(08-26-2016, 12:30 PM)hashdawg Wrote: That's indeed very true. However, keep in mind fans with >4k RPM are very noisy. I'm using myself some SUNON fans in separate small room and I can hear them very much if they are running at the full speed.
What kind of fans are you using?
I think everyone on this forum votes for FE
@Fans:
3000rpm: DFS123812-3000
these are pretty strong while still relatively quiet. not very good build quality though. the rotor is only fixed with a fragile "clip", so the first fan broke within weeks. i might just have been unlucky. can be fixed easily, too. can't compare with ffb1212ehe though.
4000rpm: FFB1212EHE
excellent fan. if you know r9 290x @ 100% fanspeed, this is what you can expect noise-wise. the power is incredible, though.
I still have to try FFB1212EHE with a manual fan control so i can manually adjust them to run a little bit slower. - I hope finding a sweet spot with slightly better cooling than with ultrakaze but still acceptable noise factor. Also, their quality seems to be considerably better than ultra kaze so i expect them to be more durable.
@FE:
hehe yeah, that's pretty much consens. however, some ppl here do have non-FE cards, too.