u/Andrepartthree

Hi guys first post ever in this part of reddit hopefully I'm not doing anything wrong if so please let me know!

I was very happy to find this post

https://www.reddit.com/r/Noctua/comments/1oxo0al/did_i_do_the_right_choice_regarding_new_g2_fans/

given what I've seen with my online research about the whole humming beat frequency sound the "normal" version of these case fans (Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 PWM) can make... but even after hours of research still kind of confused and could use some help.

My plan was to follow the "config 1" mentioned in the post above.. so in the front of the PC case I would install three case fans , bottom most front slot the 1750 rpm case fan, middle front slot the 1850 rpm fan, top most front slot the 1750 rpm case fan.

But was also planning on installing the 1850 rpm case fan in the rear of the PC case as an exhaust fan.. so that would be four case fans total in the PC case. This appears to be what Noctua suggests people should do here

https://www.noctua.at/en/products/nf-a12x25-g2-pwm-sx2-pp#hero

If you scroll down far enough and read under the FAQ the "what's the best arrangement of .. fans PPA and PPB" in the "example scenarios" picture.. in my case I have an air cooled system with no radiator.

I was initially going to use the Noctua brand NA-FH1 fan hub controller, if I'm correct this would defeat the purpose far as forcing these fans to run at different speeds since all the fans connected to the hub would all run at the same speed anyways? (if I'm wrong please let me know I'd love to use the NA-FH1 fan hub controller if possible - probably being paranoid but I like the idea of the case fans being powered by their own sata connector instead of the motherboard :) ) ... I saw a comment in this post below

https://www.reddit.com/r/Noctua/comments/1q68kq7/nfa12x25_g2_pwm_sx2pp/

"The NF-A12x25 G2 PWM Sx2-PP set is meant to be used in a splitter and on the same motherboard fan header so at same PWM signal they will have roughly 100 rpm offset to avoid undesirable noise signatures."

So does that mean I would use say the splitter cable that comes with the fans to daisy chain the pair of 1750 and 1850 rpm fans together (front bottom most and front middle intake) and connect them into one of the two fan header slots I have on my motherboard and then daisy chain the top front intake and rear exhaust case fans together and plug them into the second motherboard header to acheive the intended goal of them all running at different speeds? I'm guessing you don't want say all four of these fans connected to a single motherboard header or otherwise the fans will not run at different speeds as intended - or am I wrong?

Also if this is the correct way to do it, could I use the Noctua NA-SEC3 60 cm extension cables to extend the reach/connection between the top most front intake and rear PC case fans so they'll all connect together and to the motherboard header and still achieve the fans running at different speeds intended result?

If on the other hand I assumed incorrectly and I am able to use the NA-FH1 fan hub controller with these fans and still have them run at different speeds as intended, would I still daisy chain the bottom and middle front intake fans to one fan hub controller fan slot and daisy chain the top most front intake fan and rear exhaust fans into a second slot on the hub controller?

Or alternately if I'm just being silly :) and I can get away with the "normal" Noctua NF-A12x25 G2 PWM fans far as one of them in the top most front intake fan and one in the rear exhaust fan position (and not risk the whole humming beat frequency sound thing happening by doing so) should I do that instead?

I know in theory I could download say the free fan control program and use that to force the fans to run at different speeds (not sure if that would work if using the noctua fan hub controller though?) but honestly I'd rather avoid having to mess around with that if possible.

Here's the product page for the fans I plan on buying if that helps any ...

https://www.noctua.at/en/products/nf-a12x25-g2-pwm-sx2-pp#hero#hero

"NF-A12x25 G2 PWM Sx2-PP" model number.

Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this and replies :)

Hi guys first time poster here so hopefully not breaking any rules! This is regarding model number ‎CL-9011141-WW (looks like they released it September 2025) for the "CORSAIR Commander Duo iCUE Link RGB Lighting and PWM ARGB Fan Controller" that controls up to 12 fans... I looked everywhere but for the life of me I can't find anything regarding how long the included usb cable is that connects to the motherboard. I have a larger but older PC case with kind of a strange setup far as the "reach" of the power supply's sata cable so I "have" to put the controller in the one place the sata cable will reach.. so the length of the usb cable makes a difference far as whether or not I can even use the controller to begin with :) ..

Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this and replies :)

Apologies for being so nervous about this and for it being a stupid question to boot :) but.. I'm currently on the free Windscribe plan (very generous of them to give us 10 GB a month just like that - seriously I mean it :) ) ... I'd like to do the $3 plan for just the one month ... I was planning on picking two locations and then doing the Unlimited plus Robert thing for the last dollar for $3 total.

"Unlimited" means you basically ignore the 30 GB (10 GB free plus 10 GB for each country) and you could use say 1 TB or maybe 999 GB of data (downloading, other data usage - I could be wrong but I'm guessing just surfing the internet gradually uses up/builds up data usage too?) in a month? To be clear I think it's highly unlikely I'll actually go through 1 TB of data in a month :P but hypothetically speaking?

Also once I'm done with the month and want to go back to the free plan can anyone confirm if what Gary is telling me (go to account, billing, manage subscriptions, click cancel subscription and you still have the service for 30 days/a month) would apply to that $3 build your own plan option? Or do you need to say open a support ticket through Gary to do that?

I know I know, there's a $29 a year offer right now and it would be a great deal but.. for various reasons I really only just need one month of windscribe paid service.

Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this and replies :) (and again apologies for the stupid question, I tried Robert the chatbot but he says I can't email support and tries to answer my questions instead - he's a good bot :) but being the nervous type it would be nice to get someone to reassure me on here too :P )

Hi guys brand new to the forum so apologies if I'm making any mistakes or breaking any rules here.

I've heard both good things and bad things about Nord VPN far as user experiences.. I like the fact that they offer a 30 day money back guarantee ... I'm just wondering if it's too good to be true :)

I plan on using Nord VPN on a PC (so not android) ... but I was wondering if anyone had successfully received a refund provided that they cancelled within 30 days of starting the monthly subscription? Also (I did try looking through the posts on here before posting my no doubt stupid question :P ) ... I could be wrong but it looks like you would want to chat with a Nord VPN rep online (I'm guessing there's a "chat with us" button in the "support" part of their website when you become a paying customer?) and just ask for a refund because you are not satisifed with Nord VPN?

Thanks in advance to anyone who reads this and replies :)