Noctua IndustrialPPC NF-F12 3000 Review - The Fan She tells you not to worry about

[@jamesm568]

I got eight of these in my PC case as I never have a problem with overheating. Extremely quiet when set at their lowest setting. Setting a fan curve is highly recommended.

[@gugugaga42069]

idk how u managed to get that done but wow my single one is louderthan the whole pc itself and all the other 10 fans combined

[@jamesm568]

@@gugugaga42069 Keep them below 900 RPM and only let them ramp-up when needed. Fan curves are your friend.

[@gugugaga42069]

@@jamesm568 yeah no i got a fan curve on it and i tried different speeds. the only speed thatthe fan stays quite is 20% aka 3000-80%=rpm

[@mikviz007]

@@gugugaga42069 yo need to see your motherboard support for the utility that controls fan speed, What mobo you are using ?

[@gugugaga42069]

@@mikviz007 i have been using fan controll app (got a asus board)

[@blueguitar4419]

I am insane. I made a full industrial build. I am insane

[@michaelxdrift]

WHAT? I CANT HEAR WHAT YOURE SAYING..

[@jamesm568]

Just pride as you didn't use those cheap minimum wage fans

[@johnathonready9347]

I just bought 2 of these but the 140mm version, and 2 t30's. You think ill see a difference in my h5?

[@SBlazeable]

lol, I bought 3 of them because I made the mistake of buying a n400 case and not a n600 or the nzxt 510 like I did in the past and just glueing a 6-8 bay hdd rack in all of the open space it provides because of the closed bottom where the PSU sits hidden away. I actually need 7.xx amounts of static pressure to get air through the hard drive cage, AND past the mess of PSU cables on its way to the mother board where the exhaust fans and side mount fan separate the air out to where it needs to curculate

[@medowucha]

This fan is not about "noise to cooling" ratio, but about the massive amount of air it can push. So eg. a very space-limited environment, this thing has an air pressure of up to 7.63mm. Think SFF case or some of those odd-sized radiators, with a depth of eg. 60 or 85 mm (Alphacool Monsta), and then its suddenly starting to make sense. On that note: I'm actually preparing an SFF build with a 280 mm radiator, which might require using the 140 mm version, ie. the. NF-A14 IndustrialPPC-2000 PWM, or if push comes to shove, even the 3000 rpm version, which boasts an even more massive amount of air pressue, ie. 10.52mm (and its equally loud, with up to 42 db(A)). cu, w0lf.

[@the-patient-987]

But where's the noise sample?? I wanna listen to those brutal 3000 RPM!

[@WitoldKos]

no, you don't want that

[@Josh_2976]

Been running these on my CPU for a few years. I really love them. Most people will hate them but noise doesn't bother me if I'm gaming or working on my PC. The extra few degrees of cooling is worthwhile for me. I just make sure they don't spin up too much during normal use.

[@STSYT]

If you’re deaf, those are the perfect fit for you 😅 But glad to hear you’re happy with them!

[@censorshipisbookburning3235]

Had a new build where I used 2 of these on the back of a radiator, and 1 for exhaust. Before changing voltage or setting up PWM, they ran in all of their 3k rpm glory, which sounded like a small server room with dozens of servers. Yes, they're that loud. Fair warning: I would suggest that you DO NOT use PWM with these if you're buying them for the new AM5 7 series AMD cpus unless you're only setting the top end to around 70%. The 7950x temps fluctuate up and down at a very fast rate. My office sounded like a wind storm. This beast is tamed with reasonably acceptable dba at around 8 volts, which ends up being around 2300 RPM. This was the only video so far that I could find which compared this to the Phanteks. I really wanted to hear the 2 side by side at higher RPM. For high overclocking this fan works very well, but you WILL hear them through your closed back headphones. The sweet spot is around 7 to 8 volts (2k-2.3k rpm), and you'll still hear them through open back headphones.

