Do you need 3000 RPM fans?

[Xamurus]

I've got an i7-4790k which I just put a H100i on to cool it. The Corsair fans are a bit loud and I am going to upgrade to the Noctua Industrial PPC fans, they have an option for 3000 or 2000 RPM fan models.

 

A couple questions.

 

1. Is there any difference between the two fans?

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27865&cPath=413

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27866&cPath=413

 

2. Do you really need a 3000 RPM fan to keep the temps cool?

[Fuzzy112]

Way too overpriced and loud fans IMO. There are many other pressure optimized fans that perform well enough at around 800-1000RPM to keep your CPU cool

 

I would recommend looking at Scythe Gentle Typhoon or Grand Flex fans

[H4X3R]

You don't need a 3000RPM fan. The noctua fans are IMO the best (and that's why also among the most expensive). If you have the money, i suggest buying a few. If you want to save a few $$ then i can recommend the nanoxia deep silence 140mm 1800RPM fans.

[Brandogg255]

you dont need the 3000 rpm, its most likely you will be running then at 1200rpm to 1500rpm

[a_higby]

no need for 3000rpm fans. themore fans you hae, the lower the rpm of each will be and I doubt you will ever come close to 3000rpm

[GhostHitWall]

Regardless the price, they are just loud.  Relatively, I can't be so sure since I don't own other 3000rpm fans.
In order to Increase performance and still keep it quiet, push/pull your fan with fans in range from 1200rpm to 1500rpm.
For the tone, and static pressure the fans generate, there's a lot of reviews.  Matin's Liquid lab has some handy test in video, so you can hear them.
 

Personally, I recommend Gentle Typhoon ap-13 or ap-14

[DirkW]

I've got an i7-4790k which I just put a H100i on to cool it. The Corsair fans are a bit loud and I am going to upgrade to the Noctua Industrial PPC fans, they have an option for 3000 or 2000 RPM fan models.

 

A couple questions.

 

1. Is there any difference between the two fans?

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27865&cPath=413

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=27866&cPath=413

 

2. Do you really need a 3000 RPM fan to keep the temps cool?

 

1.) Only the RPM

 

2.) No. You need nowhere near that much in a normal setup. Personally I'm thinking of maybe getting the 2000 RPM variant some day soon (Noctua performance and quality in black... hard to resist - except the price...  )... but even they will never run at (or close to) full speed in my rig.

[LiamApex]

Depends on whether you intend for your pc to fly ?

[TheProfosist]

Umm no, though I do have some and did use them in my ITX build. I have now gone down to 2000rpm after some testing and changing coolers.

[TheProfosist]

You don't need a 3000RPM fan. The noctua fans are IMO the best (and that's why also among the most expensive). If you have the money, i suggest buying a few. If you want to save a few $$ then i can recommend the nanoxia deep silence 140mm 1800RPM fans.

I can't recommend those fans their too cheap. They do undervolt pretty well but I'd only use them if you got them with your case or something.

[H4X3R]

I can't recommend those fans their too cheap. They do undervolt pretty well but I'd only use them if you got them with your case or something.

They aren't cheap. I got mine for 14 euros, i'd say that is the sweet-spot. I can't hear them at all and they come with rubber screw-thingies. They come with silent adapters as well.

[TheProfosist]

They aren't cheap. I got mine for 14 euros, i'd say that is the sweet-spot. I can't hear them at all and they come with rubber screw-thingies. They come with silent adapters as well.

I was commenting build wise. I have about 10 of them mostly 1100rpm.