Most silent i7 3820 cooler

[doyll]

Sorry for the confusion. You are correct.
Would just be nice if Noctua put PWM fans on all NH-D14 coolers.
Here's a list of twin tower coolers I put together. I'm missing a couple

Cooler size comparison (Width x Depth x Height looking from front of case with motherboard laying flat)
K2 . . . . . .= . . . . 140x128x158mm 146x154x160mm w/ 120mm & 140mm PWM fans
D14 . . . . .= . . . . 140x130x160mm 140x158x160mm w/ only 2011 has PWM fans
TC14 . . . . .= . . . 140x134x160mm 140x159x171mm w/fans, PWM adaptor included
Silver Arrow . = . 147x123x160mm 151x149x160mm w/Fans
SA SB-E . . . .= . . 155x105x164mm 170x130x170mm w/ 140mm & 150mm PWM fans
SA SB-E Extreme 155x105x164mm 155x130x165mm w/fans Reason it's smaller is 140mm fan vs 150mm fan.
HE01 . . . . .= . . . 140x119c160mm w/ 140x38mm PWM fan
Dark Rock Pro .= 133x124x166mm 133x149x166mm w/ 120mm & 135mm PWM fans

 

[CaNsA]

10) I don't think i like water cooling so I need an air cooler

Have you tried it?

 

[Boulard83]

Have you tried it?

Ive been WCing for years and i'm now back a in AIR and im 100% happy. Newer CPU and GPU are way more efficient and you dont really need WC to keep it under control ( read controlling sound/temp ). My CPU and GPU are both OCed and running under 60°c while gaming, all that with a surprising silence. Dont forget that my mainrig is on a testbed... i dont have any case to isolate the sound in.

I7 3820 @ 4.2ghz 24/7 - two 140mm PH-TC14PE, fans hooked to a Lamptron FC5.
GTX 670 @ ~1150mhz - Accelero TTII - agressive fan curve, still silent.
X79 FTW VRMs/Ram - one split stream 120mm controlled by the FC5.

 

[dtrunk]

^ i'd argue your CPU OC is pretty weak, gpu could get volt modded and OC bumped up... but even still that's some good data. The test bench setup probably helps cooling in your case, but does expose you to more noise.

@op: any higher end tower/heatpipe style of cooler should do. Even a cheap hyper 212 would do, but might be a little loud and will definitely perform like crap when you turn the fan speed down; hence the suggestion of a "higher end" cooler. The nicer units will allow you to turn the fan speed down more without noticing an impact on cooling performance.

 

[Boulard83]

^ i'd argue your CPU OC is pretty weak, gpu could get volt modded and OC bumped up... but even still that's some good data. The test bench setup probably helps cooling in your case, but does expose you to more noise.

My 24/7 OC is not weak... its OK for normal use and gaming. I dont need an Epeen, i need a good/fast enough computer, wich my rig is.

 

[Heater]

My 24/7 OC is not weak... its OK for normal use and gaming. I dont need an Epeen, i need a good/fast enough computer, wich my rig is.

So your saying I don't need 5ghz for typing in word?!?!??! Preposterous!

 

[dtrunk]

My 24/7 OC is not weak... its OK for normal use and gaming. I dont need an Epeen, i need a good/fast enough computer, wich my rig is.

u must certainly epeen EVERYTHING!!! j/k. your OC is on the lower side of 24/7 use imho. why not jump to 4.4 or 4.5 on the cpu? i understand the bios volt mod is annoying for the gtx670; but i've seen many modded 670s running above 1200.

Self reflecting thought... how does one decide what is and isn't a decent 24/7 OC? aim for the moon and back it down 10%? pick a random number?

 

[Heater]

u must certainly epeen EVERYTHING!!! j/k. your OC is on the lower side of 24/7 use imho. why not jump to 4.4 or 4.5 on the cpu? i understand the bios volt mod is annoying for the gtx670; but i've seen many modded 670s running above 1200.

Self reflecting thought... how does one decide what is and isn't a decent 24/7 OC? aim for the moon and back it down 10%? pick a random number?

Fast enough to do what you need to to. No point ramming 1.5v+ down a CPUs throat getting the highest clock when a small boost is all you need. I can get a few more fps gaming on my rig if I go to 5ghz but when I'm getting well over 60 fps on my 60hz monitor, what's the point? All I achieve is heat, higher power bill, and putting unneeded stress on the rig

 

[Boulard83]

u must certainly epeen EVERYTHING!!! j/k. your OC is on the lower side of 24/7 use imho. why not jump to 4.4 or 4.5 on the cpu? i understand the bios volt mod is annoying for the gtx670; but i've seen many modded 670s running above 1200.

Self reflecting thought... how does one decide what is and isn't a decent 24/7 OC? aim for the moon and back it down 10%? pick a random number?

I can run my gtx670 to ~1250-1260 without any issue, temps remain under 65°c on BF3 but i dont need that much clocks. at ~1100mhz BF3 run 50-60FPS @ 5760x1080 ULTRA (no MSAA). At 1200mhz, FPS stays at 60 FPS but the gameplay is the same ...

As for the CPU, 4.2ghz is enough as i told ... Games run smooth, video and/or photo works is fast, web and other apps ... loll dont ever need more than 2ghz CPU is running 1.6-2ghz while typing this .... Yes, im able to run this 3820 at ~5ghz while benching and 4.4-4.5 is very easy to acheive and run 24/7 but its not needed. My 4.2ghz OC is coolNquiet while being fast enough !

Fast enough to do what you need to to. No point ramming 1.5v+ down a CPUs throat getting the highest clock when a small boost is all you need. I can get a few more fps gaming on my rig if I go to 5ghz but when I'm getting well over 60 fps on my 60hz monitor, what's the point? All I achieve is heat, higher power bill, and putting unneeded stress on the rig

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[doyll]

NH-D14 is amazing as well with fans on low. Can handle my 2500k at 5.1ghz 1.51v temps in mid 70s.

I can run my gtx670 to ~1250-1260 without any issue, temps remain under 65°c on BF3 but i dont need that much clocks. at ~1100mhz BF3 run 50-60FPS @ 5760x1080 ULTRA (no MSAA). At 1200mhz, FPS stays at 60 FPS but the gameplay is the same ...

As for the CPU, 4.2ghz is enough as i told ... Games run smooth, video and/or photo works is fast, web and other apps ... loll dont ever need more than 2ghz CPU is running 1.6-2ghz while typing this .... Yes, im able to run this 3820 at ~5ghz while benching and 4.4-4.5 is very easy to acheive and run 24/7 but its not needed. My 4.2ghz OC is coolNquiet while being fast enough !




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