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I like both of you suggestions. What it really comes down to is price. Is it really worth paying 20 dollars a fan for all of the noctua features or 10 for the rosewill? I like the rosewill fans a lot. The specs are good and have reviews of being super quiet. 

The NF-s12a is pretty much unparalleled when it comes to quiet unobstructed airflow and is one of the quietest fans available. 

If you're planning to eventually go for a near silent system, there isn't much competition.

 

Hyperboreas are quiet but not super quiet. Then again, most people who are calling it super quiet probably have little to no experience with quieter fans like Noctuas or BeQuiet!'s. 

 

I would say no, these are EXTREMELY quiet and I doubt the noctuas are that much better

NF-s12a's are much quieter than Hyperboreas and are quieter than most other 'quiet' fans in general. 

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Hello LLT. Today I helped a friend build his new computer and I was shocked at how quiet it was. Now I want my to be quieter. SO I think what I need to change the most is the 2 front fans. They are cooler master 120 sickle flow fans. The are not quiet even with the fan controller I have. I have them in the front of my NZXT tempest 210. I also think that my seagate hard drive is noisy, but I am not so sure about that. What I want to know from you guys/girls is what fans are quiet and provide some good airflow (fans that don't cost a lot, under 20 per fan). Also would buying some noise reducing foam for the side panel help?

 

I don't know if this information is needed but I have 2 3.5 inch hard drives in the drive bays. If you look as the case you should know why this might be an issue to airflow.

CPU-- AMD FX-8320 (Stock), Motherboard-- ASUS M5A99FX PRO R 2.0, RAM-- Team 8gb 1600Mhz, GPU-- Sapphire 7870 GHz with OC Edition, Case-- NZXT Tempest 210, PSU-- Corsair CX600m, HDD, 1tb Seagate & 2tb WD External, Monitor-- Dell S2240M IPS Display, Keyboard/Mouse-- Some Logitech keyboard and some Dell mouse, Speakers-- Logitech Z533

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Where are you shopping/located?

20 what?--Monopoly dollars? What currency are you using?

 

Sound dampening foam on a side panel doesn't help nearly as much as getting quiet components first.

Trying booting your system with the hdd unplugged to discern if your hdd is being noisy. 

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I'd say the Noctua NF-P14 REDUX PWM fans are a pretty good bet, but they don't include rubber grommets.

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I love my Corsair AF120 Quiet Editions and my AF140 Quiet Edition so I'm gonna recommend those :D

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Rosewill Hyperborea fans are a personal favorite of mine, they run super quiet and have rubber grommets for 8 bucks each :)

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eloops or GT

 

hyperboreas if you're on a budget. 

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When i read the title i was shocked lol

I didn't know what to put here...

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Where are you shopping/located?

20 what?--Monopoly dollars? What currency are you using?

 

Sound dampening foam on a side panel doesn't help nearly as much as getting quiet components first.

Trying booting your system with the hdd unplugged to discern if your hdd is being noisy. 

Darn I wasn't thinking like I should have.I'm located on the USA near a microcenter and I guess that means USD. Sorry for forgetting the crucial info

CPU-- AMD FX-8320 (Stock), Motherboard-- ASUS M5A99FX PRO R 2.0, RAM-- Team 8gb 1600Mhz, GPU-- Sapphire 7870 GHz with OC Edition, Case-- NZXT Tempest 210, PSU-- Corsair CX600m, HDD, 1tb Seagate & 2tb WD External, Monitor-- Dell S2240M IPS Display, Keyboard/Mouse-- Some Logitech keyboard and some Dell mouse, Speakers-- Logitech Z533

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CM sickle flows are really noisy. But they are good performers for the money. If you want more silent, you are gonna have to cut down on airflow a bit. Bequiet silent wings 2 are excellent. Noisblocker blacksilent pro P2 are also nice.

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Darn I wasn't thinking like I should have.I'm located on the USA near a microcenter and I guess that means USD. Sorry for forgetting the crucial info

Rosewill Hyperborea fans are a personal favorite of mine, they run super quiet and have rubber grommets for 8 bucks each :)

Hyperboreas are great^

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fan-rocf11004

 

If you want really quiet and well performing fans, NF-s12a's are probably the best if not one of the best fans available:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12aflx

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12apwm

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Hyperboreas are great^

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/rosewill-case-fan-rocf11004

 

If you want really quiet and well performing fans, NF-s12a's are probably the best if not one of the best fans available:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12aflx

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12apwm

 

Rosewill Hyperborea fans are a personal favorite of mine, they run super quiet and have rubber grommets for 8 bucks each :)

 

I like both of you suggestions. What it really comes down to is price. Is it really worth paying 20 dollars a fan for all of the noctua features or 10 for the rosewill? I like the rosewill fans a lot. The specs are good and have reviews of being super quiet. 

CPU-- AMD FX-8320 (Stock), Motherboard-- ASUS M5A99FX PRO R 2.0, RAM-- Team 8gb 1600Mhz, GPU-- Sapphire 7870 GHz with OC Edition, Case-- NZXT Tempest 210, PSU-- Corsair CX600m, HDD, 1tb Seagate & 2tb WD External, Monitor-- Dell S2240M IPS Display, Keyboard/Mouse-- Some Logitech keyboard and some Dell mouse, Speakers-- Logitech Z533

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I like both of you suggestions. What it really comes down to is price. Is it really worth paying 20 dollars a fan for all of the noctua features or 10 for the rosewill? I like the rosewill fans a lot. The specs are good and have reviews of being super quiet. 

I would say no, these are EXTREMELY quiet and I doubt the noctuas are that much better

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I like both of you suggestions. What it really comes down to is price. Is it really worth paying 20 dollars a fan for all of the noctua features or 10 for the rosewill? I like the rosewill fans a lot. The specs are good and have reviews of being super quiet. 

The NF-s12a is pretty much unparalleled when it comes to quiet unobstructed airflow and is one of the quietest fans available. 

If you're planning to eventually go for a near silent system, there isn't much competition.

 

Hyperboreas are quiet but not super quiet. Then again, most people who are calling it super quiet probably have little to no experience with quieter fans like Noctuas or BeQuiet!'s. 

 

I would say no, these are EXTREMELY quiet and I doubt the noctuas are that much better

NF-s12a's are much quieter than Hyperboreas and are quieter than most other 'quiet' fans in general. 

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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The NF-s12a is pretty much unparalleled when it comes to quiet unobstructed airflow and is one of the quietest fans available. 

If you're planning to eventually go for a near silent system, there isn't much competition.

 

Hyperboreas are quiet but not super quiet. Then again, most people who are calling it super quiet probably have little to no experience with quieter fans like Noctuas or BeQuiet!'s. 

 

NF-s12a's are much quieter than Hyperboreas and are quieter than most other 'quiet' fans in general. 

 

I see your point. I guess the best option would be to buy the noctuas and I will if i can. The Rosewill fans would be a second choice. Thanks LLT for helping :).

CPU-- AMD FX-8320 (Stock), Motherboard-- ASUS M5A99FX PRO R 2.0, RAM-- Team 8gb 1600Mhz, GPU-- Sapphire 7870 GHz with OC Edition, Case-- NZXT Tempest 210, PSU-- Corsair CX600m, HDD, 1tb Seagate & 2tb WD External, Monitor-- Dell S2240M IPS Display, Keyboard/Mouse-- Some Logitech keyboard and some Dell mouse, Speakers-- Logitech Z533

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