Fans for a Cogage Arrow

[dkm777]

Hi guys,

A good while ago I bought a Cogage Arrow when it was on sale cheap with the intention to use my own fans. After trying Gentle Typhoons I came away disappointed because of the noise character. I then tried a couple of Noctua NF-P12s for shits and giggles and was really impressed - lower temps and a smoother sound. But I got a new case yesterday and used the NF-P12s for intake. So now I'm nor pondering on the idea of slapping a couple of Noctua NF-P14s on it but they are ridiculously expensive. I then turned to Thermalright TY-140 because for the price of 1 Noctua I can get a pair of TY-140s and Thermalright uses them for the Silver Arrow. Who here used both and can comment on their noise profile? I reckon the Noctua would be better at cooling, but the price...

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Just buy a pair of ty140s and if you do t like then you can put them for intake and switch with the fans already there.

 

[Maximilian]

I have used both, the thermalrights seem slightly quieter at full loads, not much in it though, their main advantage is PWM control and price, they are very high quality fans for the price.

I used to have an nf p12 and the nf p14 on my D14 (they were the stock fans), now i use 2x ty141 (same as ty140 but with more durable bearing and different color/blade design). The noctua equivalent fan would be the newly released nf a15 fans which replace the older p14's, these are £34 for two of them, the TY 141's were £12 for two. Both ty141 and a15 are PWM controlled, the older p14s are not.

Once i got over the whole noctua stuff is better quality mindset it was an easy choice. Looking at reviews noctua fans are good but the thermalright ones usually have an edge in noise and cooling efficiency, plus they are all PWM. The only negative was mounting them to my D14 made me want to punch kittens, contrary to what some people say they will actually mount okay with the stock fan clips without drilling holes etc, but it needs pliers and patience.

 

[dkm777]

Looking at the price list of the company that sells Thermalright stuff around here the TY-141 ant TY-140 are a few cents apart. I would go with 141 because the blades look like they would have better static pressure, but I'm not sure that they will fit in my case (Corsair 300R). As is there's maybe a few mm clearance between the heatpipe tips of the Arrow and the side panel.

 

[dkm777]

Solved my problem by digging around my parts box and putting 2x GT AP-14s for intake, GT AP-15 for exhaust that I found. I then put the Noctuas back on the Arrow. I'm going to put the savings towards finally getting an SSD, because the old loud hard drive in this rig is driving me crazy.

 

[ehume]

For future reference, I did fan testing on the NH-D14 (similar to the Arrow) here.