Noctua NF-A9x14 HS-PWM chromax.Black.swap, Premium Quiet Slim Fan, 4-Pin (92x14mm, Black)

As far as the fan itself is concerned, I have no complaints. It really irked me to find the big model number stamped on the fan, but I managed to remove it with rubbing alcohol and a lot of patience. It is the cable, however, that I find most annoying. A lot of people who buy this fan do so for use with one of the small CPU coolers, like I did on the NH-D12. It is 9x65. The people who own tiny CPU coolers do so because their builds have mini itx connectors. What the hell is up with the 14" cable on this thing? There is only 12 of us in my case. The length of the letter is 5 inches. My downspout needs to be about 2" apart from the motherboard and I would need another 2" space for the plug. There is a 12" gap between the 14" and 18" extension. Upon opening my case, I found the 8" cable that came with the stock fan bundled up inside. I have an even bigger one to bundle up now.

Chloe Webb

| Nov 29, 2020

These were provided to me to use with my NCASE M1 course. The Noctua NH-70 has been my mainstay for years It is intended to be a rear intake for the U9S, so it would act as a rear intake for fresh air to go into the cooler by way of the back. Because I wanted a black fan and I heard they were silent, I was excited to use them. Despite being silent, they do not remain silent. When I turned everything on, this fan began making this awful whining noise in the mid range. Having purchased two of these fans, I swapped out the current one with the second one, thinking the current one was defective. It made the same horrible noise. I unplugged the fan from my case, and it became extremely silent the only other fan was the Noctua NH-2000. It comes with an air cooler that comes with an A9 fan. It didn't work, so I took the fan out. I reconnected the fan, and the noise didn't go away, so I took it out again. As I am sitting right next to the NCASE M1, I wanted a case that would be quiet, which is why I selected the It is so disappointing to realize that these fans are.

Amalia O’BRIEN

| May 30, 2021

It's not loud enough to interfere with the airflow but the sound it makes is quite bothersome. As a matter of intake at least. The noise was due to turbulence so I used spacers, which reduced the turbulence noise, but still found it a nuisance. It's more of a mid range whiny type of sound. In particular, with anC phones on, it is extremely annoying since the noise that the 120mm fan makes is muted by the anC while the noise that is made by this fan is not muted, causing it to be heard directly. In my case it would probably fit on the back of an under-desk PC, however I had to get rid of it because it was in a SF box on my desk. This made about a 0 out of 10. There were situations in which the difference of 1C made no difference.

Jonathan ALLAN

| Nov 05, 2020

This connector does not appeal to me. Noctua fans look like this. It doesn't get any better than Noctua. I'm not happy about two things that they continue to do in their chromax black fan line was designed to be better in terms of aesthetics, yet it has some kind of code number in white on one side of the fan frame, which is Instead of including a decent length cable that terminates into a 4 pin male connector like the majority of fans in existence and the majority of Noctua fans include, these fans provide an immediate 4 pin female connector. The included extensions will increase cable management hassles because you will end up having a long cable, and you will also have to manage a bulky connector right next to the fan, while with brown fans, if you need an extension, it would mostly be out of sight and easier to manage. Noctua does, however, make versions of the chrome black fans that do not suffer from this problem, but they are only available with chrome As a result, if you don't want the bulky female fan connector edition of this fan, your only choice is to buy a chromax cooler with the fan you want and then sell the cooler without the fan or something similar and keep the fan.

Danielle Haynes

| Jul 12, 2021

A full-length movie The first number of Noctua conversions I paid was not the same time after time. As a result- The type of fans I used was very important. It was thought of as a sort of tribute to the predecessor when I would take part of a retired build or case and recycle it into a new system. While building my Skyreach PC, which was my console, I set out to combine the following two things My dream was to create a killer wet dream, and I knew every part needed to be unique and the best it could be. My first purchase of the NH-D was I played with it for a while in Chromax Black and was so impressed, I decided to go all-Noctua on The GPU fans (noisy, sort of whiny, and frankly too tall) were replaced with these fans, and the results have been excellent. The physics were really impressive at low levels, and I was surprised by their performance Tasks where noise was a concern were performed at faster speeds. In spite of that, they can be very noisy. The ASUS Fan Xpert lets you crank up all connected fans to maximum speed, so this little box has the power of a jet engine. Add to that the vortexing issue with this case, and the situation turned into hell. The swap of the fans worked flawlessly (from push to pull) and the average temperature increased only by 5 degrees. Using a mild undervolt and a few tweaks, I was able to get a fairly quiet, high-pressure fan that kept components cool and repelled dust adequately. My experience with this fan over the years is that the pitch and tone of the fan sound is more pleasing to the ear than those I have experienced with other fans. Unlike most fans, most of them do not As a result- It is not just that they have a totally different fanning ability from their competitors, but you can actually hear They are much more appealing to me. Are there any added bonuses? There will be no more puke brown, although I confess to having a slight fondness for that hilariously gross-looking brown Color scheme is out of date. In addition to brand recognition, I believe there is another element at play. The sight of a brand competing against a competitor without fancy lights to disguise any quality defects has become refreshing and inspirational in the RGB era. Probably the only complaint I would have to make would be the price. You pay a ridiculous amount for so little. A little bit- With this company, you get a great deal more than you would with a competitor, but you also get something truly special. The best that European engineering has to offer.

All in all, these are incredibly well-made items. With the pedigree to match, these are engineered fans. It will be my first choice when I need a low-power LED to operate in future situations Fans that produce a lot of noise and have high static pressure. I really like them. They're kind of blingy, which is cool in its own The quiet flex is definitely worth it.

Brantley Elliott

| Jun 30, 2021

The noctua nhl9a low profile cooler was going out of production, so I purchased this to replace it. The PC cases I swapped from the non visible PC components nod 202 to the nzxt h210i are both OEM Nzxt cases. The black and red theme I chose for my mother board matched the red and black of the board. As of yet, it has been working well and the fan is quiet. You can remove the four screws, replace the brown fan with the black fan with the color edges of your choice, and put it back together.

Andre Valdez

| Sep 07, 2020