14x Noctua Industrial 3000RPM vs 14x Corsair ML120 Pro

[TheNaitsyrk]

I thought someone might have use from this info so here it goes! 

I wanted to get better temps by upgrading the fans to Noctua Industrial series.

Setup is 2x 2080 Ti and 9900K.

Cooling: 3x 480mm rads and 1x 240mm rad. 60mm thick each.

Variables: 14x NOCTUA iPPC 3000RPM 120mm vs 14x ML120 Pro RED LED 120mm.

 

Fans were run at their max initially.

Used game I play the most at 3440x1440 at 120FPS locked.

Pumps speed always maxed out.

 

Noctua:

 

1st round of test:

32C 1st GPU and 34C 2nd GPU. 3000RPM. Open case.

2nd round of tests:

33C 1st GPU and 35C 2nd GPU. 2000RPM. Open case.

3rd round of tests:

35C 1st GPU and 37C-38C 2nd GPU. 1000RPM. Open case.

 

CPU in all these tests was always either 47 or 48C.

 

Now I closed the case (as in panels).

1st and only round at 3000RPM:

33C and 36C respectively for GPUs, case closed.

 

Corsair:

 

1st round of test:

34C 1st GPU and 36C 2nd GPU. 2400RPM. Open case.

2nd round of tests:

35C 1st GPU and 37C 2nd GPU. 2000RPM. Open case.

3rd round of tests:

37C-38C 1st GPU and 40C 2nd GPU. 1000RPM. Open case.

 

CPU was around 49-51C throughout these tests.

 

What I was hoping Noctua fans would do is provide a fairly better temps than ML120 Pros. They do reduce the temperatures further by couple of degrees for sure, but the cables are much shorter and harder to manage.

 

Noctuas move 110 CFM each whereas Corsair ones move 75CFM.

Static pressure of Corsair is 4.2 and Noctua 7.6.

 

Noctua is slightly louder at 2000 Vs Corsair and a little bit louder than Noctua at 2900RPM.

 

Which one should I pick to stay?

(I love low as hell temps but I don't think this is significant)

 

Cables for Noctuas are nice but not long enough and the all produce the same noise no matter the fan whereas Corsair ones have tendency to create motor noises or ticking until they settle (or they don't settle and they just tick)

 

Noctua ones are slightly louder about 20% I'd say.

They can all surprisingly go to the same RPM, even 500.

 

Also, the Corsair ones fit the build better with red LEDs. 

 

Also pricing: 

17.99 for Corsair with superior Amazon returns etc or 22.99 from Overclockers.

 

I can return either ones. Can't keep them all.

 

It was all controlled through 3x commander pro.

 

[Kilrah]

For me? The quietest. Temps don't matter as long as it's not throttling (or reducing boost).

[Jurrunio]

Is noise a concern?

[TheNaitsyrk]

10 hours ago, Jurrunio said:

Is noise a concern?

It's not, I use headphones anyway and if not I can get them to any RPM with Commander Pros so they won't cause noise.

[Jurrunio]

31 minutes ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

It's not, I use headphones anyway and if not I can get them to any RPM with Commander Pros so they won't cause noise.

use the 3000rpm fans then

[For Science!]

So to summarize:

 

If you return the Noctua

- You get 90 pounds (more) than returning the Corsair

- You have a lower maximum cooling capability

- You get red LEDs

 

If you return the Corsair

- You get 90 pounds less than returning the Noctuas

- You have a higher maximum cooling capability

- You don't have LEDs

 

Since you say you don't care for noise, it ultimately boils down to whether you want the extra 90 pounds, and how important the red LEDs are to you. Since you bought a crimping set earlier for your D5 pump, fabricating your own cable extensions/splitters is now easy and so cable management should be a non-issue.

 

if or(extra 90 pounds, red LED) = important then

    return noctua

elseif absolute performance = important then

    return corsair

fi 

[ProfBrown]

Could return them both, and get the more fancy Corsair ML120s with full RGB options, then have some wacky lighting to match the completely beast system you built. I know the red fits the build more, but what happens when you want to change up the color profile for fun? Plus you can download completed lighting profiles and slap em right on your system. Also, if the fans last, you can use the wider color choices in future builds, or future upgrades of the current one.

[Mick Naughty]

I would use 2k noctua and have great temps and less noise and keep the good looks. 

 

Prefer the lower minimum rpm speed as well compared to the 3k variant. I say that even as a headphone user primarily. 

 

 

[TheNaitsyrk]

14 hours ago, For Science! said:

So to summarize:

 

If you return the Noctua

- You get 90 pounds (more) than returning the Corsair

- You have a lower maximum cooling capability

- You get red LEDs

 

If you return the Corsair

- You get 90 pounds less than returning the Noctuas

- You have a higher maximum cooling capability

- You don't have LEDs

 

Since you say you don't care for noise, it ultimately boils down to whether you want the extra 90 pounds, and how important the red LEDs are to you. Since you bought a crimping set earlier for your D5 pump, fabricating your own cable extensions/splitters is now easy and so cable management should be a non-issue.

 

if or(extra 90 pounds, red LED) = important then

    return noctua

elseif absolute performance = important then

    return corsair

fi 

I actually had 6 Noctuas already so I'll get the same amount whether I return Corsair or Noctua. I can return 14x Corsair ones or 10x Noctuas. I think I'll stick with Noctua. I can add LED strips and have LEDs. Love the sudo code there haha.

 

14 hours ago, ProfBrown said:

Could return them both, and get the more fancy Corsair ML120s with full RGB options, then have some wacky lighting to match the completely beast system you built. I know the red fits the build more, but what happens when you want to change up the color profile for fun? Plus you can download completed lighting profiles and slap em right on your system. Also, if the fans last, you can use the wider color choices in future builds, or future upgrades of the current one.

Coolant is red, so it wont look great. I had RGB HD120's and it was okay at best.

 

12 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

I would use 2k noctua and have great temps and less noise and keep the good looks. 

 

Prefer the lower minimum rpm speed as well compared to the 3k variant. I say that even as a headphone user primarily. 

 

 

I can get these 3000 RPM ones spin at 500 to 3000 RPM. Commander Pro 3x allow me to just change the speed in software.

[Mick Naughty]

2 hours ago, TheNaitsyrk said:

I can get these 3000 RPM ones spin at 500 to 3000 RPM. Commander Pro 3x allow me to just change the speed in software.

None of the hubs I use allow them to spin that low. They either stop or I’m stuck hearing them click. 

[TheNaitsyrk]

5 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

None of the hubs I use allow them to spin that low. They either stop or I’m stuck hearing them click. 

My Commander Pros allow them to spin ultra slowly (which is ultra cool).

[TheNaitsyrk]

Thanks for responses, I kept Noctua, not very audible at 750RPM so I left them at this RPM.