H70 loud! - Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom better?

[Deleted member 651465]

Hey all,

Built my new rig last night and the H70 is way too loud for my tastes.

Even with the inline resistor, and good airflow in the case, the intake fans (as per Corsair's recommendation) can be heard with the case on the floor (Fractal R3).

So, would the Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler be any better? I'm not interested in OC'ing, would just like low temps and a quiet cooler.

Want to order ASAP to catch next day delivery.

Thanks

 

[Deluxe1]

Why not just replace the fans on the H70?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Recommend me some. I r noob.

 

[OLDPHART]

Vipers, a lot of members use these including me and get good results.

 

[Apem]

Apache Blacks

 

[Trackside]

Vipers will be an airflow improvement but they are not quiet. Try some Scythe Gentle Typhoon's

 

[Sgt Tackleberry]

+1 for the vipers.

 

[xiphrex]

Apache blacks

 

[alowe23]

EVH - I too had the H70 and found it unbearably loud - I replaced the fans with Akasa Vipers and also an Akasa PWM Splitter for CPU controlled speeds. The noise dramatically reduced and temps didn't change much either

 

[panyan]

Apache Blacks

Apache Blacks

Apache Blacks

 

[delpy8]

I have two vipers on my H70 and its very very quiet

 

[sypher365]

2 Vipers run through a fan controller so pretty quite

 

[Deleted member 651465]

I thought the whole point of the H70, was that the fans run at full speed all the time, to give the right cooling?

 

[jrwagh333]

+1 for the Gentle Typhoons. I have 3 on my rad and they are on full speed and near silent. Best fans I have ever used.

 

[SouthEastBlue]

I thought the whole point of the H70, was that the fans run at full speed all the time, to give the right cooling?

Having fans on full would give the maximum cooling, but it doesn't have to be on maximum to cool any stock clocked CPU more than adequately.

There is nearly always the dilemma of having excellent cooling with a raise in fan noise, or a quieter system that runs a few Celcius hotter than if the fans were on full.

If you get a PWM splitter, you can use either your BIOS or something like Speedfan to adjust your fan speeds depending on what you're doing if you so wished.

 

[delpy8]

I thought the whole point of the H70, was that the fans run at full speed all the time, to give the right cooling?

I have two H60 running in machines and 1 H70 all set to silent in ASUS setups,

The CPU are overclocked and the temps are fine

The only Noise I get is when the Pc,s boot up then go very quiet

 

[ahenners]

+1 for the Gentle Typhoons. I have 3 on my rad and they are on full speed and near silent. Best fans I have ever used.

Are they the 1450rpm ones? If I remember right they do them in a few different speeds so just wondering

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Just popped out and bought a PWM splitter, is it just a case of 2x fans from H70 to splitter, to mobo CPU fan header as normal?

(Currently do this with the stock fans, but they are 3 pin)

 

[Freddie589]

Just popped out and bought a PWM splitter, is it just a case of 2x fans from H70 to splitter, to mobo CPU fan header as normal?

(Currently do this with the stock fans, but they are 3 pin)

yepp that sounds right.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Another question (Not up on fan configs), the cpu block goes direct to a fan header at the moment, and the two stock fans run to the CPU header via 2 to 1 cable.

When installing the PWM splitter, do I leave the block directly on the fan header, or do I connect it to the splitter too?

Doesn't bother me either way, but I don't want to limit the pump.. just the fans.

Thanks for all the help