- Mar 19, 2010
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Hi All,
I currently have the following set-up :
- Corsair Obsidian 650D case
- Corsair Hydro H80 Cooler
- Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68
- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6970 2048MB GDDR5
- Intel Core i7-2600K @3.40GHz / stock (not planning to OC at this stage as my CPU is not the bottleneck for the games I play)
- Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB
ISSUE:
My Gf is always complaining about the noise of the PC when I'm playing next to her when she watches tv. The couch she's on is maybe 1-1.5 meter from the case.
The truth is, at full loads when I play BF3 at max settings, the PC is kind of competing with my hoover :/
I have pushed the button on top of the H80 as it was set to the 2nd position and I set it to the 1st positions, but it didn't change much noise-wise in fairness.
I am looking for an alternative CPU cooler that is as quiet as possible and compatible with my set-up.
Budget is €50-60
Any suggestions ? I don't care at this stage to have a closed water cooler or an air cooler. I am quite disappointed with the noise of the H80. Also If you can recommend a great thermal paste, I could use advice on that.
Thanks very much !
PS: to be honest I don't care having 4 degrees more on my CPU if the model is the quietest... Noise is what matters here really, and also ease of mounting as I am a bit of a newbie...
I currently have the following set-up :
- Corsair Obsidian 650D case
- Corsair Hydro H80 Cooler
- Asus P8Z68-V Intel Z68
- Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6970 2048MB GDDR5
- Intel Core i7-2600K @3.40GHz / stock (not planning to OC at this stage as my CPU is not the bottleneck for the games I play)
- Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB
ISSUE:
My Gf is always complaining about the noise of the PC when I'm playing next to her when she watches tv. The couch she's on is maybe 1-1.5 meter from the case.
The truth is, at full loads when I play BF3 at max settings, the PC is kind of competing with my hoover :/
I have pushed the button on top of the H80 as it was set to the 2nd position and I set it to the 1st positions, but it didn't change much noise-wise in fairness.
I am looking for an alternative CPU cooler that is as quiet as possible and compatible with my set-up.
Budget is €50-60
Any suggestions ? I don't care at this stage to have a closed water cooler or an air cooler. I am quite disappointed with the noise of the H80. Also If you can recommend a great thermal paste, I could use advice on that.
Thanks very much !
PS: to be honest I don't care having 4 degrees more on my CPU if the model is the quietest... Noise is what matters here really, and also ease of mounting as I am a bit of a newbie...
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