Best quiet case fans (2x140mm and 1x120mm)?

[Nexus18]

As per subject title.

I see mixed reports on noctua, be quiet and those artic p14 fans.

Case - fractal meshify c
CPU cooler - be quiet! Shadow Rock 3
GPU - nvidia 3080 fe

Ideally want something much quieter, which delivers similar cooling. No RGB required.

Currently I am using the fractal default 120mm fan for the back and 2x120mm akassa apache fans at the front.

Got a custom curve set up for the case fans:

 

[Nexus18]

Gone for 2x Arctic P14 Static Pressure 140mm PWM PST Fan and 1x120mm of the same kind.

 

[Nexus18]

Yup from googling, it was hard to decide which ones to go with, some say they found these artic ones to be the best and better than their noctuas, others say be quiet is better and vice versa. Can't go wrong with any I suppose.

 

[Nexus18]

Well the fans arrived yesterday since they have been out of stock the entire time since the OP....

Unfortunately one 140mm is busted, power on, struggles to spin and then really loud clicking noise when it does spin so I've contacted the seller to get this replaced.

Not bad though, quieter than previous fans and temps seem better, just wish I could fix this problem I'm having where my case fans don't seem to drop below 1000RPM no matter what speed I set them too:



They ramp up ok without issues but won't drop. Have tried dragon centre, BIOS settings and the above fan control.

 

[Nexus18]

That's odd. The PWM would allow much lower speed. I would expect as low as 400rpm, if I can remember.
Just ensure the settings on BIOS favour PWM control, not auto, not power.

Yup, been through the bios multiple times, tried auto, tried pwm, tried turning off/on the smart control but nada It's doing my head in!

 

[Nexus18]

Ok this is weird now..... Seems the back case fan is adjusting as required but the front 2 still won't drop below 1000???



Shame as can just about hear the front 2 fans at idle.

 

[Nexus18]

Apparently they are linked to the GPU temp and presumably you've tried editing the curve already. How about making the GPU fans spin a bit at idle? That way the temp could go below 40C and affect the front fans just enough.

Personally I don't like case fans synched to a temp and ramping up and down.

Yup did try switching to cpu but still won't go any less than 1000rpm and also tried having the gpu fans run to bring gpu temp down but still no luck. It's weird as the back case fan wasn't working either last week but something must have changed as it seems to be adjusting....



As per another thread I created a while back, this has been happening for a while even with other fans:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/threads/msi-b450-tomahawk-pwm-fan-control-broke.18892398/


What do you do with your case fans?