H80 related questions

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 15:22

Installed the H80 a few days ago and so far so good, very pleased with it.

My only gripe is the jump in noise between stage 1 and stage 2. Stage 1 is nice and quiet but stage 2 is too loud. I could do with a stage 1.3!

So my questions are:

1. How can I go about adjust the fan speeds? As far as I can work out I could either get the Corsair Link commander (I assume you could adjust fan speeds far more accurately?) or get a fan controller and wire the push/pull fans to that?

2. Does anyone have a link commander? Are they worth it? Can I plug my case fans into it as well?

3. Fan noise - I guess I could change the fans? I have corsair fans all round, 2 x 120mm on the rad, 1 x 140mm on the front of the case and a 1 x 120mm below it. I'm a bit of a noob so I don't know how noisey these fans are compared with others? Can A LOT of noise be saved by switching fans? Or is it not that big a difference?

New fans would have to be a damn site quieter to let me run the H80 at stage 2 without waking the house up

Not sure where to go, help!

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 16:27

Just turned the fans and pump to full speed . . FPU test was 10° cooler!!

So yeh, new fans needed i think! Some great suggestions there mate, having the rad take air in and exhaust out the top is a great idea.

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 16:28

Oops replied in the wrong thread! Oh well still makes sense. That was the controller I was looking at actually. Are those Corsair fans a lot quieter than the standard fans do you think?

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 17:35

Oh really? Hmm. Anyone have any other fan suggestions that are going to be decent amount quieter, but still do the same job

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 17:45

This how loud they are at the moment, hopefully it comes out well enough:

http://s21.photobucket.com/user/Clio22/media/VID_20130929_173330_zps82a07261.mp4.html

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 18:07

No worries man, I'm reading reviews and the GTs do seem pretty good

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 20:02

What do people think of the noctua NF-12s in comparison with the typhoons?

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 20:16

One more stupid question, the stock fans are 3 pin, what's the different between 3 and 4 pin pmw? Which is better to use on a rad?

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 21:20

Ah ok. I'm still thinking about that. If the fans are nice and quiet I would probably just run them from the corsair pump, but I might get a fan controller and run them from there instead. Would be nice to adjust them.

Actually yeh a fan controller I think.

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 21:26

Which did you go for?

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 21:33

mx0range said:
Phobya TPC 4x

seem to have misplaced (probably thrown out) my nzxt sentry

Ooooh that looks nice

Orch · 29 Sep 2013 at 22:48

Quite agree. That's why I favour a controller over something like the corsair link commander thing. I just want to be able to turn them all down if I'm watching a film, and throw them up when gaming. That one has a nice LCD screen with it too though, looks swish

Orch · 30 Sep 2013 at 00:34

Ha, ok thanks. I'm quite taken by that Phobya one anyway

Orch · 30 Sep 2013 at 12:22

After some obsessive googling and not much work this morning, I think I'm settling on these unless anyone can tell me a reason not to:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Noctua NF-P12 Vortex-Control 120mm Quiet Case Fan - 3 Pin £17.99
Total : £21.90 (includes shipping : £3.26).

I think initially I'll just plug them into the H80 pump and see if I can run it full whack without too much noise, then maybe get a fan controller later on or if needs be.