Black Noctuas Out of Stock, Good Fan Substitute?

[patrickjp93]

Long story short, recycling an old quad-radiator and an old Lian Li case to build this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/patrickjp93/saved/gGFXsY

 

Since the industrial black Noctua fans are out of stock everywhere in North America (if not please post link I've tried Newegg, Amazon, NCIX, Microcenter, Tiger Direct, Best Buy, FrozenCPU) I found the most equivalent static-pressure fans to be the swiftech Helix, which is not very optimizable for being quiet. Is there a better option at present time?

 

[Prodigydeadeye]

The regular Noctua fans?

[ForsakenLive]

Scythe gentle typhoons are great, they come in a variety of RPMs.

Noisblocker NB fans are also outstanding.

[Enderman]

noiseblocker

[patrickjp93]

The regular Noctua fans?

Forgive my being snoody, but wasn't it obvious from the post context the normal craptastic brown/tan was not liked?

[Shaqo_Wyn]

Long story short, recycling an old quad-radiator and an old Lian Li case to build this: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/patrickjp93/saved/gGFXsY

 

Since the industrial black Noctua fans are out of stock everywhere in North America (if not please post link I've tried Newegg, Amazon, NCIX, Microcenter, Tiger Direct, Best Buy, FrozenCPU) I found the most equivalent static-pressure fans to be the swiftech Helix, which is not very optimizable for being quiet. Is there a better option at present time?

Noiseblocker Eloops or normal Noctua NF-F12's. 

[Prodigydeadeye]

Forgive my being snoody, but wasn't it obvious from the post context the normal craptastic brown/tan was not liked?

Will you even see the fans from the outside of the case? If not then they are fine. Noctua also recently released these: 

[patrickjp93]

Since it seems Noiseblocker has been suggested by a couple, for a quad radiator, which among these has the best performance? They're all quieter than the Helix so that's not an issue in this context. http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g/c365/s936/list/p1/b160/Noiseblocker-12_Volt_Fans_-_PWM-120mm_x_25mm_PWM_Fans-Page1.html

[patrickjp93]

Will you even see the fans from the outside of the case? If not then they are fine. Noctua also recently released these: 

Yeah, these are the radiator fans, so tan on black is going to be more than ugly.

[Prodigydeadeye]

Yeah, these are the radiator fans, so tan on black is going to be more than ugly.

Point taken. Lots of people seem to have good experiences with the Noiseblockers.

[patrickjp93]

So, I found the static pressure for one fan but not the other. Do these offer the same static pressure? 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8402/fan-519/Noiseblocker_NB-Multiframe_M12-P_120mmx25mm_Ultra_Silent_PWM_Fan_-_1000-2000_RPM_-_12-29_dBA.html?tl=c365s936b160

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8409/fan-526/Noiseblocker_NB-BlackSilentFan_XLP_120mm_x_25mm_Ultra_Quiet_PWM_Fan_-_1000-2000_RPM_-_14-31_dBA.html?tl=c365s936b160

 

EDIT: Sorry if someone went off and found the info. I finally found it through performancepcs

[Izaya Orihara]

So, I found the static pressure for one fan but not the other. Do these offer the same static pressure? 

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8402/fan-519/Noiseblocker_NB-Multiframe_M12-P_120mmx25mm_Ultra_Silent_PWM_Fan_-_1000-2000_RPM_-_12-29_dBA.html?tl=c365s936b160

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/8409/fan-526/Noiseblocker_NB-BlackSilentFan_XLP_120mm_x_25mm_Ultra_Quiet_PWM_Fan_-_1000-2000_RPM_-_14-31_dBA.html?tl=c365s936b160

 

EDIT: Sorry if someone went off and found the info. I finally found it through performancepcs

May want to look at the NB PK and PL Series. 

[Bagmup]

Since it seems Noiseblocker has been suggested by a couple, for a quad radiator, which among these has the best performance? They're all quieter than the Helix so that's not an issue in this context. http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g/c365/s936/list/p1/b160/Noiseblocker-12_Volt_Fans_-_PWM-120mm_x_25mm_PWM_Fans-Page1.html

Just watch you can't put the E-loops in pull, the design means that the fan blades may contact the radiator.

[patrickjp93]

May want to look at the NB PK and PL Series. 

120 mm radiator. Also, is this accurate on static pressure? I've never seen 1000. Was that supposed to be 1.26?

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10212/fan-656/Noiseblocker_NB-BlackSilentPro_PL-2_120mm_x_25mm_Ultra_Quiet_Fan_-_1400_RPM_-_20_dBA.html

 

EDIT: the static pressure is half the other choices, which I know seems to be important for radiators, so I'll stick with the slightly noisier but better performing fans. They're still much better on noise than the Helix.

[patrickjp93]

Just watch you can't put the E-loops in pull, the design means that the fan blades may contact the radiator.

The mesh is some distance away from the mounting points on the old beast so I don't think it's an issue, but will double check.

[Kobrag]

I just ordered some Noctua blacks a few days ago the site still says they have some in stock.

http://www.quietpcusa.com/Noctua-Fans-C184.aspx

[TheProfosist]

Umm black noctua's haven't come in stock yet from my understanding.

[TheProfosist]

Since it seems Noiseblocker has been suggested by a couple, for a quad radiator, which among these has the best performance? They're all quieter than the Helix so that's not an issue in this context. http://www.frozencpu.com/cat/l3/g/c365/s936/list/p1/b160/Noiseblocker-12_Volt_Fans_-_PWM-120mm_x_25mm_PWM_Fans-Page1.html

Get PWM eloops they are white.

[TheProfosist]

Yeah, these are the radiator fans, so tan on black is going to be more than ugly.

Tan on black is sexy. Youll see what i mean if you check out my Anthrax build log.

[TheProfosist]

Just watch you can't put the E-loops in pull, the design means that the fan blades may contact the radiator.

Use a gasket and space then away a bit?