Review on 🌀 Noctua Premium Quiet Fan, NF-A4x10 PWM, 4-Pin (40x10mm, Brown) by Patrick Diaz

After a lot of trial and error I figured out how to fit an exhaust fan in my X300. I have no doubt that this also applies to the A300. Since I've been looking for someone who has successfully done this and couldn't find anyone who has, I thought someone might appreciate this knowledge. My Deskmini build is for everyday use and media playback alongside my expensive gaming PC as I spend very little time actually using that much power. The focus of this build is on suitable graphics for 4k media, maximum energy efficiency and absolute silence. Here's how I did it: Deskmini X300W with additional USB ports and an audio jack on the back. WISE TIGER AX210NGW Wi-Fi/BluetoothRyzen Module. 3400GE (from ebay for $140) Noctua NH-L9A cooler with MX4 (low noise adapter installed) Noctua NF-A4x10 fan (low noise adapter installed) Patriot Viper Steel 16GB 3000MHz (overclocked to 2933MHz) Samsung 960 Evo 250GBWD Blue NVME installation Assembling 1TB, I was wondering how much colder the CPU and the rest of the internals would be in the long run with at least some exhaust fumes. So I looked around and the Noctua NF-A4x10 was the only fan that could potentially handle it. Part of my reasoning was that the board has two fan headers, so why not use the second one? After trying to mount it in a few spots (and a couple of enlarged vents on the side (or top if it's upright) I found a spot that not only provides good exhaust air recovery, but also on on the back of the box, which means I'll never hear how it works. If you're using a cooler other than the Noctua L9A, you should have more rear placement options, but in my case the L9A remains (an important part to to achieve quietness in this unit). I literally have a place to install a fan. On the back of the unit, to the left of the optional rear audio jack slot, there are two rows of 11 holes running horizontally where the fan screw is. These holes are quite large, so that the supplied screws will fit in. If you do, I suggest partially screwing the two corners and then finishing the job the fan is an exhaust fan as the cooler draws in cold air so at air could just use some help getting out of the case. Personally I would recommend finding a speed that works for you and is acceptable noise wise and just drive at that speed 100% of the time as the exhaust works best at static speed. It works for me at 2450 rpm and it's completely inaudible. My L9A cooler runs at around 850 rpm and is also completely inaudible. The CPU is usually below 40°C and with 4 cores, Vega 11 graphics and zero noise I am very happy with this machine. If, like me, you have a $3,000 gaming PC that you only use a few hours a week, you also use that PC for your daily tasks like watching videos, checking social media, texting, editing of photos and managing ads etc. This might just be an example for you to put something together.