[bk7794]

Well I got the Noctua nh-u12p. I was looking up the fan that came with it. I saw that the cfm was kinda lame with only 54cfm. I was wondering if I should swap one of my intake fans (antec tri cool) and see if I can get better temps. Do you think its worth it?

 

[Shadowclock]

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Originally Posted by bk7794 Well I got the Noctua nh-u12p. I was looking up the fan that came with it. I saw that the cfm was kinda lame with only 54cfm. I was wondering if I should swap one of my intake fans (antec tri cool) and see if I can get better temps. Do you think its worth it?

You might see a few C drop and you can test that by setting up the tri-cool in push. If you are seeing a decent drop then by all means upgrade your fans. Trial and error always works best, especially when its free

 

[bk7794]

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Originally Posted by Shadowclock You might see a few C drop and you can test that by setting up the tri-cool in push. If you are seeing a decent drop then by all means upgrade your fans. Trial and error always works best, especially when its free

lol. okay. I was thinking of getting 1 or 2 scythe ultra kaze 3k. But they are heavy. Are they okay to have that weight on that cpu cooler?

 

[ohforfupsake]

The Noctua is designed for low RPM fans, I'm not sure it scales efficiently for higher RPMS, i think the fin spacing is too small? I'd ask to borrow a mates or something before buying the Ultras.

Secondly going from 1300RPM to 3000RPM is a jump from 19db to 45db. Not many people could put up with that.

 

[bk7794]

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Originally Posted by ohforfupsake The Noctua is designed for low RPM fans, I'm not sure it scales efficiently for higher RPMS, i think the fin spacing is too small? I'd ask to borrow a mates or something before buying the Ultras. Secondly going from 1300RPM to 3000RPM is a jump from 19db to 45db. Not many people could put up with that.

i don't really care about sound. Infact when I sleep I kinda need the back ground noise

 

[Chunky_Chimp]

With that cooler, you might as well keep the stock fan; you won't see much difference using a high-pressure or high-speed fan. If you don't like the color or whatever, you can always get a medium-speed Yate from Petras (when it's back in stock, anyway), should do fine.

 

[bk7794]

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Originally Posted by Chunky_Chimp With that cooler, you might as well keep the stock fan; you won't see much difference using a high-pressure or high-speed fan. If you don't like the color or whatever, you can always get a medium-speed Yate from Petras (when it's back in stock, anyway), should do fine.

Should I try the antec anyway? I mean I am wondering this because I can potentially get 1 more thing from newegg and I was planning on getting another fan. I was actually looking at the silverstone fan. How would that do?

 

[gymenii]

The Noctua works best with the low speed fan. Replacing the fan with higher CFM won't gain you anything. Adding a second (pull) may knock off a degree or two at the most.

 

[ljason8eg]

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Originally Posted by gymenii The Noctua works best with the low speed fan. Replacing the fan with higher CFM won't gain you anything. Adding a second (pull) may knock off a degree or two at the most.

That's not entirely true. It doesn't experience as much of a temp drop as coolers with higher fin density, but it's still there.

The tri cool will knock off at least a couple C.

 

[gymenii]

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Originally Posted by ljason8eg That's not entirely true. It doesn't experience as much of a temp drop as coolers with higher fin density, but it's still there. The tri cool will knock off at least a couple C.

OK, let me rephrase that.

Replacing the fan with higher CFM will net you minimal gains, at the expense of more noise.

 

[bk7794]

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Originally Posted by ljason8eg That's not entirely true. It doesn't experience as much of a temp drop as coolers with higher fin density, but it's still there. The tri cool will knock off at least a couple C.

how about atleast a silverstone. I kinda want my 2nd led fan there

. Thanks to all that helped. Keep em coming please/