are these fans okay for this rad
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Ru5ty_t00l
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haven't realy used these fans its specs look great
[font="arial, helvetica"]Air Pressure: 0.56-2.2 mm-H2O[/font]
[font="arial, helvetica"]Air Pressure: 0.56-2.2 mm-H2O[/font]
PetrolHead247
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Akasa Apache's or Viper's would be a much better choice
Josh Weston
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Spectre Pros are also an alternative
ruthless_villain
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enermax clusters
KING_OF_SAND
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What you want to look at is static pressure. A good static pressure is around 3.0mm/H20.
Some of the best RAD fans I have found are these (http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooling-kits/air-series-fans/air-series-sp120-high-performance-edition-high-static-pressure-120mm-fan.html)
Some of the best RAD fans I have found are these (http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooling-kits/air-series-fans/air-series-sp120-high-performance-edition-high-static-pressure-120mm-fan.html)
Josh Weston
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At 35db, i'd have to run that thing at 7, if not 5v.
The NZXT Enthusiast range of fans is perfect for keeping your PC temperatures under control whilst maintaining near silence!
- Size: 140 x 140 x 25 mm
- Current: 0.13-0.55A
- Input: 1.56-6.6W
- Speed: 1000-2000RPM +/- 10%
- Air Flow: 49.1-98.3 CFM
- Air Pressure: 0.56-2.2 mm-H2O
- Noise: 22.1-37 dBA
- Bearing: Fluid Dynamic Bearing
- Life: 35,000 hrs
- Size: 140 x 140 x 25 mm
- Current: 0.13-0.55A
- Input: 1.56-6.6W
- Speed: 1000-2000RPM +/- 10%
- Air Flow: 49.1-98.3 CFM
- Air Pressure: 0.56-2.2 mm-H2O
- Noise: 22.1-37 dBA
- Bearing: Fluid Dynamic Bearing
- Life: 35,000 hrs
Josh Weston
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Not as good as the Corsair's, and still too noisy for my liking. I think the NF-F12s are noisy, but these fans are in another league!
PetrolHead247
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Those NZXT fans are wayyyyyyy too loud, and at 2.2mmH2O yeah that's good and all but the Akasa Apaches and Vipers beat that AND are quieter
Great static pressure but a tad loud imo, plus they're the 120mm variants, OP needs 140's. But damn they do look really slick!
Akasa AK-FN062 Apache Black Super Silent 140mm Fan
- Super silent APACHE BLACK 14cm fan
- S-FLOW fan blade design delivers 30% higher airflow
- Super silent with PWM speed control
- Hydro Dynamic Bearing extends fan life
- Application: PC case or heatsink fan
- Dimension: 140 X 140 X 25mm
- Fan speed: 600 -1300 RPM
- Max airflow: 89.55 CFM
- Max static air pressure: 2.76 mm H2O
- Noise level: 12.5 -22.19 dB(A)
- Voltage rating: 12V DC
- Bearing: HDB (Hydro Dynamic Bearing)
- Fan life expectancy: 50,000 hours
- Connector: 4pin PWM
- Product code: AK-FN062
thanks, these look more sutble for my needs
KING_OF_SAND
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It is only 35DB at max speed. Chances are you will never use that, and chances are you don't have an overclock that will need a fan like this if you are striving for quiet (which in turns offers less performance). Clearly this fan is not for you then.
You either go quiet and sacrifice performance or you go loud and get a but load of performance (this is pretty much the law of PC fans).
Josh Weston
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I don't know if i'm having spectacularly bad luck when it comes to my fans, but all the Noctuas that I have seem to be too loud for my liking. I thought that spending £20 per fan would ensure that they'd still be quiet at 12v, but apparently I was mistaken
I guess if you get a low FPI count rad, the Corsair's at 7v would be a good option. They're definitely better looking than the Noctuas.
noise is not a big issue for me a I have air cooled for a while and you get used the fan noise, I am running a Zalman CPN 9700 cpu cooler not the quietest in the world.
KING_OF_SAND
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I don't know if i'm having spectacularly bad luck when it comes to my fans, but all the Noctuas that I have seem to be too loud for my liking. I thought that spending £20 per fan would ensure that they'd still be quiet at 12v, but apparently I was mistaken
I guess if you get a low FPI count rad, the Corsair's at 7v would be a good option. They're definitely better looking than the Noctuas.
You should go for a passive cooling configuration.
Josh Weston
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KING_OF_SAND
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Or invest in earplugs
LOL this would be the cheaper solution. Or even cheaper just get a long DVI (or whatever you use for video) and place you PC in another room. I do that with my server and just tunnel to via telnet from another room.
