Corsair H100 - Too noisy..

Hi All,

I've got the Corsair H100 with the stock fans, and even with the lowest Quiet setting, it is too noisy.
I was looking for some suggestions on replacement fans for the H100, that will reduce the noise..

I am quite eager to replace the stock fans with quieter ones..

Thanks, for the response.
Will these fans work with the H100 controller? i.e can I set them to Quiet mode, etc using the Corsair controller?

If not, will they still be significantly quieter than the OE ones in Quiet mode ..?

Exactly what I wanted to hear...

I'm planning on looking at a few of these .. as there are quite a few suggestions.
If I decide to compare the fans on the following 3 parameters, will that be a fair result?

1. Air Pressure @ 12V
2. Noise
3. Air Flow @ 12V

Obviously I want a quiet fan, but not compromising cooling too much .. as I have an i5-2500K @ 4.6Ghz, as a 24X7 setup
Edited by DG170775 - 10/5/12 at 4:39am

Being off work today, did some research that I'd like to share:
Key considerations:
1. Need a Fan that is PWM enabled, so I can use the H100's Controller
2. My priority is Least Noise, High Air Pressure (Being fitted to a Rad), High Air Flow, in that order

So, I've looked at the below fans, to arrive at a few conclusions that I thought was worth sharing.
1. Akasa Apache Ultra Silent PWM (AK-FN057)
2. Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Edition (CO-9050007-WW)
3. Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (CO-9050005-WW)
4. Corsair H100 Stock Fans
5. Cougar Vortex PWM 120 (CF-V12HP)
6. Noctua P120 Focussed Flow PWM (NF-F12-PWM)
7. Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-14 1450 (D1225C12B4AP-14)
8. Scythe Gentle Typhoon AP-15 1850 (D1225C12B5AP-15)
9. Swiftech Helix 120 PWM (HELIX-120-BW-PWM)
10. GELID Solutions 120mm Gamer Fan WING 12 Blue (FN-FW12-15-B)
11. NoiseBlocker NB-Blacknoise Silent Pro 120mm PL2
12. NoiseBlocker NB-Blacknoise Silent Pro 120mm PLPS (PWM)

Keeping my priorities in mind, I gave them weightage accordingly, and then looked at the data i collected. My analysis gave me the following as the top 3 fans, for my needs ..

1. Akasa Apache Ultra Silent PWM (AK-FN057) - Least Noise (16.05db), High air pressure (2.64) and Medium air flow (57.5 CFM)
2. Cougar Vortex PWM 120 (CF-V12HP) - Very low noise (17.90db), decent air pressure (2.20) and strong air flow (70.5 CFM)
3. Noctua P120 Focussed Flow PWM (NF-F12-PWM) - Decent noise levels (22.4db), good air pressure (2.61) and medium air flow (54.97 CFM)

What do you guys think about the results?
I know a few of you did recommend the GTs, but a) they're not PWM enabled and b) their numbers don't stack up.. But, looks like they work in the real world..
I read a few articles where they've said that the NoiseBlockers are not that good with Rads ..