[section_title title=Conclusion]Conclusion
Now that I have had a chance to use these for a bit let’s see what I think. While I am not a big fan of the grey colour, I must admit it is better than the old brown/beige we were all used to.
The redux line of fans are geared more towards consumers as previously mentioned but they have completely let me down in one aspect, the 120mm range. The 120mm range all seem to be case fans and there is not a 120mm static pressure fan in sight at the moment. What this means is anyone looking to use these fans on any type of heatsink or radiator may want to look elsewhere if they need 120mm fans. This is due to the fact that the blades of the fan are not designed with static pressure in mind so will not perform the best when trying to push air through tight spaces. The 120mm come in either a 700 or 1200 standard version or 1200 PWM version.
Taking a look at the 80mm and 92mm and I do have to say personally I am a bit stumped as to why they would bother. The majority of cases these days will not have fitting for such fans as 120mm seems to be the norm with a lot of cases also offering support for 140mm fans as well. You will also notice the 80/92mm Redux fans will have a higher RPM and this is due to the fact they are quite a bit smaller so in essence need to work harder to provide the same amount of air flow. The 92mm fans come in both a standard and PWM 1600 RPM while the 80mm come in 1200 and 1800 standard versions or 1800 PWM.
Touching on the 140mm variants and I feel these will be the best sellers out of the redux line. The 140mm are designed with static pressure in mind so will be great all around fans for case intakes and especially for cooling heatsinks and radiators. The 140mm Redux fans come in 900 and 1200 standard versions and 1200 or 1500 PWM versions, you can also get the 1500PWM version in round or square whereas all the rest off the Redux fans are square.
Using the 140mm 1500RPM-PWM variant I was able to compare it to Cryorigs XT140 1300RPM fan on the Cryorig C1 CPU Cooler testing it against my 4770k overclocked to 4.5Ghz @ 1.3v. The Noctua did manage to reign supreme knocking a good 4-5c of temps at full load and around 3c at idle.
Overall, I am very pleased to see Noctua adding some new colour schemes to their amazing ranges of fans. While I was a bit let down by the lack of a 120 Static Pressure I feel the Redux range is still top notch and should definitely be considered if you are in the market for some new fans, especially 140mm.
I would like to thank Noctua for sending the fans in for review and hope to see more from them in the future.
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Summary
Noctua have done it again with their line of Redux fans. They have given us an offering that has outstanding performance and is quite a bit easier on the eyes. If they decide to add a 120mm Static Pressure fan to the line up the Redux line will be hard to compete with.
