Best 120mm or 140mm fan?

ryan4227 · 9 Jan 2011 at 23:57

Hey guys hope I've posted in the right section

I am looking for a suitable fan to go in the top of my coolernaster cm690 II Dominater Advanced.

I am currently running the stock fans.

If this helps my CPU cooler is a Noctua NH U12-P SE2 which pulling air from the bottom and pushing it out of the top.

So wondering what fan would suit

Currently looking at

Akasa Apache
Noctua NFS 12B
Noctua NF P14 FLX
Akasa Viper

Or any others which you suggest

I would like them to be pretty quiet as well.

Cheers in advance

Regards Ryan

WingZero30 · 9 Jan 2011 at 23:59

Akasa Viper

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bifday2k · 10 Jan 2011 at 00:03

For a case fan this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-018-EN&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1816

Unless you control the vipers they will be to fast/loud for case fan usage there better for heatsinks

OLDPHART · 10 Jan 2011 at 00:21

bifday2k said:
Unless you control the vipers they will be to fast/loud for case fan usage there better for heatsinks

I run 3 Vipers on my 360 Rad mouted on the rear of my case, they peak at about 1700rpm and l just can hear them if l listern for them, my case is just at my left hand side

. But yes l agree far better for heatsinks + rads, yate loon, sharkoon, enermax for your case cooling.

WingZero30 · 10 Jan 2011 at 00:26

One thing I don't see is any benchmarks of Akasa Viper against other fans like the TY-140 or the noctua nh-d14 fans etc. Akasa Viper being such a high performing fan, I don't see it getting mention anywhere

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mike gunnz · 10 Jan 2011 at 00:34

OLDPHART said:
I run 3 Vipers on my 360 Rad mouted on the rear of my case, they peak at about 1700rpm and l just can hear them if l listern for them, my case is just at my left hand side . But yes l agree far better for heatsinks + rads, yate loon, sharkoon, enermax for your case cooling.

Its funny how subjective our tolerance for noise is because I've also got 3 Vipers on my roof mounted rad and to me they sound like a jet engine at full rpm. I run them as low as possible and the audible hum still bugs me but they still shift an amazing amount of air. Brillaint fans.You must be profoundly deaf OLDPHART! lol

bifday2k · 10 Jan 2011 at 00:34

Job for helios to do then me thinks, a fan round up lol.

OLDPHART · 10 Jan 2011 at 00:56

mike gunnz said:
Its funny how subjective our tolerance for noise is because I've also got 3 Vipers on my roof mounted rad and to me they sound like a jet engine at full rpm. I run them as low as possible and the audible hum still bugs me but they still shift an amazing amount of air. Brillaint fans.You must be profoundly deaf OLDPHART! lol

What was that m8, can't hear you lol.