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Radiator Fan - NF-P14r?

Is the NF-P14r a good choice for a radiator fan? I've been looking hard for a Noctua fan that isn't puke brown and the Redux and IndustrialPPC lines are the only I could find officially from Noctua. With that said, the NF-P12 was my original option for the six radiator fans I'll need, however I'm having serious doubts that the NF-P14r will actually fit side-by-side on my radiators. They have 120 mounts, but they're actually 140 mm wide.

 

Case: Fractal Design R2 Mini

http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/arc-series/arc-mini-r2

Radiators: XSPC EX#

1x 360 http://amzn.com/B006097HEC

1x 240 http://amzn.com/B0067LW8RY

1x 120 http://amzn.com/B0067LW8HY

 

If the NF-P14r won't fit as I'm suspecting it won't, could anyone please recommend a quiet pressure-optimized PWM 120 mm black/white/greyscale radiator fan? I'd really love to get Noctua because their NF-P12 is literally perfect, but its one huge flaw is the color scheme. I'm going for a color scheme in my build and beige and brown doesn't belong there. I also had the NF-F12 IndustrialPPC in mind but it's kind of loud even at the 800 RPM max I'd be running them at. The PH-F120MP also seems like a good choice.

 

I'm going to be cooling a 6700K and two 980 Ti GPUs, all of them overclocked as high as I can get them.

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9 minutes ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

Ek vardar

Unfortunately that's not PWM and I'd really like to have PWM control over my fans. It also seems really expensive for its lack of reviews at $22 on Amazon or $18 from EK with a big shipping cost at the end.

 

EDIT: I'm used to Performance PCs charging insane shipping prices. Surprisingly enough the shipping cost for 6 fans is only $4.12. Lack of reviews still stand though.

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22 minutes ago, Nacho Marco Segui said:

They are PWM https://www.ekwb.com/shop/ek-vardar-f3-120-1850rpm look at the specs

I don't know. I watched the video from JaysTwoCents about them, but he doesn't really compare it to anything so I really have no idea what to expect from it when compared to the other fans I'm looking at. I'd prefer something with a bit more reputation. Also it seems that EK doesn't have the best RMA or warranty where both Noctua and Phantek do.

 

I've found this channel very useful and unfortunately the Vadar isn't on there either.

https://www.youtube.com/user/CoolingTechnique/videos

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You could always go with Fractal Venturi fans.  I've heard great things about them. 

 

That being said, I'm using Noctuas. I got the LLT Special Editions and I'm also using the iPPC.

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44 minutes ago, shibbs said:

You could always go with Fractal Venturi fans.  I've heard great things about them. 

 

That being said, I'm using Noctuas. I got the LLT Special Editions and I'm also using the iPPC.

That Venturi fan actually looks pretty nice and definitely the best-looking. I'm really torn between that and the PH-F120MP. Choice is difficult. Since they perform so similarly, I might go for the Venturi just because it looks so great.

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