Alpenföhn BlackRidge: Changing the fan?

[futurewau]

Hello,

I have a Blackridge CPU fan from alpenföhn but I read that some people changed the fan. So which one should I buy to make it more quiet and cooler? Also does anybody know where to position the fan? Should I switch the old one which or put it on top of the cooler?

 

[Skarum]

Noctua A9x14 is porbably the optimal fan. If you can find it, go for the new chromax version. Not because of the looks, but the fan has a600-2500 RPM range instead of 500-2200 RPM of the standard retail version. It'll give you a bit more headroom.

 

[Rich Tea]

Optimum Tech has the best review about the cooler:

I also quite like this weird Japanese anime girl review (lmao) with the 120mm underside fan, it looks like a V1 so probably the reason for poor thermal results:

 

[NinoPecorino]

Optimum Tech has the best review about the cooler:

I also quite like this weird Japanese anime girl review (lmao) with the 120mm underside fan, it looks like a V1 so probably the reason for poor thermal results:

how can you tell the difference between v1 and v2?

 

[Rich Tea]

V1 looks matte black, but the V2 looks gunmetal.

However I did just reskim the video and maybe it is a V2. The lighting isn't very good so from some shots it looks black but from others it looks gunmetal.

 

[NinoPecorino]

V1 looks matte black, but the V2 looks gunmetal.

However I did just reskim the video and maybe it is a V2. The lighting isn't very good so from some shots it looks black but from others it looks gunmetal.

thanks. i just bought one second-hand and it didn't look like the soldering was inconsistent but i didn't know how else to tell. looking at the original release photos, i can see the difference now.

 

[Vlad502]

Try Thermalright TY-100 fan (100mm fan with 92mm mounting holes)
IMO it will give you best performance without need of VLP memory

 

[HottestVapes]

Try Thermalright TY-100 fan (100mm fan with 92mm mounting holes)
IMO it will give you best performance without need of VLP memory

That's a really good suggestion and I'm surprised I've never seen it brought up before. I know JHACK is pretty big on the TY-100, I nearly bought one off his site for an L9a some time ago.