How do these compare to the Noctua Fans?
496458
Noctua's are arguably the best fans out there. These fans are pretty loud and don't produce as much airflow as noctua's. They do however look better in my opinion. Phanteks also makes some great fans but they are 140 with 120 screw holes.
1793141
I have no idea, since I have only this version. Perhaps you could print out the features and specifications of each fan and compare them that way.
1871133
Yes, great effort. That NZXT is a good provider of medium quality components. Their power supplies are middle of the road, but their cooling products are up there with all the top end contenders. Cooling fans over the 77 cubic feet per minute is the new normal, but anything above and beyond is superior.
403226
I don't own either of those fans but this fan does move a lot of air. It is about as noisy as a window box fan but blowed 10X more air.
1131361
sadly it's probably neither. 140mm versión moves a lot of air, but you can barely feel the air in this ones. i also purchased the sp120 twin pack and they move a lot of air, and they are not (too) noisy. i didn't checked the noctua, but tom'shardware has good reviews of them. you also need to check if you want it for the cpu or the case, and check static pressure, it seems this ones are better for case cooling.
1747453
I have the dual fans (4000 cfm) ... using to cool a 355 SBC they are quality units, work fine, however, they draw a lot of juice and are noise.I had to go to a 140 amp. alternator to carry the load. I'm going to put seperateswitches so I can run 1 fan on cool days and 2 only when needed to drop the loadand noise. engine mounted in a '74 260Z roadster conversion with tight engine bayso cooling, even with an alum. rad. and ceramic coated headers a task. Fans did the trick.
1132055
Stock cooler is fine. It's noisy, though. It may also depend on your case set up - you might have less air flow in your case and/or maybe running Crossfire or SLI with 2 hot GPUs. I have since bought a Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO, which is awesome. I have a Coolermaster HAF Tower, so I have good air flow in my case naturally. In any case, I doubt you'll have over-heating issues with the stock fan and heatsink without overclocking it.
95892
These should be similar very similar. This one will probably stay cooler with the dual fans though.
50512
I received 120mm fans... I ordered 2 of them. They work well and have no issues :)
2130508
Noctua NH-U12S. Not too big, with the option of adding a second fan later if you wish. Won't get in the way of your RAM.
3281
any cooler noctua makes is quiet - i had that cooler and it left me slightly under-whelmed, and i was thinking it'd be a much better cooler with 4 heatpipes, vs the two it comes with. About 2 weeks later they released the same cooler, slightly taller, with 4 heatpipes - i'd suggest going with that one, fwiw
1896600
at a quick glance comparison the noctua is much thicker with2 fans. there wouldn't be and performance difference in a vertical or horizontal mounting as long as you have good air flow in your case. personally as long as you aren't over-clocking or running a chip known for overheating pretty much any name brand cooler should be fine. just don't forget to use arctic siler compound between the chip and bottom of the cooler for heat transfer. p.s. the noctua is very heavy but comes with very quiet high quality fans. if you choose this one just be careful when mounting to your mother board.
1324572
They are too loud for my taste at 12v. One by itself isn't too bad, but I have 11 fans on 3 radiators (Two 480s & one 360) and they are very loud. I had to get a fan controller to find the right balance between performance and noise. They do move a ton of air, but are very loud to me. I can't imagine how loud the non quiet edition ones are. I have tried so many fans over the years and a truly quiet fan that can still push enough air through a radiator just doesn't exist yet.
1583108
Yeah, they're just case fans. I took them out and put in a corsair h110 cooler in the front, mounted a couple fans on top, bottom, and back. =-)
575413
I have two of the same running on my H100i and they are very quiet. In fact I am running near 10 of these fans on my Cooler Master Cosmos II case and barely can hear the box running.
2104182
that's exactly what I did on mine, mostly because i replaced everything in the case with these and wanted consistency. If the stock fans aren't loud then it might not be worth it. Doubt you'd see much of a difference in cooling performance.
2023851
I've always used slow 120mm fans with this cooler. It is still virtually silent, but gives you a little more cooling. I use metal wire ties (the kind used to hold loaves of bread closed) to hold fans in place.