Episode 34 - Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000 Fans for Radiator Cooling

Today we're going to checkout some of Noctua's highest performance fans out there with a whopping 269.3 m³/h of airflow (158 CFM) and 10.52 mm H20 of static pressure.How well do they fair against the stock corsair fans on the H115i Extreme Performance All-In-One CPU cooler?
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[@jscixnobody1510]

I've recently become a Noctua fanboi. I can't believe people are willing to forgo performance, and effectiveness in exchange for RBG LED products. Not that I don't find synced RBG setups amazing looking, but I'd rather have top of the line effectiveness over aesthetics anyday. Perhaps one day Noctua will combine the two, I for one would be excited to see that. 3000 PWM RGB Noctua that syncs with your motherboard. Btw Subbed, thanks for the review, I've done the same thing on my computer recently, However, using the Noctua quiet version (NF-A14 PWM), I've seen a fairly nice improvement in performance, and a huge improvement in noise.

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

Thanks! Love Noctua!

[@elmergloo3259]

I built a computer last December using only Noctua 3000 rpm fans. I have 2x 140mm Noctua on my H115i radiator. And I have 2 liquid cooled 1080TIs in SLI that each have 2 Noctua 120mm 3000 rpm in push/pull. Then I have one more fan as an exhaust fan. I love these fans because they can still be quiet when you want them to be quiet. If i'm working and don't need heavy cooling I can turn it down and it stays pretty much silent. Then if I really want to overclock the heck out of my system and still keep it cool I can set it to "ludicrous speed". It gets super loud when they are all on full blast, but totally worth it. I only play games with headphones so the extra noise doesn't really bother me. Plus if you also mine crypto currencies on the side it is nice to know that your computer is kept cool when you are leaving it unattended for long periods of time.

[@sephirotic87]

Thanks for this video, I'm extremely undecided if I get the Noctua IPPC at 2000rpm or 3000rpm versions for upgrading my Cryorig H5 universal. I'm concerned with the high "idle" 800rpm of the 3000 version. Hard to believe at full speed they are quieter than Corsair's 2000rpm SP fans. Only a suggestion, those percentage RPMs don't mean much thing, you should have made a comparison at equivalent rpm ranges 2000x2000, 2000x3000, 800x800 1500x1500, or such.

[@switchyard2456]

Fans finally starting to go in the Air 540. So...I wanted these, because why not? This is a good vid about using them for my AIO. Nice.

[@MT-sb6ms]

I use the 3000rpm noctua fans on all workstations I build for quite a while now. They are very quiet at low rpm and offer enough reserve for hot days. Only one out of 100+ failed so far, it released magic smoke when first connected.

[@calculusblueprint]

For the dB chart at 3:00 minutes, the readings are for two fans in the cooler, correct? I am interested in one fan, and am dividing the results by two, which seeminly gives quite than advertised results.

[@RojasTKD7]

Not not sure the premium paid for the Noctuas iPPC 3000 RPM fans is worth it to most people (a few degrees cooler and just slightly quieter), unless you really need to shave off some temps. In my case with my "pushing it to the limit" overclock I do need to bring my temps down as much as possible especially during the warm south Florida summers. I have some NF-A14s on the way. For most people the quieter 2000 RPM fans will be quieter and provide similar to stock cooling give or take a degree or two maybe three.

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

+RojasTKD7 Yes, definitely agree. I do t remember if I said that in the video or not, but these are intended for someone looking to squeeze every last ounce of performance at the cost of noise. I prefer quiet over a couple degrees in most of my scenarios.

[@RojasTKD7]

Agreed, if my temps weren't in the mid to high 80s, i'd take less noise over a couple of degrees. You did mention at the begining of the video this was a strictly best performance case. Just wanted to make sure the average viewer understands.

[@LQ-gaming]

i have upgraded my vent on a corsair hydro H90 to a noctua AF14- 3000 and it keeps an OC-ed i7 4790k @ 4.8 hgz below 70 degrees in prime95... so defo a good boost and its not even 100% % running

[@Chebornek]

Right on. I've just obtained these Noctua industrial fans, will be pairing them as push fans for the Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT CLC, trying to keep an overclocked 6950x under control. I don't really care about sound - that's what headphones are for. Am using the same well vented and roomy Phanteks Luxe case as in your video. I'll use the magnetic levitation Corsair fans as pull on the other side of the radiator.

[@Matrix27594]

Why would you buy an RGB AIO if you're going to use these fans anyway? You could have bought an AIO with a better pump instead. Btw your CPU is called 5950X.

[@jamesm568]

I have three of these 140 mm Noctua industrial 3,000 RPM fans on my Noctua NH-D15 chromax.Black as I never went to water cooling again.

[@Pertamax7-HD]

Ok sir

[@fgtrhwu2]

Would a push-pull config make any significant difference?

