It depends on where your rad is too, my rad is on the floor so i could use quite a bit louder fans than noctuas and still have no problem with it.
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It depends on where your rad is too, my rad is on the floor so i could use quite a bit louder fans than noctuas and still have no problem with it.
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You only have 3 posts, so I'll let you pass this time, but you're still wrong.
OP - got any sort of thermometer you can measure the VRM temps with? Would be interesting to see how hot they get
Haha you have over 2000 posts and I still think you are wrong
I tested multiple fans including the e-loops which are just plain awful for a rad (or let's say my rad, to not make people more unhappy
), the GT 1450, some real awful 180mm Phobya fans (although the lighting was cool) and my new babies: the NF-F12. I just love the bearings on them!But like flopper said sound is subjective. And while in my personal testing temps didn't differ much, I will not claim that the NF-F12 are better in performance, but they are at least for me, the winners by a huge margin in sound quality.
If this is because of lower DB or just a more pleasant sound, I cannot tell you, but subjectively they are superior to the GT.
Haha you have over 2000 posts and I still think you are wrong
I tested multiple fans including the e-loops which are just plain awful for a rad (or let's say my rad, to not make people more unhappy
But like flopper said sound is subjective. And while in my personal testing temps didn't differ much, I will not claim that the NF-F12 are better in performance, but they are at least for me, the winners by a huge margin in sound quality.
If this is because of lower DB or just a more pleasant sound, I cannot tell you, but subjectively they are superior to the GT.
SUBJECTIVELY.
The GT15s would be better with higher density rads though. But yes, i agree with you.
You probably cant, but the GT15s are known for their quiet/performance ratio.
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Martinsliquidlab tested the Nuctua and found them to perform very poor and only offer average CFM and Static Pressure....
I personally think they're over-priced tat...
I personally think they're over-priced tat...
Yeah that always puzzled me. Must be an Austrian thing...
It stands out, i guess thats it.
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Yes but if you mean the same test I mean, the lowest they described in the test was 300fpm, so round about 1000rpm what is much higher than mine ever run except for stress tests with prime (and even then I cap them at like 700 or 800)
At low speeds Noctua is King concerning noise. (opinion
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Yes but if you mean the same test I mean, the lowest they described in the test was 300fpm, so round about 1000rpm what is much higher than mine ever run except for stress tests with prime (and even then I cap them at like 700 or 800)
At low speeds Noctua is King concerning noise. (opinion
According to martins extreme testing they're no where close to being the king of low noise...
From the results my £2.50 Arctic Cooling F12's destroy the Noctua's in terms of dBa to CFM ratio and dBA to static pressure ratio...
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Haha you are very funny. I tell you that the tested rpm were higher than were the Noctua shine and you tell me that according to that test they were not close to shining at all
DBA and CFM relative to one another is only relevant if they are taken at the appropriate rpm.
If this is 1000 for you then your fans might be better for that purpose. At 200-500rpm they would not stand a chance concerning sound quality, Noctua bearing are among the most silent in the industry at low rpm.
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You are kind of uppity, how about you calm down?
Is this your way of saying 'I can't explain myself, so I'll just respond with my usual BS attitude'?
I'm perfectly calm, thanks.
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Haha you are very funny. I tell you that the tested rpm were higher than were the Noctua shine and you tell me that according to that test they were not close to shining at all
DBA and CFM relative to one another is only relevant if they are taken at the appropriate rpm.
If this is 1000 for you then your fans might be better for that purpose. At 200-500rpm they would not stand a chance concerning sound quality, Noctua bearing are among the most silent in the industry at low rpm.
Wrong.... But it's cool, I understand defending such expensive fans
If you hate me so much why havent you blocked me yet?
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Wrong.... But it's cool, I understand defending such expensive fans
So after I destroyed your argumentation, your last line of defence is this to justify not having bought proper radiator fans
At what rpm do you run them anyway?
So after I destroyed your argumentation, your last line of defence is this to justify not having bought proper radiator fans
At what rpm do you run them anyway?
Lol
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I don't hate you, I just know why you feel the need to behave the way you do. You've been called out on it by plenty of people in multiple threads already.
As for this thread, I'm still waiting for you to explain your 'RIP ram chips' comment. So far you've done nothing but avoid answering the question and instead, you resort to your usual brand of childish insults and arrogant dismissiveness which the mods continue to tolerate for some reason.
Sure, I could just ignore you as most other people do, but I'd rather have a conversation. Is that so hard?
The card doesnt necessarily die with such heatsinks, but its not what i consider adequate cooling.
AFAIK you got those heatsinks from a Prolimatech Mk-26 cooler, which i had on my 7970 for some time. And the heatsink where horrible, VRM temps would reach 90c+ while the ref cooler would keep them under 80c.
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