Considering noise on idle and load, which of these two CPU cooling solutions is quieter? The air-based Cool Master Hyper 212x or the liquid-based Corsair Hydro H100i GTX. The CPU is an Intel i7 7700K to be used in high-end gaming but not overclocked, at least for now. Thanks in advance.
Hyper 212x vs Corsair H100i (Noise)
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The Corsair H100i is a top of the line water cooler that is ideal for cooling AMD systems and other rigs that get super hot. It will definitely keep things cool, and has very little noise. Especially if you don't plan on overclocking (Which is a waste of a 7700k if you ask me), it will still keep things quiet. Its a very nice cooling solution and I would definitely recommend it.
Although I should mention if your purpose is gaming without overclocking, then it would be a waste as its a very powerful cooler. If its just gaming and no other really intense processes, than I would recommend the Corsair H60 or the NZXT Kraken X42.
Although I should mention if your purpose is gaming without overclocking, then it would be a waste as its a very powerful cooler. If its just gaming and no other really intense processes, than I would recommend the Corsair H60 or the NZXT Kraken X42.
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They can be quieter if you use PWM fans or if you replace the fans with something like noctua nf-f12s, which will be nearly silent and have the same power as the stock corsair ones
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^ agreed. Use the PWM to control the fan speed. Also have in mind that kaby lake processors are hot (add to that if you want to overclock)
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Not neccesarily. The fans are loud once they reach higher rpm which can occur with the heat, that is why I recommended changing the fans if you go with the liquid route
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Thats the thing. Air cooling solutions are inferior in every category to water cooling except price/value. The H100i has a very quiet RMP and it has a Queit mode which is optimized to minimize noise
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Fans on the H100i are absolutely miserable. They spin at low rpm @1800 which is loud. There's no quiet about it anywhere. Swap out the fans for something decent like the new ML series, Noctuas, Phanteks, Nzxt, fractal design v2's, scythe GT's and you'll be good for both cooling and sound. The hyper212 can't match the top end, not even close. The 212 is 180w, the h100i is @300w of cooling potential. While this means nothing to idle loads, at high punishment loads it means a lot. It also means the fan(s) on the hyper212 will spin up a lot faster and get a lot louder much quicker, as the heatsink starts to get saturated and can no longer get rid of the cpu heat effectively.
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The best 2 aios as far as noise is concerned are the swiftechs and the nzxt Krakens. The fans on the Corsair aios perform quite well, the downside being they only do that at high rpm, high noise. In terms of performance, there's no competition between a 240/280mm aio and the hyper212. The only air coolers that'll come close are the Noctua NH-D14/NH-D15 and other massive twin towers. The Noctua and BeQuiet especially are very quiet for their performance levels. The only time a hyper212 can perform better than the h100i is in fan volume, it's much quieter, even maxed out. But you are comparing a high end cooler to a budget cooler, and thats not just in terms of price.
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Sure. A hyper212 is not much more than a better performance stock replacement. The question now is will it fit in your case? At 160mm tall, the hyper212 doesn't actually clear heights above motherboard in many smaller or thinner cases. Better options would be a cryorig H7 or deepcool gammax 400, those being 145mm and 154mm respectively.
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