Best fans for H110?

[carterdarter]

Okay so I have a H110 and stock fans are pretty damn loud.

I am looking for replacement fans but I don't know which to get..

I am stuck between Akasa Vipers, Noctua Redux 900rpm 0.74 SP 13dB, Noctua 1200rpm PWM 19dB 1.24 SP or some cheap be quiet fans that suck with static pressure but are quiet and cheap

 

[Suzuki@1473780084@1473780163]

I'd say the Noctua 1200rpm PWM 19dB, but the included fans aren't that bad, I mean all you could do instead is buy a 6v adapter or even lower it in BIOS or Windows with software if possible.

 

[russell_84]

i like noctua!

 

[Somasundaram Sathiyathasan]

When replacing cooler fans, you want very good static pressure, as well as a high CFM (airflow) and low noise. Your best option is probably the Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP 15. Great all-rounder and should be perfect for your needs. If they're not available, the Noctua 1200rpm PWM 19dB is a good choice.

 

[jdcranke07]

Noctua NF-A14 PWM would be a great fan. I went from Cooler Master SickleFlow @ 2000rpm to the Noctua NF-F12 PWM and the anti-vibration alone killed alot of noise, but they also spin @ 1500rpm max and have higher Static Pressure than the CM fans. Overall good fans. I would go with the industrial version if you have the cash for it. More speed variation and much higher Static Pressure and CFM (airflow). My Noctua fans are about 22db as well.

 

[carterdarter]

@Suzuki Already tried lowering the speeds, its worse at low speeds tbh..

@Somasundaram Sathiyathasan
That fan is too expensive 🙁

 

[sarcophagus_macabre]

Phanteks PH-F140XP PWM Fan. 1200 rpm, 19 dbm, 1.52 mm H2O.

 

[carterdarter]

Phanteks PH-F140XP PWM Fan. 1200 rpm, 19 dbm, 1.52 mm H2O.

Never thought I would say this but Noctua is actually cheaper for the same..

 

[carterdarter]

Noctua NF-A14 PWM would be a great fan. I went from Cooler Master SickleFlow @ 2000rpm to the Noctua NF-F12 PWM and the anti-vibration alone killed alot of noise, but they also spin @ 1500rpm max and have higher Static Pressure than the CM fans. Overall good fans. I would go with the industrial version if you have the cash for it. More speed variation and much higher Static Pressure and CFM (airflow). My Noctua fans are about 22db as well.

Too expensive

 

[jdcranke07]

Unfortunately, you can't beat the quality of those fans. All I can recommend then is to find a high static pressure fan that will be 140mm. High CFM and high static pressure do not come in cheap fans. It's either one or the other usually. If you don't mind noise the the Cooler Master SickleFlow 2000rpm fans are good enough, but they're on the louder side like Corsair. And they don't have the same performance as Corsair fans. But, they do cost about $6-9 USD per fan.

 

[carterdarter]

Unfortunately, you can't beat the quality of those fans. All I can recommend then is to find a high static pressure fan that will be 140mm. High CFM and high static pressure do not come in cheap fans. It's either one or the other usually. If you don't mind noise the the Cooler Master SickleFlow 2000rpm fans are good enough, but they're on the louder side like Corsair. And they don't have the same performance as Corsair fans. But, they do cost about $6-9 USD per fan.

Would I lose too much performance with 900rpm vs 1200rpm?

 

[Somasundaram Sathiyathasan]

You could try Arctic F12 PWM (WITH pst) fans, they have good static pressure and a fairly high CFM. Jdcranke07 said that high cfm and static pressure don't come in cheap fans, but the F12 PWM Revision2 is only $5-6. You could also go for Delta's but they'll be quite loud.

 

[jdcranke07]

You could try Arctic F12 PWM (WITH pst) fans, they have good static pressure and a fairly high CFM. Jdcranke07 said that high cfm and static pressure don't come in cheap fans, but the F12 PWM Revision2 is only $5-6. You could also go for Delta's but they'll be quite loud.

@Somasundaram: Don't pick and choose what I said. I specifically said that they don't typically come with both in cheap fans. They're usually one or the other. You just so happened to leave out the sentence after the one you quoted to fit your needs in trying to persuade the OP. Not to mention, I also recommended the Cooler Master SickleFlow 2000rpm that is about the same price as the fans you recommended. If the OP did not want those then he needs to specify.

@OP: To be honest, that really depends on the fans you have. If you have a better fan like Noctua then the difference won't be a lot, but you will notice the difference. If you have a crappy fan then there could be a huge difference. Assuming you want slower fans to reduce noise then you need to get larger fans or ones with noise cancelling properties. The larger the fan, the less it has to spin in order to push the same amount of air as the smaller fan. Granted, if you case doesn't let you have bigger fans like 140mm or 200mm or something larger than 120mm, then you have to make the choice to get a new case, pay more for better fans, or make a compromise and go with budget friendly but still effective fans.

