Corsair H75 with Noctua fans?

[AnthonyPaull]

Ok, so I have a Corsair H75 cooling an Intel Xeon E3 1230 v3, and its great, my temps never go above 60 with an ambient temperature of 23 C. But it's loud. I currently have 5 Bit Fenix Spectre fans, three intake, two exhaust, as well as a push/pull with the SP 120's on the H75. What I want to know about is whether or not Noctua do any fans designed for the pressure optimized requirements of a radiator.

 

Because my PC is normally pretty cool to begin with, I am planning on getting rid of the Spectre fans and replacing them with 700 RPM Noctua NF-S12B Redux fans, albeit only 4 (2 intake, two exhaust), and I need to know what fans to put on the radiator. Temps are very important to me, but so is silence, and the Spectres are far from silent even when they are turned all the way down.

 

Thanks

[WoodenMarker]

NF-S12B's are for areas with low restriction--great for exhaust fans and open intakes. NF-F12's are optimized for static pressure and NF-P12's for a balance of both. 

[AnotherTechGuy]

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[AnthonyPaull]

Cool. The intakes/exhaust are both open so that's fine. I'll have a look into the P12's for the Rad. Should I go Push/Pull or just Push or just Pull? Noctua fans are expensive and $25 for 3ºc isn't my idea of awesome haha.

[Shaqo_Wyn]

NF-F12's are pressure optimized. There is also Noiseblocker E-loops but it's recommended you mount them in push because the fan blades tend to touch the radiator when mounted in pull because of the fan's design. 

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Cool. The intakes/exhaust are both open so that's fine. I'll have a look into the P12's for the Rad. Should I go Push/Pull or just Push or just Pull? Noctua fans are expensive and $25 for 3ºc isn't my idea of awesome haha.

The H75 is pretty thin, one fan in push is enough. I'd go with the NF-F12 tho.

[AnthonyPaull]

Would mounting it in pull be terrible? I either want to mount it in pull or make the rear fan an intake, as you may know Noctua fans aren't the prettiest.

[Rorgash]

Would mounting it in pull be terrible? I either want to mount it in pull or make the rear fan an intake, as you may know Noctua fans aren't the prettiest.

black fans not your type? they have their new line up now

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Would mounting it in pull be terrible? I either want to mount it in pull or make the rear fan an intake, as you may know Noctua fans aren't the prettiest.

If you're getting the NF-F12 mounting it in pull won't be a problem but you'll be wasting the directed airflow feature of the NF-F12's. The directed airflow is part of what gives these fan superior performance on rads. Making the rear fan an intake is also a good option provided you have good top exhaust in your case. 

 

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[AnthonyPaull]

black fans not your type? they have their new line up now

Way too expensive, and too noisy, they look great though

 

 

If you're getting the NF-F12 mounting it in pull won't be a problem but you'll be wasting the directed airflow feature of the NF-F12's. The directed airflow is part of what gives these fan superior performance on rads. Making the rear fan an intake is also a good option provided you have good top exhaust in your case. 

 

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The top of my case is basically open haha, It's a BitFenix Ronin (And thanks for the advice)

[Rorgash]

Way too expensive, and too noisy, they look great though

 

too noisy? nope, not when set up right, maybe more so than the old ones, BUT the old ones are near completely silent when run using the silence adapter, so they would still be more silent than your PSU or GPU.

[AnthonyPaull]

too noisy? nope, not when set up right, maybe more so than the old ones, BUT the old ones are near completely silent when run using the silence adapter, so they would still be more silent than your PSU or GPU.

@ 3000 RPM? They are noisy enough for me not to consider them. They aren't really designed for Gamers, more for people who want the most reliable fans out there, and the best performance. Yeah, they are better CFM vs dB, but overall I wouldn't use them for a silent build.

[Rorgash]

@ 3000 RPM? They are noisy enough for me not to consider them. They aren't really designed for Gamers, more for people who want the most reliable fans out there, and the best performance. Yeah, they are better CFM vs dB, but overall I wouldn't use them for a silent build.

.... dont buy the 3000 RPM model... buy the 2000 one and lower it to 1000...

[TheProfosist]

NF-S12B's are for areas with low restriction--great for exhaust fans and open intakes. NF-F12's are optimized for static pressure and NF-P12's for a balance of both.

Perfectly correct. Also s12a is the same as the b just better.

[AnthonyPaull]

.... dont buy the 3000 RPM model... buy the 2000 one and lower it to 1000...

But why shouldn't I just get a regular fan at 1000 RPM for $30 less?

 

Perfectly correct. Also s12a is the same as the b just better.

It's $6 cheaper and I want the 700 RPM model.

[TheProfosist]

But why shouldn't I just get a regular fan at 1000 RPM for $30 less?

It's $6 cheaper and I want the 700 RPM model.

That's like the least optimized for a rad that you could get are you sure?

[Rorgash]

But why shouldn't I just get a regular fan at 1000 RPM for $30 less?

 

 

Because its Noctua.

[AnthonyPaull]

That's like the least optimized for a rad that you could get are you sure?

No, I'm getting a pressure optimised fan for the rad. A regualr, brown-beige fan, and then the 700 RPM ones for airflow.

 

Because its Noctua.

I meant, get a regular noctua fan for $30 less than the industrial noctua.