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The original was posted on /r/sffpc by /u/lovegirin on 2024-10-17 12:52:39+00:00.

I have sworn never to buy a motherboard with one of those tiny fans from hell ever again.

However, I am now looking for an ITX AM5 motherboard for my next build and the choices are quite limited…

• Asus, all three boards have VRM fans so those are just auto skip.
• ASRock, two fanless budget boards, and one with an M.2 fan.
• Gigabyte, one fanless budget board, one board with an M.2 fan.
• MSI, only one board and it has an M.2 fan.

So, if I stick to my no-never-again-self-promise I only have three boards to choose from.

Am I being a bit hard on M.2 fans? Are they quiet with the M.2 slots fully populated and under load?

Has anyone lived with an M.2 fan in a case on their desk and can tell me a bit about it?