 

[carterdarter]

You could try Arctic F12 PWM (WITH pst) fans, they have good static pressure and a fairly high CFM. Jdcranke07 said that high cfm and static pressure don't come in cheap fans, but the F12 PWM Revision2 is only $5-6. You could also go for Delta's but they'll be quite loud.

@OP: To be honest, that really depends on the fans you have. If you have a better fan like Noctua then the difference won't be a lot, but you will notice the difference. If you have a crappy fan then there could be a huge difference. Assuming you want slower fans to reduce noise then you need to get larger fans or ones with noise cancelling properties. The larger the fan, the less it has to spin in order to push the same amount of air as the smaller fan. Granted, if you case doesn't let you have bigger fans like 140mm or 200mm or something larger than 120mm, then you have to make the choice to get a new case, pay more for better fans, or make a compromise and go with budget friendly but still effective fans.

As I said in OP it's for a H110 which is a 280mm AIO and takes only 140mm fans..

All I want to know is if I should go 900rpm redux or 1200rpm redux or a better alternative

 

[jdcranke07]

You could try Arctic F12 PWM (WITH pst) fans, they have good static pressure and a fairly high CFM. Jdcranke07 said that high cfm and static pressure don't come in cheap fans, but the F12 PWM Revision2 is only $5-6. You could also go for Delta's but they'll be quite loud.

@OP: To be honest, that really depends on the fans you have. If you have a better fan like Noctua then the difference won't be a lot, but you will notice the difference. If you have a crappy fan then there could be a huge difference. Assuming you want slower fans to reduce noise then you need to get larger fans or ones with noise cancelling properties. The larger the fan, the less it has to spin in order to push the same amount of air as the smaller fan. Granted, if you case doesn't let you have bigger fans like 140mm or 200mm or something larger than 120mm, then you have to make the choice to get a new case, pay more for better fans, or make a compromise and go with budget friendly but still effective fans.

As I said in OP it's for a H110 which is a 280mm AIO and takes only 140mm fans..

All I want to know is if I should go 900rpm redux or 1200rpm redux or a better alternative

I understand you can't get larger fans for that cooler, hence the last part of my answer. But, to answer your question, there will be a difference. If you happen to install the 1200rpm redux Noctua fans and you put the limiter in there then yes your noise and rpms will go down, but your temps will go up. How much depends on the rest of your system setup. I cut my rpm from 2000 to 1500 and my water loop gained an overall 3-6'C in temp. Whereas before I was sitting at ambient temps of about 21-23'C. The difference between 1200 and 900 might not be much as long as you have good airflow through the case.

 

[DisoIsHere]

Go for the Corsair SP120mm , they are good for static preasure and I ensure you will get good cooling with them, I used the AF for case fans and they are really good fans.

 

[DisoIsHere]

Go for the Corsair SP120mm , they are good for static preasure and I ensure you will get good cooling with them, I used the AF for case fans and they are really good fans.

 

[Somasundaram Sathiyathasan]

Go for the Corsair SP120mm , they are good for static preasure and I ensure you will get good cooling with them, I used the AF for case fans and they are really good fans.

The H110 uses a 280mm radiator (which means 2x 140mm fans are needed. Then you mean Corsair SP140s. They're pretty loud though, so I would suggest sticking with some 900rpm Noctua or Sickleflow fans suggested by jdcranke.

 

[DisoIsHere]

My bad the SP140 , I pretty sure they are considered as quite fans. I can ensure you the AF and SP models should be quieter than standard fans. But noone can judge the noise of a fan until the person tests it them selves , because to someone loud might be quiet to someone else.

 

[Somasundaram Sathiyathasan]

My bad the SP140 , I pretty sure they are considered as quite fans. I can ensure you the AF and SP models should be quieter than standard fans. But noone can judge the noise of a fan until the person tests it them selves , because to someone loud might be quiet to someone else.

I understand your point. I use 2 AF120s and then replaced them with Arctic F12 PWM fans, as they were annoyingly loud. But they may be quieter for other people.

 

[Somasundaram Sathiyathasan]

My bad the SP140 , I pretty sure they are considered as quite fans. I can ensure you the AF and SP models should be quieter than standard fans. But noone can judge the noise of a fan until the person tests it them selves , because to someone loud might be quiet to someone else.

 

[Somasundaram Sathiyathasan]

I understand your point. I use 2 AF120s and then replaced them with Arctic F12 PWM fans, as they were annoyingly loud. But they may be quieter for other people.

 

[DisoIsHere]

For me they are not loud 😀 , again down to personal preference.

 

[DisoIsHere]

Or he can put some low noise adapters on his stock fans 😀 😀

 

[Somasundaram Sathiyathasan]

Or he can put some low noise adapters on his stock fans 😀 😀

Do you think that low noise adapters will be enough? Maybe he should get new fans and also use low-noise resistor adapters as an extra.