Noctua NF-A14 PWM vs. Phanteks PH-F140XP

[DarkTron]

Hey guys,

I just wanted to know the different Pros and Cons of these 2 fans. I will use one of them as an exhaust case fan. They are both 140mm, they both have PWM but. Which one is quieter or better overall?

Thanks!

 

[djreedj]

Noctua is quieter and better.

 

[why_wolf]

The Noctua will be better but not by a huge amount. Frankly Noctua charges you a premium for that extra inch of performance it gives you over other brands. So I only recommend them if you really want to be a quite as you can, otherwise other brands are almost as good for less.

 

[DarkTron]

Since I would pay 22.50€ for the Phanteks and 22€ for the Noctua on Amazon I don't really care about the price, but if you say the Noctua is better then I will get that one. Basically I just wanted to know because the Phanteks one would be better in my windowed NZXT H440 because it is white and not brown 😀

 

[Bearmann]

The Phanteks may be a bit better. Both are great.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1345-page7.html

 

[lothdk]

I currently have a Noctua NF-A14 PWM as exhaust and two Phanteks PH-F140XP as intake in a Corsair Obsidian 750D.
I have tried with two Corsair Nf-A14 PWM as intake, and honestly could not tell a difference in performance or noise.

 

[DarkTron]

So I can take the Phanteks one because it fits my colour sceme better and still wont be dissapointed since its performance is equal to the Noctua one. Thanks!

 

[Bearmann]

So I can take the Phanteks one because it fits my colour sceme better and still wont be dissapointed since its performance is equal to the Noctua one. Thanks!

Yes, I think so.

 

[lothdk]

That has been my experience for use as a case fan, yes.