3. And are the Noctua NF-F12 static pressure optimised (focused flow as they call it)? I am planning on going for balanced or slightly positive net air pressure in the case and the following are potential configurations I'm thinking about: A.) Top: Three 140mm fans in exhaust Bottom: Two 120mm fans for intake Front: Two 120mm fans on the 980 Ti Hybrid radiators for intake Rear: One 140mm fan for exhaust B.) Top: Three 140mm fans for intake Bottom: Two 120mm fans for exhaust Front: Two 120mm fans on the 980 Ti Hybrid radiators in exhaust Rear: One 140mm fan for intake C.) Top: Two 120mm fans on the 980 Ti Hybrid radiators in exhaust. This might be hard/ impossible as I have a massive Noctua NH-D15 cooler in the way. Does anyone know if this can be done? Bottom: Two 120mm fans for intake. Front: Two 140mm fans for intake. Rear: One 140mm fan for exhaust. Could you guys provide feedback on these configurations and which one you think is better/ the best. If there are any other configurations that you can think of, I would love to hear about them. I apologise for the long post and appreciate your responses EDIT: Is there any reason not to have the fans on the GPU radiators as intake?

Couldn't find a record of anyone else finding this so, here it is! So just got my NF-A14 'Linus Special Edition' Case fans and noticed something funny. I can understand why this might have been looked over because of how the human brain is so squishy and pink, but details are everything and this one caught me. The 'Scope of Delivery' Diagram inside of the 'Special Edition' box is Mis-numbered. I ordered four of these baby's and the equipment is just fine! But all the boxes are similarly labeled and just wanted to know if anyone else out there see's what I'm seeing, and yes I have made sure I'm not just having illusions. Noctua has, by my standards, acknowledged the misprint Here. Also, has this happened before with Noctua products? These are my first so I wouldn't know, just curious.

Recently i completed my new rig, which includes a NZXT Kraken X61 cooling a 5820K. I replaced the stock X61 fans with Noctua NF-A14 fans (2, in pull configuration). Temps are great, around 50 stressed running at 4,25GHz. However, the PWM control of the Kraken X61 doesn't seem to work properly, as according to the CAM software, the Noctua's are running at 1900 RPM at 25% fan speed, jumping up to 1980 at 100% fan speed. It's impossible to hear a difference between those two levels in sound. Am i missing a setting in the CAM software?

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

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

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.

Hi guys, I'm building a new PC from scratch, I'm almost done, I've decided on most of the parts. Here are the specs: Intel Core i7 4790K Asus Z97 Deluxe/USB 3.1 Corsair H110 280mm AIO Liquid Cooling push/pull with noctua nf a14 Corsair Vengance 16GB 2x8 RAM Corsair 760T Black Evga 980Ti Hybrid And I know is simple and it even wont make a difference, but I don't know if the stock fan on the 980 ti hybrid is good or if I should order another nf-a14.. Because I don't live in the US.. and I want to ship it all together.. Just that silly question,thanks. I didn't know if I should post it here or in the video cards section.. :rolleyes:

Hi, I just get my 2 new NF-A14 PWM, I plug them in my system and test their rpm at different % with Fan Xpert +. I realize that both of the fan are making noise from the bearing or the motor (not the blade) It is very strange because my default fan in my Antec 900 where making less noise at sub 900 rpm than my new noctua the desine of the blade and the frame is good because I managed to isolate the specific sound with my shotgun mic that fill my quiet room and it is exactly at the center when I move around the blade you can hear the wind splashing in the mic but this is not the sound who annoy me because you can only hear wind when it splash into your hear/mic for the entire test the mic was at the center of the fan to escape the wind turbulence and just hear the motor or bearing noise except at the end when I said "when I pass over the blade. at under 400 rpm I have a tick tick tick and when I go above that the tick is gone, but after that I get a whoombling noise that the mic have difficulty to hear, but when I increase the rpm the mic hear it a similar whombling that is pretty close. the whoombling periodic... approximately at every 1-2 second I want to know it's a normal noise which all nf-a14 pwm make or I just get 2 bad fan from a bad batch? the recording is at this link: https://soundcloud.com/kevenbastien123/noctua-nf-a14-pwm-noise EDIT: I managed to get the whoombling in the microphone check the 5s recording at this link https://soundcloud.com/kevenbastien123/noctua-nf-a14-pwm-whoombling

