Replacement CPU fan

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Hey guys/girls,

I'm looking to change my CPU fan cooler(not the heatsink) this is my current setup:

  • CM hyper 212 evo (cooler)
  • FX 8320 @ 4.4 ghz
  • m5a97 r2 evo
  • GTX 760 

My temps are fine I'm just looking for a replacement fan cause the 212 gets kinda loud..

Anyone got any suggestions for a affordable silent but good fan?

Thanks

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Noctua fans?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608026

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I just put two NZXT FN120 fans on mine and they work great

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835146001

 

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They aren't silent, but they are definatly quieter than the stock 212 fan

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The Corsair SP 120 Quiet Edition fans are actually very quiet. The only thing that I can hear from my computer is noise made by the blower fan on my GPU, and I've got my cooler in push-pull.

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Here's my 212 with two NZXT FN-120RB fans in push/pull

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Here's my Thermalright True 120 with two Corsair SP 120 Quiet Edition fans in push/pull

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Look at my shitty cable management options and weep.

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i'd think that would give me a heart attack if i were to see that in person.

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I'll look into a noctua I guess, my fans seem loud to me cause I got like 2 fan grates?(holes on the side) and 2 on the top and there like open so sound goes through maybe i should invest in a new case. Got a cooler master elite 430 or something atm.

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Guys I bought the noctua NF-F12, put the LNA on and disabled Q- CPU fan control in the bios. Am I doing it right? Or do you guys think I should run it without the Low noise adapter?

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Try it without the fan speed reducers first, and see how you like it. If it's still too noisy, try the adapters.

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I've made it marginally better since then, so it isn't quite as soul-rendingly disturbing.

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The noise is fine atm but I guess It wasn't my cpu fan that was loud to begin with. I think It's my PSU It's a Coolermaster GX 550w and whenever I'm playing games it ramps up and I think thats about the loudest fan in my case.. I got 2 Nexus real silent fans too (1 front 1 back)

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typically all of those fans are essentially static pressure case fans. Open your PSU and replace it with something else.

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I replaced my PSU fan with my nexus real silent (pulled fan cable with the other PSU cables) and connected it to a 4 pin-molex. This really made a huge difference It's much more quiet thanks for the suggestion.