Noiseblocker or Noctua 140mm horizontal

tntnt · Post by **tntnt** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:21 pm

Hi,

I need a silent 140 fan to put on the top of my case (exhaust)

- Noiseblocker XK2 (NB-longlife sleeve bearings)
or
- Noctua NF-P14 FLX (SSO bearings)

I know that sleeve bearings are not a very good option for horizontal mount, but...

Thanks!

johnniecache7 · Post by **johnniecache7** » Fri May 21, 2010 7:52 am

I'm wondering about this fan too, I want use the Noise Blocker 140mm in the top spot my Antec 300. The Noctua won't fit since its has weird mounting holes. This Noise Blocker fan is expensive too $25.00 US and 140MM Yate Loon is $4.00 US but Yates tend be iffy with mounting horizontally. The Noise Blocker has six year warranty so must be good fan.

Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentPro PK-2 140mm : http://www.noiseblocker.de/en/produkt_l ... o_pk-2.php

themaster1 · Post by **themaster1** » Fri May 21, 2010 9:22 am

As far as i know sleeve bearings are ok for horizontal positions but not vertical.
Ball bearings are ok for both

b_rubenstein · Post by **b_rubenstein** » Fri May 21, 2010 1:17 pm

themaster1 wrote:As far as i know sleeve bearings are ok for horizontal positions but not vertical.

No, other way round.

themaster1 · Post by **themaster1** » Fri May 21, 2010 1:40 pm

Hmm yeah you're right it seems, according to this thread
I have one in the psu currently mounted horizontally i can't complain but this psu is new so time will tell.

ascl · Post by **ascl** » Fri May 21, 2010 2:28 pm

Given you could buy 6 Yate Loons for the same price, and they do work fine for a while horizontally.... I've had them mounted horizontally for 18 months or so, but even if you expect them to only last 12 months..... you've just got 6 for the price of one noise blocker.

Just a thought

KayDat · Post by **KayDat** » Fri May 21, 2010 8:03 pm

I know you can get YL's for just dollars in the US, but where can you get them for cheap in Aus?

ascl · Post by **ascl** » Fri May 21, 2010 8:13 pm

Both gammods and pccg have them, not as cheap tho. If you order a decentamount it's probably cheaper to order them from the us. I got a bunch from petras tech shop a while back for about $8 each (shipped)

KayDat · Post by **KayDat** » Sat May 22, 2010 3:32 am

PCCG only has a 50mm fan and a 140mm fan, neither of which are useful (to me). Good info on gammods though, they don't show up on Static Ice, so I never knew there was a store in Aus that stocked YL fans.
How much does shipping usually cost from PTS? Man, YL fans are dirt cheap in the US...

ascl · Post by **ascl** » Sat May 22, 2010 4:14 am

PCCG has nexus, which are basically re-labeled YL's (although apparently higher QC?), 5 for $49, which isn't too bad.

There was some discussion a while back on the apparent different types of YL fans available, and PTS's where supposed to be better than the other ones available. Not sure if its still the case, and PTS apparently stopped shipping internationally, although I haven't asked myself, so not 100% sure of that either. However, they have partnered up with sidewindercomputers, which do ship (and have a handy shipping calculator).

Anyway, its only worth ordering from the US if you do a decent size order, as the shipping is expensive.

4x YL = $51 USD shipped (from sidewinders, to sydney)
8x YL = $81 USD shipped
12x YL = $111 USD shipped
16x YL = $139 USD shipped or $168 AUD, which is about $10 AUD per fan, which is what gammods sells em for.

It seems with the dollar dropping, its not worth it unless you buy a huge amount.

KMS · Post by **KMS** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:58 am

Does someone have experience of that Noctua mentioned above, i.e. Noctua NF-P14 FLX, how silent it is in real life? Has SPCR reviewed this fan?

I have now Noctua NF-S12B-ULN in my HTPC and I am planning to add a 140 mm fan together with NF-S12B-ULN, so the 140 mm fan should be at least as silent as NF-S12B-ULN is (which is very silent).

Thanks!

lodestar · Post by **lodestar** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:43 am

KMS wrote:I am planning to add a 140 mm fan together with NF-S12B-ULN, so the 140 mm fan should be at least as silent as NF-S12B-ULN is (which is very silent).

I use and would recommend the Fractal Design 140mm, from sources such as http://www.jimmspc-store.fi/tuote/FD-FAN-140?t=false. It moves a fair amount of air at 600 rpm, (approximately the same as a 120mm at 1000 rpm) and yes it is very silent.