Hi, can anybody comment on fan noise? Low? Bearable? Thanks.
653630
Very quiet. No noticeable noise when watching netflix or doing basic internet browsing.
653631
Quiet but it runs hot. I had it on a cooling pad and it went up to 173F... Needless to say it was returned for a refund.
1733099
Yes, the fan makes some noise. Not unbearable, but not somewhere between a whisper and soft talk.
1913646
I have no fan noise. My old HP fan sounded like a dying hard drive. The laptop heated up to painful levels. The biggest thing I notice about this is there is no sound, no heat. I wouldn't mind some heat this winter. :) Perhaps you can return that one and get a new one. I think you have a dud.
1145418
I don't think it's noisy at all. The only noticeable sound I can recall of comes from the fan, still quite discrete.
2110831
If it's on low you can barely hear it, but on high it's kind of loud. It doesn't bother me, but if you're sensitive to noise, you might find it irritating. Great fan though. I've had it for a while and it's working perfect.
2034324
Hi Bill, with the stock fans it does have a small but noticeable noise, but nothing too extreme.
105337
I am currently using the stock fan. At stock speeds my computer stays pretty cool, 15-20 C. When playing online games however, they go up to 40-45 which I guess isn't too bad. With higher settings on games/programs the fan then turns into something like a Bulldozer running over C4, extremely loud but does a pretty "Ok" job at keeping the CPU cool if it isn't put under anything over regular use stress. I would highly recommend getting a better fan if you have the money, but if not, you should be fine until you manage to get your hands on one.
1780529
Can you tell me how loud the noise is or if it makes any noise at all? I need a really quiet one that on one will be able to hear because I'll be using it at work and don't want to irritate my coworkers with a header or fan noise.
2021795
There is some noise at high speed but very little at other two speeds. I use my fan at low mostly as that is enough for me. Sorry I wouldn't know how to reduce it.
2055778
Not too much. They are audible, by no means silent, however it's not like a plug in fan. Ill also note, my case cracked along the bottom, and the only times it's been moved were placing the pc on its side to work on it. Just saying.
1920205
It's pretty quiet but on the flooring I have it on and at a certain fan speed there is a slight buzzing going on. If you need dead silence I'd suggest an oil-filled radiator. They essentially make no noise except perhaps a slight clicking when they cycle on or off.
199389
The fans are quiet but I also have a ssd that helps keep the noise to a minimum. Some of the fans that came with the case not longer work :-/
417740
S. Edelman, Fan Noise?...There is NO Fan Noise, You won't even know it's sitting there. And as far as Voltage Drops below a certain Voltage the fan being LOUD,ABSOLUTELY FALSE !!! HOPE THIS HELPED...HAVE-A-GREAT-DAY! Sincerely, Mario.ABSOLUTELY FALSE
1672235
Not noisy. Of course, it is a heavy duty, thus you will hear a humming from the air flow. Excellent fan.
2186437
On the lower setting the fan is reasonable for an office (mine is used at work). It would be noticed only as white noise in my opinion. On high it is louder.
1485456
The fan doesn't make much noise. Depending on the temperature setting, the fan makes a low "quite" hum.
1996039
"Very loud"? I owned two of these after trying out three different brands/models in the last five years, and both were average noise level of a desktop computer fan. I would say if the noise you're hearing resembles something louder than a desktop computer running, then some thing is up. Good luck!