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Just now, deXxterlab97 said:

You bought a stock cooler??? lol /s

It was free actually :D

But to be fair, I was about 30-40 GBP short so I mean, I wouldn't have had enough budget anyways

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3 hours ago, Xiauj said:

How do I tell what my current dB noise level is and what the fan speed is?

In this upgrade/transfer, I plugged the fans into a controller on a case which plugs into the PSU

For fan speed, my motherboard came with fan control software (compliments of Asus - AISuite). If your motherboard doesn't come with any fan control software, you can ask on the forums and someone should be able to hook you up. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, Xiauj said:

.....is it possible to change fans on a CPU-Cooler? Because some of Noctua's brown fans look cool but odd, aesthetically.

 

Yes, you can. The M9a uses a 92mm fan, so you can replace it with a Noctua fan

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Just now, NCIX Lampy said:

For fan speed, my motherboard came with fan control software (compliments of Asus - AISuite). If your motherboard doesn't come with any fan control software, you can ask on the forums and someone should be able to hook you up. 

Aaah I see, that would work even though the fans are plugged into the PSU?

Interesting o.O

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If you're looking in the 212 evo price range you could take a look at the be quiet! shadow rock. At least here in the us it's about the same price as the 212 evo and it's consistently better.

 

You don't get the all black you get with better be quiet coolers though. The fan is still black but the heatsink is not.

1 minute ago, Xiauj said:

How do I tell what my current dB noise level is and what the fan speed is?

In this upgrade/transfer, I plugged the fans into a controller on a case which plugs into the PSU

You could buy a decibel ready thing if you wanted to.

 

AFAIK no way without using a laser tachometer or something. Usually your mobo detects the fan speed off one of the pins (that's why there are 4 pins, 12v, ground, PWM, and detecty thing), but if you're using a voltage fan controller then you can't really do that :/ 

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3 hours ago, Xiauj said:

Aaah I see, that would work even though the fans are plugged into the PSU?

Interesting o.O

If the fans are plugged into the PSU, you'd need some kind of hardware fan controller. 

 

My fans are plugged into my motherboard and that's how I control them. 

 

 

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3 hours ago, DocSwag said:

If you're looking in the 212 evo price range you could take a look at the be quiet! shadow rock. At least here in the us it's about the same price as the 212 evo and it's consistently better.

Yeah but Be Quiet!'s mounting mechanisms and tools kind of suck though, not sure if they changed it recently 

 

 

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Yeah but Be Quiet!'s mounting mechanisms and tools kind of suck though, not sure if they changed it recently 

Yeah ik, I installed one of their CPU coolers a few week back and it wasn't horrible actually, though some parts were a bit unnecessarily annoying :P 

 

Why can't they just have something like noctua... :( 

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8 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

Yes, you can. The M9a uses a 92mm fan..

Wait a second.. 92mm fan?? Really? o.O I never knew about that. Interesting.

 

8 minutes ago, PCGuy_5960 said:

so you can replace it with a Noctua fan

What size fan would I need and what's a good, very quiet one?

 

7 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

be quiet! shadow rock.

Which one? PCPP shows "Shadow Rock 2" and "Shadow Rock Pro SR1".

I assume you meant the SR 2 one DocSwag but I dunno :P

 

Which is the more quieter would you say personally? M9A or the one you mentioned?

 

7 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

You could buy a decibel ready thing if you wanted to.

 

AFAIK no way without using a laser tachometer or something. Usually your mobo detects the fan speed off one of the pins (that's why there are 4 pins, 12v, ground, PWM, and detecty thing), but if you're using a voltage fan controller then you can't really do that :/ 

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Wait a second.. 92mm fan?? Really? o.O I never knew about that. Interesting.

Yep :D

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Yep :D

Wow. Very interesting lol xD

Learn something new every day!

 

What would be a good quiet fan choice otherwise IF I were to change it out for another?

I'm thinking Fractal Design, beQuiet! or Noctua

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What would be a good quiet fan choice otherwise IF I were to change it out for another?

I'm thinking Fractal Design, beQuiet! or Noctua

Idk, I think Noctua would be the best option...

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Idk, I think Noctua would be the best option...

Alright cool, I'll have a look and see if I can find any of their fans. Idk if they do 92mm ones. Hopefully they do(?).

I assume I'll need a 92mm replacement one

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Alright cool, I'll have a look and see if I can find any of their fans. Idk if they do 92mm ones. Hopefully they do(?).

