First off, my PC resides in a very small cupboard under the stairs with a dedicated monitor for browsing/gaming, and a HD TV directly through the wall for media use,
so temps are higher than normal room operating temps due to not much airflow in the cupboard.
As I abhor fan noise especially when just browsing, my quest over the years has been to achieve as little noise as possible.
The only data I have from the Apaches going to the Venoms is of no use as it's from my old P-182 with 1 Apache case intake and 1 Thermalright 140mm roof exhaust with the 2 Apaches on the Khuler venting to the rear:
Alas I can't tell you the temp differences with the stock Khuler fans as I never used them at all, I put the Apaches straight on, only recently changed to the Venoms as I needed 2 extra Apaches for my new P280, so I thought the Venoms with their higher flow would give a slight improvement cooling in the summer.
I can tell you that I have a NesteQ Fanmax controller that can run 6 Apaches in my case on 2 banks of 3, each bank can be switched on/off on the fly, which they usually are when I'm browsing.
When the Chill Control is set to silent and the 6 fans are all on at their lowest settings(nearly inaudible), the liquid temp is at 33-35c dependant on the weather up here in Ayrshire.
During the summer temps in the P-182 would increase by around 12c, time will tell if the new case can reduce that.
When the Fanmax is set to off(no case fans running at all) and the Chill Control still on silent, liquid temp is at 38-42c.
As the Accellero's are on auto and they idle completely silent in my case, the only noise at all is a very low hum from the pump.
I also have a Seasonic X-series 750w psu that the fan doesn't spin on the desktop at all, it only starts to spin up when I start playing games.
Full specs are:
Antec P-280 with NesteQ Fanmax Controller running 6 Akasa Apaches on 2x3 Config
[email protected] with Antec Khuler 920 with 2x Akasa Venoms rear venting.
MSI Z68A-GD55-G3
6950>70's CrossFire AC Accelero Xtremes
X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
Seasonic X-series Modular 750W
128GB Crucial M4 (Windows 64 Ultimate)
120GB Corsair Force 3 (Games)
3x 2TB Storage
what sort of temps are you getting and what is your rig?
