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 Nov 25 2013, 11:28 PM
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I'm currently using a Cooler Master Silencio 450 with stock 120mm x 800rpm front and rear fans.
I recently upgraded my GPU and I'm wondering if switching to the Arctic F12 PWM fans would be an upgrade, or whether there's no difference? |
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Nov 26 2013, 11:07 AM
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QUOTE(Clem1982 @ Nov 26 2013, 09:16 AM) assuming that the Artic F12 PWM is always running at max speed of 1400rpm, I think you will see some improvements but not by much, all you will be doing is to speed up the air flowing inside the chassis after all and you did upgrade to a more powerful GPU didn't you? and it'll be probably get toasty if you changed from a blower type to a downdraft type cooler for your GPU Both my previous and current cards are downdraft, but Max TDP has increased from 80W to 230W. In BF4 my GPU is at about 50% load, 50% fan speed, 70C. I worry that it will run hotter when I upgrade to a 120Hz monitor. So I'm proactively looking for ways to cool it. The rear exhaust fan pushes out a trickle of air, and yes it does feel toasty  |
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Nov 27 2013, 06:40 PM
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QUOTE(Clem1982 @ Nov 26 2013, 11:35 AM) haha well it's limited what changing fans can do to help, but expelling the hot air faster should be your priority so a higher CFM fan will help in a way.. the silencio series isn't one for airflow is another downside I just ordered the fans. Will take before/after measurements when they arrive  else you may wanna consider the Artic Accelero Hybrid for your GPU... which will cost a bomb |
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Dec 6 2013, 02:37 AM
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QUOTE(Clem1982 @ Nov 26 2013, 11:35 AM) haha well it's limited what changing fans can do to help, but expelling the hot air faster should be your priority so a higher CFM fan will help in a way.. the silencio series isn't one for airflow is another downside Ok so I swapped the fans and did some cleanup of my cables... and in my excitement forgot to take "before" measurements else you may wanna consider the Artic Accelero Hybrid for your GPU... which will cost a bomb I compared the difference between running fan at 800rpm and 1400rpm, at 40% GPU load. The GPU temp lowered from 59C to 56C, and GPU fan lowered from 1800rpm to 1600rpm. I also learned that the Gigabyte mobo I have is terrible for controlling PWM fans, so I resorted to using SpeedFan. |
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