[@rbgohome]

I have four of these on total 480mm radiator cooling a AMD3950X and a RTX2080TI. With normal usage the fans, coupled to CPU temperature, are at 35% and keep the water + 7~10C above ambient temperature. I sleep next to my PC in ambient mode; it's quiet. But when 3D gaming, rendering with Blender, encoding movies, compiling code... it can get noisy and you really hear the wind, the fans sucking in an pushing through the radiator, which is what I want, because the water does not ever come above 15C ambient. I bought these because of the static pressure numbers which is important for radiators.

[@wy477x]

"for normal people this is too much" as a normal person, i am sold. i need these in my pc right now.

[@lagpi]

Nice! Now that we are all in on the crazy fast ultra noisy high performance fan bandwagon, it would be nice to see the noctua a14 ippc 3000 review too! Oh and while we are on the topic of overkill cooling, looking forward to the 420 liquid freezer II argb review soon enough

[@STSYT]

Both are on the list. It's going to take a few months though. For the A14's, I already ordered a bunch of sandbags to keep the pc on the desk

[@lagpi]

@@STSYT Nice! Great to see you taking the necessary precautions for the a14s though😂😂

[@khoirulanam9141]

"who uses this in a normal build" Some of us are not normal.

[@STSYT]

Welcome to the club. We meet on Mondays

[@ishikiri89]

Nice review, i believe rbg fans can cure cancer as well. If u ever get your hands on silverstone new shark force fans pls do a review on it

[@נכסיאריאל-ל2ר]

Well i am using that fan in noctua nh u12a heatsink its better than 2 fans that came with

[@socialistsuccubus822]

I have these in my desktop PC and i want two more for my radiator.

[@lowlyroblock3097]

Find it a fun idea to just put the black vibration pads on there and pretend it’s a faster *better* chromax black

[@xyketh0n]

IPPC my beloved

[@HourRomanticist]

I might put one of these into my retro build, seeing as I can only fit a 90mm exhaust, and I had to Dremel and drill some holes for 1 120mm intake fan.

[@limeisgaming]

would be nice if they made a 180mm version for cases like Fractal Designs Torrent or Meshify, eventough 180mm fans would result in 260 CFM ore more PS.: why ? cause 2*180 mm fans would be more efficient in commparison to 3*140mm in the front since the 180s surface area is bigger thus the airintake smoother = less turbulences upfront and better distribution

[@limeisgaming]

Post Post Scriptum: My Laptops Fans and cooling are even a little louder in my opinion/observation.

[@STSYT]

In theory, yes, but practically it will be reeeeeally hard to make them study enough to withstand that speed. There’s a reason why >160mm fans are spinning extremely slow, usually the reason is that they would explode / the outer parts of the wings would just straighten up

[@BrandonS2K43]

I made a build with this on a fractal north, I wanna put two more on my aio

[@mcbowler]

I have 2 of these in my system. Only used to show off how loud I can make my PC.

[@jamesm568]

As long as they're cooling a radiator for an air cooler.

[@mcbowler]

@@jamesm568 I had them as case exhaust, but have since replaced with normal airflow fans.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

I use 2 of these in a d15 for overclocking. It only ramps up when needed. The stock fans would not work.

[@mintmag8748]

How were the fans tested, what cooler or radiator did you use?

[@AccuracyGaming]

hello mate just a quick qus im looking to change my fans on my 2 360 rad on a custom cooling i need a veryy good fans like the noctua f12 or the bequiet pro 4... what would u recommend for rad..thanks

[@zhila5958]

would love to see some scythe fans soon :)

[@socialistsuccubus822]

They're loud but they rarely ramp to 100% no matter what I do. Maybe when stress testing, but it's great with thick radiators. Overclockers know what i'm talking about.

[@thevideolord]

I bet they'd ramp up to 100% on my i9 lol I have an H100i GTX with stock dual SP120 fans and it will still get up to 80C under heavy load

[@socialistsuccubus822]

@@thevideolord Ryzen 7 3800x here, we’re actually much more limited by water block surface area than we are are radiator size, and I measure fan speed through delta between GPU hotspot, cpu core and CPU hotspot

[@ariefhidayat2157]

still nothing compared to server fan 180 6600rpm this noctua fan is a joke

[@Todbrecher]

this is so gonna be used when I migrate my gaming rig to a rackmount case.

