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JoPed
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Hi,

I recently got the H100i GTX AIO cooler with the Corsair SP120L fans, which i have been wanting to replace with something a little more noise optimized.

I have been do some researching and found the EK-vardar F2-120 (1450rpm), but would they be a replacement worth the money? They run at almost half the rpm compared to SP120L but are a lot quieter. They will also need to be a decent cooler, which I'm not sure about. Could you guys maybe recommend another fan, if the EK is not the best solution?

 

Help, much appreciated .

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5 minutes ago, JoPed said:

Hi,

I recently got the H100i GTX AIO cooler with the Corsair SP120L fans, which i have been wanting to replace with something a little more noise optimized.

I have been do some researching and found the EK-vardar F2-120 (1450rpm), but would they be a replacement worth the money? They run at almost half the rpm compared to SP120L but are a lot quieter. They will also need to be a decent cooler, which I'm not sure about. Could you guys maybe recommend another fan, if the EK is not the best solution?

 

Help, much appreciated .

Vardar fans are actually decent.

 

others are Noiseblocker, Noctua and the Venturi fans from Fractal Design.

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3 hours ago, JoPed said:

Hi,

I recently got the H100i GTX AIO cooler with the Corsair SP120L fans, which i have been wanting to replace with something a little more noise optimized.

I have been do some researching and found the EK-vardar F2-120 (1450rpm), but would they be a replacement worth the money? They run at almost half the rpm compared to SP120L but are a lot quieter. They will also need to be a decent cooler, which I'm not sure about. Could you guys maybe recommend another fan, if the EK is not the best solution?

 

Help, much appreciated .

I got Noiseblocker eLoop B12-P's for my h100i gtx. Whisper quiet fans, completely different world compared to stock Corsair fans.

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Try it yourself, from 1400rpm to max 2600rpm of the SP120L to see how much cooler your CPU runs under load? It's like 3-4C difference, but the noise increase is insane.

 

Get a rad fan with max 1400-1500rpm range is fine for most use. Unless you don't mind the "jet engine" noise and really need that extra couples of degree C cooler. I'd even argue getting those 2000+rpm fan is silly because very unlikely you'll run the fan at those speed.

 

EK Vardar gets my thumb-up.

 

 

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Thanks everyone. Guess it will be the vardar or the Noiseblocker (which i have yet to research on). Just got 3 noctua case fans, they are perfect but a bit pricey, so I most likely will not do noctua fans for the rad.

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