[@pietronenni4431]

NO

[@Personalinfo404]

@@pietronenni4431 lies

[@chazbailey13]

So you make a video of INDUSTRIAL fans that push 5x more static pressure than most fans on the market, and you mount them in pull. OF COURSE there will be no real difference in temps when you blatantly disregard what the fans are made for. These fans are designed to PUSH air more effectively, especially through a radiator which is the purpose of a high mm H2O fan like this.

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

+Chaz Bailey I recently tested this on the bench and found minimal temp differences in push and pull, I may need to do a follow up on this video.

[@geniumme2502]

mm H2O ratings are the pressure these can generate, directionality has no influence on this, if a fan has a forward pressure it pulls with exactly the same force

[@TheNondiscriminatory]

Mechanical engineer here. Pressure is a scalar. Direction does not matter, and the pulling force is equal to the pushing force. Learn some physics before you go blasting people on KZbin over nonsense.

[@hhuey5]

i reused the corsair fans for rear venting and they are noisy just like Air540 fan ; one day will change those out for noctua fans

[@felixklingler1879]

Wouldn't it be better configuring the fans in a Push Setup than in a Pull Setup like in the Video, or does it make no difference? Especially with Fans with such high static pressure?

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

+Felix Klingler The difference between push and pull is fairly negligible, I believe push is slightly better at lower Fan speeds and pull is better at higher fan speeds. I know JayzTwoCents has done a video on this topic.

[@MarcParisTV]

Goto Tech Reviews in high rpm, push pull is useless. However, in lower rpm, on thick radiator, you have clear impact..:)

[@RojasTKD7]

My understanding is that there isn't much of a difference, but in pull it is easier to get to the radiator to clean it every so often, without the fans in the way. So I use a pull setup for the convenience.

[@jiajianhou426]

I plan to use 6 of the F12 and one A14 in my next build. Mobo is Asus Crosshair 8 hero. Which has 3 CHA fan headers and 2 CPU fan headers . 3 of the F12 will be on the rad in the front, the other 3 F12 as exhaust on the top and the A14 as an exhaust. Can a single CPU fan header or single CHA fan header handle two F12 via a Y-splitter? Because with that many fans, at least two of them have to power 2 fans at the same time.

[@walkerman5821]

Hello, can anyone please tell me if I can plug two of these in on one motherboard fan header using a Y splitter. I see that each fan is rated for 0.55A of current, and I don't know how much current my motherboard headers support. I have a gigabyte AB350 gaming 3 motherboard BTW. Thanks

[@hhuey5]

I guess u have to email or ask your question on their forum ; if your mb only gives like 0.5A then the fan will only run what the port can deliver

[@jiajianhou426]

The Mew did you get an answer? I plan to use three of these on my rad. Mobo Asus C8H which has 2 CPU fan headers. Probably need a 2 or 3- way splitter. Not sure if a single header can handle 3 of them.

[@Theres_No_PlanetB]

The Mew no you can't, it says on their website

[@Sineater35]

For anyone else that runs across this; Most mobos only do 1A on each fan header and its been that way for years. In the past there have been outliers, but in recent years since AIO and RGB have gotten popular many boards come with 2A fan headers now, like EVGA's Dark boards. If your fans need 0.55A each, thats 1.1A together, which is a cunt hair more than a traditional fan header can do comfortably. At continuous use the fan header could probably cope with that for awhile ,but what usually kills electronics, especially when theyre aged, is the initial boot of a PC cause it tends to ramp everything up on first boot. If its a low end cheapy mobo most likely its going to be 1A fan headers. Normally you can find the fan headers max amps but gigabyte dropped the ball again and didnt list it for the OP's mobo.

[@ruffartcore]

Worked with Nzxt controller?

[@Richard1H65S]

Got 2 of these fans on my Kraken X62 AIO cooler. Running my I7 7700k at 5.1Ghz delided and temps never go past 62c.

[@NevilleFernandez666]

i couldnt get them to run , they were not turning except on 100% , how id u manage to get them to run, im on giagabyte z390 9900kf

[@Richard1H65S]

@@NevilleFernandez666 Mine only run from 500rpm and above. Have you got cam/fan software to change the fan curve? are you using PMW mode in bios?

[@NevilleFernandez666]

@@Richard1H65S through cam only, unless i set it at 100% they dont turn at all, have them connected the the coolers fan connectors not the mobo

[@Richard1H65S]

@@NevilleFernandez666 I am using a Auros high end board. Using smart fan 5 in bios. Enable PWM mode for all your fans. My fans sometimes dont spin up but as soon as there is any load on the cpu its spins at 700rmp and never stops until PC is turned off.

[@NevilleFernandez666]

@@Richard1H65S im using an auros board too and i connected them to the board n using smart fan5 too now

[@johnmcmillan9750]

The 3000 rpm sound like little jet engines at full speed haha. I still think they are awesome. Take a look at the ML Series from corsair. I have those as case fans. No motor noise. Just noise at higher RPMs from moving air. But obviously that's every fan and you can't escape that noise

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

+John McMillan O really need to try the ML140s on this beast. I've debated buying them just for review.

