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Hi all,
I have a 5 year old watercool / waterlooped PC. It's time to upgrade and clean out the system. Am going from a watercooled CPU and 2x GPU loop (2x980gtx SLI), to a CPU and single GPU loop (3080). CPU and GPU will remain water cooled on the same loop.
I currently run a 360 front radiator, and two 240 radiators, one top and one bottom.
I'd like to replace the fans on the 360 radiator, which are currently 5x EKB Varder Furious 3000rpm. These are a bit too loud, as a) I can't ramp their RPM down too low, they have a minimum RPM which is still quite high (apologies can't remember the min RPM) and b) given that two of the five are on the inside face of the radiator, they're being blown onto by the three outside fans, which I suspect is contributing to some of the perceptible fan noise.
So, the question: can anyone recommend decent fans to replace the Varder Furious on the 360 radiator? I dont' necessarily need 3000rpm maximum RPM, I suspect about 2400 or would be a sufficient maximum, but I'd like them to have a very good low RPM for when the system is idling. I'd consider dropping the two inside fans of this 360 radiator, if these are overkill -which I suspect they are - and particularly if it is true that fans being blown onto are not as acoustically efficient.
All this consider also that - I think - the 3080 will contribute less heat than the 2x 980gtx GPUs in SLI. I don't need RGB lights or any fancy effects, just some decent fans with a good RPM range, with relatively low acoustics.
I never run the CPU overclocked in a big way (i4790k at 4.7ghz is my 'daily' clock and I never change it) and don't OC the GPUs.
Any advice much appreciated![Smile :) :)](/styles/default/xenforo/vbSmilies/Normal/smile.gif)
I have a 5 year old watercool / waterlooped PC. It's time to upgrade and clean out the system. Am going from a watercooled CPU and 2x GPU loop (2x980gtx SLI), to a CPU and single GPU loop (3080). CPU and GPU will remain water cooled on the same loop.
I currently run a 360 front radiator, and two 240 radiators, one top and one bottom.
I'd like to replace the fans on the 360 radiator, which are currently 5x EKB Varder Furious 3000rpm. These are a bit too loud, as a) I can't ramp their RPM down too low, they have a minimum RPM which is still quite high (apologies can't remember the min RPM) and b) given that two of the five are on the inside face of the radiator, they're being blown onto by the three outside fans, which I suspect is contributing to some of the perceptible fan noise.
So, the question: can anyone recommend decent fans to replace the Varder Furious on the 360 radiator? I dont' necessarily need 3000rpm maximum RPM, I suspect about 2400 or would be a sufficient maximum, but I'd like them to have a very good low RPM for when the system is idling. I'd consider dropping the two inside fans of this 360 radiator, if these are overkill -which I suspect they are - and particularly if it is true that fans being blown onto are not as acoustically efficient.
All this consider also that - I think - the 3080 will contribute less heat than the 2x 980gtx GPUs in SLI. I don't need RGB lights or any fancy effects, just some decent fans with a good RPM range, with relatively low acoustics.
I never run the CPU overclocked in a big way (i4790k at 4.7ghz is my 'daily' clock and I never change it) and don't OC the GPUs.
Any advice much appreciated
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