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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #20 on: September 04, 2013, 01:40:16 AM »
Open your windows/doors, take the PC panels off.  Worth the probability of a stray cosmic ray.  Don't like enclosures anymore, but I also like skeleton watches so don't mind me.
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2013, 01:48:49 AM »
Quote from: Kirosia on September 04, 2013, 01:32:43 AM
To be honest, I tried once and didn't really figure out how. I actually worry that there's too little airflow in my case, my room is frequently hot.

That's the whole point of PWM, the computer watches the core temp for you and if things start to get a bit warm, speeds up the fan accordingly. The danger zone is generally around 90C. That's likely to cause crashes and is generally not good for the long term health of the CPU. Anything much under 75C though is fine. If you're not overclocking at all, heat shouldn't be a problem.
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #22 on: September 04, 2013, 09:33:00 AM »
Make the switch to water. :D
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #23 on: September 04, 2013, 01:22:23 PM »
Quote from: Girls Generation on September 04, 2013, 09:33:00 AM
Make the switch to water. :D

Unless you're a big time overclocker and you run your CPU way above spec in terms of voltage, watercooling is beyond useless and far more trouble than it's worth. The closed loop single 120 or 140mm radiators are no better than TOTL air cooling, but they sure are noisier, and some of them leak and it's not just water that's in there. The double 120s and 140s are slightly better, and may buy you an extra 100Mhz over a dual tower Thermalright, Noctua, or Prolimatech. Again with double the noise. BFD.

You can go further with a Koolance or completely DIY, but with Haswell I don't really see the point.
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #24 on: September 04, 2013, 05:21:12 PM »
Quote from: DaveBSC on September 04, 2013, 01:22:23 PM
Quote from: Girls Generation on September 04, 2013, 09:33:00 AM
Make the switch to water. :D

Unless you're a big time overclocker and you run your CPU way above spec in terms of voltage, watercooling is beyond useless and far more trouble than it's worth. The closed loop single 120 or 140mm radiators are no better than TOTL air cooling, but they sure are noisier, and some of them leak and it's not just water that's in there. The double 120s and 140s are slightly better, and may buy you an extra 100Mhz over a dual tower Thermalright, Noctua, or Prolimatech. Again with double the noise. BFD.
it's freaking silent dude, you must be a bat
You can go further with a Koolance or completely DIY, but with Haswell I don't really see the point.

My Corsair H100 is quiet as hell, not sure what you mean by 'they are noisier'.  I've never heard a CPU fan, stock or otherwise sound more quiet than the motor on the CPU pumping the radiator.  It's freaking silent dude, you must be a bat to hear it. 

Does Haswell still ship w/o fans like the last gen Ivys?  Those things ran more thermally inefficient than Sandy which is one reason I avoided them.  The only thing I want Haswell for is a laptop.

Just get a tall aquarium, fill it w/ mineral oil and drop the whole PC inside. Problem solved.
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #25 on: September 04, 2013, 05:33:32 PM »
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #26 on: September 04, 2013, 05:38:45 PM »
Quote from: Analixus on September 04, 2013, 05:21:12 PM
Does Haswell still ship w/o fans like the last gen Ivys?  Those things ran more thermally inefficient than Sandy which is one reason I avoided them.  The only thing I want Haswell for is a laptop.

I've got an ivy i5, and I chose to replace the stock heatsink right away because on my core duo, the push pins randomly snapped. Twice. And my case didn't allow access to the back of the motherboard, so goddamned Intel. If they stopped including them with newer CPUs, I can only see that as a good thing.
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #27 on: September 04, 2013, 07:28:59 PM »
Yeah.... I ran an H60 and H100i and they were literally silent with decent fans. I tried the Noctua and it was louder, bulkier, and just plain ugly since I like to build my computer with aesthetics as well as performance.

I'm planning to run full custom loop just for the hell of it. Set up properly, knowing what you're doing, there shouldn't be any problems and should run very cool.

Overclocking shouldn't be the only reason to get water cooling...
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #28 on: September 04, 2013, 07:33:18 PM »
I could hear the pump on my H80, but then I just put a bit of foam behind my mobo tray and it was fine.
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Re: PC help: CPU fan
« Reply #29 on: September 04, 2013, 10:09:44 PM »
Quote from: Analixus on September 04, 2013, 05:21:12 PM
My Corsair H100 is quiet as hell, not sure what you mean by 'they are noisier'.  I've never heard a CPU fan, stock or otherwise sound more quiet than the motor on the CPU pumping the radiator.  It's freaking silent dude, you must be a bat to hear it. 

Does Haswell still ship w/o fans like the last gen Ivys?  Those things ran more thermally inefficient than Sandy which is one reason I avoided them.  The only thing I want Haswell for is a laptop.

You got one of the good ones then. The motor and water block in those closed loop kits are all OEM from Asetek, and I've seen (and heard) a lot of pumps that hum of even squeal. The fans in most of the kits are also average at best.

Again, unless your in to big time overclocking where Haswells get scorching hot, a Thermalright Silver Arrow or Prolimatech Genesis with some Noiseblockers attached will be completely and utterly soundless while keeping temps well under control. No pumps, no leaks, just quiet.
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