Anonymous - Posted: 14 Feb 2011 22:48
 (10/10)

I've previously used Noctua NF-12s for various builds but I've seen the occasional positive review of these. I needed to build a few bargain machines so thought I'd buy a few to try.

Results:

1) Basic packaging vs Noctua = but who knows once installed!

2) Colour (black and white) works much better than brown/beige in any case (so I've just been told!)

3) Includes 4 good soft mounts.

4) Very, very quiet. At under 800 rpm I believe I can't hear them (ear next to fan not at 1m). At max speed all I hear is air moving! The reviews I have seen say that a Noctua moves a very small amount of air move (but compare prices).

5) Minus point is they are wired with both 4 min Molex and 3 pin fan cables so with 4 in a case there is a lot of cabling to hide.

6) Very, very impressed (I've ordered some more). I'm not really certain why 120mm Noctua are worth 2.5 times the price.

Cheers Stephen.