Cooling

[bigben]

Hi there,

I recently placed an order with a spire thermax eclipse II a fan controller, this is now in pre-production.
Unfortunately the fan controllers are out of stock and not due in until early June, therefore my computer would not be with me for at least a couple more weeks.
The reason I chose a fan controller was that they apparently help reduce the noise dramatically.

It is only another pound for COOLIT ECO II A.L.C liquid cooler, I assume (but can't be sure) they have them in stock.

Will this cooler be as good or better than this? Also will it be quiet?

Thanks in advance.

 

[tom_gr7]

both coolers are a very good choice, a few things,

-The fan controller, will not be connected to your cpu fan/s, The motherboard controls that.
-The spire is one of the best air coolers available. You can read a little bit about it here.
-The liquid coolers are also very good, some may say a tad extreme, however, they are very good coolers, also alot quieter than the spire.
-I'd say both coolers are going to give you exceptional good cpu temps,

Personally I'd opt for the spire, I as prefer beefy air coolers as opposed to liquid coolers.

 

[bigben]

Thanks for the reply, I guess I was getting confused..
Is it worth delaying my order for a fan controller do you think? If I take it off my order would it be easy to fit one myself if I think its necessary in the future?
Thanks

 

[tom_gr7]

what case have you gone for?

Yeah its pretty easy to fit ya self, but if ya do i'd suggest that you watch a few you tube videos to give you an idea, before jumping in.

 

[bigben]

Here is my full spec. I will probably SLI the GTX 670 at some point in the future which is why I have gone for the OTT PSU.

Case COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-3550 (3.3GHz) 6MB Cache
Motherboard ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 90GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive 12x BLU-RAY ROM DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£46)
Memory Card Reader INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX850 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£99)
Processor Cooling SPIRE THERMAX ECLIPSE II UNIVERSAL DT EXTREME CPU COOLER (£39)
Fan Controller NZXT Sentry 2 Fan Controller with upto 5 Fitted Case Fans
Sound Card ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities 200Mbps HomePlug AV - Create a Wired Network Using Your Electric Sockets! (£19)
USB Options 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Thanks again

 

[keynes]

That is a really nice spec. I have the fan controller and I am always running the fans at 100%, doesn't make much of a difference at full speed since they are almost silent. It really depends on the fans you got in the case.

 

[bigben]

Thanks Ruben, I bought a much cheaper and less powerful machine about a week ago. £500 pounds later here I am lol.
I think I will just wait for the fan controller, cant afford any games for it anyway...

You've both been helpful - just got 2-3 painful weeks waiting for it now

 

[tom_gr7]

nice spec, although as you are considering SLI in the future, I personally would up the case from the Haf912 plus, to atleast the cm690 II, or bigger case.

 

[bigben]

Thanks again Tom, just changed the case, I think it looks pretty cool.
Looking forward to it now - just need to promise myself not to spend any more on it while it is in pre-production...

 

[Pauly]

Hi there bigben, I was in the same boat as you, PC been in pre-production for 14 working days due to lack of fan controller stock.. cancelled the fan controller option, ordered a NZXT Sentry 2 from Systo UK 2 days ago ...(it arrived today) Bang!! recieved email this morning saying my PC has been built & waiting tesing/Quality control. From what I've researched it's not too difficult to fit the controller yourself, he says :sweatdrop:
Good luck with your new PC...