Best fan setup?

mrcpickering · 6 Mar 2016 at 18:00

Hi.

I have 4x140 fans and a quad rad.

Just wondering what combo would work best?

A, all 4 push one side
B, all 4 pull one side
C, 2 push well 2 pull on both sides.

The rad is outside the case, mounted on the back.

new boy · 6 Mar 2016 at 21:18

All 4 pull so it's easier to clean the dust.

Push vs pull will depend on the fan, and it's going to be very very marginal.

mrcpickering · 6 Mar 2016 at 21:47

They are Phanteks PH-F140XP if that helps.

rjk · 7 Mar 2016 at 09:50

all 4 push with good quality static pressure fans.

faheemrazzaq · 7 Mar 2016 at 09:53

all 4 pull for best performance if you only have 4. Even better if go for push pull configuration using 8x fans

OJ46 · 7 Mar 2016 at 09:55

All 4 push with a cheap dust filter. Best performance & also easy to clean.

rjk · 7 Mar 2016 at 11:44

faheemrazzaq said:
Even better if go for push pull configuration using 8x fans

push pull is a waste of time.

Relentless81 · 7 Mar 2016 at 12:16

Push pull is a waste of time and Phanteks XP aren't great for static pressure you want the MP series

Great fans I had two on my H110 in pull and they did a fantastic job

Easy to clean the rad with a setup like that too

mrcpickering · 7 Mar 2016 at 13:18

Wow thought this was simple but there is a real mix of opinion. I hope the XP's arnt too disimilar to the MPs. As I have the latter but not the former.

ttaskmaster · 7 Mar 2016 at 14:10

High SP fans, whatever you do.
Based on a load of tests done by Linus and all the online YouTube type people, Push-Pull is usually a bit better than just Push or Pull, but depending on your fans, the difference may not be enough to bother with anyway... and it's usually noisier.

How tight up against the rad, with minimal/no gaps will guide you between Push or Pull.
If there's nothing between the two, Pull will trap a lot less dust between fan and rad.

mrcpickering · 7 Mar 2016 at 15:49

So what would be the best SP 140 fans?

Update. Iv bought 4 NOCTUA NF-A14 3000RPM

D1craig · 7 Mar 2016 at 23:19

mrcpickering said:
So what would be the best SP 140 fans?

Update. Iv bought 4 NOCTUA NF-A14 3000RPM

did you check what there slowest speed is? they will be pretty loud. the 2k ones are your best bet imo.

mrcpickering · 8 Mar 2016 at 00:24

800 RPM is slowest. I figured that would be pretty quiet.

deFiniLoGy · 8 Mar 2016 at 02:43

mrcpickering said:
800 RPM is slowest. I figured that would be pretty quiet.

Actually around 500RPM is the silent mark for a lot of fans, shame that the Noctua's can't scale that low.

EK F3-140ER's and Noiseblocker B-14 can.

ttaskmaster · 8 Mar 2016 at 12:07

mrcpickering said:
800 RPM is slowest. I figured that would be pretty quiet.

It's fairly quiet. What will make noise is airflow through the rads and any grills, meshes, etc.
All my 120s usually sit around 850rpm and even collectively they're still pretty quiet. It's subjective, obviously, but I don't read anything above 24dB.

mrcpickering · 8 Mar 2016 at 12:13

Well i hope it wont be too bad. I read these were the best SP fans else where on this forum.

Relentless81 · 8 Mar 2016 at 12:47

800RPM on a 140MM will be quiet I wouldn't worry

I have 4 x 120MM fans at 800RPM Idle and its more than quiet enough

mrcpickering · 8 Mar 2016 at 12:56

Ah thank you for the reassurance. They come today so will update you when they're up and running during the week.

D1craig · 8 Mar 2016 at 13:15

Yes that will be pretty quiet. And from a quality fan it will be quieter than a less pricey fan I would imagine. Atleast you don't have the beige and brown ones.

ttaskmaster · 8 Mar 2016 at 13:30

mrcpickering said:
Well i hope it wont be too bad. I read these were the best SP fans else where on this forum.

IMO, there's more of a difference between different 120 fans.