Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (140mm, Black)

This review is for the Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap.

I have 7 ‘be quiet!’ fans in my case, and really like them. When I got a 140mm ‘be quiet!’ fan for the back of the case, I purposely got a 3-pin (non-pwm) fan that would run at max speed all the time. After a day of that, I decided that it was just too loud, so I got this 4-pin (pwm) ‘Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax’ fan instead. I am SO GLAD that I did. Even using the default fan curves on my mobo, this thing moves a ton of air and is basically inaudible. Even at full speed, I am impressed with how quiet it is given how loud my other fans are at full speed. It’s a very impressive fan at a very nice price (I paid $25), and I love that it includes the anti-vibration mounts. I can’t speak highly enough of this fan, I highly recommend it if you need to move a lot of air quietly.

Very good case fan. Noise level is excellent and pretty much unnoticeable during normal loads (noise level was good under load too). The screw holes are not pre-screwed with the spirals in them but apparently this is common with fans.

Quiet, moves a lot of air.

Have used numerous noctua fans in the past and have never been disappointed. The only drawback of them, for me at least, was the brown color. Glad they now have a black option. More expensive than most other fans but I believe they are worth it.

If youre case can support it, I recommend getting these fans. They move a good amount of air and are whisper quiet. I have 6 of these installed in my P600S and with the silence panels removed, theyre still silent. I have the fans running under the silent profile in the BIOS. But I also ran them under normal and to me, theyre silent.

I bought these based on Noctuas stellar reputation without expecting much more than a quiet replacement for my case fans. I was pleasantly surprised when they turned out to be better than I had expected. I use these connected to the PWM fan headers on my motherboard and they are so quiet, way more so than the Phanteks case fans they replaced. To be fair to the case fans that were replaced they were close to 5yrs steady use and were showing the abuse of constant use. I like the vibration dampeners on the Noctua fans, being able to swap those out to match your color theme is nice, and I intentionally choose NON-RGB fans for my case fans as my setup has plenty of RGB already. These fans move a ton of air and do it quietly, they hardly ever ramp up because my case has good airflow and they provide plenty of air. I was rather surprised that my GPU temps dropped with the addition of these fans, that is just how much better the air is moving in my case. While I am using these as case fans they would make EXCELLENT radiator fans if your looking for replacement fans for a 140mm or 280mm radiator. They are definitely worth the premium in price, build quality is superb, you can feel it when you hold them in your hand.

Keeps pc running cool. No loud at all

I tested many fans from different manufacturers. Noise level and air pressure balanced only on this compny products.

Totally silent. Did I say silent? OK, they crank up a tiny bit during hard gaming, but usually silent.