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Hello all,

I've been wandering through the internets many hardware-oriented forums and yet I can't figure out which "quiet" case fan is the best. I'm looking for good performance, reliability, and super quietness. Thanks!

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The new Noctuas.

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Hello all,

I've been wandering through the internets many hardware-oriented forums and yet I can't figure out which "quiet" case fan is the best. I'm looking for good performance, reliability, and super quietness. Thanks!

Noctua, a lot of people think they are ugly but they keep my PC VERY cool, and i have 10 different Noctua model fans in my PC and it is 1 foot from my head and i can hardly hear it when the room is quiet.

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Noctua, if you dont have the budget go with corsair SP or AF series. 

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Noctua, a lot of people think they are ugly but they keep my PC VERY cool, and i have 10 different Noctua model fans in my PC and it is 1 foot from my head and i can hardly hear it when the room is quiet.

Noctua now have black fans so they cant complain anymore :P

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Noise Blocker ELOOP'S or NOCTUA's

Work Desktop | CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k | GPU: Quadro K1200 | Motherboard: EVGA Z97 Classified | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3-2133Mhz | PSU: Seasonic 750W SS-750KM3 80 PLUS Gold | STORAGE: WD 1TB Se Enterprise Grade Drive & Corsair Neutron NX500 400GB NVMe PCIe  | COOLER: Enermax Liqtech 240 -  5x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 2000 PWM | CASE: Corsair 600C | OS: Windows 10 Pro | Peripherals: Logitech MX Master 2S -- Logitech K840 -- INTEL X520 10Gb NIC -- 3x Acer H236HL -- Build Log | 

 

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Thanks all! I'll go with Noctua... Now to find the right model D:

CPU: Intel i7 3770k @3.7GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-UD5H RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (8x4) @1600MHz 

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SSDs: Samsung 840 EVO 1TB, OCZ Vertex 4 250GB PSU: Corsair HX1050[watts] 80+ Gold Cooler Cooling: Corsair H100

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I just installed 3 be quiet silent wings 2 fans in the front of my h440 and noticed quite the improvement in airflow and case temps. They're expensive, but they have the build quality and performance to match

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Whelp... My HAF X can only support 230x30mm fans... Well thanks everyone!

CPU: Intel i7 3770k @3.7GHz Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-UD5H RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (8x4) @1600MHz 

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Noctuas, Eloops or Gentle typhoons are the most quiet fans.

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Thanks all! I'll go with Noctua... Now to find the right model D:

NF-F12 or the 140mm variant 

Work Desktop | CPU: Intel Core i7 4770k | GPU: Quadro K1200 | Motherboard: EVGA Z97 Classified | RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4x8GB) DDR3-2133Mhz | PSU: Seasonic 750W SS-750KM3 80 PLUS Gold | STORAGE: WD 1TB Se Enterprise Grade Drive & Corsair Neutron NX500 400GB NVMe PCIe  | COOLER: Enermax Liqtech 240 -  5x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 2000 PWM | CASE: Corsair 600C | OS: Windows 10 Pro | Peripherals: Logitech MX Master 2S -- Logitech K840 -- INTEL X520 10Gb NIC -- 3x Acer H236HL -- Build Log | 

 

Work Server | CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2650 v3 | Model: Cisco UCS C220 M4 (SFF) | RAM: 64GB (4x16GB) Cisco (Samsung) DDR4 2133Mhz | STORAGE: 4x Cisco (Seagate) 900GB 10K 2.5" (RAID 10) - 2x 32GB Cisco FlexFlash Boot Drive (RAID 1) | OS: vSphere 6.7 Enterprise Plus U3 | 

 

Laptop | CPU: Intel Core i7 6700HQ | GPU: Nvidia GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5 | RAM: 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400Mhz | STORAGE: 512GB Hynix NVMe | OS: Windows 10 Pro |

 

Gaming Desktop | CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K | GPU: Gigabyte RTX 2080 WINDFORCE 8G  | Motherboard: ASRock Z390 PHANTOM GAMING-ITX | RAM: Ballistix Elite 32GB Kit (16GB x 2) DDR4-3000 | PSU: Silverstone SX700-LPT 700w 80 PLUS Platinum | STORAGE: 2x Samsung 970 PRO 1TB NVMe | COOLER: Noctua NH-L12 | CASE: Louqe Ghost S1 | OS: Windows 10 Pro | Build Log in Progress | 

 

Home Server | CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 (Sandy Bridge) | GPU: Quadro P2000 | Motherboard: SUPERMICRO X9SRL-F  | RAM: 64GB (8x8GB) Micron VLP DDR3-1600 ECC | PSU: SUPERMICRO 665W 80 PLUS Bronze | STORAGE: 2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB (RAID 1) - 4x WD 8TB Ultrastar (RAID 10) - Intel SSD D3-S4510 Series 240GB (BOOT)  | COOLER: Noctua NH-U12DXi4 with 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC 3000 PWM | CASE: SUPERMICRO CSE-842TQ-665B 4U | OS: vSphere 6.7 Enterprise Plus U3 | Build Log in Progress |

 

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But i heard they were industrial so they might be kind of loud... Correct me if i'm wrong.

They're louder because they're set to run at higher rpm. I'm sure you can undervolt them and get the same performance as the current lineup of noctua fans

CPU -AMD R5 2600X @ 4.15 GHz / RAM - 2x8Gb GSkill Ripjaws 3000 MHz/ MB- Asus Crosshair VII Hero X470/  GPU- MSI Gaming X GTX 1080/ CPU Cooler - Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3/ PSU - Seasonic G-series 550W/ Case - NZXT H440 (Black/Red)/ SSD - Crucial MX300 500GB/ Storage - WD Caviar Blue 1TB/ Keyboard - Corsair Vengeance K70 w/ Red switches/ Mouse - Logitech g900/ Display - 27" Benq GW2765 1440p display/ Audio - Sennheiser HD 558 and Logitech z323 speakers

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