140mm Fans suggestion!

[AleXXX666]

My first choice is be quiet! They're expensive, but super quiet, while not compromising on performance. They're also... not brown!

noctua are more pricier. but both are good choice.

 

[Shrek]

Gotta admit that the brown is horrible and the black versions have a tiny pigtail that needs extending; that given I'm for function over form and put one in my power supply where the color can't really be seen anyhow.

 

[Todestrieb]

I know OP have already made the choice, but the Noctua A14 may cause some very high pitched noise above ~1100RPM if the case choice is unlucky. I've got unlucky twice.
If i have seen this thread earlier I would have suggested Noctua P14 redux. Not for the fact that it is not brown, but for avoiding that noise issue while having a close-enough performance to A14.

And hey, 76C on a modern GPU is not hot enough to cause issues, I guess...

 

[AusWolf]

I know OP have already made the choice, but the Noctua A14 may cause some very high pitched noise above ~1100RPM if the case choice is unlucky. I've got unlucky twice.
If i have seen this thread earlier I would have suggested Noctua P14 redux. Not for the fact that it is not brown, but for avoiding that noise issue while having a close-enough performance to A14.

And hey, 76C on a modern GPU is not hot enough to cause issues, I guess...

Avoiding some annoying high-pitched noise is always a plus. But thank God it's not brown!

 

[HBSound]

The pure wings 2 are solid performers that push a good amount of air without blowing out your ears. I use the 120s almost exclusively in my client builds. If you want tons of airflow but low noise at low speeds go with noctuas ippc 2000 or 3000s. They are loud at full rpm obviously.
Corsairs ml120s move a lot of air but as soon as you mount them to a grill or rad they get loud af!

What is your thought about the 140 Pros by BeQuiet?

 

[maxfly]

What is your thought about the 140 Pros by BeQuiet?

Reviews were solid from what I remember but I haven't used them specifically yet.

They're unusually expensive from my quick look around! $35-$38 per fan...ouch.

 

[AusWolf]

Reviews were solid from what I remember but I haven't used them specifically yet.

Same here, although one can't go wrong with be quiet! in general.

 

[SchumannFrequency]

Arctic P14 is cheap, near-silent and it gives performance when it's needed.

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[ARF]

Arctic, can't go wrong with them, amazing performance, quiet, almost the same as a Noctua for a fraction of the price. And they don't look like poop

i bought the arctic p14 way more air than the included fans!

Arctic P14 is cheap, near-silent and it gives performance when it's needed.

Arctic Announces P14 Max High Performance 140mm Case Fan

An addition to ARCTIC's extensive range of fans: The P14 Max complements the existing high-performance series with a high-performance 140 mm model. The P14 Max impresses above all with its extremely wide speed range, which extends from a minimum of 400 to a maximum of 2800 rpm. It's equipped...

www.techpowerup.com

Arctic for the win The best fan on the market.

P14 PWM PST | 140 mm PWM Fan with Cable Splitter | ARCTIC

ACFAN00197A | P14 PWM PST is a pressure-optimised 140 mm fan | PWM Sharing Technology allows a synchornized fan setup | Fast processing and delivery | ARCTIC Store

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0.3 Sone is around 10 dB.