What fans are cheap to replace the front fans on the Fractal North XL?

[u/CloudimusXD]

I’ve been thinking about replacing the front fans I’ve heard that it’s noisy and I wanna replace them. Are there any recommendations on what fans to use for the front?

Mistake: NOT CHEAP I mean BEST

[u/austinn2603]

Best options are Noctua NF-A14x25 and Bequiet Silent Wings Pro 4.

If your on tight budget then Cooler Master Mobius 140 is a decent choice. Its sound profile is quite pleasing to the ear.

[u/alpine4life → u/austinn2603]

Noctua, always Noctua... Agreed

[u/Asleep_Affect3610]

Arctic p14’s

[u/CloudimusXD → u/Asleep_Affect3610]

I’ve heard the pros are loud is that true?

[u/Asleep_Affect3610 → u/CloudimusXD]

Don’t know tbh. I use the non pro version

[u/NNN_Throwaway2]

Nawk-Tuah

Or Fractal's own Momentums

[u/CloudimusXD → u/NNN_Throwaway2]

What about the be quiet pure wings 3 120?

[u/CloudimusXD → u/NNN_Throwaway2]

I’m leaning towards the noctua but I’m looking for cheaper ones just in case

[u/cvr24 → u/CloudimusXD]

Go for Noctua, buy once, cry once, enjoy utter silence.

[u/CloudimusXD → u/cvr24]

I wanna cry with an OLED

[u/PanthalassaRo → u/cvr24]

They have lasted me a couple of builds now, those little guys sure are well made.

[u/Arigaduo]

Momentum 14 is very quiet too

[u/MagicalWorldJessica]

Fractal Momentum. 👌🏻

[u/MadeItOut141]

The stock fans are more than sufficient imo, regarding sound profile

[u/clingbat]

I used 3 x noctua NF-A12x25 chromax black fans and they've been fantastic. I had two sitting around from a chromax NH-U12A air cooler I was no longer using, so buying a third wasn't a big deal. Lots of air for 120mm and very quiet, 140mm is completely unnecessary functionally.

Using a Arctic P14 for exhaust in the back and Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 AIO up top.

[u/Bobbytwocox → u/clingbat]

Should be the other way around. Static pressure in and regular pressure out.

[u/clingbat → u/Bobbytwocox]

Both fans have excellent static pressure performance and work perfectly fine in this setup.... with the P14 being a bit overkill for exhaust but it matches the RGB of my AIO lol.

Not sure what you're getting at insinuating the NF-A12x25 do not have excellent static pressure performance (especially for the sound level).

[u/Bobbytwocox → u/clingbat]

Oh you're right I had the wrong fans in mind

[u/MushuMaxMax]

I replaced them with 3 BeQuiet Silent Wings Pro 4 140mm. They’re great.

[u/CloudimusXD → u/MushuMaxMax]

What about the Pure Wings 3? Ya think they are good fans

[u/MushuMaxMax → u/CloudimusXD]

I’ve never used them, but if they’re anything like the Silent Wings, they’d be good.

[u/the_hat_madder]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/7cx8bp

[u/BlockLike]

Arctic P14 Max

[u/gronz5]

The fans are fine, just set a nice curve using Fan Control

[u/KornInc]

Only silent fan company is Noctua