[@STSYT]

Make sure to strap it to something. Not the fan, the rack

[@Todbrecher]

@@STSYT I'll just screw it into the floor...and wall...and ceiling...

[@SenhorShadow]

Amazing 😮😮😮

[@FallingESP]

What do you think about the 2000 rpm version?.

[@hanmaruf2919]

why scythe not ciming in

[@johnathonready9347]

Bought these for how much air they can push, also bought the t30's. My computer sits around 70-80c while gaming, and my 6900xt gets around 75-80c and 100c on the hotspot. Also live in texas, think these fans in my h5 flow will really help out. Using some cheap ass fans right now, so im hoping to see a 10c reduction.

[@simonemiglioli1165]

You need a lower temperature inside the room.

[@johnathonready9347]

Yeah ik, but I cant without a window unit. The cost to run that would add another 100$ a month to the power bill.@@simonemiglioli1165

[@thepickyaudiophile]

Just bought a pc with Asus lc420, which comes with 3 x nf-a14 industrialppc-2000 pwm. All 3 have a super annoying clicking noise (like the blades are hitting something) 😔 Not sure if this is just how the fans are, but in this case why would Asus use them for a consumer product?! Frak

[@Riri_734]

Artic P12 MAX can probably go toe to toe with it at a much cheaper price...

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

When can I have a NF-A12 3000 rpm?

[@STSYT]

I believe to remember that Noctua once gave a statement about this somewhere and said that they're not working on it actively, but they may be at some point

[@derjustinaus_bocholt]

I need to buy that, my 13900k is sooo hot

[@STSYT]

Don't forget to strap it down, or your 13900k will be sooo gone

[@derjustinaus_bocholt]

@@STSYT XD I had to give it an power limit , but it managed a max of 85 degrees with around 37000 cb23

[@gugugaga42069]

got one of these yesterday and the motor is soo loud and high pitched. i feel like the only people who could enjoy these. is old people with bad hearing (the lack of high pitch noise)

[@CadStr]

Can I regulate the speed to 750 rpm from the ASUS motherboard bios? Yeah I like the design

[@romannavratilid]

Why No scythe fans... :-(?

[@STSYT]

Kinda unfair to compare "Normal" fans against finger-shredders ^^

[@woollychaps]

How do you orient this fan as exhaust??

[@STSYT]

Nice side towards where the air should be coming FROM Not so nice side towards where the air should be going TO

[@luckyowl10]

Only a crazy fan ca beat the thick T30, Noctua IndustrialPPC NF-F12 3000

[@niceengine2571]

Isn't this fan like 9 years old? Kinda crazy

[@jorkata8524]

man i just want them not for the noise i want them bc of the CFM because i have a water cooling that has 78CFM fans and for me its very low but the Noctua NF-F12 industrial 3000RPM are just 110CFM so i just want to use them for better cooling :)

[@brushrunner]

Anyone tried this on a L12 Ghost or L12s, i don't mind my SFF build to be a space ship if it gets my 12600k cooled

[@markosusa5823]

How can be this overkill if you want an OC i9 13900k ?? even 5 Degrees difference in temperature matter

[@Gizawar]

"Random ass BMW" doesn't run 24V but below 15V

[@Deviantsoundz]

Before someone comments on how the hell did the noctua beat the t30 look at his video on how he test fans, it will clear everything up.

[@corerage]

What is the test methodology? Not a word about how he tests the fans in a fan review video?!!

[@Deviantsoundz]

@@corerage gotta look on some old video. He did explain it on a more recent video but can remember which one it was.

[@WiecznieNieNasycony]

SIZE MATTERS BOY

[@tatersncorn]

They aren't good fans for most people. They are way too loud

[@corerage]

What is your test methodology? Not a word about how you test the fans in a fan review video?!!

[@STSYT]

We have a whole video dedicated to how we benchmark. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYurn2iLl6ylgsU