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Review on Noctua NF A8 FLX Premium Quiet by Christopher Bates

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Excellent quality and incredibly quiet

I have this fan to replace the original cooler in my Behringer iNuke 3000 amp. The original cooler was very noisy even at base load. I have an amp setting in a home theater app so the default fan volume is unacceptable. I switched the cooler to Noctua. All I can say is WOW. The fan is completely inaudible in its idle state AND under load. Of course, I don't think it moves the CFM like a standard cooler does, but I haven't had any thermal overload issues yet. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a quality cooler that is quiet. UPDATE: 9/28/19 Today I ran the amp at full power (almost clipped) and managed to disable the failsafe thermal overload. It was more of a benchmark test than constant real-world use. However, the fan couldn't move enough air for cooling under full load, but it's fine for normal use. Another 5 stars for quality and low noise.

Pros
  • Large selection
Cons
  • Ratio set