How is the sound while on the interstate? Is the cooling fan noticeable, or quiet enough it doesn't matter?
1063807
I do not hear any cooling fan. I don't think there is a fan in the unit (but I haven't taken it apart).
1251022
They're still pretty noticeable, not like jet engine but still fairly audible depending on how close you are to it. I sit fairly close to it and can hear it, its not obtrusive and if you have it far away you wouldn't notice it. I would try for quieter If it'll be close by you and Noctua's are always nice, but it you have it far away I wouldn't bother.
1673915
How is it with sound? I may be one of a few, but I like my fans to make noise because it blocks out the irking street sounds of cars going by and loud music. I'd rather have fan noise than that irking noise!
1408647
I use it in my garage. If I stop and focus on it, I can hear the fan, but 99% of the time I don't notice it. If you put it in a living space, the noise might be noticeable but it seems awful bright for a living space.
2010835
Hi James, I found the noise level to be negligible. You'd hear more noise from a bad road surface. I have to admit that I wasn't listening for it and didn't hear any.
367222
Moderate noise. Not really noticeable at all. I have two of them in the same area.
2016255
Pretty quiet. I have an i5 in mine with the standard intel cpu fan and that fan is louder than the one that comes in the case.
820851
I have a full face, but I imagine the wind noise with the boom mic might be too loud. When I am traveling on the freeway at 65 to 70 MPH, the wind noise for whomever I am talking to can loud at times. The speakers on the inside would probably still sound pretty good. This is just my opinion mind you.
312009
We carry our unit on the floorboard of the back seat behind the driver. The sound level is only noticeable when the radio is off and then the sound is the same as a small fan on low speed. The heat given off is not noticeable at all, as we run in the summer with the air conditioning on. It is very important to not place anything on the unit so the intake and outlet for the fan are not interfered with. Hope this helps in your decision.
1135491
Not very. I was actually surprised by the lack if noise. I can carry on a conversation without raising my voice with the fan on max. You know its running, but it's quite tolerable. With a speed switch reducing the flow to less than max you have to listen for the fan.
763417
The noise from the fan is not bad...more of a hum. Easy to adjust to...and not notice to much. We do feel it helps cool the second story very well.
115037
I have it on the Eco setting to save the bulb so fan noise is not so noticeable. However if it's on the default lighting setting it might be a little loud. I also use a surround sound system so it drowns out the fan sound but if I used the on board sound the fan will be heard. With my setup, I don't hear the fan from about 4-5' away which is about how far all of my seats are so it's not really noticeable.
1334104
I always have my computer on top of a book so that the fans can keep the computer cool. So, I don't notice any muffling. The sound is pretty good.
1758847
I can hear very clearly. The people on the other line do say there is some road noise-however, I drive a RAV 4 convertible, so it's noisier than most cars. I do really like it, tho. It is always ready to go! Hope this helps you.
1602060
We deployed this unit out to a client so its not something that I have daily interaction with. However, I don't recall it being something that stood out to me or if I even noticed any fan noise at all. I know that isn't a great deal of useful information but wanted to get a response back to you.
984945
The fan does produce enough ambient noise if you are nearby it. It increases a little bit with each speed.
2260590
As long as your fan is clean, there really shouldn't be much noise under different load mods. I haven't heard that the fan is an issue.