I honestly love the case. It sits on the floor currently, just under my glass desk, and about 1-2 feet away from me. I don't hear a thing. I've since swapped out the fans for another that I liked the look of better than the stock case fans, but I've no complaints about the stock fans (and still have the stock NZXT fans on my Rad. If I come in the room, the only way I know it's on is by the white LED fan in the exhaust of the case. I was pleasantly surprised to say the least. In my opinion, it's totally worth it and if I recase my girlfriends PC, I'll probably grab another H440 for it.