Hello guys, Its my first post here, and i like to know if the akasa viper 140mm is a good option for use with my H110? If is not why? I'm curious to know the difference between the noctua's NF-A14 FLX vs NF-A14 PWM which one is better on FULL SPEED? who has more SP?? Well i live in Brazil and this Sh** country is impossible to find good fans like Noctua or Silverstone etc.

I trust what Linus and most other reviewers when they say that Noctua fans are top of the line, in noise, air-flow/pressure, and warrenty. But my latest purchase of a Noctua NF-A14 PWM left some to be desired. First of all the fan wont start (Note: It will run) at 5v, and 7v is just a little too noisy for me. (yes, I'm being picky.) My solution to this is to start the fan at 7v and step it down to 5v shortly after. But after running at 5v for a bit, I notices this clicking from the fan motor, that only occurred at 5v. Strange. Take a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idpC58DSsVc Its not loud, but it is a little bothersome, that the best of the best, the king of fans has this inconsistent clicking coming from their high end fans motors. To other NF-A14 PWM users out there, how does your fan sound at 5v? I was planning at getting a couple of these for my case, but with the bad undervolting and the clicking at 5v, I might have to reconsider. My much cheaper Silverstone AP121 fans undervolt like a dream, and make no sound at 5v. Note: My motherboard is really confusing with its fan controlling. Not something i really want to bother with, for now.

Just wanted to ask a hopefully simple question, where would I connect the two fans as I have been warned not to connect them to the fan header as they use too much power(?), where should I connect them. I haven't actually ordered the components yet in case of any issues regarding this.

Hey y'all, I have a Cooler Master GeminII S524 in my Lian Li mATX case. I'm looking at either the noctua NF-F12 PWM or the NF A14 PWM. Looking for the best balance of silence and performance, has anyone tried these two out on heatsinks before? Thanks!

I am planning to fill up my R4 with fans and was wondering if Corsair SP120 and AF140 Quiet versions are alot louder than Noctua NF-F12 and NF-A14's . I know the Noctua fans are superior but I am also aiming for looks since I will have the windowed Sidepanel version . I don't mind noctua in the front since I won't see them but I was wondering if Corsair would be a good compromise for the h100i , the bottom intake and the rear exhaust?

Noctua has done it. I will never submerge my PC, I was looking for a sound test and I found this video. Even @ 2000 rpm they don't seem very loud, taking on account where he was testing them.

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1sp4KwK Amazon: http://georiot.co/3oOB Noctua is back in black. Finally they're here. You can have the best fans available and have your eyes not fall out of their sockets from the ugly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME4vUO2T-48

Hello. I have just gotten into water cooling and have purchased my first set of custom parts. I have a triple and single 140mm rad to use, for cooling CPU and GPU. When picking fans, the best recommended fans were Noctua ones, so I also purchase some NF-A14 FLX fans (with their hefty price tag). I wanted to use these in pull for 2 reasons, to hide their ugliness and to make the rad easier to clean. However, after putting the fans on the rad I noticed they made a bit of an annoying whirring/humming sound, but didn't when in push. Audio recording of push: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8117884/noctua-push.wav Audio recording of pull: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8117884/noctua-pull.wav When listening to those, you can hear the noise in pull. However, the noise is a bit louder in person. I tried using the low-noise adapter that comes with the fans, this reduced the noise but it was still slightly audible. Is this normal?

I'm just wondering if there is any reason to use an NF-F12 over an NF-A14 in any part of your rig (front/rear/top/bottom/heatsink/?). As far as I know, the A14 is pressure optimized (but not as well as the F12) and lacks the Focused Flow of the F12. But is this made up for by the larger size?