Quiet 3 pin fans4/13/2023 (On a more solid base you probably won’t have that problem.) If you don't want the expensive packaging and cables there are other brands to consider: I used an Akasa Apache (4-pin) fan on the side panel and never had any problems with it. ![]() I did have this Noctua full-blast on the side panel but it was a bit too noisy. ![]() The medium-speed cable is making the side panel vibration free, and the more radical cable stops the front Noctua making the HDDs too cool. I have a simple setup: a Noctua at the front cools the HDDs and the other (this one) fits in the side panel to blow air over the motherboard. Both speed reduction cables have the same tag, but I found that the thinner one of the two is the more radical one. This gives you a choice of three fan speeds. You will find two ways to fix the fan in place - four case screws and four rubbery mounting studs - plus an extension cable and two speed reduction cables: one cuts the rated airflow from the full 107.5 m3/h to 83.7 and the other cuts it to 65.8. Out of the box this comes with everything you need to get it working, except a ‘Y’ splitter cable. One clue is the rubbery corners: lower down the product range, the corners are bare plastic. Finding a way through the product naming is a nightmare: as far as I can tell this is at the top end of Noctua's family of 3-pin, 25mm thick case fans. The good people at Noctua design truly solid fans, although where they are actually manufactured is a different matter - mine was made in Taiwan. If you need 3 fans then I would definitely as a cost effective option recommend to go the noctua/corsair af120 silent edtion route as for under £40 you will have 3 near silent fans and a cooler case all in one go. They are priced about £17 to £22 for 2 120mm AF120 corsair silent edition fans and they too are excellent fans and obviously cheaper as you get 2 for nearly the price of one noctua - but as stated above the noctua is worth the extra if your going to use it as a main system fan as it is the best fan money can buy in my opinion - drop down the quality just a little bit though and you get two corsairs which while they aren't as powerful as the noctua still represent good value if your replacing a number of fans ie to make your pc run quieter / cooler. I went with this fan due to how powerful and quiet it is for exhaust to extract heat and bought the dual pack AF120 corsair silent edition for the side fans and the 3 of them are whisper quiet and all running only at half speed keep case nice and cool. Only costs £2 or so well worth it as makes installing any fans in future so much easier than worrying about what amps your fan header on motherboard can cope with. Power connector easy and helps you tidy up cables in your pc etc. ![]() I do recommend you buying a multi fan connection power cable though IF your installing a few fans such as the Akasa AK-CB001 multi fan connection with speed control - basically what this lead does ( its on amazon or a different make ) is it lets you plug it into one of your standard power connector blocks inside your pc and run 4 fans off it - you get two 12v leads off it and two 5v and it makes installing say 4 fans off the one I run it on half speed and the air is still gushing out back of pc best of all is that unlike previous fan this one makes no noise other than a slight hum if at full speed which you probably wont need it at due to the fact this fan really is powerful. Highly recommended if like me you use it as your main system fan. Onto the fan it self - I installed as a side case fan but it was so good and quiet I replaced a rear exhaust fan and it sucks like twice the heat out of the machine than the original did ( just make sure you install it the right way round! :)). ![]() Comes with rubber mounting plugs and screws if you prefer them. Comes well packaged with everything you need in the box including even a extension in case wire is not long enough.
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