Corsair H110i - Fan Replacement

[metabrownie]

I have seen almost everywhere online that these fans are loud and they are 100% right. I run the Corsair Link software and in silent mode, it is not bad but in balance or performance do loud.

 

Everywhere I have looked everyone will give recommendations. I haven't found anyone who gives exact links to the fans they recommend. Some will say Noctua NF-A14 PPC 2000PWM are great but when I go to Amazon and look for those they have a dozen types of those fans.

 

When I looked at the specs for these fans and compare things. It doesn't make sense.

 

Does anyone have a recommendation for a fan that is compatible with this cooler?

 

Man I would really appreciate it for anyone to please help me out. Trying to start to record videos for YouTube but the back noise is like an aircraft carrier.

[HolaImBob]

this looks like the fan that you mentioned

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Noctua-NF-Polarized-A14-industrialPPC-2000/dp/B00KESSUDW/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1534622492&sr=8-4&keywords=noctua+nfa14

edit - a link for US 

https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-A14-industrialPPC-2000-140x140x25mm-2000rpm/dp/B00KESSI2A/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1534622629&sr=8-2-fkmr0&keywords=Noctua+NF-Polarized+A14+industrialPPC+PWM+2000

[metabrownie]

Awesome! Thanks so much for the help. I saw the UK version online but wasn't sure which one that was related to in the US. I really appreciate the fast reply!!!!

[aezakmi]

15 minutes ago, metabrownie said:

I have seen almost everywhere online that these fans are loud and they are 100% right

nah they just don't know how SP fans work or just don't like how they look because they're not "noctua" or "super duper RGB" and throw shit at em for no reason, OF COURSE the fans will be loud if you run them at 100% blast all times or use automatic configs, I mean who in the world would use the stock SP140s at more than 40% for a gaming computer? dude... please, it's a 110i with 2 fans not the AM2 stock cooler

the two included fans running at 550 RPM each in a pull config will be more than enough to cool any CPU during gaming load (not stress)

 

corsair link and those splitters that plug directly to the pump are all wrong, fans should go each in a motherboard fan header and set to a static speed using BIOS setup... 550 RPM for stock frequency, 650 for overclock with ambient temp below 24C and 900 for overclocked CPUs with amb temp over 30C

CL (if it works) should only be used to change the light color

[WoodenMarker]

3 hours ago, metabrownie said:

Awesome! Thanks so much for the help. I saw the UK version online but wasn't sure which one that was related to in the US. I really appreciate the fast reply!!!!

There aren't different UK / US versions. The NF-A14 comes with a few variants.

PWM: https://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-pwm

FLX for DC / variable voltage control: https://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-flx

ULN is a lower rpm range of the FLX: https://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-uln

Chromax is a black variant of PWM: https://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-pwm-chromax-black-swap

iPPC's are more dust and water resistant but aren't as quiet: https://noctua.at/en/nf-a14-industrialppc-2000-pwm

 

If you just want the fans in black, go for Chroma. iPPC's can perform better due to the higher rpm but aren't as good if what you're aiming for is quiet. 

[Quadriplegic]

Enermax makes some super quiet fans (140mm fans are rated at around 15 dBA), but their static pressure isn't close to Noctua's or stock Corsair fans (although still better than the fans on H115i Pro)
http://www.enermax.com/home.php?fn=eng/product_a1_1_2&lv0=4&lv1=32&no=385

[metabrownie]

Thanks, everyone for the input. When I spoke to Corsair Support they recommended their ML series of fans.

 

Has anyone used these fans? How do they compare to the Noctua's?

[WoodenMarker]

2 hours ago, metabrownie said:

Thanks, everyone for the input. When I spoke to Corsair Support they recommended their ML series of fans.

Has anyone used these fans? How do they compare to the Noctua's?

ML's are good and perform well but aren't as quiet as the Noctuas. 

[Quadriplegic]

These seem to be quite good fans as well, on paper tehy seem quieter than Noctua's AF-14 with better static pressure
http://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?tpl=product/product.detail.tpl&no=181&type=Fans&type_sub=PWM Control&model=AK-FN062