As far as Airflow, sound level (dBa) and static pressure what configuration would work better in lets say the NZXT H440 as intake fans. *Looking more at the IndustrialPPC varients because of the better motor and the color.

3x NF-F12 or 2x NF-A14

By Thisunami
December 16, 2014 in Cooling

Go to solution Solved by TheProfosist, December 17, 2014

I think the 3x NF-F12's in the front 2x NF-A14's for the Rad, and 1x NF-A14 in the rear is the config im going to go with. I'll get the NA-SAV2 kit to mount the front 3 and the rear (I dont think they'll work with the rad). Now my issue will be cable management/wiring them in a way where I dont have a million cables running to the motherboard while still maintaining PWM functionality on all of the fans. Im thinking using one of the 4 connectors on the X61 to control both fans on the rad and then plugging in the 3 on the front in the other 3 connections on the X61. Then just having the rear fan connect to the motherboard directly or if it's cluttered combine two of the front fans with a Y cable.

I already got the processor and the graphics card already, I got a really good deal on them. Pretty much the only reason I went with it.

My recommendation from my experiences would be 140mm all the way around. front as intakes, top as outtakes, and rear as a intake. The only time I would put 120mm fans in the front would be when fitting a 360mm rad there.

Also with PWM only one signal is set from the controller when using a splitter. Its the same for the kracken. So having different fans on the same header/controller is not ideal. You basically you have to have the fan that will PWM worst be the one that reports its RPM other wise it may stop spinning because the other fans can spin slower. As an example the A14 can spin at least 100 rpm, if not 150 rpm slower than the F12, thus you want the F12 reporting the speed so it doesnt drop too low but this also means the A14 isnt going as low as it could. This only applies if they are on the same header.

Posted December 17, 2014

The NZXT Grid is also a good choice

Ive looked into those for my use and from what ive read they are not problem free by any means to say the least. The NZXT CAM software also still has a ways to go which is why I still prefer using ASUS's onboard.

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