Performance: Overclocked System (Arranged by Sound Pressure Level)
This is the chart where you will find which among the quiet fans cool the best. Determine what level of noise you can tolerate, and look down to see how well various fans cool at that sound level. The Nidec Gentle Typhoon AP-13 and the Thermalright X-Silent 140 stand out as effective coolers among the quieter fans.
You will also notice that the quietest fans cannot cool this overclocked system enough to keep the CPU within the limits set for it. Yet for a case fan, a gentle unit might be perfectly satisfactory. The next page covers a less intense setup to assess the performance of the quietest fans.
