High static fans for h115i

[PeggersXtreme]

Hi,

So I just ordered a h115i but I want to replace the fans that come with it with something a bit better and quieter I was looking at NB Eloops but read they make a weird noise in pull which is what I will likely be placing the fans in unless push is better? or I considered the Silverstone Air penetrators.

Any recommendations?

Thanks

 

[tinytomlogan]

ML140 Corsairs

 

[Doomslayer]

Fractal Design Venturi HP-14 would get my vote

 

[Kushiro]

Ive personally been using 2 pairs of Phanteks fans for mine. They remain quiet and keep my processor in the high 60s to the low 70s at max load.

 

[mayhem]

The best fans are the 120mm Nidec - Gentle Typhoon they blow all the other said fans out the water.

 

[Warchild]

The best fans are the 120mm Nidec - Gentle Typhoon they blow all the other said fans out the water.

This.

Gentle Typhoon or EK Vardars would get my vote. I returned my ML120s after having disappointing results in the "noise" department.

 

[mayhem]

yes i have "had" the Vardars ones how ever i don't have any lying around any more but yes they are as good as the Typhoon. any thing else is just a waste of time, effort and money imho. You do get what you pay for though with the two suggested.

 

[tinytomlogan]

Vardars have very noticeable motor noise if youre a silence freak

 

[AlienALX]

Vardars have very noticeable motor noise if youre a silence freak

Yeah Cougar Vortex are like that too. They have really strong motors.

Edit. Always use push where you can dude. Pull is nowhere near as efficient. Pull IMO should only be used if you have no choice (like me, trying to cram things in that were never made to fit) or if you are going Push/Pull which on a cooler of this size is pointless (assuming it's 280mm yes?).

Eloops are among the best fans I have ever used. I have them in 2/3 of my rigs and would have them in the last one if they came in anything but white/red/blue. Well, that and they're pretty expensive.

 

[tolagarf]

Well I'm a huge fan (pun intended) of Noctua. The black industrialPPC fans are really good, and can go as low as 350-400 rpm if you connect them to a fan splitter, preferable PWM. This is important since some motherboards won't allow them to go low enough in RPM, except on the CPU FAN header.

 

[Warchild]

Well I'm a huge fan (pun intended) of Noctua. The black industrialPPC fans are really good, and can go as low as 350-400 rpm if you connect them to a fan splitter, preferable PWM. This is important since some motherboards won't allow them to go low enough in RPM, except on the CPU FAN header.

arent all the industrial PPC fans PWM? if so, CPU header is the best solution anyway.

 

[Dawelio]

Well I'm a huge fan (pun intended) of Noctua. The black industrialPPC fans are really good, and can go as low as 350-400 rpm if you connect them to a fan splitter, preferable PWM. This is important since some motherboards won't allow them to go low enough in RPM, except on the CPU FAN header.

But if you have 3-4 of them and when you power up your PC, airplane in the room dude!.

 

[AlienALX]

But if you have 3-4 of them and when you power up your PC, airplane in the room dude!.

The idea of water cooling (see also - real water cooling not these AIOs) is noise. With a real loop you can drop the fan speed to around 7v or even less. This means utter silence.

I don't use SP fans in my rig, they are all Air Penetrators. However, because I went completely insane on cooling (360mm and 120mm 60mm EK rads) I can run the fans at hardly any speed, meaning the rig makes no noise. Well, it does. The 50mm fan on the ram cooler is running 7v and I can hear it over the silence.

However with only one rad you need to ramp up the fan speeds. That is the main difference between real water and AIOs, unless of course you use more than one AIO. Then you can lower the fan speeds down. My Titan X on a EVGA AIO runs around 9.5v. I can hear it but it works well.

Real water though? my GTX 950 does 1600mhz and never goes over 37c lol. It's insane ! And that is without VRM cooling which crashes the card if I go any higher due to their temp limits. I need to add cooling to the VRMs at some point.

 

[Drider]

Edit. Always use push where you can dude. Pull is nowhere near as efficient. Pull IMO should only be used if you have no choice (like me, trying to cram things in that were never made to fit) or if you are going Push/Pull which on a cooler of this size is pointless (assuming it's 280mm yes?).

I agree with this, but not quite entirely.

Example being my CaseLabs SMA8 I've got ready to accept my system.
1 560mm BlackIce SR-1 will be up top with 4 Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM pulling the rising heat away, but to my point, heat rises. So, Mounting in a pull positing above a horizontally mounted radiator makes sense as the rising heat will effectively be lifted away. Of course you could argue pushing that air up would cool better, but when so close to ambient I think the difference would be negligible.

This would be the only instance I would personally prefer mounting in a pull.

 

[tolagarf]

But if you have 3-4 of them and when you power up your PC, airplane in the room dude!.

Why do you say that? Have you had experience with these fans yourself, or did you just make an 'educated guess' from rumors.

I have 6 of these fans (PWM) in my case, and they are whisper quiet when the PC is in idle. Even at full CPU load the noise is comfortable. It all depends on how well you manage your fan curve.

 

[Warchild]

I agree with this, but not quite entirely.

Example being my CaseLabs SMA8 I've got ready to accept my system.
1 560mm BlackIce SR-1 will be up top with 4 Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM pulling the rising heat away, but to my point, heat rises. So, Mounting in a pull positing above a horizontally mounted radiator makes sense as the rising heat will effectively be lifted away. Of course you could argue pushing that air up would cool better, but when so close to ambient I think the difference would be negligible.

This would be the only instance I would personally prefer mounting in a pull.

Its exactly as you say, the difference between push or pull is very negligible. If you wanted to be really picky, then pull would be slightly worse (ridiculously slightly) since you are having to pull through the radiator fins so air is channeled already before reaching the fans. Again, its so small in difference its not worth caring about.

I think people always opt for push since its simply aesthetically more appealing to see the fans as oppose to a radiator block which will clearly show dust over time.

What I do think is a waste of time (unless going for pure performance) is opting for a push and pull config since even then the difference is between a 1-3C improvement.

 

[AlienALX]

I agree with this, but not quite entirely.

Example being my CaseLabs SMA8 I've got ready to accept my system.
1 560mm BlackIce SR-1 will be up top with 4 Noctua NF-P14s redux-1200 PWM pulling the rising heat away, but to my point, heat rises. So, Mounting in a pull positing above a horizontally mounted radiator makes sense as the rising heat will effectively be lifted away. Of course you could argue pushing that air up would cool better, but when so close to ambient I think the difference would be negligible.

This would be the only instance I would personally prefer mounting in a pull.

I was talking about AIOs in my first post dude I've always found push to work better than pull.

 

[Kushiro]

Yeah Cougar Vortex are like that too. They have really strong motors.

Edit. Always use push where you can dude. Pull is nowhere near as efficient. Pull IMO should only be used if you have no choice (like me, trying to cram things in that were never made to fit) or if you are going Push/Pull which on a cooler of this size is pointless (assuming it's 280mm yes?).

Eloops are among the best fans I have ever used. I have them in 2/3 of my rigs and would have them in the last one if they came in anything but white/red/blue. Well, that and they're pretty expensive.

The Cougar fans only make the nosie when the fan blades are facing downwards. Otherwise it seems to be ok

 

[billyboy82]

I would go with the noctua industrialPPC-2000.pure quality and performance

 

[Drider]

What I do think is a waste of time (unless going for pure performance) is opting for a push and pull config since even then the difference is between a 1-3C improvement.

Couldn't agree more.

I was talking about AIOs in my first post dude I've always found push to work better than pull.

Ah, good point, and makes sense.