I don't have any info on the noise other hand the fan on my hr-02 macho will turn off from time to time because it cools so well. My video cards are definitely the loudest in my system. For you, someone who likes quiet systems, air or water both still need a fan and will make noise and the fan you pick has the biggest impact on noise. Thermalright makes very good high quality products and does not skimp when selecting the fan. I you can check on Newegg for the fan they use on the cooler and find out its ratings but like I said my system turns the fan off from time to time with cool and quiet enabled on my machine. You will want to check hardocp's review on the h100 water cooling kit from corsair but I don't have any first hand experience with them. -andy On Nov 9, 2012 1:56 PM, "James" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Andrew Hoffman <sixgod <at> gmail.com> writes: > > > > cpu cooler: > > > > > http://hardocp.com/article/2012/11/06/thermalright_true_spirit_120m_cpu_air_cooler_review > > > Big, quiet very good performance. I own this and love it > > > > http://hardocp.com/article/2011/07/26/thermalright_hr02_macho_cpu_air_cooler_review/ > > -AndyOn Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM, James <wireless <at> > tampabay.rr.com> > > Any ides on the dB (noise) rating? > I like my machines on the low dB side.... > > I did not see dB ratings after looking at both, > but, could have easily missed them. > > passive or a slow speed (low dB fan) > on a water cooler would be keen? > affordable? > Necessary? > > > James > > >
