in general, yes. the reason being is that noise from a fan comes from the air turbulance created by the spinning blades. for a given CFM, an 80mm fan needs to spin faster than a 120mm fan, thus ...

The title of this page is a simplification; we actually tested sound pressure (in dBA), which most people confuse with noise. Remember that a low sound pressure isn't everything - you should also see ...

The hardware you use to cool your CPU is arguably just as important as the CPU itself - if it's loud then you're not going to want to use your PC all that often, while a limited amount of cooling will ...