Hi Erssa, I would contend that no fan is the quietest, and provided you can't boil an egg on the case it's OK. the point is if you wan't a fan it must be able to blow some air across the components when there is resistance to flow. We need to compare apples with apples, noise cannot be the only crit...

I have just been ripped off! :cry: Bought several Noctua NF-S12 fans (quiet, great airflow at 12v) and several Nexus 120mm fans. Installed the Noctua in my Thecus N5200 (modified to take a 120mm fan, and was happy with the noise until I noticed the case becoming warm to the touch, something that nev...