As an owner of the A15 fans myself, if you are intent on low-noise, you need to manually set these fans to your noise-floor. For me it's 600-700RPM, but you may be able to get a bit higher; really depends on how quiet your room and your case is in general. Next you can set a custom fan curve via Speedfan (noting the temperatures/sensors) and then set how much you want these fans to ramp.
Indeed.
Indeed!Originally Posted by mav451
As an owner of the A15 fans myself, if you are intent on low-noise, you need to manually set these fans to your noise-floor. For me it's 600-700RPM, but you may be able to get a bit higher; really depends on how quiet your room and your case is in general. Next you can set a custom fan curve via Speedfan (noting the temperatures/sensors) and then set how much you want these fans to ramp.
From my own testing on the D14 (P12, P14, A15s), you gain very little when running these at full speed. Across all cores, the difference was about 4C, but for the cost of a large increase in noise.Comparing my notes to SPCR's official review numbers - they saw similar results.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1395-page5.html
Furthermore, eHume's testing on his D14, the A14/A15 fans on Vortez, and his Overclockers D15 review, already highlight that the A15 is fine fan for the heatsink. There is no reason to replace them - the heatsink *and* provided fans are why you bought the D15 in the first place![]()
The problem is that people immediately assume that "different" must mean "better", when they have not actually figured out what it is they have in the first place. Changing fans purely for the sake of changing them is rampant these days, and more often than not the change winds up being a downgrade or simply an exercise in spending money to achieve the exact same result.Originally Posted by mav451
Furthermore, eHume's testing on his D14, the A14/A15 fans on Vortez, and his Overclockers D15 review, already highlight that the A15 is fine fan for the heatsink. There is no reason to replace them - the heatsink *and* provided fans are why you bought the D15 in the first place![]()