Is this Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM worth it? (Static pressure 7.63 mmH2O)

dgianstefani · Oct 19, 2020

A12x25.

mtcn77 · Oct 19, 2020

I would actually buy a 3D printed acceleron just in case it was on purchase.

Arctucas · Oct 19, 2020

mtcn77 said:
This is very true. In fact, your brain develops that filter upon hearing it too often.

Must be.

However, after reading so many saying how they were 'jet turbines' or 'leaf blowers', I was pleasantly surprised when I first used them. Now, I barely noticed them at all.

Anyway, I have always been strictly about performance, noise is the least important factor.

I think we might have a SPL meter at work. If so, I will borrow it and do some testing.

Arctucas · Nov 2, 2020

Borrowed the Sound Level Meter.

Eight NF-A14-iPPC-2000 (non-PWM) on my radiator at 3 feet:

Chart from https://www.protoolreviews.com/news/understanding-sound-pressure-level-and-the-decibel-scale/50431/

X71200 · Nov 2, 2020

Just get some P12 and run it at full blast since it's not really LOUD even at its peak yet pushes a good amount of pressure. Cheap too. The gains you'll achieve from the 3k Noctua simply won't translate to real life performance given the age of the setup. As I recall from the days of the T.R.U.E and Megahalems, 2000 RPM fans were what people rocked on them and they fared just fine. By that, I mean older fans with worse curves of pressure / airflow too.

You can get used to crazy fans, but from time to time you'll realize how loud it is and it will impact both your hearing and mental health if you're literally going all balls out with them.

mtcn77 · Nov 2, 2020

Why don't we still have fan bracket radiator spacers that lower the noise volume yet, I wonder sometimes... it should be self-explanatory, you overcome some of the air impedance by clearing the deadspace behind the motor hub.

Xzibit · Nov 2, 2020

If it gets above 30dba I don't want to hear it

Rob94hawk · Nov 11, 2020

I actually ended up getting the F12 only cause the A12 was out of stock. It's not that loud at full speed, 2000 rpm, but currently it's outside the case. When overclocking the fan never went past 1200 rpm and it is nice and quiet at that speed and totally unnoticeable at stock speeds.

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maxfly · Nov 12, 2020

Solid choice. Ive got 7 of them in a TT x71, 4 120s and 3 140s and have no complaints. My loop is super overkill so they never run higher than 800rpm ;D its a big bonus having the extra horsepower if you ever need it.

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Processor	i9-14900K Direct Die
Motherboard	MSI Z790 ACE MAX
Cooling	4X D5T Vario, 2X HK Res, 3X Nemesis GTR560, NF-A14-iPPC3000PWM, NF-A14-iPPC2000PWM, IceMan DD
Memory	TEAMGROUP FFXD548G8000HC38EDC01
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Is this Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM worth it? (Static pressure 7.63 mmH2O)

dgianstefani

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mtcn77

Arctucas

Arctucas

X71200

mtcn77

Xzibit

Rob94hawk

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