I assume I'll need a 92mm replacement one

Get the cooler first and only if you find it too loud, replace the fan. The M9a is not very loud TBH :D

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First site I go to is Amazon UK... they don't sell it.

Second site... Overclockers UK... out of stock.

"CCL", third site.. don't have a account -_-

 

 

GAH.

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Deepcool Gammaxx 400. ;) 

 

http://www.deepcool.com/product/cpucooler/2013-12/7_487.shtml

 

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@PCGuy_5960 @DocSwag @NCIX Lampy,

Um, got a tiny problem :|.

 

Can't find it in stock anywhere, seems to be sold on most sites.

Any others that are nice looking, very quiet and similar to the M9A ..?

I dunno if @MEC-777's cooler suggestion is good as I've never really looked into Deepcool's products before, are they as quiet?

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3 hours ago, Xiauj said:

@PCGuy_5960 @DocSwag @NCIX Lampy,

Um, got a tiny problem :|.

 

Can't find it in stock anywhere, seems to be sold on most sites.

Any others that are nice looking, very quiet and similar to the M9A ..?

I dunno if @MEC-777's cooler suggestion is good as I've never really looked into Deepcool's products before, are they as quiet?

Honestly I would just go with a 212 Evo because of how well known they are and the amount of positive reviews they have. If you're still looking for other options, I would suggest keep searching then. 

 

 

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Any others that are nice looking, very quiet and similar to the M9A ..?

The Cryorig H7?

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9 minutes ago, Xiauj said:

@PCGuy_5960 @DocSwag @NCIX Lampy,

Um, got a tiny problem :|.

 

Can't find it in stock anywhere, seems to be sold on most sites.

Any others that are nice looking, very quiet and similar to the M9A ..?

I dunno if @MEC-777's cooler suggestion is good as I've never really looked into Deepcool's products before, are they as quiet?

Out-performs the competition and yes they are quiet. I've used those fans it comes with before. 

 

Check out Tomshardware review. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-gammaxx-400-slim-tower-cpu-cooler,4460-2.html

 

Everyone recommends the 212 Evo, but it is not the best in it's class anymore. 

 

Here's another review. Out-performs the H60 AIO in OC testing. ;) 

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/deep_cool_gamma_xx_400/4.htm

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2 hours ago, MEC-777 said:

Out-performs the competition and yes they are quiet. I've used those fans it comes with before. 

 

Check out Tomshardware review. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-gammaxx-400-slim-tower-cpu-cooler,4460-2.html

 

Everyone recommends the 212 Evo, but it is not the best in it's class anymore. 

 

Here's another review. Out-performs the H60 AIO in OC testing. ;) 

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/deep_cool_gamma_xx_400/4.htm

It is a louder though.

 

At the same time though once you factor in the fact that you're comparing to $40-$50 CPU coolers I think you're right, it's a pretty good deal...

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3 hours ago, Xiauj said:

Wait a second.. 92mm fan?? Really? o.O I never knew about that. Interesting.

 

What size fan would I need and what's a good, very quiet one?

 

Which one? PCPP shows "Shadow Rock 2" and "Shadow Rock Pro SR1".

I assume you meant the SR 2 one DocSwag but I dunno :P

 

Which is the more quieter would you say personally? M9A or the one you mentioned?

 

Oh ok that's understandable ^_^ No worries!

Honestly idk since I never have compared the two xD 

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It is a louder though.

 

At the same time though once you factor in the fact that you're comparing to $40-$50 CPU coolers I think you're right, it's a pretty good deal...

$10 more and Noctua NH-U14S is reachable

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$10 more and Noctua NH-U14S is reachable

That is a 33% price jump though, for much less than a 33% perf gain.

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Desktop:

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CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync)

Home Server:

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CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter?

Laptop (I use it for school):

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Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050

And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb

 

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11 minutes ago, DocSwag said:

That is a 33% price jump though, for much less than a 33% perf gain.

Think about the noise

"Make it future proof for some years at least, don't buy "only slightly better" stuff that gets outdated 1 year, that's throwing money away" @pipoawas

 

-Frequencies DON'T represent everything and in many cases that is true (referring to Individual CPU Clocks).

 

Mention me if you want to summon me sooner or later

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My head on 2019 :

Note 10, S10, Samsung becomes Apple, Zen 2, 3700X, Renegade X lol

 

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