Corsair H100 - Quick question

Hamster · 1 Sep 2011 at 00:09

I've got this cooler and I am now loooking at four Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850 fans which are 3 pin so not PWM controlled. Will I still be able to control the speed of them with the button on the Corsair H100 block?

buzzlightweight · 1 Sep 2011 at 06:36

yes pwm fan are controlled by the block

BigBANGtheory · 1 Sep 2011 at 10:52

Given the size of the radiator would it be feasible to run the H100 with no fans (for a light work CPU loads), and would the pump noise negate the benefits of attempting that?

Hamster · 1 Sep 2011 at 11:36

buzzlightweight said:
yes pwm fan are controlled by the block

I understand that but can fans that are not PWM also be controlled with the block?

slade · 1 Sep 2011 at 12:59

Hamster said:
I understand that but can fans that are not PWM also be controlled with the block?

No!

buzzlightweight · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:01

Hamster said:
I understand that but can fans that are not PWM also be controlled with the block?

No they must be pwm

Hamster · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:22

OK thanks. I originally thought that they were voltage controlled. I will have to look into other fans then.

chippy08 · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:27

Hamster have you tried your H100 with no fans to see how loud or silent the H100 is ?

Hamster · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:35

chippy08 said:
Hamster have you tried your H100 with no fans to see how loud or silent the H100 is ?

I've not installed it yet. I'm still waiting for my RAM before building. I assume you mean with just the two fans that come with the H100. If so will let you know how noisy they are once i've completed the build as I will not be changing the fans until next week.

chippy08 · 1 Sep 2011 at 13:41

No i mean no fans at all just to see temp and mainly how loud it is.

buzzlightweight · 1 Sep 2011 at 15:56

chippy08 said:
No i mean no fans at all just to see temp and mainly how loud it is.

I would be interested also

Hamster · 1 Sep 2011 at 16:43

If the opportunity arises where I can do that then I will but I will be installing it initially with the supplied fans which are already fitted to the radiator.

slade · 2 Sep 2011 at 01:08

The fans that come with the H80 are loud!!!!! I'm guessing they're the same fans that come with the H100 and will need replacing.

Hamster · 2 Sep 2011 at 01:51

It appears that the solution would be either use PWM fans of which I can't find any which superior to the GTs in terms of noise and airflow through a radiator or a better solution being an external fan controller with all fans plugged into one single control. I really do not want one of those all singing all dancing Nasa space centre controlling led fan controllers on the front of my 800D though.