Noctua NH-L12 + NF-P14 - Temps down ~7C

guestHITA · **Joined:** Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:47 pm **Posts:** 1

I replaced the 120mm fan that comes bundled with the Noctua NH-L12 with the larger NF-P14 140mm PWM fan.

Result:
CPU temps went down ~7C

CA_Steve · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 3:33 pm

Nice - what rpm are you seeing during the test?

Pappnaas · **Posted:** Sat Sep 15, 2012 11:18 pm

I have one question:

Does swapping the fan allow a more stable overclock or just reduced temps while oc'ing the same amount?

Angelus359 · **Joined:** Mon Oct 15, 2012 8:58 pm **Posts:** 38

at bestcit may allow a few more mhz

dont do it unless youre going to use the p12 as a casefan

Happy Hopping · **Joined:** Wed Jun 08, 2005 4:38 am **Posts:** 230

can we infer from the above, that on the Noctua NH-D14, we should replace the 120 mm fan w/ 140 mm fan, so 2 x 140 mm fan can cool the CPU temperature further down?

for that matter, why doesn't Noctua do that in the first place?

Cistron · **Posted:** Wed Feb 13, 2013 1:49 am

Happy Hopping wrote:

can we infer from the above, that on the Noctua NH-D14, we should replace the 120 mm fan w/ 140 mm fan, so 2 x 140 mm fan can cool the CPU temperature further down?

for that matter, why doesn't Noctua do that in the first place?

Unfortunately, you cannot infer anything, because you do not know any of the test circumstances. For all we know, he could have switched from a slow 120mm to a fast 140mm fan.

Noctua NH-L12 + NF-P14 - Temps down ~7C

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