Just in the process of swopping out 4 of these exact fans… I found them very noisy. I now have 2x NF S12A & 1x Silent Wings 4 Pro 140. I kept one of the Redux 140s in the system as I’m waiting for the NF A14x25 to come out to replace the final Redux fan. If you want a 140mm, the Pro 4 140 from silent wings made a fantastic replacement, far quieter. Same goes for the silent Noctua airflow fans. Despite being smaller than the NF P14s they replaced, the 120mm Noctua’s are sooooo much better then even their bigger 140mm brothers. The NF S12A & Silent Wings 4 can keep the system cool *below* the ambient noise of the room (a studio) which has an ambient noise of 20dbA, about 10db lower than most peoples room. So, when I say they are silent I’m being serious! They are ace! Thank you very much for your videos. They made buying the replacements for the Redux fans in this video far easier.
There is a good reason to get the slower one - fan management usually sucks and in some cases you can't do manual settings or just don't want to be bothered and so the slower one will max out at much quieter level
In theory yes- But I can’t shake the feeling that you would be paying the same price for less potential performance. Like getting a throttled down car because the owner doesn’t want to shift gears. Feels wrong
Noctua advertises that NA-IS1-14 Sx2 inlet spacer frame (what a horrible product name!) significantly boosts the performance of the P14 redux as intake fans. Any chance you might be able to test that kit as no one else has?
I was thinking about this quite a lot. It's definitely planned. I'm just not sure if I should do it/them asap or wait until our standardized Radiator Bench-setup is ready. Would be good to know if there's actual interest in this topic on a large scale
@@pascaldifolco4611 in the 140mm size they are extremely hard to beat. Also phanteks still wont have a 140mm version of the T30s for a good while. I have a bunch of their p14 argb in a build.
@@STSYT I've got Noctua NF-A14, F14 and P12, plus A14 IPPC-2000. I've just ordered 3 units of Kaze Flex 140 1200 RPM. Right now I only have the P12 and A14 IPPC-2000.
@STS So how would you compare Arctic P14 vs Noctua P14s redux ? I wanna replace my fractal aspen 14 case fans - they are way to laud and motor noise is hearable even at 800RPM ;[
No idea, right now we’re not doing fans ontop of coolers. But for the size part, like any other 140 fan mounted ontop of a heatsink. Except for things like a NH-D15, most use the regular holes with bigger brackets
I bought the NF-P14s redux1500 PWM and i have some problems with the screws coming with it: they wont really fit much the holes to fix the fans to the case and i am unable to put them on. Is this ever happened to you?
Just in the process of swopping out 4 of these exact fans… I found them very noisy.
I now have 2x NF S12A & 1x Silent Wings 4 Pro 140. I kept one of the Redux 140s in the system as I’m waiting for the NF A14x25 to come out to replace the final Redux fan.
If you want a 140mm, the Pro 4 140 from silent wings made a fantastic replacement, far quieter. Same goes for the silent Noctua airflow fans. Despite being smaller than the NF P14s they replaced, the 120mm Noctua’s are sooooo much better then even their bigger 140mm brothers. The NF S12A & Silent Wings 4 can keep the system cool *below* the ambient noise of the room (a studio) which has an ambient noise of 20dbA, about 10db lower than most peoples room. So, when I say they are silent I’m being serious! They are ace! Thank you very much for your videos. They made buying the replacements for the Redux fans in this video far easier.
Unfortunately the new Noctua 140mm (A14 successor) is delayed till the end of year
Those cost twice as much tho?
There is a good reason to get the slower one - fan management usually sucks and in some cases you can't do manual settings or just don't want to be bothered and so the slower one will max out at much quieter level
In theory yes- But I can’t shake the feeling that you would be paying the same price for less potential performance. Like getting a throttled down car because the owner doesn’t want to shift gears. Feels wrong
noob question - what's the "usual test setup"? gave up looking for the right video after a few minutes... maybe a link in the description?
so what is the best best best best 140 mm for a Cpu cooler? thanks
A14 Industrial if i remember correctly
Noctua advertises that NA-IS1-14 Sx2 inlet spacer frame (what a horrible product name!) significantly boosts the performance of the P14 redux as intake fans. Any chance you might be able to test that kit as no one else has?
I was thinking about this quite a lot. It's definitely planned. I'm just not sure if I should do it/them asap or wait until our standardized Radiator Bench-setup is ready. Would be good to know if there's actual interest in this topic on a large scale
Hmmm... Interesting.... Thanks for the find!
Why is there such a huge difference between Arctic's P14 and Bionix P140 in the noise normalized performance graph ? I just don't get it.
They are nosier, and lots of people have reported this.
@@deviantbuilds I still didn't find anything to replace my P14s, except Phanteks T30s but they cost 6x more !!!
@@pascaldifolco4611 in the 140mm size they are extremely hard to beat. Also phanteks still wont have a 140mm version of the T30s for a good while. I have a bunch of their p14 argb in a build.
why no budy try this fan Prolimatech PRO-USV14 140mm Ultra Sleek Vortex Fan?
I think I have one of them, I just need to find another 2x to make it a full benchmark
Are these better than Bequiet Pure wings 2 140mm? Silence is the most important thing when chossing a fan.
No idea, Haven’t tested them independently yet
Why recommend the Arctic F14 over the P14 or P14 ARGB when they are both better fans are a very low price point?
In the video I was concentrated on the Redux 120 vs Redux 140 topic. Generally, absolutely, I would favor Arctic's F14, no doubt.
@@STSYT You mean P14?
@@4Leka My thoughts too
Can you get your hands on the new Phanteks F140 M25 and F120 M25?
Probably, but first we will need to release all the Phanteks Evolv X Watercooling vids. Going to take a bit
How does it compare to Scythe Kaze Flex 140?
No idea, no 140mm Scythe fan for us so far
@@STSYT I've got Noctua NF-A14, F14 and P12, plus A14 IPPC-2000. I've just ordered 3 units of Kaze Flex 140 1200 RPM. Right now I only have the P12 and A14 IPPC-2000.
@STS So how would you compare Arctic P14 vs Noctua P14s redux ?
I wanna replace my fractal aspen 14 case fans - they are way to laud and motor noise is hearable even at 800RPM ;[
Arctic P14 I would say. Both Price & Perf
@@STSYT already bought be quiet shadow wings 2 140mm ... They lack a bit of performance but are so silent I don't wanna return it ;(
A while ago I ordered 2. One was defective out the box with a bad bearing 🤦♂
How are the fans situated for the cpu temp data? I don't see how they could be attached to a cooler at that size
No idea, right now we’re not doing fans ontop of coolers.
But for the size part, like any other 140 fan mounted ontop of a heatsink.
Except for things like a NH-D15, most use the regular holes with bigger brackets
I bought the NF-P14s redux1500 PWM and i have some problems with the screws coming with it: they wont really fit much the holes to fix the fans to the case and i am unable to put them on. Is this ever happened to you?
Not really?
At least not on the fan side.
Sometimes I had cases where the screw holes were too big, but a washer solves that
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