A few decibels sacrificed are worth the cost and it’s still the second quietest fan on this list – you can use Noctua’s anti-vibration mounts if you want to pull out all the stops.

The Noctua NH-L12S is an impressive thing ... I needed to flip the fan mounting for this case. That's easily done, though it leaves me with less room for RAM and did mean my cooler came in ...

I didn't need it. Cooler Master 212 Evo v1 CPU Cooler w/ Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 Fan - $10 (+$8 USPS Ground Advantage) = $18 This is the older v1 version. Comes with mounting plates and screws ...