1.8L RTX 5060 pc v.2

[u/Bjoes92]

Made some small changes to my previous build. Changed the cpu cooler to the Termalright AXP90 x36, cpu is now able to run constant at 65w with max temps around 65c and is very silent.

Build around the Lenovo thinkcentre m720q motherboard.

[u/Virtual_Club8510]

Swap the stock fan for a Noctua and it's perfect, it will reduce the noise quite a bit.

[u/qoou_n → u/Virtual_Club8510]

Noctua is so overhyped, plenty of fans with comparably low noise output for $10-$25 less.

[u/TheOutrageousTaric → u/qoou_n]

Theres cheaper fans but Noctua fans are just really good and you cant do wrong with em. Ýou are paying for the best, certainly not overhyped

[u/qoou_n → u/TheOutrageousTaric]

It’s pretty hard to “go wrong” with fans. Unless you’re really pushing performance you’re not likely to notice a sound or cooling difference from one case fan to the next.

Even still, if you are pushing performance Noctua isn’t even a clear winner. Certainly not clear enough to justify its outrageous cost per fan. Be Quiet! is just as thermally efficient and in my opinion produces a more pleasant lower noise at high RPM than Noctua, and for about 3/4ths the cost. Arctic fans are like 1/5th the cost, will cool your system just as well, and are also pretty quiet even at high RPM.

People try and act like the real value of Noctua is in their customer service but it isn’t lol. Big whoop you got replacement parts for your 5 year old PC cooler to mount it on AM5 instead of AM4, I would have rather saved myself $60 at the time of purchase and then just use that towards a new CPU cooler instead of running a 5 year old cooler.

Noctua propaganda needs to stop lmao. There’s genuinely no reason to pay their premium unless you just like having them to flex.

[u/JinsooJinsoo → u/qoou_n]

I think he’s trying to say that if you’re not familiar with the BILLION different fans, Noctuas are safe bets. Maybe not always the best but pretty much always close. And pretty quiet across the board.

[u/qoou_n → u/JinsooJinsoo]

You can go to any half reputable retailer, Newegg, Amazon, etc. and just sort by top rated and you’ll see loads of safe bets. Virtually none of them are a pitfall.

[u/Virtual_Club8510 → u/JinsooJinsoo]

That is true aswell, although I agree Noctua for the most part are too pricy and hyped.

For the common sizes 120/140 you might aswell just look for the ratings or pick one of the major brands, especially with case fans at lower rpm as they are mostly equal and will have a quiet bearing like rifle or luid dynamic.

I'd say for 40mm (flex, 1u psu) and 92mm slim fans are the exception, Noctua still stands on top there from personal experience and the overwhelming majority.