Whats quiter, af120 or af140

[GeorgeKellow]

Buying new fans for my case! 

 

Or do I buy 2 sp140 for the front intakes? 

[Moonzy]

what case?

[RoroTheDeer]

AF140. They provide the same amount of air at a lower rpm.

If you have HDD/SSD cages in front of the intakes, buy the SP140s.

[GeorgeKellow]

1 minute ago, Moonzy said:

what case?

Phanteks enthoo pro m 

[Stardar1]

2 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Buying new fans for my case! 

 

Or do I buy 2 sp140 for the front intakes? 

The AF120 and the AF140 are just different sizes of the same fan, so, from a physics standpoint, the AF140 will be louder. 

 

But both fans are quite loud (assuming corsair) I recommend looking at coolermaster or Thermaltake (for LEDS)

[ThinkWithPortals]

2 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Buying new fans for my case! 

 

Or do I buy 2 sp140 for the front intakes? 

Get other fans, preferably from Noctua, be quiet! or CRYORIG. I know from personal experience that Corsair fans are louder than others, even the "quiet" ones.

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Phanteks enthoo pro m 

i'd get NF-F12 or something, the dust filters seems somewhat restrictive tbh

[positivePXL]

Regardless of the manufacturer, the surface area of a 140mm fan is larger, so you can run it at a lower rpm and still get the same performance as a 120mm fan. RPM and fan-blade design are what primary effect the noise level. Get some nice Noctua (LTT edition if you wanna ) 140mm fans if you want a true silent fan configuration.

[GeorgeKellow]

1 minute ago, positivePXL said:

Regardless of the manufacturer, the surface area of a 140mm fan is larger, so you can run it at a lower rpm and still get the same performance as a 120mm fan. RPM and fan-blade design are what primary effect the noise level. Get some nice Noctua (LTT edition if you wanna ) 140mm fans.

I've got a ltt fan  

[GeorgeKellow]

6 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

The AF120 and the AF140 are just different sizes of the same fan, so, from a physics standpoint, the AF140 will be louder. 

 

But both fans are quite loud (assuming corsair) I recommend looking at coolermaster or Thermaltake (for LEDS)

Are the corsair af120/140 loud? 

 

I want a dead silent pc 

[positivePXL]

2 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Are the corsair af120/140 loud? 

 

I want a dead silent pc 

Little bit, go for the Noctua's.

[Aytex]

1 minute ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Are the corsair af120/140 loud? 

 

I want a dead silent pc 

pretty loud compared to a noctua

Phanteks actually has a quiter fan than noctua

The PH-F140 Series

[Mr.Meerkat]

12 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

The AF120 and the AF140 are just different sizes of the same fan, so, from a physics standpoint, the AF140 will be louder. 

 

And from another physics standpoint, the 140mm is able to move more air at a lower RPM compared to the AF120 which means the motor is able to run slower resulting in less noise  

[mikat]

14 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

The AF120 and the AF140 are just different sizes of the same fan, so, from a physics standpoint, the AF140 will be louder. 

 

But both fans are quite loud (assuming corsair) I recommend looking at coolermaster or Thermaltake (for LEDS)

you do understand that bigger fans can turn at slower RPMs?

[Stardar1]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

And from another physics standpoint, the 140mm is able to move more air at a lower RPM compared to the AF120 which means the motor is able to run slower resulting in less noise  

But the movement of air creates noise, and there is also more resonating matter, and if the fan is not installed properly, that can be further increased with a slight rattle. 

 

I can go deeper, i have all of XKCD at my disposal. 

[Daveeede]

I have an AF140 as my rear exhaust and it sucks. I can't even feel it move any air unless i set it to 100%.

[mikat]

Just now, Stardar1 said:

But the movement of air creates noise, and there is also more resonating matter, and if the fan is not installed properly, that can be further increased with a slight rattle. 

 

I can go deeper, i have all of XKCD at my disposal. 

 

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, Stardar1 said:

But the movement of air creates noise, and there is also more resonating matter, and if the fan is not installed properly, that can be further increased with a slight rattle. 

 

I can go deeper, i have all of XKCD at my disposal. 

There's a difference between air whooshing and a motor buzzing...which one sounds nicer? air whooshing or the fan motor creating all the noise? 

[Stardar1]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

There's a difference between air whooshing and a motor buzzing...which one sounds nicer? air whooshing or the fan motor creating all the noise? 

this is funnier than you realize, because This is my imgur account. 

 

WOOSH

[Mr.Meerkat]

1 minute ago, Stardar1 said:

this is funnier than you realize, because This is my imgur account. 

 

WOOSH

Nice...but the point remains valid, the sound of movement of air is nicer than listening to the sound of a fan motor at full pelt...(and I know sound travels through the air by vibrating the particles...)

[Stardar1]

Just now, Mr.Meerkat said:

Nice...but the point remains valid, the sound of movement of air is nicer than listening to the sound of a fan motor at full pelt...(and I know sound travels through the air by vibrating the particles...)

I recommend neither fan either way. 

[Mr.Meerkat]

20 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

I recommend neither fan either way. 

Same lel 

[WoodenMarker]

49 minutes ago, Stardar1 said:

The AF120 and the AF140 are just different sizes of the same fan, so, from a physics standpoint, the AF140 will be louder. 

But both fans are quite loud (assuming corsair) I recommend looking at coolermaster or Thermaltake (for LEDS)

43 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

Are the corsair af120/140 loud? 

I want a dead silent pc 

The ringed QE corsair fans are quiet. The rest are average to mediocre at best. 

32 minutes ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

There's a difference between air whooshing and a motor buzzing...which one sounds nicer? air whooshing or the fan motor creating all the noise? 

Wooshing sounds better also most of the 'woosh' people hear is from turbulence with obstacles like dust filters and not just the air moving. 

What most people think is the air moving being loud is usually the motor as well. 

[Stardar1]

1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

The ringed QE corsair fans are quiet. The rest are average to mediocre at best. 

Wooshing sounds better also most of the 'woosh' people hear is from turbulence with obstacles like dust filters and not just the air moving. 

What most people think is the air moving being loud is usually the motor as well. 

Woosh

 

That is my imgur account