Review on Noctua NF F12 PWM 4 Pin Premium by Mario Beckwith

Like many fans, these fans come with mounting screws. When mounted on a case, the fans have no mounting threads, instead screws are screwed into the fan by the user. The problem is that this can result in bits of plastic from the shredded plastic fan housing. In my case (no pun intended), these fans splattered chunks of plastic over the course of a few weeks. I found small parts on my GPU. I ended up removing them fearing they would end up in the fan or GPU/GPU fans. I replaced them with Corsair ML 120 pro LED fans, which are definitely louder but allow more airflow, are backlit, and create less plastic when screwed onto the case. which would make this a poor industry standard and not a Noctua issue, but I wish the fans wouldn't make such a mess and worst case scenario potentially damage hardware. I expected something better. To Noctua's credit, each kit includes splitters and extenders as well as rubber fan mounts, although I couldn't get the rubber mounts to work. Of course, this has been given a lot of thought, but there are some obvious issues that I cannot excuse. 3 stars.