Noctua NF-A8 FLX, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (80mm, Brown)

I use this as external fan to my computer to move the hot air from the back of the computer inside an enclosed cabinet out a hole in the back. It is so much quieter than the previous fan. Im using it on the middle speed (the high speed is still pretty quiet, but I dont think I need that much airflow).

Theyre Noctua fans. Nothing else needs to be said.

A quiet high-quality fan. You wont need to use the supplied noise (and speed) reduction cables unless you are looking for near silence in your system.

Lots of engineering, documentation went into this fan and the support is just as good.

Had originally purchased an Arctic 80mm fan that was DOA. Returned it to Amazon and researched for a better one. Voila! The noctura is excellent. Definitely a better quality fan than the Arctic. It came with a variety of power connectors/adapters to enable power and speed options and 3 or 4 pin connection to your PC.

Nice and quiet. I had a loud subwoofer amp with an 80mm fan and I fixed it with this fan. It provides enough CFM but is super quiet,

It does what it’s supposed to do.

I bought 2 of these fans to upgrade the stock fan in 2 Kenwood TS-2000 ham radios. It is thicker than the stock fan but there is plenty of clearance. The stock screws can be used in the rear of the mounting holes as they are not long enough to go through the whole fan. I may hunt down some long 2 mm screws someday to complete the installation but it works great as it is. The fan is much quieter than the stock fan and moves a lot more air - a lot more. You have to put your ear right up to the radio to hear the fan. This is great for cross band repeating, Kenwood Sky Command, or digital modes like PSK31 or JT65 that create a lot of heat. If you like it quiet you can even do this if you arent running any of these modes. Keeping the heat down keeps the finals alive! . This is a high quality fan and it comes with lots of adapters if you are going to use it in a PC. The fan in the TS-2000 is ground switched so if you put a 1 watt, 100 ohm resistor between the fan ground and chassis ground the fan will run at low speed all the time and switch to high speed when the relay closes. It is an ideal fix.

If you want a quiet fan, look no further. These are very expensive but I have not found anything that works as well or quietly for less. I do wish they came in black rather than their signature browns, but that is minor.

Quiet and good air flow.