Super Quiet 22dBA Cooler

[Shaktimus]

Am I to guess that this cooler is the Titan Fenrir?

Also a quick google image search on "Titan Fenrir" shows somewhat the same model as the picture PCS is providing however... PCS fan is plastic and standard... where as all the images on Google show the Titan Fenrir with a metallic looking fan.

Does anyone know if its just a generic image PCS is using or that is what it looks like?

I have seen some Customer pictures for the COOLERMASTER HAF 912 Plus case and it looks one person has got this golden metallic version of Titan Fenrir and the other customer has got the grey version with the plastic fan.

Kind of confused.

 

[keynes]

I think you are describing two different coolers, the Titan CPU cooler and the triple copper heatpipe.

 

[Rakk]

As Keynes said they are two different coolers, my old machine had the Titan Fenrir, my new machine has the Super Quiet 22dba cooler, the coolers are very similar, they are both Titan coolers, but they are not the same - the Fenrir is larger I think..

 

[JakAttack]

This is the super quiet cooler, it's like halfway between a standard cooler and something like the Titan Fenrir:

 

[Boozad]

Here are a couple fitted in my rigs.

 

[Shaktimus]

As Keynes said they are two different coolers, my old machine had the Titan Fenrir, my new machine has the Super Quiet 22dba cooler, the coolers are very similar, they are both Titan coolers, but they are not the same - the Fenrir is larger I think..

Understood thanks

 

[Shaktimus]

Boozad: Can you tell me how quiet your rig is. I am making a similar one. My brother has a one of these copper cpu coolers (old model i'm guessing) and its louder than the hover on 100%.

I really want a strong but silent rig. Also heard the H40 is a noise nightmare. Here is my W.I.P rig http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-haswell-pc/

Mine will be used for After Effects CS6 and the occasional game that takes my fancy.

Also noticed your one is a GOLD series PSU. I went with the BRONZE version.. any paticular reason why you went gold even though a bronze 850w is available?

The configuration thing on PCS is telling me I need a 650w PSU as i am using 502w, but PCS don't offer Gold 650w, should i bother going to 750w just for the Gold label?

Hopefully your answer can help me make my decision.

 

[JakAttack]

In all honesty I'd only look for gold certification if I was getting 2 big GPU's and a big 6-8 core CPU etc (800W+), otherwise silver is fine for the good old mid-high range desktop beast.

 

[Yamikotai]

In all honesty I'd only look for gold certification if I was getting 2 big GPU's and a big 6-8 core CPU etc (800W+), otherwise silver is fine for the good old mid-high range desktop beast.

All the 80 Plus certification does is tell you that, depending on the level, how efficient a power supply is at 20%, 50%, 80%, and 100% load - to get the basic rating it has to be 80% efficient at all load levels. Point is, I'm not sure why the power required by the PC, whether it's an Atom with integrated GPU or a dual-CPU quad-GPU workstation, informs whether you should pick a more or less efficient power supply.

Edit: As a kind of aside, I looked it up on Wikipedia and these are the ratings. I hadn't realised there was a Titanium rating, and for good reason - there are no PSUs which have reached 96% efficiency at 50% load. The best being one that is 94%

 

[Boozad]

Boozad: Can you tell me how quiet your rig is. I am making a similar one. My brother has a one of these copper cpu coolers (old model i'm guessing) and its louder than the hover on 100%.

It's extremely quiet, in fact both rigs are. The only thing you could really hear on the A10 rig was the Caviar Black grumbling along, but I have my OS on an SSD on the i5 rig and you can barely hear a thing.

I really want a strong but silent rig. Also heard the H40 is a noise nightmare.

It is, it has a 4-pin fan fitted so you have no control over the speed it runs at meaning it runs at 100% constantly.

Also noticed your one is a GOLD series PSU. I went with the BRONZE version.. any paticular reason why you went gold even though a bronze 850w is available?

The configuration thing on PCS is telling me I need a 650w PSU as i am using 502w, but PCS don't offer Gold 650w, should i bother going to 750w just for the Gold label?

The only advice I can offer there is do some research on the PSUs and go with what you're comfortable with basically. I heard the Raider Series were pretty noisy and after reading up on the Gold series it just seemed the logical way to go for what I wanted; quietness, efficiency, modular and headroom for expansion.

 

[Shaktimus]

It's extremely quiet, in fact both rigs are. The only thing you could really hear on the A10 rig was the Caviar Black grumbling along, but I have my OS on an SSD on the i5 rig and you can barely hear a thing.

So it should be fine with me getting the Triple Copper Heatpipe. I shouldn't bother with the H60?... Im just afraid that I am going to get a PC and then punch it because its loud.

 

[keynes]

If its loud is likely to be from the gpu.

 

[tom_gr7]

I'm just afraid that I am going to get a PC and then punch it because its loud.

lol, I dont think that would help hahah.

But really, the coolers are only as quiet as the fans themselves. I'd probably go for the H60 myself (always overkill for me) then change the fan to something that is very quiet. Probably one or two of Noctua's new 4pin fans in push pull.

 

[Shaktimus]

I like over kill, over kill usually is future proof. Did that with my last PC 3 years ago but brother wants a new PC so I'm giving him mine and getting a new one for myself.

I am not planning on getting a new PC for minimum 5 years.

£1600 on the spot - - http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/computers/intel-haswell-pc/

Any changes you would make? Fancontroller maybe?

 

[tom_gr7]

erm, that spec just takes me to the configuratron with a basic spec, if you proceed to order then you can post the spec to the forum.

but for fan controller, if there isnt one of the case i'd add one later. IF you find you need it.

 

[keynes]

Can't see the spec on the link, only the standard choices on the configurator.

I like over kill, over kill usually is future proof

I don't agree, you may end up choosing unnecessary hardware for your intended use, I would prefer to upgrade more often than spend a lot of money for a system to last me 4 or 5 years.

 

[Shaktimus]

Case
ANTEC QUIET COMPUTING™ PERFORMANCE P280 CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH Z87: USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, THERMAL ARMOR

Memory (RAM)
32GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (4 x 8GB KIT)

Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
240GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR GREEN WD10EZRX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (+ I got a 300GB Velociraptor and 1TB WD Black already to add to this)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W PRO SERIES™ HX750-80 PLUS® GOLD MODULAR (£119)

Processor Cooling
Corsair H60 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler (£59)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS

Power Cable
1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED

Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE

Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days

Like so..

 

[Shaktimus]

Can't see the spec on the link, only the standard choices on the configurator.

I don't agree, you may end up choosing unnecessary hardware for your intended use, I would prefer to upgrade more often than spend a lot of money for a system to last me 4 or 5 years.

The only thing I thought was unnecessary was the PSU to be GOLD and the Cooler to be water. But everything else is what it should be really. I think anyway

 

[tom_gr7]

whats the PC for dude?

 

[bigben]

But really, the coolers are only as quiet as the fans themselves. I'd probably go for the H60 myself (always overkill for me) then change the fan to something that is very quiet. Probably one or two of Noctua's new 4pin fans in push pull.

Would that void the warranty? I was thinking about replacing my Spire Thermax with something quieter but if you are allowed I might try new fans first..

Sorry to hijack but seemed like a perfect opportunity....