To upgrade CPU cooler or not?

[Patrickman]

My current cooler is the beast known as the Thermalright HR-02 Macho. Its a grand cooler but even before I got the cooler I always had an eye on the Corsair Hydro Series H100 extreme performance liquid CPU cooler.

Im just wondering is there any point upgradin to the H100. Will there be a notable difference in noise(fans) and temperature?

My motherboard is the ASRock Z77 Extreme4, Intel Core i5-2500K LGA1155 and my case is the C70 vengeance

 

[doyll]

No there is no reason to change coolers

Yes, H100 is much louder and only slightly cooler. If you run same fans on both coolers the H100 is 1-1.5c cooler. Add to that the pump and fan speed control issues H100 has so for me it's would be a no-brainer.... live with the beast you know instead of the beast you don't

Cooling:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermalright-hr02_5.html#sect0

Nosie:
whisper in library 30.0dBA
HR-02 full speed (1300rpm) 39.5dBA
H100 minimum speed 40.9dBA
H100 full speed (2600rpm) 53.2dBA
normal conversation 60dBA

If I had HR-02 and wanted more cooling without sacrificing silent operation the Thermalright Silver Arrow SB-E Extreme with it's TY-143 fans (800-2500rpm) would be my choice... and can be had cheap with a little shopping. I have compared the TY-140 and TY-143 fans on my Phanteks PH-TC14PE. From idle to 1300rpm they sound the same... But batten down the hatchs when you crank them on up to 2500rpm!! 1300rpm = 74cfm; 2500rpm = 130cfm IMHO they are quieter and cool better than stock Phanteks fans.

Fan speeds TY-140 & TY-143 on same PWM signal
TY-140 635 800 860 . 915 . 975 1010 1080 1110 1150 1215 1220 1270 1305 1330rpm
TY-143 605 800 950 1110, 1260 1400 1550 1700 1850 2000 2150 2300 2400 2500rpm