Noctua vs Arctic

Ross Thomson · 28 Jul 2020 at 12:40

ttaskmaster said:
But highly subjective and dependent upon the specific components used in each individual case, so not really an accurate or particularly useful measure.
It would have been better to chart noise and performance at regular rpm intervals.

time and effort to actually do that would be an issue i guess so its easier to show noise normalised and max and get an inference from that.

ttaskmaster · 28 Jul 2020 at 13:24

Ross Thomson said:
time and effort to actually do that would be an issue i guess so its easier to show noise normalised and max and get an inference from that.

No more time and effort than what he already did. It's just dialling in different settings, and arguably simpler as rpm is not as variable, subjective or dependent on other factors. You just turn up the fan controller, or type it into the PWM software, and then take the readings.
It can also highlight how much of the noise is from the fan, vs how much of it is the airflow itself.

Ross Thomson · 28 Jul 2020 at 13:36

its a fair bit more time as you have to repeat the tests and let the temps settle for a significant period of time to be accurate. I did this with P12 and F12 fans

ttaskmaster · 28 Jul 2020 at 14:00

Ross Thomson said:
its a fair bit more time as you have to repeat the tests and let the temps settle for a significant period of time to be accurate. I did this with P12 and F12 fans

He's already doing that when he measures the performance anyway, so no big deal. Just measure the volume while you're there, job sorted.

Toothy1911 · 31 Jul 2020 at 07:05

Just got a set of P12s and P14s (PWM PST) yesterday. They are as good as the review says. Theyre no frills, but I plan to hide them behind the radiators in my system anyway.
I would have got Noctua Redux's version of the A12x25, but that keeps being pushed back. I think it's sometime next year before release now.