★★★★★Affordable, aesthetically pleasing, solid quality, quiet - the perfect case fan
Bought these with some NF-S12B's to put in a new system for the living room in a Noctis 450. I've been a faithful Noctua fan for a many builds and have always gotten great performance out of their products. However, the main product line's color scheme has always bothered me. I also have a machine full of the Industrial PPC line, which do a phenomenal job at cooling and look great in black; but sound like a jet taking off. I wanted something quiet and high-performant that matched the black and silver theme of this build, as it has a Rampage IV Black from my workstation, which I was upgrading, and Corsair Dominator RAM. I was pleased to discover this product line from Noctua, which promised significantly lower noise profiles than other 'silent' fans. After installing these, I was really impressed with how quiet they were. Then, having an Asus motherboard, I ran the Fan Expert tuning system and then set it to the Silent profile. Between the fans and the software, you literally can't tell the computer is on now if I've say, switched source on the TV to another device like our PS3. The Noctis has a red light that it casts on the floor, and we have to use that to verify the machine is on if it's asleep or the source is switched. The machine is that quiet. We installed a Vive on this machine, and the noise from the base stations, which isn't very loud... is * louder than the computer *. The PS3, which used to be the quietest device in the room, and is indeed fairly quiet, especially compared to, say, the XBox 360, now sounds like a feight train by comparison. Even at full voltage, as other reviewers have said, these fans will still be quieter than any other fan on the market. I've run Prime95 with Real Temp GT and the fans got just barely louder under load, while CPU temps remained relatively frosty thanks to the H100i I have installed. So... Pros: - At ~$15, much cheaper than many silent fans, some of which cost $30 nowadays, and cheaper than most other Noctua fans - Truly silent operation - Noctua build quality - A cool color scheme that, being gray, truly will match any system Cons: Truly, none Do note that this fan is just that, a fan. It comes with screws, but none of the dampeners, voltage regulating cables or extension cables most Noctua fans come with. Personally, I prefer that, as that stuff (other than the dampeners) usually ends up in a junk box somewhere. I installed these with a set of compatible Noctua dampeners, the NA-SAV2's, in red. (Note that this fan is not compatible with the corner-style NA-SAVP1 dampeners). If you want a truly silent fan that will last forever, get this fan. You will * not * be disappointed. This review applies to the NF-S12B as well.
Steve Sedlmayr · 2016-08-18 · via amazon
★★★★★Out with the old, in with the new.
Bought these for the low noise and I was not disappointed. Performance is good too. Mounting was easy, I just reused the factory hardware. Wire length was good. A perfect replacement for the factory units.
John KaBang · 2025-12-11 · via amazon
★★★★★Noctua quality
I had to replace a fan inside my PC, and while I was there added two of these to the top of the case to exhaust air. They are nearly silent and move a decent amount of air. I found Noctua makes quality fans and have used them in various projects.
UJM81 · 2025-03-16 · via amazon
★★★★★Whisper quiet. Good quality.
This was part of a new computer build I did a few months ago. So far, it has worked flawlessly silently. Excellent fan.
Ode2Pops · 2025-06-04 · via amazon
★★★★★Top tier fans
I'm so beyond glad that theirs now more than a tan and brown color option lmao these are great fans and move so much air. My case has 9 fans (yes i know thay sounds over kill, but its a monster case) and my PC runs 20° cooler than it did with my older fans that were all mixed and matched. Over all very happy with these fans and love this company. Super quiet even at highest RPM
