My brothers 290 vapor-x died, so looking for a replacement. Doesn't need to be an upgrade, just something similiar.
The red dragon 590 seems to be a bargin at the moment at £150, but concerned about noise. Can't find any reviews of it at all, and user reviews of it and the 580 (same cooler I think) range from it's fine, to it's a vacuum cleaner. He doesn't play with headphones and is not super into pc stuff, so no undervolting or messing with fan curves to tame it, needs to be fine default/out the box.
Case is a cm 690 ii and the vapor-x ran about 75-80C on most games under load in it and was still nice and quiet.
So based on noise levels as well, rather than just price/performance, how are they?
Thanks.
The red dragon 590 seems to be a bargin at the moment at £150, but concerned about noise. Can't find any reviews of it at all, and user reviews of it and the 580 (same cooler I think) range from it's fine, to it's a vacuum cleaner. He doesn't play with headphones and is not super into pc stuff, so no undervolting or messing with fan curves to tame it, needs to be fine default/out the box.
Case is a cm 690 ii and the vapor-x ran about 75-80C on most games under load in it and was still nice and quiet.
So based on noise levels as well, rather than just price/performance, how are they?
Thanks.
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