Noctua NF-A14 PWM, High-Performance Quiet Fan 140mm

I've been a strong supporter for the Noctua REDUX line and have been using them in all situations where ever possible. But, I am currently building a "new" computer in a modern case and wanted to make a statement. So, this computer will be all Noctua "Classic Line" (Brown and Tan) using the best of choices as needed. The NF-A14 PWM meets those needs, having a great mix of high airflow, low noise and high static pressure. it was an obvious choice in my black "Cougar Uniface S" case. The quality of the fan and the startling contrast will make this build a real beauty. I'd post a photo but with 5 different brand fans in it, it sorta looks like a junkyard build. Maybe later when it's complete. To add another point, when we talk about the lifetime of your basic sleeve or ball bearing fan, that time span might run from less than a year to maybe 2 years. Some will claim longer, but I run these systems 24/7 365 days a year - that's 8736 hours of power on time. For those 8 hour a day, every day users that power off, that's only 2912 hours. My systems run 3 times as many hours. I've put other brands cheap fans in cases when people drop off a box of parts and ask me to build them a computer. In several such builds, those fans have failed in as little as 3 months. In all situations where I was able to convince people that "proper" cooling was a more serious part of the system design, I used Noctua fans. It's going on 16 years, dozens of builds and perhaps upwards of 130 Noctua fans and I have NEVER had one up and fail. That being said, I do have one that is about 15 years old - 9 years passed it's warranty date - that needs a push to start every so often. Once started, it runs at full speed and is just as quite as its twin of the same age. But, we are not talking about a few months or a year or two, we are talking about a company that makes fans to last and last and last. And to top it off, it is this very thing that has inspired other companies to stop making cheap trash products and start making something really worth putting their brand on. With my choice of the Noctua NF-A14 PWM and all other Noctua products, I feel that I am investing in more than just an excellent line of products. I am investing in a concept, an ideal if you will, with a company that believes in their products and designs as well as providing exceptional support for the simple to extreme. ========== I had to cut up two of their 20cm fan frames to fit in a case that was not made for their fans. But, I was determined and sent them an email about what I was doing with pictures. Their reply was not what I expected: They were excited that someone would go through all this trouble and obvious financial risk to resolve a problem like this. Instead of the usual "You know you are voiding the warranty." and "Our products are not meant to be cut up like that." The reply I got was more like, "Wow, cool!" My kind of people! Note: I have not received, expect to receive or been offered, any kind of compensation for these facts, statements or my opinion. ===== Fourth fan recently arrived in excellent condition. All I can say about these products is that while they may seem a bit pricey at first, I've never had to replace one for failing. And, again...we are talking about a period of many years. I'll never use a ball or sleeve bearing fan again.

The thing is fantastically quiet! I installed this on a NZXT Kraken X40 radiator, and I'm loving it. The fan is so quiet, I can hear the pump for the cooler! First off, we have the packaging. It's all very well done, with informative flaps on the box detailed the features of the fan. There's even a little window to see the fan. It might be a bit much, but it definitely doesn't slack in this department. With regards to airflow, it seems to pull a good amount of air, so no complaints there. My idle temps are a little higher than before, but I think that's because the stock Kraken fan is more performance oriented. Anyway, higher idle temps don't matter so long as it keeps cool when under load, and it does. Even under load, the thing is quiet. Now, you might be saying, "Aw, who cares if it's quiet. So what, it makes a little noise." Yeah, I used to feel that way, too. However, once you realize how nice it is to not have the constant whirr and that your machine is working hard yet is barely making a sound, you don't want to go back. Now, I did encounter a small issue when mounting it in my case (NZXT Phantom 530), but I think it's more of a case issue. Basically, the fan blades were hitting the mounting bracket of the case, so I had to find just the right level of tightness so that it wouldn't hit. Not that big of a deal since it's easy to fix. Now if you're not sold on a Noctua fan, part of it is probably the less than attractive Noctua color scheme. I'll admit, it's not the prettiest thing, but I think it's worth it. Plus, it's starting to grow on me; probably because it's now associated with awesome performance. I think if you give it a shot, you'll grow to like it, too. Since purchasing this, Noctua's earned a new loyal customer. All future fan purchases of mine will certainly be Noctuas!

The Noctua NF-A14 PWM is an excellent fan for my PC build. It’s impressively quiet, even at higher speeds, but still moves a good amount of air, keeping my system cool without being distracting. The build quality feels premium sturdy and durable, and the 4-pin PWM control makes it easy to fine-tune the speed through my motherboard. While the brown and beige design isn’t flashy, it has a clean, professional look that fits well with most setups. Overall, it’s reliable, effective, and perfect for anyone looking for a quiet yet powerful fan for their PC.

