Good 120mm AIO for silence.

[rentaspoon]

I need to replace my cpu cooler for something quiter. I don't OC my cpu because the last time i did my mobo had rocker switches, silence is the key and I guess people will tell me to get the h80i but was wondering if there are other options

[zip2k4]

there is cm, thermal take, nzxt, antec and a good fair few others that does AIOs

 

however, silence is determined by the fans and not the AIO unit in most cases until the pump start whizzing then that's RMA material.

[CwGoh]

If you want ultimate silence, get a air cooler, like the NH-U12S. If you need an AIO, the any of the Corsair, Coolermaster  should be good.

[Panda of the Shadow]

HA that's a good one. AIO and silence. 

[SirRoderick]

HA that's a good one. AIO and silence. 

Ehhhm....wa? If you put silent fans on it it'll be just as quiet as anything else. Unless your pump is crap.

[helping]

A good air cooler is much quieter

[rentaspoon]

HA that's a good one. AIO and silence.

Why do feel like you need to be an ass?

A good air cooler is much quieter

That's an option, but a water cooler would help my top intake fan with air flow. If I had a bigger air cooler I'd need more fans to cool the gfx card

[helping]

Why do feel like you need to be an ass?

That's an option, but a water cooler would help my top intake fan with air flow. If I had a bigger air cooler I'd need more fans to cool the gfx card

What case are you using and what is your fan layout? Top should be exhaust. CPU cooler should never add heat to GPU.

[rentaspoon]

What case are you using and what is your fan layout? Top should be exhaust. CPU cooler should never add heat to GPU.

Silverstone SG09, running stock setup, the top fan doesn't add heat to the gpu, I've actually found it does help cool the gpu because it pushes air down and out the side.

My worry is adding a large cpu cooler will decrease the airflow enough to have a negative effect.

[helping]

Silverstone SG09, running stock setup, the top fan doesn't add heat to the gpu, I've actually found it does help cool the gpu because it pushes air down and out the side.

My worry is adding a large cpu cooler will decrease the airflow enough to have a negative effect.

The only 120mm AIO I'd bother using is an h80i. I assume you're putting it in as exhaust, right? 

[rentaspoon]

The only 120mm AIO I'd bother using is an h80i. I assume you're putting it in as exhaust, right?

Yep.

[helping]

Yep.

 yea, go ahead and get an h80. you might want to get some different fans because the stocks might be too loud for you. 

 

try it out first and see if you want to replace them or not.

[warmmilk]

if you're not overclocking an air cooler is a better option for silence.  all you have to worry about is the fan, and you can set a custom fan profile so that it only spins upto a certain rpm.  Zalman even makes a fanless cooler, but I don't know how well it works...

 

I don't know about other 120 AIO's, but I had a Coolermaster Seidon, and the pumps was actually pretty loud, it had an annoying clicking sound.  Other AIO's may be different...  but I maintain for a non overclocked cpu, a high quality air cooler with a custom fan profile is the way to go for silence.

[Hyp0xia]

Get one with a thick radiator either from Cooler Master or Corsair. That way, you'll get the mose surface area out of that 120mm.