NoctuaNF-A14 iPPC-3000 PWM, Heavy Duty Cooling Fan, 4-Pin, 3000 RPM (140mm, Black)

UPDATED 10-22 : Fan-Tastic!!! Pun intended! Amazing fans.. They're so awesome and powerful, you can stand behind my PC and feel air blowing on you from a foot away. Absolutely love them. Right now I have 2 of these Industrial 3000's, 1 intake 1 outtake accompanied by 4 more fans (140mm Phanteks), 2 intakes and 2 outtakes. I plan to switch out the other 4 Phanteks with 2 more of these. Excited to get the next 2 over the coming months.I would like to state, they aren't that loud, way too many people over exaggerated the noise, even at full speed! Yes, they are louder than your average case fan so if a normal case fan bothers you, these will but take into account were also moving 10K cfpm of air with these vs 500-1K cfpm from your typical case fan. That's ALOT of air! But yea, I don't have to yell at my spouse when they're on when we are near the PC, I don't hear them when they're running from another room (some said it woke up the neighbors!), they don't shake my desk, levitate my PC or sound like a plane landing in my house ect.. I almost canceled buying these because of the really bad misinformation out there, luckily I stuck with my gut.With these fans I am securing the longevity of the investment made in my PC, already just swapping 2 of these in place of 2 of my Phantek fans, everything is 5-10 celscius cooler than before. They are PVM so in my BIOS I programmed them to run at basically 50% idle (20-30 celscius), 70% mid load (30-40 celscius) and 100% full CPU load (50 celsius and above) ensuring my hardware stays cool and my case ventilated. I have better tempts on everything, GPU, CPU, PSU and MOBO. They're expensive but the life they'll add to my components by keeping them cool will pay off ten fold I am sure. If your serious about taking care of your PC, adding longer lifespans to your expensive hardware and want the assurance of being able to run your PC for long times without fans catching flame, then buy these. That was another reason I got these fans, I do lots of downloading/uploading and my PC is on for long periods of time, these fans give me peace of mind that I won't wake up to a house fire.Initially gave these fans 4 stars for the poor packaging and I am still not overly happy with the way they were packaged but the performance they give far outweighs the packaging and so 5 stars is what they are to receive now that I've used them and seen the drastic tempt changes. Very impressed! Not too loud, incredibly efficient and are easy on the eyes too. Highly recommend these fans for serious enthusiast or those who want to throw a PC in a closet/underground for server type applications, it covers all aspects of use and is backed with unsurpassed assure and quality. A+++ 10/10.Noctua: Thank you Noctua, for surprising me again with your incredibly high quality fans. I love you guys and is why I chose your NH-D15 over a AIO/Closed Loop Liquid cooler for my CPU, which by the way rivals them in tempts. And why I buy your expensive fans, you guys are the best in the business and I am a proud supporter of your products. Just wanted to say thanks. I appreciate everything you guys do. Keep up the hard work! One thing I would like to ask is, please consider making a 200MM fan (industrial/redux/ect.) for us and give us the option to have black and brown fans for your coolers over the beige lol Thank you! Bye------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I'll update this again shortly but I ordered 2 of these fans and 1 of the fans was missing 1 rubber vibration pad on the corner. I had to remove one from the other side and put in so that when I attached the fan to my case all the vibration pads were snug into place. Disappointed and not sure who's fault it was, you spend 25+ dollars on a single case fan, you would expect it to have everything it's advertised to have. All I got was a box, the fan and 4 screws, the fans weren't even secured into the boxes nor did they come with any type of paperwork or anything other than a fan and screws. The other thing that turned me off was the screws that came with my 2 fans. They were very odd having a huge gouge on the tips almost like that of a flat head screw driver that as it goes up turns into a full screw and because of that, difficult to screw them in as they wanted to cross thread.I'll update this after I power them up and see how they run. Still waiting on some other parts to arrive later today before I can turn on my PC. As of right now, they lost a Star from the packaging/screws. I was expecting more from Noctua honestly but if they perform as advertised then I am more than happy. Just thought I would share my disappointment. I'll report back later. Thank you for your time. Have a nice day.

This fan is extremely powerful. Compared to normal computer fans, you can feel a much greater airflow. It seems to have worked quite well with cooling my PC, I'm able to run it at a higher speed without it overheating now. I can feel a significant amount of air moving through the case.That said, it is loud. The manufacturer doesn't pretend this is a silent fan, and it is supposed to be for industrial use. If you are going to use it for a PC in your office or home, get ready for some noise. It has the high pitched type whine of a jet engine, which can be annoying. I personally am not bothered by it, but I am good with shutting out external noises when I am doing something, not everybody is like that. I'm using this fan in a push-pull type configuration with a water cooling radiator on my PC, and it is working quite nicely.So, if you need extensive cooling power, this fan is it. If it's an industrial environment where additional noise is not an issue, this is definitely a good fan. If you are in an environment like an office or home where a noisy fan will cause a problem, DO NOT buy this.As with all Noctua fans, this fan is very high quality. I like the material it is made out of. At first, I hated the coloring of Noctua's fans, but they kind of grow on you. What is good about their design is the mounts absorb the vibration of the fans, which eliminates what I consider the most annoying noise of a fan - rattling against the computer case.UPDATE: The fan is way too loud for my family, and they are always complaining (my office is at home). Also, it is distracting during online meetings, and is a problem when I try to do videos. I just disconnected them and am replacing them with quieter fans. The product is great, but the sound can be very distracting. If I was still in an office, I think the sound would also drive my co-workers insane too.

These fans will definitely increase your cooling, these are some of the highest airflow fans you can find. Using as intake fans on the front of my case, these improved my temps immediately over the previous 1500rpm fans.Downside, which should not be a surprise, is that they are fairly noisy when running at full speed. Thankfully you shouldn't need to run them at that level except in extremely taxing tasks. Make sure you configure your fan curves properly and you won't notice the noise.Recommended if you need to move a lot of air.