I recently bought a prebuilt pc which has 1 intake fan and 3 rgb exhaust fans (all 120mm). It was working fine, however last few weeks with summer heat wave here in cali. I could feel my pc getting really hot while gaming and checked temps, cpu was in the high 80s and system temp in the 70s. I have ryzen 5 3600 with stock cooler btw. I felt with the case and fans I had, there wasn't enough intake air coming in fast enough so looked on amazon for an additional fan. While searching I kept seeing noctua fans appearing with high reviews, however the brown colors turned me away. But after reading reviews and people saying it is the best fan to cool and stays quiet. I decided to order one to test it and my front fan location are out of the pc case glass view. In few days I received the fan and wow, I was impressed of the packaging alone. Came in a nice sturdy box and nicely packaged, felt like a premium item. It came with the fan, y splitter, screws, rubber screws, extension cable and a low wattage cable to keep the fan pwm at lower speed if needed. Took the front cover off of my case, had to do some arrangement because 120 mm fan was in the middle slot. I moved that one to the top and noctua to the middle slot. I plugged the y splitter into the motherboard fan header and plugged the noctua fan with the extension cable to the 4pin port and the previous 120 mm fan to the 3pin port of the splitter. Put the case together and powered up and saw all the fans turned on, went into bios to check for pwn and fans connection. Everything worked out great, my temperatures have drops by 5-10 degrees and i don't even hear fan's noise or vibration. When I open my glass side door and just put my hand inside the pc, I can feel a nice flow of cold air blowing towards my gpu and cpu. The cons I would say are the cables are little stiff and takes some time to bend to cable management and the aesthetics. Hopefully one day they will make some rgb fans haha. I always used stock fans or cheap ones I found online, however this is the best quality fan I ever used and would highly recommend.

Hands down the very best fans on the market. Quiet and efficient. The first thing I ALWAYS do when buying a new case is remove whatever fans came with it and replace them with a full array of Noctua. I particularly love this series both in 140 and 120mm. If the top of your case is a little tight, they make a thin version that does the trick exceedingly well. Can't say enough about this company and it's products. You might think the color of these fans is a little weird. I think I know why they are the way they are: If they were the standard generic black like everyone else... they'd look like everyone one. With the cream and reddish brown color scheme it's instantly recognizable in your system and a nice point of pride. Again, I've probably purchased at least a few dozen Noctua over the past few years and not a single one was a dud nor has any of them failed. They've all stayed very nearly a quiet as the day I put them in. Buy this brand with confidence.

The back fan that was stock with the computer case ran sometime, sometime didn't...it was just about done. Plus, even though it was a four-pin fan and was powered by the motherboard, it wouldn't show up in either the motherboard's UEFI BIOS Utility, nor in a third party fan monitoring program. Thus, I couldn't monitor the fan, and didn't know if it was being controlled by the motherboard or not. So, I decided to replace it with this fan hopefully reducing fan noise and providing fan monitoring and control too. This fan comes with flexible, sound dampening mounts that are a great idea. They isolate the fan from the case. But I simply didn't have room in the case to pull those mounts through the case's mounting holes and then through the mounting holes of this fan. So, I had to resort to using the screws (included) to hold it in place. The case's top fan was still working. Here again, it was a 4-pin fan attached to the motherboard. But, it too wouldn't show up for monitoring purposes. So, I replaced it with Noctua NF-A20 PWM, Premium Quiet Fan, 4-Pin (200x200x30mm, Brown). However, I had a problem with this fan's overall size. The top of the computer case is removable, making replacing the fan an easy job. It was easy to push/pull the elastic mounts through the fan mounting holes. However, the top of the case wouldn't snap back into place. The top is held in place by some extensions off of the top that snap into holes in the top of the the case. Those extensions couldn't move past the fan's enclosure. This fan was just wider than the stock fan. So, I used a small cylindrical grinding attachment in my Dremel tool to remove small amounts of the fan encasement that were blocking the top's extensions. After that, it the case's top snapped right into place, and I was ready to test both fans. I started my computer - and the fan's sounds were appreciably reduced! Plus, both fans showed up in my fan monitoring utilities. Very pleased! Thinking about replacing one or both of the case's front mounted 200mm fans.

Great! I know they say they're quiet, but I didn't realize just how much quieter they would be. Love them! Keeping my PC nice and cool. Installation was a breeze, and they had these weird rubber things that you squeeze through the screw holes instead of screwing. They also have rubber ends to minimize the risk of any rattling. I'm very sensitive to those types of sounds, including the high pitched frequency of coils when it gets a little lower (e.g. at/near idle, low voltage), but I have no problem with these at all :) Oh and they also came with extensions in case you need it. WORTH.

Super quiet!!!! I love Noctua. Using to help keep air moving through my rack.

Het fan is van goede kwaliteit. Het verleng kabel erbij is toch handig.

Rien a redire toujours parfait noctua cet un sans faute pas comme vos serie reduc qui eux sont de qualité médiocre

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this fan is so silent, like silent hill..... hehehehe

Quesitos técnicos, como ruído acústico, pressão estática, entre outros, excelentes. Apesar de um pouco caro, vale a pena, realmente entrega qualidade.