[@johnmcmillan9750]

Goto Tech Reviews I've got a 140 for exhaust and 3 120s for intake on my rig. The pic I sent on twitter yesterday only showed the 140. Those and Noctua fans are my favorites

[@Mahm00dM0hanad]

One question please, If I buy two of these can I connect both of them to the 4pin PWM CPU header using Y splitter or it’s just to much wattage for one header❓

[@Dixxi]

It'll be fine.

[@georgebenson3826]

How did you get max rpm if it is 24v fan. Did you use 12v psu. Did you use a step up. Did you run the fan at 12v.

[@Matrix27594]

There is a 12V and a 24V variant for this fan. But their specs are almost identical. The 24V fan needs 1W more than the 12V fan.

[@LQ-gaming]

why put those vents on a pull config when clearly a push one would benefit more ?

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

I need to do more testing on this, but the difference in cooling between push and pull is minimal. The ease of install and cleaning far outweighed any potential small performance increase.

[@LQ-gaming]

It's not if the radiator pushes air from outside of the chassis, try and mount that in front with a pull config. In my setup with a h90 the difference between pushing air from outside vs pushing air from inside where is already warm due to GPU was about ~10 degrees C depending on what i ran

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

You make a fair point and something I haven't quite considered. I could see how having fresh outside air hit the rads first could help hence putting it up front, something I intend to test. Thanks for the feedback!

[@LQ-gaming]

np, let me know the results when you get time to test it out :)

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

So, I think you may have been referring to Kyle's findings here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-kfquQnNupm9U This makes a lot of sense to me actually, and now the NZXT S340 Elite radiator setup makes a lot more sense.

[@MarcParisTV]

Nice review. Despite marketing, corsair fans are not great, far too noisy and you can find better or lower price. Pinnacle on radiator remain gentle typhoon, powerful and quietest. Fractal design hp-12 are also great. Ek vardar are good performer but very noisy.

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

I have been thoroughly impressed with Noctua's fans and coolers. Corsair fans can be rather noisy depending on what you get, I still need to test the ML140s.

[@MarcParisTV]

Goto Tech Reviews ml series are beautiful, effective but noisy even at lower rpm...:)

[@MarcParisTV]

I've bought 2 of them but at 2000rpm...i'll use them as intake of my define nano s...I'll keep you informed how they performed..:)

[@Rocket-Maniac]

So how did they performed? I have the same case and thinking of buying two of those for my front radiator and as an intake.

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

+Rocket Maniac they perform quite well, but be warned they are loud. If noise is no issue these are the best you can get.

[@wololo10]

Someone needs to test this on a Corsair One a100

[@hk-lg5um]

Is worth it or not

[@berryvr7184]

your using a pull system... oof boi put the fans on the other side of that thing. (edit: only at max fan speed is a pull system any good, which then you should have fans on the other side aswell to compensate for that. push pull all the way)

[@felipevece]

Can i use a Noctua fan in a Kraken x62 280?

[@nathanhamman418]

You sure can, you'll want to get 2 140mm fans. I intend to go with an nh-d15 and use a pair of the fans he is showing off in the vid for my next build.

[@Richard1H65S]

I did this. I7 7700k 4.5ghz standard fans full load 77-82c. Delided my CPU got 2 of these Noctua 3000rpm fans 140mm on my Kraken X62 280 and cranked the CPU upto 5.1ghz, never goes past 62c at full load. Might have overdone it on the cooling side of things but i am happy.

[@fr33kSh0w2012]

@@Richard1H65S In Australia you need LN² just to fucking get the damn thing under 20°C you need a big *PHAT* refrigerated setup with LN²

[@AustinJamae]

such a small difference in heat yet such a dramatic difference in fan price, dunno if it's really worth throwing my wallet at noctua imo..

[@gamer2350]

Austin in the long run is where they shine u can keep using them on newer builds they last forever

[@AustinJamae]

@@gamer2350 why reply to a 2 year old comment???

[@gamer2350]

Austin why not?

[@AustinJamae]

@@gamer2350 fair enough

[@siddharthrawat7431]

What all comes in the Box??

[@ItsTheGreenBin]

Fans and screws is all that came in mine.

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

+ItsTheGreenBin Where's the link of the ones you bought?

[@ItsTheGreenBin]

Bought 3 of them from amazon UK

[@GotoTechReviewsChannel]

+ItsTheGreenBin Do you have the specific link, only certain ones come with the extra bits.

[@ItsTheGreenBin]

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00KESSI2A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@ADRIAAN1007]

given the large surface area of radiators minimal airflow is required to achieve decent results.

[@votefordwight9183]

first :D