🔇 Premium Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilent Fan XS-1: Ultra Silent 50mmx10mm, 3000rpm 3-Pin, 16 dBA, 6.77 CFM Review

Has pros: fasten with self-tapping screws to the heatsink of the video card. and motherboard chipset. Has some cons: spinning at 4100 rpm instead of the declared 3000 rpm, poor airflow, putting 120W power in the side instead of the native 50x50x20mm overheated. noise louder than NOCTIA 1500rpm 90mm on the processor.

I used this fan as a replacement fan in an old Nintendo Gamecube. You need to 3D print to replace the original mounting bracket provided by Nintendo because the original Nintendo fan used non-standard screw placement. I also used standard fan screws instead of the screws that came with the NB BlackSilent fan. You can also cut and splice the wiring that comes with the fan for a neater and cleaner installation as this fan has quite a long wire for such a small fan. I'm not including the ease of…

I bought 2 fans in August 2018. Eight months later in April 2019 one fan died, the other was badly worn - noise of non-ball bearing type. These fans are connected to a temperature control board that turns them on and off when the cabinet they are installed in reaches certain temperature thresholds. In fact, they were included when less than 50% was used per day. I'm disappointed that they didn't last long and weren't as quiet as I had hoped. The operation of the two fans created harmony, and…

Works, packaging is a bit crumpled. Beware of the screws that came with the fan, they are very tight and I was afraid of splitting a hole or even crushing the entire fan frame with the force required to tighten the fan bracket on the Z370 E Gaming to attach the motherboard. This tiny fan sits right above my VRM, but even at a top speed of 1200 RPM (less than half of what's advertised) I only get a slight breeze when testing outside and inside a PC case (Corsair Carbide Air 740).