Yet another H-100i question

[lemonpledge]

Im getting ready to order a H-100i and I'm having second thoughts after reading some of the reviews . There are many accounts of noise , buggy [COLOR=blue !important][COLOR=blue !important]software[/COLOR][/COLOR] , and less than desired performance . Later reviews claim that the updated firmware fixed two of the issues and playing with pump speed fixed the last . Also , if the collective wisdom is to upgrade to say a pair of sp 120's instead of the provided bargain basement stock fans , I'd be fine spending the extra $ 30.00. That being said If anyone has firsthand experience with them I'd very much appreciate the input .

 

[airdeano]

the two H100i installation i have done have no quirks.
as far as far upgrade, depends on if the stockers are not quiet enough.
as for the "less than desired" performance, this doesn't make up for a bad overclock
and seems to be a bit better than the older H100. you'll hear more bad than good
in customer reviews, along with troll reviews. you might wanna consult corsair
for your apprehension as they have answered alot of this already.
there really isn't really wrong with the stock fans, unless you are a silence freek.

 

[Vlada011]

Let's say it's noisy for higher clocks and for test like LinX, Prime95.
I'm fine with H100 noise at 4.5GHz, Cooler on Balanced and I say before...
It's not loud.
I didn't saw temps in games over 55-60C. 3770k CPU.
I believe H100i is little better in every situation...

 

[lemonpledge]

I was hoping to get this sort of response as Im itching to order . The fan upgrade was in response to claims of fan whine associated with the provided 120's . As far as temps go , my rig is to be primarily for gaming so I'll only be using a low to moderate OC ( 4.0 ish )

BTW , sorry for the original post . Dont know what happened there .. Possibly hangover related .