Is it possible to reduce more noise?

BringTheRain said:
Nah not at all, i would love a self contained watercooling loop like a corsair. Still may look into it.

TBH, with silent mode on, its no different. As the hotter the pc gets, the louder the fan is. lol
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ah, in that case the H50/whatever may be needed after all.

are those fans 120mm or 140mm?

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found it on the lian li site. they are definitely 120mm fans, so assuming your DVD drive doesnt get in the way, a fully contained watercooler should fit
 
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They are 120mm fans, but no joke they shift about 30CFM flat out. You JUST feel the wind. I had to use a strip of toilet paper to check i had them blowing. TBH they dont do a lot, but there quiet.

May look into a corsair now "shakes first in air" more money lol
 
BringTheRain said:
They are 120mm fans, but no joke they shift about 30CFM flat out. You JUST feel the wind. I had to use a strip of toilet paper to check i had them blowing. TBH they dont do a lot, but there quiet.

May look into a corsair now "shakes first in air" more money lol
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i know its even more money, but maybe replace the ones that are just acting as case fans with some fractal design ones? (they wont be powerful enough for the radiator though)

one thing i have literally just thought of is to make sure the pipes on the rad will clear the fan casing, because i doubt theres enough room or them too loop round and back to the processor
 
I'm tempted to try and mount it at the back. But pretty sure it wong fit :(

Getting an SSD ASAP as well.

Selling my corsair800d well it's sold.

The project BRINGTHERAIN starts ;)
 
it definitely wont fit at the back. that only supports an 80mm fan, adn you need a 120mm fan slot to put the rad in

if you mean at the far side of the 120mm fans, then that could work if it fits (thickness of the rad may be an issue)
 
Reaper 392 said:
it definitely wont fit at the back. that only supports an 80mm fan, adn you need a 120mm fan slot to put the rad in

if you mean at the far side of the 120mm fans, then that could work if it fits (thickness of the rad may be an issue)
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Ah yeah it was 80mm i remember reading that. I though about getting an 80mm fan then realised it would be loud.

I was thinking today for a split second about getting one of those old thermaltake water cooling loops. They came with the thermaltake armour, but they are probably all knackered now.

Thing is with the corsair H50 it should be quiet really :D
 
BringTheRain said:
Ah yeah it was 80mm i remember reading that. I though about getting an 80mm fan then realised it would be loud.

I was thinking today for a split second about getting one of those old thermaltake water cooling loops. They came with the thermaltake armour, but they are probably all knackered now.

Thing is with the corsair H50 it should be quiet really :D
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building your own watercooling loop is a bit out of my depth, but anything to do with the H50, or a short air cooler i can advise you on
 
Hmmmm my biggest fear, is i wont be able to mount the rad on the side of the case, it will have to go in the middle. I dont know how that will effect the performance.

My friend has one, that he is putting in a build. May just pop round tom and have a look...

Do you have one? Are they quiet do you know?
 
sadly i dont have one. i was planning on getting one, but it would mean i had to mount the rad below the waterblock in my case. no matter where i looked i couldnt get a definite yes or no answer of it being ok like that, or if the air bubble in these enclosed watercoolers would get stuck in the waterblock and reduce the cooling dramatically.

instead im going for the Zalman CNPS9900-MAX when its next on offer, because its the best cooler that will fit in my case for sure (with 1mm to spare)
dont think it will fit in yours though, at 152mm tall

as for the quietness, i've heard mixed things about it. some people say its whisper quiet, some say its loud and look for replacement fans (which quiet it down a lot)
 
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Martinm210's youtube channel is the best fan 'noise' resourse i've found.
As the pump/block is usually quieter that that fan noise in most loops (retail or custom)
Fans are tested on a rad, with db volts, rpm, static pressure, airflow all measured.
Martin gave up testing a year or more ago :(
But their aren't that many new fans on the market

he's the link to the H50 fan - sounds loud to me at 9v and above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAfAgsbzofM
 
Seraph said:
Arctic cooling freezer 7 pro, small, silent & pretty good :)
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Just got one of these from the MM £9 lol

Hopefully it will fit :D Im sure it will

Gonna pop my cherry as well, never fitted a cooler or applied thermal paste. I am ****ing it now :(

I did once try to fit a cooler, i used a WHOLE tube of thermal paste. Needles to say i was young and it never ever worked ROFL!
 
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