quietest AIO cooler?

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As per the title really, whats the quietest one? Wont be doing any major overclocking. Just want it to replace stock cooler on my 2500k for aesthetics.
 
H100i with some Alpenfohn Wingboost 2 PWM fans. Can't hear mine at all.

That's my 2600k @ 4.5ghz!
 
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h80i here with noctua industrial ppc 3000rpm fans. Have set it to quietest setting on the Asus fan tuner so is silent and keeps my 4790k @4.6ghz @ 40c while gaming :) Bigger rad would give better temps as well
 
It's all down to what fans you use mate. As for the Wing Boost 2 fans, I bought 6 of the 140's for push pull on a 420 rad, and yes they're quiet, but as far as performance goes I didn't rate them at all. They're not really a rad fan, they are ideally for a case fan.
 
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It's all down to what fans you use mate. As for the Wing Boost 2 fans, I bought 6 of the 140's for push pull on a 420 rad, and yes they're quiet, but as far as performance goes I didn't rate them at all. They're not really a rad fan, they are ideally for a case fan.
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I think that depends and as you know, everyone's experience will differ.

They've not let me down and the temps of my 2600k are no different over using the stock H100i fans.
 
I use Apaches on my H100i. Their performance is not spectacular when compared to the stock fans or indeed many other fans, but they can move air very well at low RPMs which provides sufficient cooling.
 
Ahh right thanks guys, didn't realise it was down to the fans. As you can tell - bit of a noob. Liking the look of the NZXT ones, anyone have one of those? Would like to have something thats quiet at stock without me changing stuff.
 
Its not just all down to the fans - I've got quiet to silent fans on my setup and the pump noise from the AIO is considerably louder - something with the ability to control pump speed (or a known quiet pump) would be ideal.
 
I'm running a quiet setup.

H100i with 2x SP120 Performance (3pin) hooked up to PWM via Tealc's PWM>DC converter.

With my PWM curve, stays relatively quiet until 45°c as it keeps the fans in quiet mode until then. At that point all hell breaks loose but usually I've headphones on when it gets that hot so I don't care
 
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