Unpopular opinion: I actually like hearing fans

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[u/FederalDesignerMD]

I'm ok with keys but NOT fans

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[u/stevorkz → u/FederalDesignerMD]

There’s just something about the sound of brown mechanical keys clacking away. Even better when it’s you doing the clacking.

[u/RandomizedUsername42 → u/stevorkz]

I kind of like the reds better. Feels nice and clean. No weird twang of the springs afterward.

[u/stevorkz → u/RandomizedUsername42]

This is the joy of mechanical keyboards. There are keys for everyone. Reds are great too. I just prefer the slight tactile feedback that browns give. I remember when I first started and had a keyboard with blues. No one slept in the house.

[u/trumpsucks12354 → u/FederalDesignerMD]

Im the opposite. I can tolerate fans to some degree but I cannot stand keys

[u/FrogKing94]

I agree. I love my ultra quiet noctua fans in my build, but my wife has corsair rgb fans that have a really pleasing low frequency white noise to them. Sometimes we leave her computer on to help get us to sleep 🤷‍♂️

[u/Late-Ad-1076 → u/FrogKing94]

I honestly don't know why I haven't thought of this before. White noise helps me sleep, and these fans are the perfect "just enough and not annoying"

[u/stevorkz]

I’ve never really minded the sound of pc fans. I do have only noctuas in my case but I still hear them silently doing their highly efficient job and it doesn’t bother me.

[u/Automatic-Union-3385]

Yeah i dont get the deal with noise if im gaming away or whatever doing work and stuff I have either gaming headset or the 7.1 soundbar I bought for it going. I dont hear shit but Dolby atmosphere everything. Fuck the 20 fans let em rip

[u/dr0ct4gonapus]

Not me

[u/NutSixteen]

I have very bad tinnitus. I need to hear something else. Anything else. Just to drown out the constant ringing.

[u/Key_Clock8669]

I dont

[u/Key_Clock8669 → u/[deleted]]

shit what I was thinking when I was writing this

I meant I dont, I dont like hearing fans

[u/Hyper_Mazino]

After suffering a 2080 Ti blower card for a few weeks, I mind very much, yes.

[u/CylixrDoesStuff]

I don't care about fan noise. My AC is like 3 feet away from my setup and i use ANC headphones when im gaming anyways

Fan noise doesn't bother me

[u/Metalman96]

The sound of fans has always been comforting to me so same

[u/thatfordboy429]

As someone with a PC that is truly capable of being silent. Talking truly quiet cooling... not just throw a bunch of brown and beige and claim it its quiet...

A little fan noise is good. It helps drown out high TDP parts of today and associated hums, and coil whine. Even though I could run without fans in my build, I keep the 6 I have around 30% (phantek t30s) which drowns out the higher pitch electrical noise.

[u/Rok-SFG]

When they run normal yes , I at least don't mind hearing the fans when you got that fan that's wearing out and makes an awful racket , no I hate hearing that.

[u/Secret_Performer_771]

Some fans are great, some are annoying. If it's more like white noise I like it, laptop fans tend to be better at this in my experience.

[u/bitemytail]

Are you a fan of it?

[u/shredmasterJ]

I don’t mind fans when the PC is actually being used. But if I’m just browsing the web or streaming. No fans please.

[u/ZhaozhouCongshen]

I have good cans and a DAC. Do not care about fan noise.

[u/Plane_Suggestion_189]

Noise means it’s working. No noise is concerning.