Looking for quiet solution

[Temuka]

Hello guys! I've never had water cooling and now with fractal xl r2 I want to try cpu water cooling,because of silence needs. I need my pc case to be quiet as much as possible so quiet case + quiet fans and water cooling for cpu must do some good job. I'm complete noob in cooling options so any help will be appreciated. As I mentioned before case is fractal xl r2 and cpu is 3570k oc-ed now to 4.4 using Corsair A70 cooler. Which pre-packed solution will be good for me? Thanks in advance!!

[Guest]

AIOs usually aren't even that quiet, you still have to deal with a fan or two + a pump. A large heatsink with 2 high quality, low rpm fans will be quieter.

[insayan]

Water cooling isn't quieter than aircooling, you still have a fan (or 2) and a pump that can make sound. An aircooled cpu usually only has one fan.

[RazrLeaf]

AIOs are the worst from a performance/noise standpoint. A simple dual tower air cooler with 2 140mm fans spinning slowly is a fantastic simple (and quiet) solution. The only way to get quieter than overkill air is with an overkill custom loop, where all the fans are spinning so slowly that they can't be heard. But that's a much more expensive solution.

[Temuka]

Ok guys,you killed my dreams which air cooler should I buy in terms of silence?

[bigboy678]

Ok guys,you killed my dreams which air cooler should I buy in terms of silence?

 

 

Watercooling can be quieter than air. it all depends on how you set it up. First, you would probably want fans that spin between 800-1000 rpm's. i would recommend either a gentle typhoon fan (if you can find them) or corsairs sp line of fans. use a fan controller until you get the desired noise level you want (make sure the fans are running if you are using a very low voltage ) Second, you will want a radiator with a low FPI (fins per inch) i would recommend something around the 12 FPI mark. XSPC has their rx line of radiators which are pretty good but they are thick. If you want thinner radiators at the cost of a little performance look at the QP line of radiators by Swiftech. Third, is pump choice. There are essentially 2 types of pumps. The DDC style pump which look like a small cube with 2 barbs coming out. These types (DDC) produce a lot of noise. For a quieter set up i would recommend a D5 style pump. These are fat little cylinder looking pumps. They are a little big but they are quieter than the DDC style pumps. You can also get some with a vario control on them (speed control). its a little dial that goes between 1-5 that controls the voltage of the pump. If you do get one i say start at 3 and make your temps are acceptable to you as well as the noise level. Swiftech also makes a D5 vario pump

 

I hope this helps a bit

[mathijs727]

Ok guys,you killed my dreams which air cooler should I buy in terms of silence?

Dark Rock Pro 3 or Mugen 4 PCGH

[Yeater]

Ok guys,you killed my dreams which air cooler should I buy in terms of silence?

I would buy the NH-D15 watch the review of linus

[GhostHitWall]

extreme quiet solution.  You should mention what voltage you need to maintain 4.4ghz, otherwise it tells us nothing regarding your heat output.

1.  Go full air cooling with the largest heatsink you can get.  Dial the fan speed as low as possible or even just let only case fan on.  This based on if air cooling is far more sufficient than heat  your components can generate. 
 
2. Because there's simply no physical space available in the case or aircooling heatsink can't hold your components cool enough.  Then building a watering loop is the only option.  You can choose a large low fpi radiator.  From here, it's all customized, You will probably ends up with a D5 at 2000rpm, 360 thick rad pulling I imagine.

3. Or ultimately, build a custom loop with external rad and pump.  Put them somewhere you can never hear, This will give you best cooling performance while having lowest noise it can ever generate.

Ditch the whole AIO unit since in terms of quiet, they ain't better than high-end aircooling or custom loop.