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Perhaps I am spoiled by my evo 212 that was inaudible. But with my new intel 9 series build, I knew I wanted to overclock as high as it could go, and was assured my evo would not be up to the task. I started looking at water coolers for the past week and then got this cooler when it went on sale for $75 on cyber monday, the EVGA CLC 280.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N16CAKN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It was my expectation that the larger fans would mean quieter operation. The youtube reviews I watched on it suggested that 1500rpm was the sweetspot and they did not appear to be nearly as loud as they are in person. The fans, sadly, sound like a jet engine even at idle. When I first booted my new system it was excrutiating, 1400ish rpm according to the motherboard. But even now that I have EVGA Flow Controll installed and have lowered the fan RPM to the lowest RPM possible, (900rpm) it is still super loud, abit not as much as before. I don't need my CPU to be 28c if it means the fans sound like a jet engine even at the lowest speeds possible, but it does not appear I can go any lower so I'm thinking all I can do now is replace the EVGA fans with quieter ones. Which are the quietest?
At a glance, these Noctua fans that come with a anti-vibration mounts and a gasket for water coolers look like a good choice, but I can only find them in 120mm size.
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-A1...&qid=1543688495&sr=8-8&keywords=Noctua+NF-F12
I'll need 140mm fans for my 280 cooler, however. And these larger fans that they make don't appear to include the gasket or anti-vibration mounts.
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-A1..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=KNTK5F5EC7XZNZFQBQBH
Any ideas?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N16CAKN/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It was my expectation that the larger fans would mean quieter operation. The youtube reviews I watched on it suggested that 1500rpm was the sweetspot and they did not appear to be nearly as loud as they are in person. The fans, sadly, sound like a jet engine even at idle. When I first booted my new system it was excrutiating, 1400ish rpm according to the motherboard. But even now that I have EVGA Flow Controll installed and have lowered the fan RPM to the lowest RPM possible, (900rpm) it is still super loud, abit not as much as before. I don't need my CPU to be 28c if it means the fans sound like a jet engine even at the lowest speeds possible, but it does not appear I can go any lower so I'm thinking all I can do now is replace the EVGA fans with quieter ones. Which are the quietest?
At a glance, these Noctua fans that come with a anti-vibration mounts and a gasket for water coolers look like a good choice, but I can only find them in 120mm size.
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-A1...&qid=1543688495&sr=8-8&keywords=Noctua+NF-F12
I'll need 140mm fans for my 280 cooler, however. And these larger fans that they make don't appear to include the gasket or anti-vibration mounts.
https://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-A1..._rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=KNTK5F5EC7XZNZFQBQBH
Any ideas?