Antec Kuhlers and noise

spudbynight · 29 Nov 2011 at 12:40

I have been looking at the Kuhler H20 and similar and wondering. How noisy are they? Are they quieter than a normal HSF? I have the Titan Fenrir at the moment.

pgi947 · 29 Nov 2011 at 12:53

I can't vouch for the khulers but the corsair hyrdo series with stock fans can be deafeningly loud, but you do have the advantage of using what fans you like.

You'd be hard pushed to find anyone who still uses the stock fans tbh

RanxZy · 29 Nov 2011 at 13:02

I don't find my 620 noisy but it's obviously audible at max load.

w00dy85 · 29 Nov 2011 at 14:03

I have a Kuhler 620 H20 and I use 2 viper fans in a push/pull setup. I find the PWM function useful on the viper as they only run at full speed when the CPU is at full load. All other times I find them quiet, as they run at about 600-700 rpm.

Helios1234 · 29 Nov 2011 at 18:37

As loud as the Titan Fenrir but then proper high-end air cooling is way quieter than the Antecs or the Fenrir.

Thejay · 30 Nov 2011 at 16:27

I have the 920 and I can tell you it's quieter than my old fenrir running a Phenom II x4 955BE at 4Ghz 8 hour prime test temps stick at 50c and cooler fans stay around the 1100rpm mark

Cool Breeze · 30 Nov 2011 at 16:30

920 here, silent as a mouse / mind you set it to extreme mode and you'll hear it alright.

stulid · 30 Nov 2011 at 16:31

I have a 920 and its quieter than my old Titan fenrir in silent mode and which still gives excellent temperature results, Extreme mode is loud though.

Included a little vid - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18321177