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In our noise level tests we switched off all the case fans and replaced the AMD Radeon HD 7950 graphics card with a HD 5550 passive model so were just taking into account the noise generated by the cooler fans themselves.
We measured the noise level with a Digital Noise Level meter at a distance of 1 m from the front of the system.
With the fans spinning at maximum speed, the noise level was unbearable, however in PWM mode, the noise was reduced significantly.
Unless you're looking to achieve overclocking records the small sacrifice in terms of cooling ability is definitely worth the significantly lower noise level.
38mm thick v 27mm is a big difference, good job, although I think it might have fitting issues in some cases.
I dont know why they only stock those fans in the US, I can’t get them here either. stupid stupid stupid.
I love my H80, but would like to upgrade it this year, this is now top of my list. Just need a new case to handle it as well. bleh.
You can get the SP PWM fans from overclockers. Weren’t hard to find 🙂
The only reason this was released is for Corsair to be an option when considering coolers for the NZXT Kraken GPU cooler
@ Aron – where can you get the SP120L fans? I only see the SP120 fans on OCUK 🙁
will the pump work on a molex to 2 pin fan adaptor??? i cant find molex to 3 pin adaptors anywhere to run the pump, i dont really want the pump to spin up and down
I love your blog, It is really informative and unique. I am looking for this blog for a long time. Liquid cooling removes the heat from computer. As a result, it runs fastly without any problem.
I have a H105 too. And It’s really a great CPU cooler. This is actually target to those who doesn’t do much tweaking. It’s basically unbox, install and you’re good to go. It like the thick radiator too.