SalemSwift
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I, on the other hand, have slowly become annoyed by my 2nd Antec Kuhler 620. The first one was just plain loud at the pump, couldn't get it to shut up, returned it. The 2nd one was quieter, but it emits a constant wavering noise that reminds me of the old boat in Jaws after it had been damaged by the shark... It just doesn't sound smooth, rather cheap. It's making me consider putting the stock Intel cooler on. My room is quiet, and the Kuhler is starting to eat at me.
In other news, I couldn't justify a 670 for my game preferences (Battlefield and the like), so I have a Galaxy 660 Ti GC 2GB in the mail for Tuesday. If the Galaxy is quieter than the 620 Kuhler, I will once again tear this thing down and start from scratch.
Update: It's Saturday, so I have the time to tear it down. I will be putting the stock Intel cooler on to see what happens to temps/noise. Depending on that, I may continue the search for a closed loop pump that's quieter than the stock cooler, which seems like an absurd thing to have to do.
Update 2: Well, that went as expected. It's louder, idle temps went from 26C to 32C, Prime95 mixed load temps from 57C to 77C, and gaming temps from 45C to 50C. So I've been hunting for a new closed loop. I've noticed the Thermaltake units are produced by Asetek and look identical to the Antec units. I wasn't so interested until I read up on the Thermaltake, hoping it was a newer revision somehow. Turns out, it is. The Thermaltake pumps are the 3rd generation pump from Asetek and claim to have reworked voltage regulation or something that should result in smoother/quieter operation. It'll be here Tuesday.
In other news, I couldn't justify a 670 for my game preferences (Battlefield and the like), so I have a Galaxy 660 Ti GC 2GB in the mail for Tuesday. If the Galaxy is quieter than the 620 Kuhler, I will once again tear this thing down and start from scratch.
Update: It's Saturday, so I have the time to tear it down. I will be putting the stock Intel cooler on to see what happens to temps/noise. Depending on that, I may continue the search for a closed loop pump that's quieter than the stock cooler, which seems like an absurd thing to have to do.
Update 2: Well, that went as expected. It's louder, idle temps went from 26C to 32C, Prime95 mixed load temps from 57C to 77C, and gaming temps from 45C to 50C. So I've been hunting for a new closed loop. I've noticed the Thermaltake units are produced by Asetek and look identical to the Antec units. I wasn't so interested until I read up on the Thermaltake, hoping it was a newer revision somehow. Turns out, it is. The Thermaltake pumps are the 3rd generation pump from Asetek and claim to have reworked voltage regulation or something that should result in smoother/quieter operation. It'll be here Tuesday.
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