Have you set a custom fan curve and fan speed ?
Silly question maybe
But when you set silent mode
Is it actually applying it?
Bit surprised though
THG review has it at 35db with fans at max
Which certainly isn't noisy
Not personally tested the cooler
So I can only go by what reviewers say
I know there's people in the forums using it
But can't for the life of me
Think of one to tag so you could ask if theirs is loud
The joys of getting old lol
My memory is shot to ####
I got this heatsink/fan.. it is very quiet
I've just set up a Peerless Assassin SE and most of the time it's only spinning about 600-700rpm. I've not noticed it making noise in particular. My PSU and GPU when in heavy use are the noise contributors.
What speed are the fans running at?
What CPu and what temps at idle/load?
What CPU is that?
Is it a recent purchase? I'm not sure but ISTR one of the reviews of the new Assassin cooler noted a batch of bad fans.