Does this make unnecessary noise when turned on? such as hitting against your fan case?
74310
I had mine running full tilt for probably a year without issue. Sure, at max speed there's the a little noise from the air moving but it was fine. After about a year, and it probably didn't like being on the max setting that long, I got a little buzzing here and there. Usually a gentle "bump" to the case stopped it. After about 2 months of this, I "bumped" it and the fan blade popped off the motor and fell inside the case. Granted, that was a MUCH more forceful bump, so I don't know if I was a little to rough, or if the assembly, motor, and/or bearings had finally reached their limit. For the time I had it and the price, I'd say it was a good investment. Any other Antec LED fans I've bought are still running like a champ!!
74311
No, the fan is self contained and very quiet. I did have to modify one of mine with a Drexel though, but they was due to a problem with the case, not the fan
74312
no problems like that. blades are in the frame. if the frame fits it can't hit anything
1835826
Mine does make a very slight fan sound. Only noticeable if it is very quiet.
390126
Mine is whisper quite. My PC tower sits on my desk about a foot away from my head. I can hardly tell it is on. sounds as if yours might be defective or that something is rubbing or is vibrating.
1890168
Mine does this too, I was told that the fan is turning on and for some reason it is surging. It only does this when in standby mode, does yours do it when in use as well or just stand by?
911993
Absolutely not. My fan makes a whooshing / blowing noise. A "white noise" if you will.
2060543
The fans on both of my units are very quiet, I don't notice them at all, and they're sitting on the desk next to me. It's a quiet fan hum of rushing air. If the noise bothered me, I'd sit them under the desk, maybe. I wonder if you got one with a bad fan?
293765
Probably not what you are asking about however, I had a fan problem with mine but not right away. After 5 days of ownership, I carried around my N120 and the following day the fan was making a rattling noise. The fan blade was obviously hitting something (similar to a stick hitting bicycle spokes). It appears there was something lose that decided to interfere with the fan blades. It would go away once it is powered down, it would also change volume if you move the computer around. Otherwise, the fan is quiet and normal, no vibration.
2067988
I will make some noise every time it runs the fans but not too loud nor too long
115035
I haven't particularly noticed the fan noise. I've used it to project YouTube musical videos, and have made presentations in small rooms with people sitting closely around it and have never noted distraction from the fan. Unless you were specifically looking for fan noise, I doubt it would be a problem. That said, the next time I use it I will probably be especially sensitive to fan noise. ;-)
1313112
if i close my case its fine; im not sure where you hold your case , it might just vibrate , you can spray a bit of wd 40 right where is the fan; let me know how it works
121818
Mine makes a little bit of of noise, but not too much. I believe it has an internal cooling fan, but I'm not 100% sure on that. Sorry, this probably not that much help.
533485
If you use the sleep mode it is a low hum but I usually can't tell it's on. On regular mode just sounds like a fan.
1831339
No, I don't have that problem. I never noticed a fan running until I read this email. Now, I can hear a slight hum occasionally. But nothing you should ever notice. Yours is not right.
1303168
No it does not make any noise, however, if you have any kind of case it will likely not make it through the case. It does not have enough power to do so, if you have no case you should be good.
1910552
It's the fan on it. Somtime mine does it but not for long I would return it and get a different one if it's doing that
243937
i have the same fan,,this is not normal,,i would send the fan back,,i have no noise in any speed or operation from this product,,i have been thinking about getting a second one,,,sorry to hear your having problems.
858293
Never noticed a fan problem. I can hear it, but it's quite minimal (and I'm sensitive to noise).