Changed Noctua D-14

[CAPiTAL]

As I think many people do, I don't like the colour of Noctua fans and I didn't want to buy new ones and just wanted to do it myself If I messed up I would've just gotten new ones but yay to saving money!

Here's some pictures:

 

[EvilJoker]

just to let ALL know that paint they're fans, It can cause off weight, From a spot being thicker than the rest, ANd over time cause the fans to wear out faster Just make sure that you get a EVEN coat over the blades! the rest of the fan really doesnt matter. I know its a easy thing to do.. This is just a heads up

 

[CAPiTAL]

just to let ALL know that paint they're fans, It can cause off weight, From a spot being thicker than the rest, ANd over time cause the fans to wear out faster Just make sure that you get a EVEN coat over the blades! the rest of the fan really doesnt matter. I know its a easy thing to do.. This is just a heads up

yeah i took that into consideration i didnt know it would wear out the fans more tho! i might actually just buy new ones i didnt like how the fans turned out...kinda tacky looking. can anyone point me to sum good fans i could mount to my D-14 ? (ill take the mounting piece on the old fans and put them on the new ones)

 

[txus.palacios]

Scythe GT high rpm?

 

[EvilJoker]

Every one says sythe.... I presonally dont really care for them... But i think its up to the buyer

 

[txus.palacios]

Scythe is only the distributor. Fan's are Nidec's. And Nidec surely knows how to make fans, they make incredible fans. Hence, our love for Scythe's / Nidec Gentle Typhoons.

 

[EvilJoker]

Capital, Why didnt you just paint the outside of the fans? ANd the left the blades stock?

EDIT::: Never use glass paint on fans.. Flat looks alot better on them

 

[muddocktor]

yeah i took that into consideration i didnt know it would wear out the fans more tho! i might actually just buy new ones i didnt like how the fans turned out...kinda tacky looking. can anyone point me to sum good fans i could mount to my D-14 ? (ill take the mounting piece on the old fans and put them on the new ones)

For a replacement for the 140mm Noctua fan, you could go with the Thermalright TY-140, which should be a direct drop-in replacement. It is also a PWM fan, so you can use a PWM header to control fan speed on it too if you want. For the 120 mm sized replacement, the GT AP-14 or AP-15 would be good choices (not PWM fans though). The Thermalright TR-FBD-1300 or TR-FBD-1600 fans would also be very good choices for the 120mm fan replacement.

 

[CAPiTAL]

For a replacement for the 140mm Noctua fan, you could go with the Thermalright TY-140, which should be a direct drop-in replacement. It is also a PWM fan, so you can use a PWM header to control fan speed on it too if you want. For the 120 mm sized replacement, the GT AP-14 or AP-15 would be good choices (not PWM fans though). The Thermalright TR-FBD-1300 or TR-FBD-1600 fans would also be very good choices for the 120mm fan replacement.

This seems very stupid but the reason I didn't like my noctua fans was cuz of the brown colour. Altho I do want great performance the first fan you listed...im not into the colour of it. I was just looking for a Black fan now :/ or if anyone else has some cool colour ideas for it :O

Are scyth fans THE fan to get?

 

[CAPiTAL]

I found some fans and want some help/opinions!

Can you mount any case fan to a heatsink ?

I got some fans that I want to get, check em out:

To replace the middle fan (NF-P14)

http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=140&type=specification

To replace the side fan (NF-P12)

http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=151

I like the specs and looks on these fans. dam im picky....

 

[EvilJoker]

Hell, leave the outside of your fans painted black and paint the blads light blue, Would match your motherboard.

 

[txus.palacios]

Not all Scythes, (IMHO SS are a little bit bad...), but the Nidec ones, the Gentle Typhoons, those are the best fans you can get.

 

[muddocktor]

The TY-140 isn't that awful brown/beige color of the Noctua; it's more a light grey or off white.

If you want a black frame, this Aerocool Shark looks interesting. No experience with their fans though. For another honest and inexpensive choice, you can also looks at the Yate Loon D14SM-12 too. Be aware that most any 140 mm sized fan besides the Noctua and Thermalright won't be able to use the Noctua mounting fan clips, since those 2 fans actually have the mounting holes spaced the same as a regualr 120 mm fan. Also, you can go with a 120 x 25 mm center fan of the same make and model as the other fan (or 2, if you want to go push/pull/pull with 3 fans).

 

[CAPiTAL]

The TY-140 isn't that awful brown/beige color of the Noctua; it's more a light grey or off white.

If you want a black frame, this Aerocool Shark looks interesting. No experience with their fans though. For another honest and inexpensive choice, you can also looks at the Yate Loon D14SM-12 too. Be aware that most any 140 mm sized fan besides the Noctua and Thermalright won't be able to use the Noctua mounting fan clips, since those 2 fans actually have the mounting holes spaced the same as a regualr 120 mm fan. Also, you can go with a 120 x 25 mm center fan of the same make and model as the other fan (or 2, if you want to go push/pull/pull with 3 fans).

I REALLY appreciate your help on this and feel rude saying no your help is wrong. But I was looking for a fan that was 90 + CFM and 19 dba or better than those like the ones I posted above

http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=137&type=specification

http://www.xigmatek.com/product.php?productid=109&type=specification

 

[muddocktor]

Those specs are total BS. You can't beat the laws of physics. You aren't going to get that kind of airflow out of a 140 mm sized fan with that low a noise footprint.

But with that said, they probably aren't bad fans. They look much the same design as the ones that come with the NZXT Havik 140, who I am pretty sure sources their heatsinks from Xigmatech.

EDIT: And with that, I am now out of your thread.