Depends at what rpm and which SS. At higher rpm, I think they are just as loud as the Blademaster, while much quieter at low rpms.
The way I see it is, if you ever plan on getting nice fans for a 212+, I wouldn't have gotten a 212+ in the first place. I had overzealous friends who recommended the 212+ to me and I gave it a tried and was soon very disappointed how loud the stock fan was. I immediately got a NH-D14 and swap out those fans too for what I have now.
212+ is only good if you never plan to swap out fans, only add and extra. Even then, only good for the price. Other HSFs have invaded this price point with slightly better performance too.
The way I see it is, if you ever plan on getting nice fans for a 212+, I wouldn't have gotten a 212+ in the first place. I had overzealous friends who recommended the 212+ to me and I gave it a tried and was soon very disappointed how loud the stock fan was. I immediately got a NH-D14 and swap out those fans too for what I have now.
212+ is only good if you never plan to swap out fans, only add and extra. Even then, only good for the price. Other HSFs have invaded this price point with slightly better performance too.



























