Noctua NF fans VS Corsair AF Fans

[Pittster]

So I will try keep this short and sweet.

I have the following installed into my case.

1x Noctua NF-P12 installed in the rear of my case & 1x Noctua NF-P14 FLX in the side of my case as a intake.

I am thinking of replacing them with 1x Corsair AF120 Quiet edition & 1x Corsair AF140 Quiet edition.

So the question is does anyone have any first hand experience with these Corsair fans? Are they an equal match to the Noctua's?

Because on paper the 120mm is way behind in CFM at the same noise level & the 140mm flows a little but at 5 dB louder.

I really like the look of the Corsair's but I would rather paint the Noctua's black than put a lesser fan in to replace it. The change is due to visual's not Air flow or noise.

Specs below:

Noctua NF-P12
Rotational Speed 1300 RPM
Airflow 92,3 m³/h=54.3 CFM
Acoustical Noise 19,8 dB(A)

Corsair AF120 Quiet edition
Rotational Speed 1100 RPM
Airflow 39.88 CFM
Acoustical Noise 21 dB(A)


Noctua NF-P14 FLX
Rotational Speed 1200 RPM
Airflow 110,3 m³/h= =64.9 CFM
Acoustical Noise 19,6 dB(A)

Corsair AF140 Quiet edition
Rotational Speed 1150 RPM
Airflow 67.8 CFM
Acoustical Noise 24 dB(A)

 

[jamesriley94]

Companies tend to lie about specs. You cant really rely on them since if you measure noise from 20 meters away of course the fan will be silent.

You have some of the best fans around already. I wouldnt bother changing them.

 

[Pittster]

Companies tend to lie about specs. You cant really rely on them since if you measure noise from 20 meters away of course the fan will be silent.

You have some of the best fans around already. I wouldnt bother changing them.

Good point I have also kind of come to that conclusion after some more googling.

So I found this aweome site called coolingtechnique.com it's in italian but it has test results of the fans I mentioned earlier, in summary Noctua's leave the Corsairs for dead.

To get the same CFM in the Corsairs you would have to go to the SP or performance models but these run at either higher DB or RPM.

Hope this helps anyone else out. I still think the Corsair is a nice looking fan, looks like i'll just have to paint the Noctua's

http://www.coolingtechnique.com/recensioni/74/1020.html?start=7

http://www.coolingtechnique.com/recensioni/74/1058.html?start=6

http://www.coolingtechnique.com/rec...479-recensione-noctua-nf-p14-flx.html?start=3

http://www.coolingtechnique.com/recensioni/74/1058.html?start=6

 

[jamesriley94]

I wouldnt paint them.

Dying them is best - there's a tutorial on here how to do it:
http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?t=35185

 

[Ulijin]

I've got both Noctua and Corsair fans. The Noctua's are still in my case despite the hideous colour scheme, my Corsairs are sitting in box gathering dust.

My learning was that if you have a dust filter or even a high flow grill that you plan on attaching AF120 quiet editions to, think again. Running at 12v they were pretty quiet alright but didn't shift any air! Coughing into my case would have cooled it more...

Ok, so I embellish a little but they really weren't good enough.

 

[Liarma]

lol noctuas own the corsairs. noctua are truthful with their spec sheet. i dare say corsair have even exaggerated theirs.

 

[PetrolHead247]

lol noctuas own the corsairs. noctua are truthful with their spec sheet. i dare say corsair have even exaggerated theirs.

Noctua are NOT truthful about their specs, no company is tbh. Out of Noctua and Corsair i'd go Corsair, they're MUCH cheaper, they look good (not beige) and the NF-F12's and, say the SP120 QE's both at 12V the Corsair's are quieter and perform pretty much the same

 

[CPMFW]

pricewise i´d go for the corsair fans + they look brilliant

 

[marcus1987]

me to

Noctua are NOT truthful about their specs, no company is tbh. Out of Noctua and Corsair i'd go Corsair, they're MUCH cheaper, they look good (not beige) and the NF-F12's and, say the SP120 QE's both at 12V the Corsair's are quieter and perform pretty much the same

+1 on this

 

[Pittster]

Ohh I never updated this I did end up getting a AF120 & AF140 Silent editions and they only flowed a tiny bit less air than the Noctua's but are quiter. Very Happy with them and they look the part