generally yes higher rpm has higher noise
depends on the person but 1600-1800rpm is tolerabe but over 2000 and it starts to loud and quick the antec fan that comes with the cooler is probably key world probably better then then yate loon mediums
but if i remember right you can fit 2x 120mms so 2x mediums should be quieter and cool a bit better then single fan, wont be a huge difference tho.
the antecs default fan speeds are 1450- 2000 rpm
yate loons are 1650 rpm so right in between the rpm range that the Antec cooler provides,
that said im willing to bed the Yates are far quieter then the Antec fan
Do you have a fan controller? If so you can compromise between noise levels and performance. Crank them up when it's hot or you are gaming, turn them down when it's too damn loud. I've always been preferential to 38mm fans for my rads, since more of the air actually goes through the rad. That being said, I think Yates have some of the better static pressure for a 25mm fan. If I could only have one fan on a single rad, it would probably one similar to this
Pabst on a fan controller. I have a bunch of Panflo L1s that I'm really fond of, too.
no i dont,just using fan headers off of the mobo,[but!!!theres room for 3 x80mml fans in my case too,so may get one in the future why not,and along with 3 80mml fans ,that would make 6 cooling fans in a matx case,lol,hahahaha-hi powered air conditioner/computer]]
stuck an extra fan onto the antec today just then,to see how it goes,lol,and sure it dropped temps by 5 c str8 away,!
so that makes me think,piff the generic antec fan what came with the radiator and add two hi performance pwm low noise fans to it,? and swap the original case fan with a quieter better unit too,and later on add 3 80mml fans and controller maybe,
if it oni costs me say 40-50$ for two good 120mml fans-its worth it cos as i said,im on the corner room of my home and the sun hits my bedroom all damn day,by the end of the day,its wicked hot in here,hahaha.
hey im new to o/clocking,at the moment using the asus ai software that came with mobo,i got it to 4738 just before,but it bsod after that[around 4900+mhz]i gots to learn how to do it manually,its great fun pushing the limits and experimenting with air/water to get best results!!!
ps,i like the community here,you guys are great really,helped me heaps with this first build of mine with info and advice,
its very good having this to draw from,i appreciate it a lot,good one from me,i think i put together a good rigg from scratch for round 1000$au+first ever build too,lol!!!