Re: I've decided....
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Originally Posted by *Daedalus ...odds are the H50 would make less noise doing it. That's the reason I picked a H50 over a Venemous X or NH-D14 originally. |
On that subject, I tried hooking up the two H70 fans Corsair sent to my H50, which are 200-300 RPM faster and around 2CFM higher airflow each than the stock H50 fans. All it did was make more noise and although it dropped idle temp 1c, it actually raised load temp 1c, and this was after thoroughly cleaning any dust off before attaching the H70 fans.
Out of curiosity and a desire to run matched fans, I put my two rear case fans on the H50, which are 200RPM slower and around 8 CFM less airflow than the stock H50 fans. Wouldn't you know it I get roughly the same results as the stock fans.
That tells me there is far more at play than mere RPM and CFM when it comes to rad fans. You have to factor in static pressure and concentration of airflow, not just volume of airlfow.
If I ever see them at a killer price, I may eventually try a couple of Silverstone's air channeling fans. Supposedly they really do direct the airflow more efficiently, and they're pretty low noise too.
Newegg.com - SILVERSTONE AP121 120mm Case Fan
That being said, I think what is more likely going on here is the fact that a small sealed WC unit like this can only perform so well regardless of fans used and reaches a saturation point at a certain temp.
After seeing the minimal temp differences on benches of the H70, I'm also doubting it's smaller pump/WC block assembly is any more capable than the H50's. It's likely just more efficient for it's size producing the same pressure/cooling in a smaller package. I'm sure the real reason the H70 is slightly better at cooling overall is due merely to the thicker rad, which is no doubt why they had to make the pump/block unit smaller, to have room to install the inner fan.