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

Prob the best and premium fans on the market. On the pricy side but hey, if you can't afford do not buy. The build quality of these fans is insane and the noise level very low. Happy with them and would highly recommend them and any other products from Noctua!

I have wanted to try Noctua fans for a while now but i love having my rgb so i use corsair however they can be noisy when they ramp up so when i done my watercooling loop i decided instead of two rgb fans on top i would add two of these and i'm really happy i did! The only gripe i have is the length of the cables made it a bit of a chore to run it down the back of my case then back in to fit the pwm headers on my motherboard but they just made it...barely. General performance has been great they make barely any noise even when they ramp up i just set a fan curve in the bios and let them do their thing and the amount of hot air they pull out of my system is great. I would highly recommend these and i would switch fully to Noctua if they released rgb fans but i know that's not something they're likely to do. I wouldn't say these are expensive compared to some others i had considered and for the performance and silence i would say they're more than worth it plus the all black looks great on a radiator or black case.

This is the second fan I have bought because I was very impressed with the first one. I use them as intake fans for my Meshify C case. When playing gaming I turn them up and the airflow they provide is great, is it engineered very well. Note that the noise levels can get loud when operating at high speeds, but at normal levels it is very quiet. The high noise doesn't bother me because I usually am wearing headphones when I turn the speed to the max. I am not a big fan of their other colour fans, but these looks much better. Overall I would highly recommend this.

Best fans on the market.

First off, I would consider myself a long time fan of Noctua products. Have used them for 12+ years and never had an issue with a cooler or fan - not once.To add, the after sales service and RMA that Noctua provide is fantastic..I decided to try out some of the new Noctua Chromax fans for the hell of it.Bought four of them and added them to my Phanteks Enthoo Luxe case - 2 in the front, 1 exhaust and 1 on top..As usual, the fans are the high quality you would expect from Noctua fans. These Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax are exactly the same as the Noctua NF-A14 PWM fans - exchanging the Beige/Brown for all Black.Quality fans.The Good -- Quieter than the stock fans.- Have reduced temps (2c using P95 Blend and IBT).- Fantastic build quality (as expected).- 6 Year Warranty- Interchangeable Corner Anti-Vibration pads - slew of different coloursThe Bad -- Price - compared to the original NF-A14 - paid €3.50 more per fan.- Accessories gone - these new chromax fans don't include the Low-Noise Adaptor (L.N.A.), 4-Pin Y-Cable, 30cm Extension Cable and 4 Vibration-Compensators - that we always got with the original versions.- New cable system - the wire that comes out from the fan is only 1-2cms long and then goes into a connector. You get a 30cm Cable with the fan that connects directly into the connector.However, I have 2 issues with this -a. the connection point so close to the actual fan is cumbersome and gets in the way andb. you have lost 30cms in length in comparison to the original NF-A14 that came with a spare 30 cms extension cable.- Missing Vibration corner pads - you only get "4 Anti-Vibration Corner Pads" of each colour provided.That means that if you select say RED - you can only have it on one side of the fan. This is unacceptable imo. It meant I had to buy a pack of "Noctua NA-SAVP1 chromax.red ANTI-VIBRATION PADS" at a price of €11.80 from Noctuas ebay site. They were sold out everywhere else. The pack comes with 16 of the pads meaning I could have each corner of the fan with pads now all red. When you consider that all the previous Brown fans came with 8 (each corner) on each fan, this is totally unacceptable.Note, I didn't have to purchase NA-SEC1 4-pin ext cables as had a few boxes from previous builds but needed to use two of them to extend the cables on the front fans. Therefore I would recommend you measure the distance between the fan location and the Fan Header on the motherboard. If using a HUB at the back of the Case, you should be fine.In conclusion - I think the awe and worship I had for Noctua is fading. The fans are still the best fans on the market in my opinion but this scrimping on accessories and leaving you short on corner vibration pads has left a bad taste for me.Also, I really don't like the new cable connection system at all. Its not as clean when placing the fans and cables.

Bought a Fractal Design Torrent Case but the 3 x 140mm fans included were noisy and ticked at low RPM. Replaced them with 3 x Noctua NF-A14 PWM chromax.black.swap and now I can run the case at low fan RPM without any ticking noise. The cables included with the fans whilst fairly short are long enough to reach the Torrent fan controller. I also installed the included rubber anti-vibration pads on the fan corners which may also help to reduce noise. Overall really happy, I've been buying Noctua kit for many years now and never had a problem so far. It's expensive but worth it.

I have these or their brethren installed on my cooler, and case exhaust and input fans. I use the PWM connectors on the main board and ASUS tool from the motherboard to set the speeds. Essentially, with the side off, I ran the system to get to the point where I could not here the PC. The Hard drive became the noisy component (now replaced). You need to adjust the settings for the most quiet, but totally worth it. I went the white corners to complement the whit PC case - and overall delighted with the result :-)Can recommend the Noctua PWM fans!

Excellent quality fans, easy to install, barely audible below 600 rpm where they are still quite effective.Cables slightly short (30cm) for a full tower / depending on fan socket location.Only 4 anti-vibration pads of each colour should you wish to install on both sides and need 8 for aesthetics.Additional cabled and pads can be bought separately.