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Doesn't matter about the looks, or price. Which fan has better Noise/Performance? (NF-F12 and SilentWings 2 btw).

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The Be Quiet's would be quieter but the Noctuas would perform better.

Which fan has better Noise/Performance?

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Main Rig: i7-4790K | Corsair H100i | Asus Z97 | 16GB Ripjaws | 4TB WD Black/512GB SSD | x2 R9 290x | NZXT H440 | HX1000i | 6 Noctuas   [spoiler=SILENT BUILD] Silent build: i5-4460, Be Quiet! Pure Rock, Asrock H97, 8GB HyperX, Samsung 850 Evo 500gb, MSI GTX 970, Be Quiet! Silent Base 800, EVGA Supernova GS 650w 

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Everyone says Noctua because they heard it from others, but apparently nobody actually compares them. 

 

 

NF-F12 : 22.4dB(A) and 93.4 m³/h @ 1500RPM (http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=42&lng=en&set=1)

SW2 120mm : 15.7 dB(A) and 85.8 m³/h @ 1500RPM (http://www.bequiet.com/en/casefans/259)

 

Specs taken from the manufacturers' sites, both without low-noise adapters or anything, so basically running at full speed.

 

Keeping in mind that a 3dB increase is basically a duplication of noise level, the Noctuas are more than 4 times as loud as the BeQuiets for nearly 9% more airflow. (8.8578 %).

 

Also, Noctua's specs claim >150k hours lifetime, BeQuiet claims 300k.   

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Everyone says Noctua because they heard it from others, but apparently nobody actually compares them.  

 

Are you surprised? Buying Noctua fans is a very good way to bankrupt yourself very quickly...

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I would rate them just about equal. Same tech, same build quality and pretty close to the same price. The Be Quiets look a lot better though.

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