140mm fans for case

Noctua's new 140mm fans are going to be available very soon. Definitely on the pricey side. Seems like they get beaten by various fans in specific scenarios, but excels as a jack of all trades.

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Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM: Finally a first-class 140mm fan - HWCooling.net

Details of the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWMThe range of 140mm fans is now expanded by the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM. The wait for this model was very long, but finally, after various hardships, everything was brought to a successful end. This, by the way, is also indicated by our in-depth tests, from...
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If don't already have those other top tier fans, and these are within your budget, they're definitely worth considering.
 
Cosmic Schwung said:
Noctua's new 140mm fans are going to be available very soon. Definitely on the pricey side. Seems like they get beaten by various fans in specific scenarios, but excels as a jack of all trades.

www.hwcooling.net

Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM: Finally a first-class 140mm fan - HWCooling.net

Details of the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWMThe range of 140mm fans is now expanded by the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM. The wait for this model was very long, but finally, after various hardships, everything was brought to a successful end. This, by the way, is also indicated by our in-depth tests, from...
www.hwcooling.net www.hwcooling.net

If don't already have those other top tier fans, and these are within your budget, they're definitely worth considering.
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Out today from the place that usually gets their equipment day one.
 
qbazdz said:
Wow.. Bitfenix.. That's a memory from the past. I never knew people recognised them as such good fans.
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for a general purpose system they really are good fans and silent.
but if you running a 14900 and 4090 they just don't have capacity to move air fast enough.

im using 4 x 140's(£8) in my system as place holders, i just couldn't drop £200 into fans when i built the system, but i will because you know RGB and all that
 
I am still rocking some old school Gentle Typhoons here and I prefer my analogue dials for now. Problem is going to come up when I migrate to a case that doesnt have the 5.25" bay haha
 
qbazdz said:
I am still rocking some old school Gentle Typhoons here and I prefer my analogue dials for now. Problem is going to come up when I migrate to a case that doesnt have the 5.25" bay haha
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I have a couple in my server! Great fans! Last for ever!
 
I have all my 120, and 140 case fans on turbo full power, because I don't really mind a pc making some noise, but I love a cool PC,, I have filters on all the intake fans too, so I don't really worry about dust ingress
you might think that you want a quiet PC, but when push comes to shove yo'd probably find that you don't really care about the difference in noise between two different brands, just go for whatever is in stock, at a price you like, fans often seem to be out of stock here, so it'soften not like you have much choice unless you go elsewhere, I went elsewhere, cheaper and in stock is a no-brainer, tbf I did want a certain type of rgb fan though, if you find your pc is too loud, then just turn the fan speed down in the BIOS
 
Threepwood said:
I have all my 120, and 140 case fans on turbo full power, because I don't really mind a pc making some noise, but I love a cool PC,, I have filters on all the intake fans too, so I don't really worry about dust ingress
you might think that you want a quiet PC, but when push comes to shove yo'd probably find that you don't really care about the difference in noise between two different brands, just go for whatever is in stock, at a price you like, fans often seem to be out of stock here, so it'soften not like you have much choice unless you go elsewhere, I went elsewhere, cheaper and in stock is a no-brainer, tbf I did want a certain type of rgb fan though, if you find your pc is too loud, then just turn the fan speed down in the BIOS
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Not sure if I agree with leaving the fans at full chat, my noctuas are pretty loud at that point.

That said, I do believe that actually it probably doesn't matter what fan you get if left on standard automatic settings I highly doubt you will notice much difference if 1 brand is noisier than the other or not.

The only way to make a fan truly silent is to run it at a low speed. So if noise is an issue you want a fan that moves as much air as possible at as low a speed as possible
 
sx_turbo said:
ot sure if I agree with leaving the fans at full chat, my noctuas are pretty loud at that point.
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t yo it was an example of what one can take, I can take my fans on full turbo mode, I don't have to, I don't think that he would be able to tell the difference between one brand, and another and even if he did get the loudest high cfm fans, then he could turn them down without affecting the cfm that much either
 
Cosmic Schwung said:
Noctua's new 140mm fans are going to be available very soon. Definitely on the pricey side. Seems like they get beaten by various fans in specific scenarios, but excels as a jack of all trades.

www.hwcooling.net

Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM: Finally a first-class 140mm fan - HWCooling.net

Details of the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWMThe range of 140mm fans is now expanded by the Noctua NF-A14x25 G2 PWM. The wait for this model was very long, but finally, after various hardships, everything was brought to a successful end. This, by the way, is also indicated by our in-depth tests, from...
www.hwcooling.net www.hwcooling.net

If don't already have those other top tier fans, and these are within your budget, they're definitely worth considering.
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What is with that steep dropoff when placed infront of a plastic filter?
 
