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Which of these coolers?

steffeeh
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I'm finalizing a PC build which I'll order tomorrow on Black Friday. The PC is aimed at regular home usage (browsing, Netflix, etc) with a Pentium G4620, so very little heat will be generated from the CPU.

However the PC is aimed to be very silent, so I've decided to go with an aftermarket cooler.

As there will be barely any heavy load on the system, I'm trying to find the CPU coolers with the lowest noise level at minimum RPM within my price range. What I'll do is setup a fan curve letting it run at idle/minimum until it reaches a given critical temperature where it will ramp up quickly in case of "ermergency", so it will run at this low RPM probably 99% of the time.

I've found a couple of interesting coolers, and my plan is to keep track on all of them and then buy the one that gets the best price on BF. So my intent with this thread is to sort out any cooler not suitable for me.

 

Here are those that I'm considering:

- Deepcool GamMAXX 300

- Deepcool GamMAXX S40

- Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

- Arctic Freezer i32

- Be-Quiet! Pure Rock

 

Note that I'm in Sweden, so if you have suggestions on other coolers, be aware that we may not have them here. My PC case have roughly 160mm of clearance for the cooler (Fractal Design Define Nano S).

Here's the full build list

Asus X99-A w/ BIOS 3402 | Intel i7 5820k OC @4.4GHz 1.28V w/ Noctua NH-U14S | 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 OC @2666MHz 12-14-14-28 | Asus Geforce GTX970 STRIX OC | EVGA 750 G2 750W | Samsung 850 Evo 1 TB | Windows 10 64-bit | Be-Quiet Silent Base 800 w/ Silent Wings | 2x Dell U2414H OC @72Hz w/ Display Port

 

Don't forget to invest in an Intel Tuning Plan if you're going to overvolt your K/X CPU

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Use the stock cooler and undervolt the CPU instead.

CPU: i7-2600K 4751MHz 1.44V (software) --> 1.47V at the back of the socket Motherboard: Asrock Z77 Extreme4 (BCLK: 103.3MHz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15 RAM: Adata XPG 2x8GB DDR3 (XMP: 2133MHz 10-11-11-30 CR2, custom: 2203MHz 10-11-10-26 CR1 tRFC:230 tREFI:14000) GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Dual (Super Jetstream vbios, +70(2025-2088MHz)/+400(8.8Gbps)) SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB (main boot drive), Transcend SSD370 128GB PSU: Seasonic X-660 80+ Gold Case: Antec P110 Silent, 5 intakes 1 exhaust Monitor: AOC G2460PF 1080p 144Hz (150Hz max w/ DP, 121Hz max w/ HDMI) TN panel Keyboard: Logitech G610 Orion (Cherry MX Blue) with SteelSeries Apex M260 keycaps Mouse: BenQ Zowie FK1

 

Model: HP Omen 17 17-an110ca CPU: i7-8750H (0.125V core & cache, 50mV SA undervolt) GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Mobile (+80/+450, 1650MHz~1750MHz 0.78V~0.85V) RAM: 8+8GB DDR4-2400 18-17-17-39 2T Storage: HP EX920 1TB PCIe x4 M.2 SSD + Crucial MX500 1TB 2.5" SATA SSD, 128GB Toshiba PCIe x2 M.2 SSD (KBG30ZMV128G) gone cooking externally, 1TB Seagate 7200RPM 2.5" HDD (ST1000LM049-2GH172) left outside Monitor: 1080p 126Hz IPS G-sync

 

Desktop benching:

Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

SuperPi (v1.5 from Techpowerup, PI value output) 16K: 0.100s 1M: 8.255s 32M: 7m 45.93s

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Gammaxx 400, its about 320sek https://www.prisjakt.nu/produkt.php?p=1518234#rparams=ss=gammaxx

heatsink and fan are better then the 300 and will perform better once you get a chip that puts out any heat. runns at 17.8db at lowest

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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Stick with the stock cooler and see how it performs before deciding on whether or not to replace it.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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Viewing charts everywhere seem to indicate that the stock cooler is pretty bad in terms of noise output at idle, so I'll skip that one. Everything else is extra quiet (PSU plus fans I have lying around), and we live in a quiet environment so it would pretty much be the one thing sticking out in noise.

I've added GamMAXX 400 to the list :)

Asus X99-A w/ BIOS 3402 | Intel i7 5820k OC @4.4GHz 1.28V w/ Noctua NH-U14S | 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 OC @2666MHz 12-14-14-28 | Asus Geforce GTX970 STRIX OC | EVGA 750 G2 750W | Samsung 850 Evo 1 TB | Windows 10 64-bit | Be-Quiet Silent Base 800 w/ Silent Wings | 2x Dell U2414H OC @72Hz w/ Display Port

 

Don't forget to invest in an Intel Tuning Plan if you're going to overvolt your K/X CPU

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Pure Rock is best in performance and noise, but probably worst for price. 212 Evo and Gammaxx 400 are good picks both, depends on people which one they recommend. I would say google some reviews and check if you see any good comparison charts for attributes you find most important.

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14 hours ago, steffeeh said:

Viewing charts everywhere seem to indicate that the stock cooler is pretty bad in terms of noise output at idle, so I'll skip that one. Everything else is extra quiet (PSU plus fans I have lying around), and we live in a quiet environment so it would pretty much be the one thing sticking out in noise.

I've added GamMAXX 400 to the list :)

Which charts are you looking at? 

You need to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
Also, make sure to quote a post or tag a member when replying or else they won't get a notification that you replied to them.

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