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Jurrunio

So the 2 fans that came with the case in my PC died (screeching noise of fingernails scratching a blackboard when they run). Quite disappointing since they only lasted 2 months of full blast (1700rpm) operation:(, I guess I'm out for new fans again.  Before buying new ones though, I found some used fans for cheap and I would like to see if they are any good.

 

Requirements: Performance > Acoustics (though I want both to be good). Dont care about looks, I cant see them in the case anyway. If there's an extra fan, I will put it in front of the drive cages where HDDs seem to run hot (45C plus).

 

1. Phanteks PH-F120XP x3 , $15 for all. No warranty

 

2. Phanteks PH-F120MP x1, $5 for it, No warranty

 

3. Phanteks PH-F140MP x1, $5 for it, No warranty

 

4. Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM x2, $40 for all, No warranty.

This one was noted to be loud while pushing more air than the standard NF-F12, I guess I can quiet it down by using a more passive fan curve?

 

5. Corsair ML120 Pro RGB 3-fan pack with accessories, $60 for all, 1.5 years of warranty left.

 

6. Cooler Master Masterfan pro 140mm Air pressure RGB x1, $12 for it, 5 years of warranty

 

7. Corsair HD120 x3 no accessories, $50 for all, no warranty

 

8.  Noctua NF-S12 x1 no accessories, $15 for it, no warranty

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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The Corsair ML120 pack sounds like a nice option, considering it comes in three and has 1.5 years of warranty.

 

I bought my Corsair SP120 fans for my PC which are very similar to the ML120 actually now that I look at it. One of my SP120 fans was running on constant 1500RPM with no issues so I can vouch for Corsair's reliability.

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What are your specs? Where are you shopping / located? Budget? 

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If you want a comparison, here's a google sheet.

Out of those that you listed, I'd go with the Noctuas; however, I'd also take a look at BeQuiet and Noiseblocker. They're also very good.

 

 

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25 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

What are your specs? Where are you shopping / located? Budget? 

2600k underneath an NH-D15, and GTX 1070 under all that in an Antec P110 Silent. The problem is that without the two fans on top, the graphics card starts to cook itself when the CPU is also kicking out a lot of heat.

 

Shopping in Hong Kong in retail stores so there isnt any way to check prices without going there, but I do know is that the used stuff I listed are about half price of the same models bought new. The problem is limit in brands, basically only Cooler Master, Corsair, Noctua and Thermaltake because others are rare. EK Vardars are silly expensive ($60 each). No be quiet, no enermax, not even Arctic (only thing from Arctic that's sold here is MX-4 paste)

 

Budget: $60 to $80

40 minutes ago, Imbellis said:

If you want a comparison, here's a google sheet.

Out of those that you listed, I'd go with the Noctuas; however, I'd also take a look at BeQuiet and Noiseblocker. They're also very good.

 

 

Thx for the list, a lot of digging there :D

 

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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no need to get the industrial Noctuas! They only have a "longer" rpm range.

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1 minute ago, Dschijn said:

no need to get the industrial Noctuas! They only have a "longer" rpm range.

Used market doesnt have much choice sadly.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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12 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

The problem is that without the two fans on top...

So failed fans where top fans?

What fans were they?

Might have been standard sleeve bearing fans, which don't like that position at all.

Though instead of some screeching sound would expect some heavier rougher noise or simply stopping.

 

13 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

 Corsair ML120 Pro RGB 3-fan pack with accessories, $60 for all, 1.5 years of warranty left.

Corsair maglev fans need to be controlled with PWM signal, so you should check if your motherbaord actually supports PWM control and has those four pin fan headers.

(with voltage control their maglev bearing stops working, fast wearing down what little physical bearing they have)

 

13 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 IP67 PWM x2, $40 for all, No warranty.

This one was noted to be loud while pushing more air than the standard NF-F12, I guess I can quiet it down by using a more passive fan curve?

While noise of every fan cales with speed/airflow NF-F12 is very average with "restless" sound signature.

No doubt from motor hub supports being parallel to blade trailing edges causing constant sharp bumbs to airflow.

(try blowing air from your mouth and then moving finger or pen fast sideways throught that airflow and you'll get noise spikes)

 

NF-S12 again is such quiet per PRM, because it can't really push air and impedances will fast bring airflow to crashing halt.

Though in case fan use you neither need high pressure capability.

Or if you care about noise you should anyway be taking out Dremel/similar to cut out that airflow restriction.

Because no matter how good the fan is needing to generate unnecessary pressure to force airflow through obstructions increases noise.

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5 minutes ago, EsaT said:

So failed fans where top fans?

What fans were they?

Might have been standard sleeve bearing fans, which don't like that position at all.

Though instead of some screeching sound would expect some heavier rougher noise or simply stopping.

Not sure about the model name, it doesnt say at the back of the fan where it usually does and I couldnt find a fan with similar specs in Antec's site.

 

8 minutes ago, EsaT said:

Corsair maglev fans need to be controlled with PWM signal, so you should check if your motherbaord actually supports PWM control and has those four pin fan headers.

(with voltage control their maglev bearing stops working, fast wearing down what little physical bearing they have)

thanks for the heads up

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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On 6/13/2018 at 6:33 PM, Jurrunio said:

2600k underneath an NH-D15, and GTX 1070 under all that in an Antec P110 Silent. The problem is that without the two fans on top, the graphics card starts to cook itself when the CPU is also kicking out a lot of heat.

The Phanteks fans perform pretty well for the noise, are fairly quiet, and are a good deal for the price. You can use the PH-F120XP's for front intake, and the PH-F120 / 140MP's for rear / top exhaust. 

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26 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

The Phanteks fans perform pretty well for the noise, are fairly quiet, and are a good deal for the price. You can use the PH-F120XP's for front intake, and the PH-F120 / 140MP's for rear / top exhaust. 

I actually bought the ML120s for my own rig, but since I just found out how hot the router and network receiver run I will buy these for them instead. thx.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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