Noctua Nf A14 Pwm 140mm Case Fan Review

Like all tan and brown noctua products the nf a14 pwm is borderline silent in almost all uses.

Noctua nf a14 pwm 140mm case fan review.

There are a few points that are worth knowing. Case fan bearing type. Introduction you can t talk about great cpu coolers without talking about noctua and of course great coolers are backed up by great fans. 1500 rpm 1200 rpm with l n a adapter 300 rpm mini rotational speed air flow.

The nf a14 pwm is the best all around 140mm fan in the world even better than its more expensive brother the ippc variant. The noctua nf a15 pwm is meant to provide superior performance on high end cpu coolers while both the noctua nf a14 flx and noctua nf a14 uln are meant ideally for watercooling radiators or as upgrades for 140mm case fans. Noctua nf f12 nf a14 industrial ppc fan. The nf a14 is a premium quality quiet 140mm fan with a square frame that complies with noctua s aao advanced acoustic optimisation standard.

Thermal noise level results. Featuring sophisticated aerodynamic design measures such as flow acceleration channels the nf a14. There are a few points that are worth knowing. Today we will review the performance of the 120mm nf s12a case fans 140mm nf a14 case fans and the 140mm nf a15 heatsink.

Its square shape and 140mm mounting holes 124 5mm spacing make it ideal for use on watercooling radiators or as an upgrade for 140mm case fans. This is exactly the way you would like a pwm fan to behave. Sso2 bearing self stabilising oil presure bearing rpm. Noctua nf a14 pwm premium quiet fan 4 pin 140mm brown type.

Now where there is a functional speed reducing adapter we would expect the speed of the fan to be reduced at low pwm. More recently the nf f12 dazzled us as the first stator fan for consumers and only 25mm thick. Like all tan and brown noctua products the nf a14 pwm is borderline silent in almost all uses. The nf a14 pwm is the best all around 140mm fan in the world even better than its more expensive brother the ippc variant.

For years the nh d14 more commonly known as the d14 was the go to cooler if you needed dependable high performance cooling. 140 2 m3 h standard 115 5 m3 h w l n a. Noctua s nf a14 ippc 3000rpm pwm is the only fan that we have in our lab that moves a staggering 159 cfm airflow. The nf a14 ippc 2000rpm pwm fan on the other hand moves 108 cfm airflow which is still a big difference over the stock fans that come with the nh d15 that move 83 cfm airflow.

However at the low end of the pwm of the noctua nf a12x15 pwm we get little reduction of speed while as the pwm duty approaches and reaches 100 the speed diverges.