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Originally Posted by Codes
PsYcNet, I've been looking at the H100i. How has it performed for you so far? Everything I've read indicates it's a great cooler, but switching out the fans is a must. I heard there were some issues, and Corsair released new firmware to address them.
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Corsair released new firmware, and then it bricked 40% of the units, so they revoked it again.
Basically, if you run the stock fans (2700rpm Corsair-lite types with high CFM) through the h100i's Corsair-Link interface, they rattle in a bizarre way. If you plug them into a fan controller they run much better, but are still loud ~1500rpm and don't have great CFM.
The Pump/Block/Tube/Radiator unit is phenomenal however, and again, I will recommend ordering two
Gentle Typhoon 1450rpm/21dBA/85(!)m3/h fans. They are whisper quiet and are literally made for radiator use. They're also startlingly heavy @ 200 grams per fan.
I run my i5-3570k @ 4.6 (1.28v) with the fans on 100% (1450rpm) and average 68-69c (almost 30 degrees below TJMax) while running Prime95 for an hour test in a Push>Out config in a Corsair 500r with all stock fans on Low (via the 500r's built in fan controller), except the rear outflow fan which is at ~70% (1100rpm) via my aftermarket fan controller (NZXT Sentry Mesh 30w, which currently controls the two radiator fans, the rear out fan, and a low speed in-fan mounted on the bottom beside the PSU (some Silverstone in a full cage that I use the controller to turn down below the audible threshold).
I don't have a decibel meter to tell you how quiet it is, but suffice to say since I've built it, I find my storage drive (1 TB platter HDD) to be so maddeningly loud when accessing the disk I've installed a second SSD just so I have to use it less.