Quick scan of review test results looks like Arctic P14 series and a couple others are occasionally better, or within a few points of square NF-A14x25 G2. Considering these new ones best prices are around6. £65.95 a pair / £33.98 each in a marketplace that has so many other fans within a few points costing from about 7 quid for TL-C14C and Arctic P14 I can't justify their cost. I know some will say these new (and other) expensive fans are worth the money, I for one don't agree.

Its often hard / impossible to tell when a case fan isn't working in a case with 3 or more fans. Even then if we don't monitor temps we often won't notice it. So it's not like we will damage our systems when a case fan goes bad. Add to thi how easy it is to order in and replace a case and it's hard to see the logic of spending so much more for fans.

I know some will agree, some won't. That's what makes these discussions work. ;)
 
I don't think those results tell the whole story.

1. I wasn't able to locate info on what type of plastic filter they used, nor the distance from the fan they had. So there's nothing to compare it with or if they had a flaw with their testing that they didn't realise (although in this case, it's more with the test itself rather than specifically with the G2 test). Although it's absolutely possible that the G2 simply isn't very good with that style of filter. But again, having the relevant info would help potential owners judge whether it's an actual issue or not.

2. They did mention at the end that the G2's didn't produce any clicking or whining noises at any speed rating. Unlike other fans that produced such noises when run at low or near stall speeds. So anyone running their fans through variable speeds, may want peace of mind and want the G2 over others for that reason.

Personally, I'm happy enough with what I'm reading about the G2, and will be grabbing a few G2's along with another Octo (fan) controller to manage them in the new system.
 
doyll said:
Quick scan of review test results looks like Arctic P14 series and a couple others are occasionally better, or within a few points of square NF-A14x25 G2. Considering these new ones best prices are around6. £65.95 a pair / £33.98 each in a marketplace that has so many other fans within a few points costing from about 7 quid for TL-C14C and Arctic P14 I can't justify their cost. I know some will say these new (and other) expensive fans are worth the money, I for one don't agree.

Its often hard / impossible to tell when a case fan isn't working in a case with 3 or more fans. Even then if we don't monitor temps we often won't notice it. So it's not like we will damage our systems when a case fan goes bad. Add to thi how easy it is to order in and replace a case and it's hard to see the logic of spending so much more for fans.

I know some will agree, some won't. That's what makes these discussions work. ;)
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I agree.. When you can get 5x fans for the price of 1 that perform similar with similar noise levels then unless you want the epeen score or rgb clout then its a no brainer in my opinion.
 
Think I'm about to order three of the G2s for my case intake. I've got ML140s all round at the minute and they're lousy. One has gone bad and the others make weird noises at low rpm and when pulling through a filter.
I need something that'll fit in a 25mm frame, works next to obstructions at <600 rpm without doing annoying **** and has a normal shaped frame because I want to put bolts for a pump mount through it. I'll do P14s on the exhausts, I've got some and like them. I'd use them in the front as well but they're too thick.
 
Swapped cases this morning and now has 5x Noctua a14x25 g2 in, very impressed with them so far, especially compared to the original a14 that lasted all of 2 hours before I ripped them out due to the noise they made. the new g2 I can't hear at all unless ran at full speed.
 
I wonder why HWCooling didn't test a single Thermalright fan in their fan testing. Thermalright X Silent 120 is listed, but with no test results. I think Thermalright X Silent 120 came out in 2017, but Thermalright has some very good older fan designs that have been around for long, long time. Example is TY-140, TY-143, TY-147. TY-147A, etc fans that all use basically same impeller with different motors, bearings, fan control and rpm ranges. Their impellor designs are basically same as NF-A14 fan series from Noctua. I can't remember which released this design first, but this impellor design had been around for many years.

Now Thermalright has many other fans out. Some very good, some not as good.

Sure would be nice if HWCooling included them in their testing.
 
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