Better fans for a H100i

almoststew1990 · 31 Mar 2016 at 07:31

I'm after some fans that are a bit quieter and can potentially move more air than the stock Corsair ones, which are about 2 years old now. Any suggestions?

wam7 · 31 Mar 2016 at 09:26

The best ones I found overall are the Corsair SP120 Performance. They are quieter at full load than the stock (still pretty loud) and perform about the same. Next was the SP120 Quiet, though these go to ~1500rpm so you will loose cooling performance but the full load sound is much more bearable.
You can always limit the maximum rpm of the SP120 Performance (~2200rpm) to ~1500rpm which will give you the same noise/performance and have the extra if you need and can handle the noise.

You're going to be hard pushed to find fans that move more air than the stock ones as these run at ~2700rpm. This is the intrinsic problem of the Corsair CLC's; you need high RPM static pressure fans to get them to perform slightly better than much, much quieter air coolers. With high RPM's comes high noise.

iamtheoneneo · 31 Mar 2016 at 09:43

Yep Corsair SP120 are the shizz. I have mine up to a controller running anywhere between 600-900RPM. (I have 4 attached to my radiator)

Ayahuasca · 31 Mar 2016 at 09:50

Have a look at the EK Vardar range, they have options from 1150rpm to 3000rpm.

Cool Breeze · 31 Mar 2016 at 09:54

+ 1 on the SP120's low speed high pressure. Swapped the stock SF out on my H55i now I have silence and good cooling.

Robzere31 · 31 Mar 2016 at 10:03

Alaska piranha's
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/akas...mance-pwm-air-ripper-blade-fan-fg-073-ak.html

I used them a while ago when I had a H100i. Found them excellent, ran them at 50% & they kept my 4770K around 60-65c

abui1806 · 31 Mar 2016 at 10:28

Ayahuasca said:
Have a look at the EK Vardar range, they have options from 1150rpm to 3000rpm.

im with you mate. EK Vardar 2150rpm is the sweet spot!

Danny75 · 31 Mar 2016 at 11:33

Phanteks MP 120.

almoststew1990 · 31 Mar 2016 at 12:26

OK so how about the same performance with quieter noise? Can I limit my stock fans to 1500rpm or less or will these still be loud compared to the fans listed above?

flowrider99 · 31 Mar 2016 at 12:35

I recommend Noiseblocker fans.

Danny75 · 31 Mar 2016 at 12:47

almoststew1990 said:
OK so how about the same performance with quieter noise? Can I limit my stock fans to 1500rpm or less or will these still be loud compared to the fans listed above?

The stock will still be loud.

Haven't tried the Vardars although they do tend to be highly recommended but the Phanteks MP 120 reach 1600~ RPM and are blissfully quiet and cool at least as well as H100i stock fans maxed. I'm using them on a H100i in my system.

sneakysnail · 31 Mar 2016 at 18:43

abui1806 said:
im with you mate. EK Vardar 2150rpm is the sweet spot!

would agree with that. have 7 of the FF5's (3000 rpm) in my rig and it's overkill. my overclocked 8350 (4.9Ghz) at around 50-55c when gaming and the fans only spin up to around 1600-1700 rpm. have them on another AIO for my 290x and the same rpm's keep it at around the same temp. F3's or F4's really do give the best balance between silent idle temps and performance.