BeQuiet Fans Question

[Revan654]

I was wondering if BeQuiet Silent Wing 2 has similar performance to Noctua fans. I'm going be buying some case fans shortly 140m/120m. Noctua coloring doesn't look that great.

 

Are BeQuiet just as good as Noctua fans? Performance and Silent?

[Senzelian]

I was wondering if BeQuiet Silent Wing 2 has similar performance to Noctua fans. I'm going be buying some case fans shortly 140m/120m. Noctua coloring doesn't look that great.

 

Are BeQuiet just as good as Noctua fans? Performance and Silent?

Actually they perform very similiar.

But because they spin slower than most Noctuas, they are quieter and move less air and have less pressure.

Still those are really great case fans and I can really recommend them.

One thing that really stands out on be Quiet fans is the build quality. Absolutly everything sucks compared to be Quiet fans when it comes to build quality.

You could punch a 50 .cal bulled through that thing and it would still work. (You get the idea  )

I use three be Quiet Silent Wings 2 myself.

[Revan654]

Actually they perform very similiar.

But because they spin slower than most Noctuas, they are quieter and move less air and have less pressure.

Still those are really great case fans and I can really recommend them.

One thing that really stands out on be Quiet fans is the build quality. Absolutly everything sucks compared to be Quiet fans when it comes to build quality.

You could punch a 50 .cal bulled through that thing and it would still work. (You get the idea  )

I use three be Quiet Silent Wings 2 myself.

 

Could I use them for radiators or should I look else where for that?

[Senzelian]

Could I use them for radiators or should I look else where for that?

Yes you could use them as radiator fans. What's good about them is that they have a rubber ring, which is good to get the maximum amount of pressure.

But they aren't exactly meant for that. There are probably better performing radiator fans out there.

However, even a dedicated radiator fan such as a Noctua NF-F12 isn't going to make a huge difference. Most likely 2-3°C. At most 5°C.

I will definitly use my already existing Silent Wings2 for my watercooled build in the future.

[Mattias Edeslatt]

They work flawlessly as radiator-fans and with absolute silent operations. I have SW2 as radiator-fans with excellent result and they have good static pressure, well the 120mm have 1.6 in static pressure, the 140 mm have 0.8 if i remember correctly. 

[WoodenMarker]

SW2's are among the best of the best and on par with Noctua's best fans. The 140mm version is similar to the NF-A14 is airflow but has less static pressure and the 120mm version is like the NF-S12A but with less airflow, a bit more static pressure and louder.