212 evo to aio ?

[Midnitewarrior4]

I have a 212 evo and I'm quite happy with it and the temps the only thing is, is that when gaming it can get kinda loud and it isn't the best cooling. My cpu is usually low 70's which is pretty good but it could be better. I was wondering if there would be a noticeable differance between the 212 evo and a coolermaster Nepton 240m ? BTW I have a i5-4690k and a nzxt h440 case

[Midnitewarrior4]

Or should I take that 120$ and go buy a 120gb ssd instead ?

[WereCat]

Get SSD.

And get more silent fan for your EVO.

 

Yes there is big difference betwen EVO and Nepton 240m but it depends on how much you really want to OC. SSD would benefit you more in my opinion.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Or should I take that 120$ and go buy a 120gb ssd instead ?

If you don't have an SSD, I'd get that first. OR you can do this:

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler  ($64.99 @ NCIX US) 

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 

Total: $124.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 10:38 EDT-0400

[Hood]

I have a 212 evo and I'm quite happy with it and the temps the only thing is, is that when gaming it can get kinda loud and it isn't the best cooling. My cpu is usually low 70's which is pretty good but it could be better. I was wondering if there would be a noticeable differance between the 212 evo and a coolermaster Nepton 240m ? BTW I have a i5-4690k and a nzxt h440 case

I think it really depends on what your comfort zone is when it comes to temps. Personally I'd look at some different static pressure fans for you 212 that should help the noise, and spend the money on a new SSD.

 

I'm rocking a Nepton 240m with 4690k OC'ed to 4.4Ghz @1.145v, temps gaming I get low 50's (In something like BF4 maxed). On XTU benchmarking max temps hit 56~. This is with push/pull config.

[pomaranc]

Do you really hear it when gaming? I have 4790K cooled by 212 and I can't hear it when I am gaming, especially with headphones.

[Midnitewarrior4]

Get SSD.

And get more silent fan for your EVO.

what would be a better fan ? Plz don't say noctua tho. I don't mind the colors but the price is out of my budget. 25$ plus shipping for a fan is out of the question for me

[Midnitewarrior4]

Do you really hear it when gaming? I have 4790K cooled by 212 and I can't hear it when I am gaming, especially with headphones.

my pc is on my desk next to me and I can hear it while gaming with a headset on. While it's not stupid loud I can still hear it

[WereCat]

what would be a better fan ? Plz don't say noctua tho. I don't mind the colors but the price is out of my budget. 25$ plus shipping for a fan is out of the question for me

EKWB Vardar (F2 version)

be quiet! Shadow Wings 120mm PWM

[Midnitewarrior4]

If you don't have an SSD, I'd get that first. OR you can do this:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: Corsair H75 54.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($64.99 @ NCIX US)

Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)

Total: $124.98

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-04-22 10:38 EDT-0400

I'm in canada. And it's not really worth buying a 120 mm aio I doubt it would make much differance

[Midnitewarrior4]

EKWB Vardar (F2 version)

I forgot about those fans I'll go check them out. I might think about replacing my fans in my h440 with those

[Midnitewarrior4]

EKWB Vardar (F2 version)

be quiet! Shadow Wings 120mm PWM

Ya the vardar are going to be 20$ plus tax and shipping I hate being in canada

[WereCat]

Ya the vardar are going to be 20$ plus tax and shipping I hate being in canada

Yeee... dang it

What about the new Fractal Design pressure optimized fans?

I dont really know how well they perform but I have their case fans and I find them to be quite silent. I run them on 7V though, I can definitely hear them on 12V. (140mm version).

I dont even know if they have them in 120mm ... Im going to check it.

[Midnitewarrior4]

Yeee... dang it

What about the new Fractal Design pressure optimized fans?

I dont really know how well they perform but I have their case fans and I find them to be quite silent. I run them on 7V though, I can definitely hear them on 12V. (140mm version).

Ya right now I have the stock h440 fans in the front pinned at 100% because they don't move much air due to them being kinda choked be the front panel to I'm looking for some cheaper high pressure fans so I can run then at lower rpms

[Hood]

Noiseblocker NB-eLoop B12-2 fans are decent and cheaper than Noctuas.

[Midnitewarrior4]

Noiseblocker NB-eLoop B12-2 fans are decent and cheaper than Noctuas.

there 31$ plus tax and 10$ shipping to basically 50$ a fan

[WereCat]

Ya right now I have the stock h440 fans in the front pinned at 100% because they don't move much air due to them being kinda choked be the front panel to I'm looking for some cheaper high pressure fans so I can run then at lower rpms

OK so:

 

1. Noiseblocker NB-Blacksilent XLP - PWM

2. CRYORIG QF120 Balance PWM Fan

3. Gelid Silent 12 PWM (No sure about this one though, never had experience with it)

4. Alpenföhn 120mm Wing Boost 2 Pure Plus PWM

[Midnitewarrior4]

ok so would it be worth it to switch to a Nepton 240M ?

[mikat]

Do you really hear it when gaming? I have 4790K cooled by 212 and I can't hear it when I am gaming, especially with headphones.

same here but that is at 4 Ghz, when i bumped to 4.6 Ghz i could hear it through my headphones

[CalumGiff]

I have a 212 evo and I'm quite happy with it and the temps the only thing is, is that when gaming it can get kinda loud and it isn't the best cooling. My cpu is usually low 70's which is pretty good but it could be better. I was wondering if there would be a noticeable differance between the 212 evo and a coolermaster Nepton 240m ? BTW I have a i5-4690k and a nzxt h440 case

how bout u buy a good quality fan for the 212 and turn down its rpm a bit, same cooling as ur used to but quieter

[tomas710]

I think both are a worthy upgrade, avoid any 120mm rad AIO, it may cool a bit better than your 212 but 50 bucks is not for 'a bit better', maybe save a little more and get a 128gb SSD and a corsair 100i which is at 92 bucks on amazon? If you want new fans, AP121s are very decently priced at the moment and i saw AP122s for 7 bucks including shipping which is a steal, i think amazon fucked up, those are not lasting long 

http://www.amazon.com/Silverstone-Penetrator-Channeling-120x120x25mm-AP122/dp/B009A2N49I/ref=pd_sim_e_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=054WHWDF490VSNC81PJG

[tomas710]

Bitfenix spectre pro are very good too and not too pricey, i recently bought Phanteks PH-F120MP for my rad and they are pretty awesome and high quality for the price

[Midnitewarrior4]

how bout u buy a good quality fan for the 212 and turn down its rpm a bit, same cooling as ur used to but quieter

i know but im also looking to oc and right now its kinda where i want it to be but when i oc it will get hotter so i was just wondering if there would be a noticeable enough difference in the noise and cooling for me to switch

[Midnitewarrior4]

Bitfenix spectre pro are very good too and not too pricey, i recently bought Phanteks PH-F120MP for my rad and they are pretty awesome and high quality for the price

just looked at the spectre fans, the cheapest i can find them are 20$ plus tax. at newegg its 14$ then 8$ shiping plus tax then therews ncix with 20$ plustax and free shiping. but does that 8$ shipping at newegg count for each item or just for the set ?

[WoodenMarker]

Have you tried lowering your fan speed? You have some headroom with temps at low 70's.

Otherwise, you could get a NF-S12B: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12bredux1200pwm

Or a louder but just slightly better performing fan, Silent12: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/part/gelid-solutions-case-fan-fnpx1215