Noctua NF-A8 FLX, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (80mm, Brown)

Needed a 12v cooling fan for leisure day van installation, good quality, silent running, works perfectly

This is my first Noctua fan but I've purchased well over 100 computer fans over the past 20 years. This is the first time I've felt it necessary to write a review for a fan, something so basic that you never think about it after fitting.I used to think that the hype around Noctua's fans was just that, hype. All fans are about the same aren't they? But actually I was wrong, this fan is by far the best computer fan I've ever purchased.Firstly it's silent, I did not need to use either of the inline resister cables that come with the fan as by default it's inaudible. I literally cannot hear it while holding it in my hand having plugged it in to test it worked.That's the first time that has ever happened, I'm replacing a Zalman 80mm fan that purported itself to be silent but was by far the most noisy fan in my environment so to go from that to this is like a night and day difference.I can see why these fans are exspensive when compared to the competition, it moves quite a decent amount of air while being inaudible to my ears, obviously a lot of development has gone into the fan and it shows.The packaging is also the best I've seen for something like a fan, it's printed in full colour, thick cardboard and includes a window piece to view the product which is held closed with two velcro pads. Quite a lot of effort has been made in the presentation.The fan itself feels very solid, the plastic has no flex to it and is using a thick injection mould. The rubber grommets on all the corners are also nice quality and it does include both metal screws and rubber pull throughs for affixing the fan to your computer case. I chose to use the rubber pull throughs which work perfectly fine and feel durable.Overall I'd highly recommend this fan it has surprised me enough that I will be buying some more Noctua fans in different sizes for other computer builds, never have I used a fan this quiet after trying all manner of brands prior to this.

The media could not be loaded.  I bought altogether 4 Noctua NF-A8 FLX to get the noise level of my Reality Ender 3 V2 down. I decided to install BRISS Moto Fangs on the Hotend and also switched out the mainboard and PSU fans. Since they are 12V Fans, I did fit Buck Converters.The noise level of my 3d Printer has gone down dramatically since I installed the Noctua Fans and the Part cooling fan, as well as the Hotend fan do their job - even when I print for days. I know there's a controversy about the Noctuas being not powerful enough to the Hotend successfully, but that definitely doesn't seem the case with the stock Ender 3 V2 Hotend.In the Video, both fans are at 100% and you basically can't hear them - The movement of the x and y axis makes more noise!All 4 Fans have been running for 4 Months now and there is no sign, that the noise level has changed. I'm pretty confident that they will be doing their job for a long time.The Fan itself comes in a somewhat absurdly over engineered packaging. Less would have been more here, since it all ends in the bin anyway. It comes with a whole set of connectors that will prove very useful, depending on where you want to attach it to.All in all I'm very happy with the Noctua Fans. They are very quiet but seem to cool all components sufficiently. I just wish Noctua would overthink their packaging.

Much quieter fans that are long lasting.

I’ve undertaken several upgrades to my Ender 3 Pro over the last couple of weeks and, if you’re reading this, you are probably thinking about doing the same, so you may want to look for each of the following reviews under my name, to get a fuller picture. They are;• Sunlu Filament Dryer• Silent Motherboard 4.2.7• Build Plate Springs• BL Touch auto bed leveller• Noctua Silent Power Supply FanNoctua Silent Power Supply FanThe noise reduction from this is incredible. Previously I’ve always needed to have the printer in the garage because it was too noisy for my office. Replacing the motherboard took out all the extruder movement noise but the power supply fan still remained a bit too loud when it kicked in. After fitting this fan the machine is getting close to silent. Fitting it is pretty easy but in any case I’d recommend following the instructions on 3dprintscape, where you’ll also pick up the stl for a self-printed housing. I’m so impressed with this result that I may now look at doing the same, if possible, for the extruder fans.

Fast and quiet

If you have a Kenwood TS2000 you need this it is so quiet that you will not hear it the orginal fan sounds like a jet engine compared to this.

This fan is not entirely quiet, but it seems like a good fan, and more silent than other fans. One of the anti-vibraion mounts (not the corners of the fan, but the soft, long things to mount it) were missing, but i have spare ones lying around and nothing else was missingupdate: found the "missing" part

These fans are the very best on the market. Very quiet , reliable and will work forever! Excellent value. I use them on any piece of gear that has a fan. THE FINEST!

I used 3 of these in my mini nas with the Jonsbo N3 case. 2 Back exhausts and one front intake. And let me tell you it is perfect.The Noctua proprietary silicone screws are top-notch and allow for special use cases where normal screws aren't convenient/possible. Works well with the 4-pin Molex cable from any ATX/SFX psu.

Habe ihn in meiner PSU verbaut. Perfekte Geräuschminderung und tut was er soll.

J'ai remplacé les ventilateurs de mon NAS Synology RS1219+ qui étaient trop bruyants. Ces ventilateurs sont très silencieux, car bien sûr le volume d'air est moindre, mais dans l'ensemble ils sont des très bonne qualité : on n'entend que l'air souffler et pas de roulement. C'est presque agréable de l'entendre !Je recommende donc pour ceux qui voudraient reconditionner du matériel pour faire un homelab ou bien simplement équiper un PC qui doit être silencieux.

Works amazingly, very silent and a lot of air flow!