What is the best fan for a radiator? Noctua NF-F12, Corsair SP, and such.

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Ferrariassassin

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Also if i decide to use a push and pull configuration do i put an Airflow on the pull side and a Static Pressure on the push side or do i use a static pressure on both sides of the radiator? It would make sense to use a static pressure on the push side to push the air through and a high performance fan to quickly get the ait out as fast as possible so new air can come in right, or am i wrong?


Also i am %70 deaf so i don't give a damn if it sounds like a Boeing AH-64 Apache starting up lol.
 
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I've known a lot of people to have good things to say about the scythe gt ap45's, ap-15's and the ek vardar f4's.

http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-GentleTyphoon-D1225C12B4AP-14-120mm-Silent/dp/B001Q6X0S6

http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-GentleTyphoon-D1225C12B5AP-15-120mm-Silent/dp/B001Q6RUVO

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/26089/fan-1394/EK_Vardar_F4_120mm_x_25mm_High_Static_Pressure_PWM_Fan_-_2200_RPM_-_335_dBA_EK-Vardar_F4-120_2200rpm.html

There may be other sources for them, I didn't spend a ton of time searching. The noctua's and corsair sp's you mentioned would work well too but it seems like a lot of water cooling enthusiasts prefer the ap45's and the vardar's are supposed to be ap-15 'killers'. For push/pull you'd probably benefit best from static pressure push, airflow pull.
 
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Those noctuas would work well although would require some sort of shroud adapter if it's a 120mm wide radiator (which adds to the thickness, rad + fan(s) + shroud) and will require the space for the radiator/fans to be big enough to accept 140mm width. If there's room and the radiator is 140mm wide, no shroud adapter would be needed. A lot of it will depend on the case, radiator used and location so everything fits properly. Is this an aio unit, a custom cooling loop?

Just make sure to read the specs, not all radiators are the same size so there are places where some 140mm wide rads will fit where other 140mm rads won't. If it's 120mm wide rads, it will depend on placement and thickness allowance. If the op goes with a push/pull setup plus a 140mm fan and an adapter shroud things could start making a pretty thick sandwich of parts.
 
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But that Noctua fan you listed is not a static pressure fan because i thought that the Noctua AF-F12 was the best fan they had for radiators?
How do you all think of this one? Linus and many other people said its the ebst one out there for this but idk

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KFCR5BA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1H9NMCPZH97BO
 
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The static pressure of what I listed is ~10mm H2O. Thats about 2-3x that of a good 120mm.
What you listed on Amazon is a 120mm 2000rpm version, with a static pressure of ~4mm H2O.
The 3000rpm version pushed up 7.6mm H2O, but is significantly louder then the 140mm, not that it's an issue for you.

The extra width of a 140mm fan is only 10mm on all 4 sides which shouldn't cause an issue, the adapters thickness is also small (20mm each?). On my last custom loop (gpu and cpu) I had a single 120mm rad with a single 140mm fan pulling. The components were the best available which always helps, but even after 6 years without a fluid change it cooled brilliantly.

Keep in mind static pressure isn't much of a concern for the thin cheap rads used in AIOs, like the Corsair H100 etc. They are so thin, anything will work well.
My old EMPTY 120mm rad weighed ~1.2Kg. Heavier than the entire H100.
 
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Oh ok cool is there a 120mm version because i do not know if a 140mm will fit in my case with adapters and such. I do not tend to overclock so maybe i do not need the best there is i just thought that if all fans cost under $40 or some where around there why not get the best haha. And ALSO I HAVE MY PUMP PLUGGED UP TO MY FAN CONTROLLER SO I CAN keep it running at %100 so is that ok or should i plug it to my motherboard?
 
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