> I got these 10,000 RPM fans because I wanted to make sure I was moving enough air, and they were the same price as slower fans. They are really loud! I wanted the motherboard to control their speed based on the GPU temperature, and this didn't work at first, so I just wore ear protection during initial setup.

I think everyone remembers the first time they went from "I think I can tolerate some server fans. How loud can they be?" to "I had no idea a small 12V fan could be this loud"

The first time I powered on a Dell Poweredge R420 without the lid on