Less noisy fan suggestion for i3-12100 processor

[prime]

I am using a basic PC with:

* i3-12100 processor
* ASUS H610M-E D4 LGA1700 Motherboard
* SilverStone FARA H1M Case with one SilverStone Fan (came pre-installed)
* DEEPCOOL RF120 FS 120 mm Case Fans x 2 (at front)
* 16 GB RAM, 2*NVMe, 1*2.5" SSD.

It is a simple office type PC. No gaming, no graphics card.

Once in a while, the fan gets noisy (feels specially now when AC and fan are switched off). I thought it is either SilverStone fan at the rear or Deepcool fans at the front but yesterday, I checked and it is the stock processor fan.

Please suggestion a silent (comparatively) fan for i3-12100 processor LGA1700 socket.

Reducing temperature is not priority, less noise is. But better cooling will make the fan run at lower RPM so less noise is by-product of better cooling I guess.

How is Deepcool AG400 for my requirement? I don't need LED but it's ok if it has.

 

[Alucard1729]

How is Deepcool AG400 for my requirement?

That should be sufficient. It has 4 heat pipes, so heat dissipation would be better than the stock cooler. It also won't ramp up and down like the stock cooler. You could also adjust the fan speed curve in bios given it maxes out at 2000rpm.

 

[OMEGA44-XT]

AG400 is more than enough. I was actually fine with stock Intel cooler on my i5 12400 for basic tasks like web browsing & office tasks, but some games were making it hit 90C, hence I changed cooler to AK400. For gaming with 45-60W load, my CPU temps are under 60C with 1000-1300 RPM cooler fan speed. So I am sure AG400 will be able to cool your i3 enough at even lower fan RPM. At idle, my cooler runs under 900 RPM with CPU package temps under 50C.

 

[calvin1719]

Before buying, try cleaning out your heatsink and fan and see if that makes a difference.