Fan upgrades?

martos123 · 14 Nov 2013 at 09:38

Hi,

I am running 4 x Noctua NF-P12's on my radiator at the moment, but am finding I am having to turn them up a bit more to cope with my rig under load.

Would I benefit from upgrading my fans, and if so what to? I dont want anything particularly noisy.

daveip · 14 Nov 2013 at 10:15

Static Pressure Numbers (mm/H2O)
NF P12 : 1.68 http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=12&lng=en&set=1
Noiseblocker eLoop B12-3 : 1.997 http://www.blacknoise.com/downloads/old/datasheets_old/BionicB12_Techdata_082012.pdf
Gentle Typhoon AP-15 : 20Pa = 2.0 mm/H2O http://catalog.nidec-servo.com/digital/english/general/pdf/D1225C.pdf
SP-120 Quiet Edition: 1.29 http://www.corsair.com/en/cpu-cooli...t-edition-high-static-pressure-120mm-fan.html
SP-120 High Performance: 3.1 (But these things are jet engines!)

Radiators benefit from fans with high static pressure. Just some options if you decide to change fans.

martos123 · 14 Nov 2013 at 10:36

So these are the only real upgrades?

Noiseblocker eLoop B12-3 : 1.997 http://www.blacknoise.com/downloads/...ata_082012.pdf
Gentle Typhoon AP-15 : 20Pa = 2.0 mm/H2O http://catalog.nidec-servo.com/digit...pdf/D1225C.pdf

daveip · 14 Nov 2013 at 11:14

I would say so.

Can't comment on the eLoops as I've not tried them but GTs are the kings when it comes to radiator fans.