How loud is the fan and what kind of sound does it make, a whoosh or a whine? How does it compare to the loudness of a PC?
1562414
It isn't a whoosh or a whine, it is more like a breeze. It is slightly louder than the PC fan. Mine is in the main part of my living space, and I don't really hear it unless I am trying to.
1562415
It's more of a whooshing noise. Similar to a case fan in a desktop. I'd say it's a bit louder than my PC if they were both at a similar distance.
1562416
It makes a whoosh sound. About twice as loud as a PC. It's not annoying, very even sound.
1562417
I guess its more of a "whoosh" sound. Its definitely louder than a pc fan. You will hear it running. Its not super loud though, but if its the only thing on in your room you'll know its there.
1562418
It's not terribly quiet. It's a bit louder than most computers. It's about the same as my work computer while at 100% usage, which has 5 large fans in it. (most home computers only have 2 medium fans) But since it's a constant drone it isn't really disturbing. The light would disturb you more, which is why we only run ours in the daytime, and to allow the plants to have a night cycle.
1562419
The fan is so quiet, that a pin drop is more louder than it. no worries at all, period.
1146078
Yes. It just sounds like whooshing air, which is a white noise sound to me so it doesn't bother me. It is by no means loud at all. Quiet is relative, but I'm my opinion, yes it is quiet. I hope that helps. Ps. I love this item regardless
462070
It is somewhat louder than the single fan in my new Mac Pro, which is almost inaudible. It's really pretty quiet, although I have no way to measure the actual decibel output. I do hear the hard drives within when they spin up, and also when they are accessing data. I am not bothered by the "noise" at all.
1435935
Its pretty quite if you adjust the fan curve currently, If you keep the default fan curve its fairly loud, but it depends on how demanding the game is.
1996202
I don't think it's loud at all. I've had it running 24/7 in my bedroom since I got it and it's pretty quiet. It's about the same noise as a window a/c or quieter. Hope that helps!
1347310
No, the fan isn't loud. The motor is loud, and annoying as hell. I found an awesome loud can with a quiet motor and it's perfect. Loud whoosh without the annoying, loud whine is what you're looking for.
1503621
It is a very quiet and nice fan. it comes with screws. there is no vibrations when you screw the fan to the computer.
600742
About average PC noise. Definitely not quiet. It is best to put it in a remote place where you won't hear it. It's quiet enough for an office but not for a media/TV room.
2110831
If it's on low you can barely hear it, but on high it's kind of loud. It doesn't bother me, but if you're sensitive to noise, you might find it irritating. Great fan though. I've had it for a while and it's working perfect.
2154294
Sorry for the delayed answer. The fan is not at all loud. Definitely less noise than my full-sized HP.
1561793
Actually, that is a subjective question. For me, I work from home, it is less than 5' from me, and I do not find it distracting at all - even at it's highest setting (there is a link that can manually adjust the fan speed.) I've even had an SSD in use within the box leaving only the fan noise. So, it's not all that loud to me. The other side of the coin though, is that it is not in a bedroom, nor next to my TV/Stereo/etc. The sensitivity of the 'listener' is what gives a better answer.
697529
Relatively quiet. It's definitely quieter than the last fan of similar build I used.
409806
I use the fan literally on my desk, and it is quiet enough so that I'm not aware of it when I'm working (other than the breeze :-). Now that I'm listening for it, it does produce a soft "whooshing" noise. It's hard to hear if you're more than 5 feet away from it. I hope this helps you.
2110827
It does not make a lot of noise at all. In comparison to my old fan it is very quiet, barely noticeable. I sleep with it so it is important that it doesn't make a whole lot of noise.
2018234
It makes a bit of noise as the speed is increased with any fan. I guess it comes down to how quiet is quiet enough. The fan does a good job of cooling things down but does not oscillate.
974251
No louder than a "normal" fan regardless of load. You can hear it's running but not over the volume of a typical game. It is very good at keeping the processor cool.
397064
It doesn't sound like it works that well, but it is a quiet fan and it does surprisingly work very well. I have a Macbook Pro and it really helps when gaming.