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So i have a intel stock cooler, which i want to replace, since it is bothering me alot. For me, it is way too loud.

So i am wondering, how many dbA is the stock cooler on idle and on load? Does anyone know that? 

Reason why i am asking is because i am considering a new cooler (coolermaster tx3 evo) which is 17-30 dbA, so i want to know if it will make a big difference.

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The one that came with my 3570K was rather quiet.

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this is an approximation.

haha, well i know that myself, i just want to know how many god damn dbA the thing is!  Can't seem to find it anywhere.

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The one that came with my 3570K was rather quiet.

Well then you are either really lucky, really deaf, or i am  just unlucky.

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Well then you are either really lucky, really deaf, or i am  just unlucky.

Most likely just luck.

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haha, well i know that myself, i just want to know how many god damn dbA the thing is!  Can't seem to find it anywhere.

I can't either after looking, but at max load it will sound similar, if you're not overclocking and have good airflow in your case you can probably get away with stock, but on load it will probably sound similar to a 100% fan speed graphics card. Take that as roughly 28-32 dBA range.

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I can't either after looking, but at max load it will sound similar, if you're not overclocking and have good airflow in your case you can probably get away with stock, but on load it will probably sound similar to a 100% fan speed graphics card. Take that as roughly 28-32 dBA range.

Really? To me it is really loud, even when it is at idle. I just wish intel published numbers of how many dbA the cooler it.

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Really? To me it is really loud, even when it is at idle. I just wish intel published numbers of how many dbA the cooler it.

Maybe they're too embarrassed to display the dBA.

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Maybe they're too embarrassed to display the dBA.

Well in that case, you have a kraken x60, are you using stock fans on them, can you hear them? They are 21-37 dbA.

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Well in that case, you have a kraken x60, are you using stock fans on them, can you hear them? They are 21-37 dbA.

I'm using Corsair AF fans on the rad. Yes I know, not pressure optimized. But they work.  They're on high and I can hear them but they're not like extremely loud.

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I'm using Corsair AF fans on the rad. Yes I know, not pressure optimized. But they work.  They're on high and I can hear them but they're not like extremely loud.

quiet or performance?

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quiet or performance?

Quiet. They advertise 21dBA.

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the one came with my 3570k was also quiet too i only noticed bit of humming under load (with cpu running 1.20v 4.3Ghz) i havent noticed that much of an improvement when i upgraded it to hyper212 evo at sound side

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On a scale of 0 to Xbox 360 its around the ps3 noise level.

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the one came with my 3570k was also quiet too i only noticed bit of humming under load (with cpu running 1.20v 4.3Ghz) i havent noticed that much of an improvement when i upgraded it to hyper212 evo at sound side

i guess haswell are louder then ivy bridge? Or maybe it is because i have a 4570

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From personal experience (i5-3330), it was pretty quiet and all that but I never stress tested to see how loud it would get. On idle/gaming I did not hear it. However I upgraded to a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus shortly after for lower temperatures. I'm pretty sure all the stock coolers are the same from ivy to haswell.

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i guess haswell are louder then ivy bridge? Or maybe it is because i have a 4570

It's the same deal. As long as you have proper case airflow, the stock fan doesn't even have to spin up that much. I built a system in a Tempest 210 and the intel stock fan slowed to a crawl, a fully overclocked 7850 had the fan turn off and only up to 30% in furmark, and the temps were still good.

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It's the same deal. As long as you have proper case airflow, the stock fan doesn't even have to spin up that much. I built a system in a Tempest 210 and the intel stock fan slowed to a crawl, a fully overclocked 7850 had the fan turn off and only up to 30% in furmark, and the temps were still good.

Well is there a program, that lets you control the speed of the cpu cooler, like msi afterburner but for cpu?

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Well is there a program, that lets you control the speed of the cpu cooler, like msi afterburner but for cpu?

The bios.

 

--There's also speedfan but I've never gotten around to figuring that out.

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The bios.

 

--There's also speedfan but I've never gotten around to figuring that out.

Well i have found out that i derped, and now i can not go into bios. I set the asus logo thing to 0 seconds expecting that i could always just spam the button, but no. If i spam the button i just get into advanced options of windows... Also i can not get speedfan to work.

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Well i have found out that i derped, and now i can not go into bios. I set the asus logo thing to 0 seconds expecting that i could always just spam the button, but no. If i spam the button i just get into advanced options of windows... Also i can not get speedfan to work.

You should still be able to get into the bios. I think you're pressing the wrong key.

I generally just spam F9-F12, Delete, and Enter to see which works.

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You should still be able to get into the bios. I think you're pressing the wrong key.

I generally just spam F9-F12, Delete, and Enter to see which works.

Well i know before i did that stupid thing, it was f1 or delete i am pretty sure, but i will try again.

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Well i know before i did that stupid thing, it was f1 or delete i am pretty sure, but i will try again.

 

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actually it was f2, is there a way to set the speed completely in the bios instead of max and low limit?

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