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Noctua and Kingwin Ultra Quiet 120mm Fans
Author: Jesse Carty
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March 20, 2012

Conclusion:

So after running two separate tests and checking all the statistics I'm left with no clear winner in performance. All these fans perform very well and incredibly quietly. The NF-F12 might be hampered by my inability to test these fans on a heatsink as the higher static pressure and focused airflow of the fan was designed to improve performance in that specific situation, but it appears to keep up with its brothers in other uses just fine. It does suffer from needing an additional adapter to work with a standard 4-pin power lead, though.

All three Noctua fans have the advantage of versatility in mounting options over the Kingwin fans. However, the Kingwin fans have the white LEDs and a lower price point in the searches I have done ($15-$30 each as opposed to the $20-$50 price tags on the Noctua's). This brings me back to a five way tie, depending on the users needs.

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However, I refuse to take the easy way out and simply end this as a draw all around. So I'm going to pick two winners...

If you're installing a visible fan into your case and aren't in a situation where the screw-less mounts on the Kingwin could become a problem, I feel either the DB-122 or DB-125 would be the clear winner.

If however, you're installing a fan onto your heatsink, you should spend some extra time looking for the Noctua NF-F12 PWM. While it didn't outperform any of the other fans as a general purpose case fan, the fact that it kept up while being designed for use on a heatsink is enough for me to believe it will outperform them in that setting and the power cable will not be an issue due to the placement of the heatsink on the CPU.

Having said the above, any of these fans are going to make a new owner happy with their performance and near total silence, so they all receive the following awards:

Whisper Quiet Recommended Good Value


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