Noctua fans for Rad / stock replace. Which one ?

[Turtle Rig]

Hey guys so I RMAed my AIO got another back ,, and still the pump is just soo annoying, makes me say why did I do WC in first place.  I can live with that, But he fans are another story.  My previous set wasnt bad.  But now these make this fluttering noise , prrrrrrrrr prrrrrrrr ,, its so nasty and stupid.  I want to replace these Rad fans.  So 2 x 140mm. 

[Derrk]

noctua nf-p14!!!

[Jurrunio]

NF-A14?

[Derrk]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

NF-A14?

can't go wrong with either. I think A14 is quieter but P14 has slightly more pressure

[Jurrunio]

2 minutes ago, Derrk said:

can't go wrong with either. I think A14 is quieter but P14 has slightly more pressure

P14 is a discontinued old model, replaced by the A15 which can be too big for many cases.

[Derrk]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

P14 is a discontinued old model, replaced by the A15 which can be too big for many cases.

what about p14 redux?

[Jurrunio]

Just now, Derrk said:

what about p14 redux?

 I still prefer the A14 because redux line dont come with many accessories (low speed cable, splitter etc), but just the fan itself should be similar.

[SolarNova]

NF-A14

 

In regards to AIO's, unfortunatly many many people are under the misguided impression that they are out right better than air coolers, which is just wrong. Top end air coolers, while huge, can cool better than 120/140mm AIOs, and just as well as many 240mm AIOs whilst having less points of failure and generaly being quieter and cheaper. As such, AIO's should only be used in small form factor builds where there is no room for a large air cooler.

 

If a person wants to go water cooling, they should invest in a custom loop.

[Optane^]

21 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

NF-A14

 

In regards to AIO's, unfortunatly many many people are under the misguided impression that they are out right better than air coolers, which is just wrong. Top end air coolers, while huge, can cool better than 120/140mm AIOs, and just as well as many 240mm AIOs whilst having less points of failure and generaly being quieter and cheaper. As such, AIO's should only be used in small form factor builds where there is no room for a large air cooler.

 

If a person wants to go water cooling, they should invest in a custom loop.

I agree, but, custom loops scare people and they just want it to work. AIO's aren't that loud and if you have the smallest amount of sound dampening, you shouldn't be able to hear it.

[Jurrunio]

25 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

NF-A14

 

In regards to AIO's, unfortunatly many many people are under the misguided impression that they are out right better than air coolers, which is just wrong. Top end air coolers, while huge, can cool better than 120/140mm AIOs, and just as well as many 240mm AIOs whilst having less points of failure and generaly being quieter and cheaper. As such, AIO's should only be used in small form factor builds where there is no room for a large air cooler.

 

If a person wants to go water cooling, they should invest in a custom loop.

OP is using 280mm, which does outperform air coolers

[WoodenMarker]

1 hour ago, Derrk said:

can't go wrong with either. I think A14 is quieter but P14 has slightly more pressure

The NF-A14 performs a bit better and is a bit quieter but doesn't sound as smooth. Both are excellent. 

1 hour ago, Jurrunio said:

 I still prefer the A14 because redux line dont come with many accessories (low speed cable, splitter etc), but just the fan itself should be similar.

The Redux are identical besides the color swap.

[Turtle Rig]

Thanks all P14 it is.

[WoodenMarker]

8 hours ago, Turtle Rig said:

Thanks all P14 it is.

Make sure you're getting the NF-P14S which uses a square frame instead of the NF-P14 which uses a round one.

[oriol]

You may also want to take a look at the NF-A12x25 plus NA-SFMA1 adaptors. This actually outperforms the NF-A14 in many applications.

[Turtle Rig]

Im soon to get Noctua A14 fans to replace the nasty Corsair fans on their AIO.  The case fans blow too,, so Im getting 2 A14's for radiator,, and I have 1 140mm should I Get the same A14 for that intake, and in the rear ts 120 so I get SP12.  What yall think before I make the purchase.

[Firewrath9]

imo the sp120ls aren't bad.

There are higher pressure 140mm fans, the noctuas are just quiet.

as for intake, just get arctic f14 pwms. they are good for airflow and are cheap.

[aezakmi]

59 minutes ago, Firewrath9 said:

imo the sp120ls aren't bad.

OP believes SP120's are shit because for some unknown reason he doesn't wants to run them at a low and static speed and uses crappy curves instead, so PEBKAC. Pressing F rn for those poor SPs

[Neo-revo]

you just go to the Noctua website, click the size you want and compare all the stats, and decide if you want pwm or not. 

 

Redux models are the less fancy packing and no extensions/whatever if you need/wanted it, and need to buy rubber corners if you want them. Bonus better colour (IMO)

 

non redux are brown/tan and have rubber corners,   i just got 4 of the NF-P12s redux and 3 NF-P14s redux.  1500/1700rpm.    both types are great so far, exactly what i expected..