Are the included fans quiet enough for music and movie playback, or should I replace with aftermarket fans?
1046320
Yes, They are less than 17db in volume outside the case... They are quieter than just about any quiet fans out there, not the absolute best but very good...
733048
They are really quiet, i have a FX-8350 and its a lot of difference with the stock cooler, the stock cooler was a few annoying, but now i can forget that noise at all.
118228
I have never heard the fan on this card but I am not a real big gamer, to me so what if it is. chances are if your a gamer ill be drowned out by loud exhaust or gunfire. I own 2 of these cards each in a gigabyte ga970ud3 mb & have had no troubles.
407516
No. Idles very silent. Even under normal usage I cannot hear. My fans mounted on PC case are louder, and they aren't very loud themselves.
600741
I have my EX475 sitting right on my desk. I hear the hard drive once in a while and the fans kick in when I reboot and that is it. My PC is a louder than the Mediasmart unit.
2104182
that's exactly what I did on mine, mostly because i replaced everything in the case with these and wanted consistency. If the stock fans aren't loud then it might not be worth it. Doubt you'd see much of a difference in cooling performance.
1950176
It is really more about what fans you put in it and how fast you have them set up to spin. The case itself has no sound proofing, so if you buy several loud fans and have them spin quickly, it will be loud, fewer/quieter fans spinning slower will be quieter. If noise is a concern I would suggest Noctua fans and an aftermarket cooler (this will support closed loop liquid if you're willing, otherwise check out a Hyper 212 Evo or similar). My setup with 4 Cooler Master fans (including the aforementioned Hyper 212 Evo) at idle (~60% fan spin) I would rate a 5-6, you only notice it if the room is quiet, but it is pretty obvious then. Going full tilt doesn't change it that much, maybe a 7, but with headphones on you won't notice it at all (you'll rarely run a decent desktop 100% during normal use anyway).
2047011
I have two asus drives for watching dvd's, I put into the case. I hope you this answers the question. Anyway, we warned : this case isn't that quiet. It's not worth the money, I wouldn't buy this case again.
1588344
No but if you play games with high settings the fan sound because needed to cool down the graphic card. If you only you to play movies or use office the fan doesn't make any noise
2215628
In my opinion they're not any louder than a Cd drive when it first boots up. I had an enclosure built around mine (for ascetics) and the back is accessible via a side doorway, so I hear almost 0 bleed thru on the fans. However, without the enclosure it's really not that loud either. The fans are located at the very top and the cabinet does a good job of containing most of the sound. Hope it helps!
575413
I have two of the same running on my H100i and they are very quiet. In fact I am running near 10 of these fans on my Cooler Master Cosmos II case and barely can hear the box running.
2055778
Not too much. They are audible, by no means silent, however it's not like a plug in fan. Ill also note, my case cracked along the bottom, and the only times it's been moved were placing the pc on its side to work on it. Just saying.
24217
I have the XBR4 40" and must admit I sometimes watch with low volumein the late hrs and the fan noise does annoy me. I guess I've gotten used toit. I also realize that if it didn't have the cooling fans, the life of the set would be shorter.
145209
The fan it comes with is adequate. It depends on your case and airflow as well.
961797
where you plug them in is irrelevant, but connecting them to the motherboard is usually preferred. if they're too loud, I suspect vibration against the case. Did you use the included rubber mounting plugs to mount them?
1804191
Hi, i have 2 in my tower, the fans are really quiet but makes a little of noise.
581236
You can hear it but it's a quiet fan overall. I wouldn't say it is necessarily noticeable, especially when you have your movie sound playing. If you place your speakers near the screen facing the audience you will be fine.