Corsair H100i GTX watercooler fans ?

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 13:10

Hi all .
Im just about to build me a new pc and need some help with a new watercooler im getting for my Asus Z170 deluxe motherboard ( my first go at watercooling )
Ive got a H100i GTX coming and wanted to know if worth changing the fans to something a bit quieter and still have desent cooling ? ( heard on net that standard fans are loud )

I heard the coolermaster jetflo 120's were good but heard other reports that they can burn out the cooler pump ....Noctua fans are good too ..but hate the colour.
Wanting 120mm PWM fans with 4 pin connectors.

Noctua NF-F12 seem to be very good… but colour naff… but if they are the best then will live with it .
Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000… in black… bit more expensive but are they any good ?
Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-2000 is another version but same price as the 3000.

Will either of these noctua ppc fan run as quiet as the NF-F12 standard cooler when using bios to control them ?
Now if using bios / motherboard to control fan I'm guessing the coolermaster jetflow with red led might be ok ?
Choices ..choices lol

I'm heading more towards the PPC-2000

Any help most appreciated.
Karl

Relentless81 · 28 Oct 2015 at 13:16

I'm waiting for phanteks mp series to be delivered to replace my annoyingly noisy corsair fans. I'll let you know what they are like in comparison but not sure when they will arrive

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 13:19

I'll have a look at those…
Many thanks for the reply… want to try and order some ASAP lol

Relentless81 · 28 Oct 2015 at 18:04

They have arrived, not sure if they'll get fitted tonight though

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 18:07

Lol ok ..if you do fit them then post your results please
Thanks

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 18:24

They look like a nice fan too

Relentless81 · 28 Oct 2015 at 18:28

It'll be later on tonight or tomorrow night mate

The pictures don't do them justice, they look great and the packaging is nice too

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 18:56

I think for the money… you carnt go wrong… I will order some tomorrow if you do get them fitted lol

Simon Belmont · 28 Oct 2015 at 19:40

I use thermaltake riing 120.mm high static pressure fans. They look the part too

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 19:41

What about ekwb vadar f4 ?

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 19:45

Simon Belmont said:
I use thermaltake riing 120.mm high static pressure fans. They look the part too

How do they perform ? Quiet?
Also are they 4 pin

karlos103 · 28 Oct 2015 at 21:23

Looking more like the EK Vadar is the was to go… either the F2 or F3 model

karlos103 · 29 Oct 2015 at 15:29

Hi all
Anyone else have any input on this ? ..
They have to be PWM 4 pin and have to pull cold air through the Corsair H100i GTX cooler fitted into a IN Win 805 case.

Im looking at -
EK Vardar F1 or F2 or F3 .
Noctua NF-F12 ..naff colour though.
Phantek PH F120SP
NB-eloop B12-P ( but heard no good in pull mode as make a noise )
Would like the Gentle typhoon pwm fans but hard to find .
Is there any other fan that looks ok , has good ariflow and is fairly quiet ?
Im not going to be overclocking my i7 6700K too much .

Any help most appreciated
Karl

chroniclard · 29 Oct 2015 at 15:35

Just fitted Noctua's to mine. Temperatures much the same but lots quieter(not that it was especially noisy anyway)

Not fussed with the looks of things.

Just not sure if I have them configured in the correct way. My fans pull air through the radiator from the top of the case. Not sure if I should have them pushing air from the case through the radiator......temps seem fine so guess it makes little difference.

karlos103 · 29 Oct 2015 at 15:40

I'd have the noctua fans… but the colour puts me off lol

Rensin · 29 Oct 2015 at 19:25

Have the Noctua NF-A14's fitted to my H110i GTX. These replaced a set of Akasa Viper fans and under full load (fans running full speed too) knocked a couple of degrees off.

I have the fans run at about 600rpm and are quiet, pc averages around 35 degrees. Also i let my mobo control the fan speed so if my CPU reaches 75 degrees the fans run at 100%. 99% of the time my max temps are around 60-65 degrees under load.

I managed to get 4x NF-14 & 1x NF-12 fans for around £36 otherwise i wouldn't of bothered changing from the Akasa viper fans.

karlos103 · 29 Oct 2015 at 20:14

Been looking at the Cougar Vortex HDB V12HP… pwm fan… and only about a tenner each .
Seem good reviews too… plus already got Cougar case fans going in… so be a nice match

MrMD · 29 Oct 2015 at 20:25

karlos103 said:
Been looking at the Cougar Vortex HDB V12HP… pwm fan… and only about a tenner each .
Seem good reviews too… plus already got Cougar case fans going in… so be a nice match

These are pretty good on radiators look nice too,they will do a min speed of around 550rpm got pretty loud past 1000rpm in my experience tho.

F12's are better for noise and build quality,plus they will go as low as 300rpm.Honestly these are the best PWM fans you can get for radiators unless you can somehow find some pwm GT's

If you want to save some cash ,Akasa Apaches are decent option too,for £6.66 they are amazing value for money.

karlos103 · 29 Oct 2015 at 20:30

I'd love the F12's… but the colour would not go with my setup… basically black and red… Cougars are orange but will look ok with red led case lights lol .
Wish they did F12's in black… I know industrial series are black… but at £20 a fan… I think its not worth it .
My motherboard will control the fans so hopefully they will be at a low RPM.
I know noctua fo redux fans… but are they any good ?

karlos103 · 29 Oct 2015 at 20:34

What about the noctua industrial 2000 version then ? £19.99 each ..will they be ok or too fast ?