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by hedora 1368 days ago
Well, for one thing, the once-excellent model of fan they picked aged as well as an avocado green Chevy Nova with a rusted out coffee can muffler:

https://graphicscardhub.com/best-silent-pc-fans/

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That list is terrible. They clearly didn't do any testing and just copied off the spec sheet, and ignored what enthusiasts actually recommend as good fans in 2022 (Corsair fans are terrible, Arctic F12 instead of P12, etc).
Weird, I remember Noctua fans being really good ten years ago too. Choosing Antec feels like a deliberately mid-range choice, but I don't remember how they were thought of back then.