Pros & Cons
Pros
Fans come at a small premium, but they stand out like no others. Build quality is fantastic, and the kit comes with everything you need. You won't be disappointed.
No perceptible fan noise at all. Bearing and blade design create an almost silent cooling solution.
The packaging is amazing with lots of adapters. It requires a little soldering skill (or you can use the included splicing kit). It comes with plenty of adapters and shock mounts. This is not the recommended way to attach it but it works if that is al... Read More
Cons
Looks like it was running for awhile before being returned rather worse for wear.
Highlights
Quality
Quality product with most everything to install
The fan is of very good quality
0 gpu fan that was annoyingly loud since day 1
No whine from the motor and soft low pitch air movement noise
Price
This fan is famously quiet and installing a buck converter to drive it at 12 vdc in my 24vdc ender3 printer was neither costly ... Read More
I finally decided to spend the money on a good fan for my 3d printer and i am in love
If you are on the fence about these fans and arent sure if its all hype let me assure you its not they really are worth the pre... Read More
Packaging/appearance
Comes in cool packaging with lots of accessories
The packaging is amazing with lots of adapters
Came with a 3pin to 2pin adapter and a low noise adapter which i used
Just wish theyd crank down the packaging waste
Competitiveness
As a computer enthusiast i have grown to understand that noctua is ahead of the competition
A quick youtube search turned up lots of information on replacing the oem fans with the noctua brand
I wanted something that was oem or better and noctua is a known reliable brand for cpu fans
The flow is better than the stock fan as well
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought two of these as you can see on the picture
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
You will need a 30mm gt 40mm adapter to install it on a e3d v6 clone but you can easily find one on thingiverse to print yourself
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had problem with the low noise adapter as it seemed to not cool the heatsink enough and i was getting heatcreep with pla over 205c
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Removed the adapter and now the problem is gone
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The fan is not noise free but it is quiet for its small size and certainly not annoying
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Review noctua nfa4x10 flx premium quiet fan 3pin 40x10mm brownthese are extremely quiet
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With case closed i cant hear anything at any rpm
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you are on the fence about these fans and arent sure if its all hype let me assure you its not they really are worth the premium price tag because the quality is outstanding