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I prefer Noctua. | |||
Avoid all sleeve bearing fans. | Avoid all sleeve bearing fans. | ||
Cheap sleeve bearing fans make ticking sounds with DC fan speed control. | Cheap sleeve bearing fans make ticking sounds with DC fan speed control. | ||
Try to find PWM fans if you can but most motherboards will support DC control. | Try to find PWM fans if you can but most motherboards will support DC control. | ||
Arctic fans are supposedly good budget fans but I don't have experience with them. | Arctic fans are supposedly good budget fans but I don't have experience with them. | ||
With most motherboards, you can buy ~2000 RPM fans and tune down to 800-1000 rpm in the UEFI/BIOS. For prebuilts, use lower rpm fans. In general, more slower fans (~800 rpm) is quieter than fewer faster fans. | |||
===Motherboards=== | ===Motherboards=== | ||