How noisy is the fan? I plan to use it in the living room as home theater PC, so its important to have it quiet.
1240737
Much quieter than previous desktops I have owned, and does not seem to run as often. No issues whatsoever with noise.
1240738
Noise does not seem to be a problem in my living room, where I put the computer.
1240739
Since my activation of the Desktop to my home theater, I have not noticed any noise or other distraction. It is very quite.
238907
I might just be so used to it running all the time that I just don't notice it but I would compare it to a regular fan on low. It not 'noisy' at all. It doesn't bother me or distract me from what's on tv, I don't need to turn the volume up on the tv when it's on. Hope that helps.
646042
Mine is in the living room next to my tv and I don't notice the fan. I use it for an HTPC and it works well on streaming and stored video playback.
374604
I use this in addition to a small, cheap as possible, black fan. I usually buy one at Target, etc. and stay away from the ones that say "quiet operation." Ha. By itself, it's loud, but noise levels are obviously different per house/apartment/city, etc. With both things, I usually don't hear a thing!
2260591
The only way I could see the fan noise being a problem is if you were running 3 screens with a game AND you were trying to sleep next to it in a very otherwise quiet room. On a scale from unnoticeable - horrible: I would say it's very barable.
873518
The noise level is based on how fast you set the fan. On the lowest setting it is pretty quiet. Even on the highest setting it isn't that loud.
1947847
On the low setting it will be pretty quiet. On high there will be a noticeable sound. I like it on my desk because it muffles out other conversations sort of like a white noise. I like this fan a lot.
247024
Hi it hums a little and it gets louder when you change the fan speed. If it was to loud I would not be able to sleep with the noise.
110006
The fan is very loud.. I replaced the fan with a whisper fan I had from an old computer.
566413
You can hear the fan for sure, but I don't find it overly loud or noisy. The fan under my microwave is 100 times louder... this is more like a small cpu fan....
2237166
I call it quiet, even under load. I still hear fans, but they don't overwhelm my tiny speaker system. If you want zero noise, then this won't work.
2009222
I would say it was pretty quiet. I mean, you can hear the fan but it is not annoying. In fact, I think it would be rather soothing in a bedroom - kind of like white noise.
1418565
The fan is definitely not loud and is actually pretty quiet, but always runs. I have this in the bedroom behind the TV and definitely put it into sleep before bed because you can hear the fan. It would not bother me when awake even if on the desk next to me. The hard drive is amazingly quiet, possibly in part to the rubber grommet mounts.
1435935
Its pretty quite if you adjust the fan curve currently, If you keep the default fan curve its fairly loud, but it depends on how demanding the game is.
1458127
I have not used it indoors but the fans are not loud at all. The sound definitely drowns it out. I ham still very happy with it, we have used it several times.. No complaints
2154294
Sorry for the delayed answer. The fan is not at all loud. Definitely less noise than my full-sized HP.
1562415
It's more of a whooshing noise. Similar to a case fan in a desktop. I'd say it's a bit louder than my PC if they were both at a similar distance.