Fan noise / cooling options

elbyrneo

Hoping you guys can help.

I have a fairly noisy system that's got worse since some upgrades and when playing intensive games like flight sim 2020.

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x (stock wraith cooler)
GPU: Asus Tuf rtx 3070 (3 fans)
Mobo: As rock b550
Case: Corsair 100R ATX
Not overclocked.

Case is out in open but is flat on carpet floor. Embarrassingly, just have the one 120mm stock fan that came with the case. According to case specs, it has mounts for 5.

Happy to buy 5 new fans if that would do the trick to cool a bit better. Recommendations on good/quiet running fans?

Have no need for RGB or anything like that. I'm casual gamer so water cooling seems over the top but if not crazy money would consider.

Per spec, case has mounts for:
Front: 2 x 120/140 mm
Top: 2 x 120 mm
Rear: 1 x 120 mm


Thanks ðŸ‘

_CreeD_

The wraith is probably the easiest to fix, they can be pretty noisey for little efficiency. I'd get an Arctic freezer ii 280 or 240 CPU cooler, 140 mil fans will generally be quieter as they need less RPM to move more air so on paper the 280 is better but that limits you to the Front from your case specs. That's not a bad thing imho as the impact on your GPU from heat being added by your CPU on ingress will be minor compared to placing it on top/egress and having the GPU heat pass through it instead. Just make sure you balance the airflow, too much in or out can not only be inefficient but add to that noise floor.
Edit 2: I should have looked at the case more closely first. Max rad is a 120mm, you might get a 240 in at the top but there's no guarantee so probably not worth the risk. Still a 120mm AIO is a better option that your wraith.

Bequiet fans live up to their name for decent airflow so something like https://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Quiet-BL039-Wings-120mm/dp/B016XWZ5MQ/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Be-Quiet-BL039-Wings-120mm&qid=1612044375&sr=8-2sprefix=quiet+120mm%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-3 (or again the 140s if you mount any on the front).
Also consider rubber inserts or other insulation between the fan and case, https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003N7YZLC/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 are a good option instead of normal screw mounting.

And I just had a proper look at the case. With a relatively small space pay very close attention to your cable management, pull everything, every bit of slack etc. out of the main case area and definitely out of any direct flow from your main fans. They will create some pretty bad eddy currents and add to noise (aswell as getting in the way of your planned airflow). I had a Carbide 275r previously and cleaning up and reworking the cabling made a big difference.

Aodhan5000

Arctic p12s are some of the best fans you can get. Great value for money if you can get em for a fiver a pop. I don't know if I'd bother with an AIO. Scythe fuma 2 is a great air cooler or maybe if you want something smaller the arctic freezer duo 34 eSports but the scythe is better and quieter

fritzelly

What temp is your cpu running at?
What exactly is noisy? The CPU fan, the GPU fans...?

K.O.Kiki

elbyrneo wrote: »

Hoping you guys can help.

I have a fairly noisy system that's got worse since some upgrades and when playing intensive games like flight sim 2020.

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600x (stock wraith cooler)
GPU: Asus Tuf rtx 3070 (3 fans)
Mobo: As rock b550
Case: Corsair 100R ATX
Not overclocked.

Case is out in open but is flat on carpet floor. Embarrassingly, just have the one 120mm stock fan that came with the case. According to case specs, it has mounts for 5.

Happy to buy 5 new fans if that would do the trick to cool a bit better. Recommendations on good/quiet running fans?

Have no need for RGB or anything like that. I'm casual gamer so water cooling seems over the top but if not crazy money would consider.

Per spec, case has mounts for:
Front: 2 x 120/140 mm
Top: 2 x 120 mm
Rear: 1 x 120 mm


Thanks ðŸ‘

1. Arctic P12 PWM
2. Scythe Kaze Flex 1200rpm (PWM)
3. Arctic P12 (3-pin)

The Scythe seem more available than Arctic right now, though when supply is normal you can get a 5-pack of P12 for under 30.
However just 3 fans should do (2 front / 1 rear).

As for CPU cooler, you're slightly limited in that the Corsair 100R only supports up to 150mm height, so a lot of popular options are not compatible.
Consider Scythe Choten / Big Shuriken, or AMD Wraith Max.

dudeeile

After setting up acceptable fan curves, the most impactful change I made was to set the GPU fans to off until the card hit 60C, these were by far the biggest noise makers in my system, now the GPU fans do not spin up under normal use.

I have 3 x 120 noctuas, 2 intake and 1 exhaust and a large bequiet air cooler. I had initially installed a normal HDD but that had to go and now I'm hearing my psu so you can guess what is next.

minitrue

elbyrneo wrote: »

Case is out in open but is flat on carpet floor.

It would be worth checking also if the case/intakes/etc needs a bit of a clean! Would be a good idea to try and get it up off the carpet, even just putting it on a piece of plywood or something would help but better yet if you can raise it a few inches also.


That case looks to be quite closed off, personally I'd be thinking about changing it before spending similar money (or more) on a cpu cooler and fans. If you are sticking with it try and get 140mm fans for the front. You don't mention exactly what motherboard you have so we don't know how many fan headers you have so check that before getting enough fans to fill the case so if needed you can either include some fan splitters or make sure you get fans that will daisy-chain (e.g. the artctic PWN PST fans).


As others have said, working out if one thing in particular is noisy might help you make the best choice.

GHOST MGG

Before you tackle anything..get the case off the carpeted floor.you are asking for a static discharge right away that could fry everything in your case.

Overheal

What you do, is you drill 2 1/2" holes in your wall right to the outside right, then you run your watercooling loop out there, with some industrial grade noctuas and a little rain roof, then bam your cold-end is BRRRRR cold and you will get the thermal gradient you need to beat the competition!

ED E

GHOST MGG wrote: »

Before you tackle anything..get the case off the carpeted floor.you are asking for a static discharge right away that could fry everything in your case.

Nonsense.

Aodhan5000

GHOST MGG wrote: »

Before you tackle anything..get the case off the carpeted floor.you are asking for a static discharge right away that could fry everything in your case.

Wouldn't worry about static discharge, more just suffocating the sh*te out of the PC

GHOST MGG

ED E wrote: »

Nonsense.

Its not NONSENSE
i have seen it happen in the past
one client of mine was building outside the case on the motherboard box which was on a heavy carpeted floor,he felt a static shock when he picked up the board and when it was installed in the case it was dead,was sent in for repair and the engineer's report said that the board had been damaged from a ESD.
so to say its NONSENSE is NONSENSE

ED E

GHOST MGG wrote: »

Its not NONSENSE
i have seen it happen in the past
one client of mine was building outside the case on the motherboard box which was on a heavy carpeted floor,he felt a static shock when he picked up the board and when it was installed in the case it was dead,was sent in for repair and the engineer's report said that the board had been damaged from a ESD.
so to say its NONSENSE is NONSENSE

Outside his case.

Aka not earthed. In a case, protected by a big earthed metal box. Safe.

projectgtr

Cant recommend the BeQuiet fans enough they are relatively cheap and live up to the name. I will say the loudest part of my system was the stock wraith cooler, me personally id ditch it, i hated it ramping up and down as the cpu boosted.