Hi guys,
After quite a while I've made a decision on the parts that I'm going to purchase for my Ncase M1 build. I'm looking for the best noise/performance ratio which I can acquire with a CLC in the case. I'm not planning on doing a DIY water loop. The reason I'm choosing a CLC instead of on air cooler (NH-C14 etc.), is because I'm going to use an open air GPU (EVGA 1070 FTW, with custom low profile 8pin connectors) and having these heat with an air cooler seems like a bad idea.
I've just read some really good reviews about the Be Quiet Silent Loop 240. In short, they use a copper radiator and block, not an Asatek pump and the performance is a bit lower than the beefier Corsair series, but much quieter (even with be quiet stock fans).
Thing's I would like some advice/discussion on:
Some documentation:
Ncase M1 specs
Be Quiet Silent Loop 240mm specs + review
Darkside Gentle Typhoon specs
After quite a while I've made a decision on the parts that I'm going to purchase for my Ncase M1 build. I'm looking for the best noise/performance ratio which I can acquire with a CLC in the case. I'm not planning on doing a DIY water loop. The reason I'm choosing a CLC instead of on air cooler (NH-C14 etc.), is because I'm going to use an open air GPU (EVGA 1070 FTW, with custom low profile 8pin connectors) and having these heat with an air cooler seems like a bad idea.
I've just read some really good reviews about the Be Quiet Silent Loop 240. In short, they use a copper radiator and block, not an Asatek pump and the performance is a bit lower than the beefier Corsair series, but much quieter (even with be quiet stock fans).
Thing's I would like some advice/discussion on:
- Planning on using the Darkside Gently Typhoon 550-1850rpm fans. As far as I know these are 'the best' fans I can use.
- I'm looking for good 140mm fans with 120mm mount to place under my GPU (will drill the required mounting holes in the case). Or should I just use the same Darkside Gently Typhoons?
- Should the fans on the radiator be setup as intake or exhaust? How should I mount the fans, case -> radiator -> fans or case -> fans -> radiator.
- Some fans that I'm also really interested in are the Noiseblocker M12-S1, simply because of this review.Which would you prefer? GT's or NB's?
Some documentation:
Ncase M1 specs
Be Quiet Silent Loop 240mm specs + review
Darkside Gentle Typhoon specs