How loud are these compared to the UGLY noctua NF-F12 ?
1324570
At 12v the corsair SP are quieter but noctua perform better at full speed, but we are talking about 2-3 of difference.
1324571
These fans are extremely quiet I have a total of seven fans on my system and it's right next to me in my computer and I can barely hear them
1324572
They are too loud for my taste at 12v. One by itself isn't too bad, but I have 11 fans on 3 radiators (Two 480s & one 360) and they are very loud. I had to get a fan controller to find the right balance between performance and noise. They do move a ton of air, but are very loud to me. I can't imagine how loud the non quiet edition ones are. I have tried so many fans over the years and a truly quiet fan that can still push enough air through a radiator just doesn't exist yet.
1324573
I feel the noctua are slightly louder but cool marginally better. Noctua make the new industrial fans that look good but are expensive.
2016255
Pretty quiet. I have an i5 in mine with the standard intel cpu fan and that fan is louder than the one that comes in the case.
1189639
I would say medium..depends on the Rpm of your fan .I have 13 1650rpm fans in my caselabs case, its loud but not unbearable.
733048
They are really quiet, i have a FX-8350 and its a lot of difference with the stock cooler, the stock cooler was a few annoying, but now i can forget that noise at all.
1016998
Not at all, they are remarkably quiet. You can barely hear them even when you put your ears close. Great fans.
560492
I don't personally own the quiet edition, but at idle, they performance edition (I'm using 2x in push-pull) is inaudible. At max RPM, they are still much quieter than 2 Radeon 7970s in crossfire.
500708
No. They are bright, at least to me. I have my tower next to my tv. When I'm gaming or watching a movie. The blue lights reflect off the tv. But I guess it matters what setup you have. I bought some aftermarket cooler master fans. Totally worth the extra $10/$15 and I believe it's optional.
1544727
It isn't significant running in typical environments. System intense rendering can get that fan humming but it still isn't annoying. I control the fan while running Bootcamp and crank it to max when gaming and only then is it very loud. However I am okay with that cause you need to keep a card cool for gaming.
1251024
I was pleased with the low noise level but also depends on your fan speed control (I.e. Motherboard) settings.
3281
any cooler noctua makes is quiet - i had that cooler and it left me slightly under-whelmed, and i was thinking it'd be a much better cooler with 4 heatpipes, vs the two it comes with. About 2 weeks later they released the same cooler, slightly taller, with 4 heatpipes - i'd suggest going with that one, fwiw
1520328
Ultimately it depends on the speed you run them at, but these are the high static pressure models not the high air flow models so they are not as loud as those, although even at full throttle neither of them is very loud. These fans are for moving air against pressure; in other words for bringing air into the case.
1995699
If you have them in a computer on the desktop next to you running at maximum speed, they would be a bit annoying. I have 6 fans in my computer but only 1 running at maximum speed and I don't even notice them unless I specifically listen.
2104181
I would recommend a pair of noctua fans. A little bit more money but they work great and are very quiet.Edit: Sorry about not being specific on which fan. They make a few. Try a pair of these (Noctua NF-F12 PWM).
2034324
Hi Bill, with the stock fans it does have a small but noticeable noise, but nothing too extreme.
2055778
Not too much. They are audible, by no means silent, however it's not like a plug in fan. Ill also note, my case cracked along the bottom, and the only times it's been moved were placing the pc on its side to work on it. Just saying.
1046320
Yes, They are less than 17db in volume outside the case... They are quieter than just about any quiet fans out there, not the absolute best but very good...
2103744
The fan isn't any louder then a normal case fan. Most of noise comes from the hard drives spinning, which can vary from none if using ssds or very loud if using something that is 10k plus.