Need the quietest case fans money can buy

[neworldman]

I just bought a i7 980x pc off of Craiglist ($500). I love this thing except the 5 fans are killing me. I have sensitive ears. I think they are all 120mm. What recommendations do you have on the quietest case fans I can buy. The CPU fan is quiet. It is the stock intel fan and heat sink. Thanks

[redwudz]

These are the quietest ones I have found. Virtually silent, but they don't move a lot of air. But if you have five 120mm case fans, you shouldn't need that much air movement: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999099

I use them in most of my PCs that don't need extreme cooling. The CPU fan you have may be a PWM fan. (Pulse Width Modulated) They are controlled by the motherboard and have a four wire lead. They run very quiet when the CPU is cool. They can run at a very low RPM if needed.

One way to reduce the noise level on a PC is to but it down near the floor and you won't hear the noise near as much as when it's at ear level. I like to keep them about a foot off the floor to reduce dust pickup.

[aedipuss]

if you don't mind spending more than these are the quietest around.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007998%2050012454%20600...=1&name=Noctua

[Poppa_Meth]

Yep I second the Noctua fans. They are admittedly ugly. No idea why they chose a brown and tan color scheme, but they are high quality Austrian engineering with some the the best airflow to noise ration I've seen.

[neworldman]

Great thanks. Those Noctua fans look like the ticket for me. I don't do much gaming and it is not over clocked. I use it for high end Cad/Cam work. So maybe I will take a couple fans out. It is a ThermalTake case.