Radiator Fans

[mp4-25]

I am going to be using 2 2*120mm rads in a water cooling loop and am not sure what fans would be best. I am using Alphacool NexXxos Rads and want 1 set of fans only. I need them to be quiet and 25mm thick. Thank you for your help.

[Hyydrah]

I am going to be using 2 2*120mm rads in a water cooling loop and am not sure what fans would be best. I am using Alphacool NexXxos Rads and want 1 set of fans only. I need them to be quiet and 25mm thick. Thank you for your help.

If the price isn't an issue, you should consider NF-F12s or SP120 Quiet Editions.

[Wulfgar]

If the price isn't an issue, you should consider NF-F12s or SP120 Quiet Editions.

 

Seconded.

[Woodypc]

Cheap would be Yate Loons still very good.

Bit more expensive would be Corsair SP120 got good Static pressure.

Expensive would be Noctua NF-F12 got and quite but a little overpriced IMO.

[Hyydrah]

Cheap would be Yate Loons still very good.

Bit more expensive would be Corsair SP120 got good Static pressure.

Expensive would be Noctua NF-F12 got and quite but a little overpriced IMO.

Pretty much every computer component is overpriced. Look at how much the GTX 680 dropped in just a day!

[mp4-25]

How quiet are the noctua fans. What fan would i use for the rear exhaust, i want them all to look like they match.

[Woodypc]

Pretty much every computer component is overpriced. Look at how much the GTX 680 dropped in just a day!

Yes but compared to other fans I fell they are. If they were say $5-10UDS cheaper I would have brought some, and they are like $70+ in my country.

[Woodypc]

How quiet are the noctua fans. What fan would i use for the rear exhaust, i want them all to look like they match.

They are quite but if you get a fan controller you can turn down louder and faster ones. It comes down to how much you want to spend of fans.

[Hyydrah]

Yes but compared to other fans I fell they are. If they were say $5-10UDS cheaper I would have brought some, and they are like $70+ in my country.

Keep in mind that they will likely never need to be replaced though. People are willing to spend hundreds on a GPU that will become obsolete within a few years, the investment in fans can actually be a wise one.

[melchiorvester]

Noctua NF-F12 or Corsair SP120

[eQuilibrium]

Noctua NF-F12's. or Air Penetrators.

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[mp4-25]

Are the Scyethe GT fans any good, they are a fair bit cheaper than the noctuas and are about the same as the SP 120s in price?

[Woodypc]

Keep in mind that they will likely never need to be replaced though. People are willing to spend hundreds on a GPU that will become obsolete within a few years, the investment in fans can actually be a wise one.

True, that is why I said it all comes down to how much money you want to spend. For me 12 Noctua fans at $40 each was WAY too much when on a budget.

[Woodypc]

Are the Scyethe GT fans any good, they are a fair bit cheaper than the noctuas and are about the same as the SP 120s in price?

Yes they are some say as good, and many people swear by them.

[Hyydrah]

True, that is why I said it all comes down to how much money you want to spend. For me 12 Noctua fans at $40 each was WAY too much when on a budget.

$40?! The NF-F12 is $23 here!

 

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=66920&vpn=NF-F12%20PWM&manufacture=Noctua

[Woodypc]

$40?! The NF-F12 is $23 here!

 

http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=66920&vpn=NF-F12%20PWM&manufacture=Noctua

As im sure you can tell im from New Zealand so they are $60+ ( http://www.computerlounge.co.nz/components/componentview.asp?partid=16417 ) here and if got from overseas the exchange rate and shipping cost come to about $40.

[Emperor_Piehead]

I don't know how well it would translate from an air heatsink to radiator, but I saw a review of the 1600rpm noiseblocker/phoyba eloop beat the Nf-f12 very slightly  in temps and acoustics and they also look a lot better.

[mp4-25]

 

Noctua NF-F12's. or Air Penetrators.

 

Which AP fans? There are a few different types.

[Woodypc]

I don't know how well it would translate from an air heatsink to radiator, but I saw a review of the 1600rpm noiseblocker/phoyba eloop beat the Nf-f12 very slightly  in temps and acoustics and they also look a lot better.

Yep noiseblocker or noiseblocker with a phoyba sticker are very good also, there are many good option in the end I decided for $3 you can not go wrong.

[Woodypc]

Which AP fans? There are a few different types.

These http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=53948&vpn=AP121&manufacture=Silverstone%20Technology

 

Or

 

The new ones http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=79523&vpn=AP123&manufacture=Silverstone%20Technology

[mp4-25]

Any glaring differences between them in noise performance?

[HDZx]

Go with Noctuas if you can spend an extra couple bucks. I just got SP120 quiet editions and they are so weird. They make a grinding noise and I'm not using any type of resistors on them. Well I wouldn't say grinding, its more with the motor its really hard to explain. Sounds like there is resistance off and on.