Noctua NH D14 fan question

Blaketho · Sep 7, 2014

Hello,
So as a lot of people have issues with it, the Noctua fans are pretty ugly. I don't really mind them, but I am curious about whether it would be possible to replace them with something like corsair fans. Would that change its performance or is the heat synch what makes the NH d14 so great?
Thanks!

Optimus_Toaster · Sep 7, 2014

You can replace the stock fans on the NH-D14 with any fan that has 120mm mounting screws. However you have to make sure that the holes do not run from one end of the fan to the other.

NOT like this
http://www.vortez.net/index.php?ct=news&action=file&id=1030

This picture shows how the fans are mounted via little plastic brackets
http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2010/01/noctua-nh-d14-cpu-cooler-review/5.jpg

The performance might suffer if the fans you use are worse that the included fans. But it shouldn't be more than a couple of degrees.

Dark Lord of Tech · Sep 7, 2014

The fans are great don't change them.

chris_shadez · Sep 7, 2014

Noctua fans are the best in performance and silence to have. People who want the silence as well as performance change their stock radiator fans on liquid coolers to noctua.

Better just go for a different cooler in same category and save cost of replacing fans like;

Phanteks PH-TC14CS

be quiet! Dark Rock 3

Blaketho · Sep 7, 2014

chris_shadez :

I was considering the Phanteks, is that as good as the Noctua?

chris_shadez · Sep 7, 2014

You'll see 1-3C differences in cooling, if that's of no significance i.e. won't be intensively overclocking, go for the aesthetics of the Phanteks, great cooler with very nice colour options

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