You're probably sitting there thinking- "well, how loud are my fans now?" and "Do I really care that these are 5, or 8, or even 10 db louder?"
If you are buying and installing these into your rig, be sure you know -ANYTHING- about controlling the speeds.
You might as well just start your drone you keep to spy on your neighbours next to you if you let these hit max speed.
I slapped 4 of these into my rig after doing some decibel research...
Okay honestly, I just watched a few videos on youtube of comparisons, and I got to say those sound/power tests don't do it justice. If you are going from some low noise fans to an addition of 10db, its no joke. These can get loud enough to drown out your parents fighting about your poor grades in school. I mean, like, come on guys, its been six years since I dropped out. Get over it.
The noise comes with a lot of air though. These kicked up so much air it began ripping the blackout paper off the window in my room- almost letting light hit my rare collection of scantly clad Japanese figmas. That alone could cripple the over-all rating of this review- if it hadn't been for how cool these guys keep my PCs over all temps. I saw a drop of about 10c across the motherboard (Idling), as well a drop of another 8-10 on the CPU. (Idling).
I set up a profile that keeps them from revving up past 1000rpm and that seems to be a nice golden spot. That being said, why did I buy something that goes to 2000rpm... I think I have some things to think about...
Anyways.
Again, be sure you know how to do some power control on these. Good lord I was not ready for these.
| Brand | Noctua |
|---|---|
| Series | NF-A14 iPPC-2000 PWM |
| Item model number | NF-A14 iPPC-2000 PWM |
| Product Dimensions | 14 x 14 x 2.49 cm; 200 g |
| Item dimensions L x W x H | 14 x 14 x 2.5 Centimetres |
| Colour | Black |
| Voltage | 12 Volts |
