Best radiator+fans for quiet watercooling?

It's a pain buy Panaflo aren't stocked anywhere in the UK

Little expensive, but check these fans out http://www.frozencpu.com/products/90...?tl=g36c15s932

Back to reality...

For rad, Thermochill, TFC, and the RX-xspc are all good with quiet fans. Swiftech are probably the best value.

For Fans, just get the 38mm panaflo, http://www.svc.com/fba12g12m1j.html

For Quiet, just get a decent fan controller.

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You want a rad like the XSPC RX360 with lower fins-per-inch if you want to use low-speed (quiet) fans.

Rads like the Black Ice GTX 240 have much higher fins per inch and will require more static pressure (more rpm and therefore noise) to be effective.

Panaflos, Scythe slipstream with shrouds or some other Scythe 38mm fans should do the trick.

Really, any 3-pin fan can be put on a fan controller and turned down and still be effective on the right rad.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=25390

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http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=25389

plus whatever 25mm fans you want.

Noiseblockers are the quietest fans I've come across. I have them on the exhaust of my case and the pumps are louder than they are. Really, that's not even a comparison, they are completely inaudible to me. They are on the premium end of 25mms though.

That's the ideal quiet setup. (period)

The Black Ice's have the highest FPI I've ever seen, even more than the HWlabs GTX series. My Scythe Ultras barely push through it.

Thermochills are neigh impossible to find anymore since they were acquired by XSPC. Plus the old ones have funky 17mm fan spacing. They work best with the low to medium speed 38mm fans.

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Well, as mentioned above, the XSPC RX series are designed for low restriction and low speed fans. Some even call them "Thermochill killers" but don't quote me on that.

How are you mounting the rads? I wouldn't suggest UltraKaze if a horizontal mount is in the works. Sleeve bearings don't like flat mounting.

Noctua NF-P12 is a very good fan with decent static pressure and very low noise. Costs $20+ a pop though but I'm very happy with mine.

Not sure about any 38mm fan except panaflo that would suit your needs regarding noise. You might want to use a fancontroller on them though because they, like most others, have the "whine" at full speed.

And if you don't have any budget limits at all: Triebwerk. From what I hear and has made me buy 8 of them, they are fantastic.


These are low speeds and still they produce 60+ CFM.

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yeah... need my UK 3000's at only 20-25% or so..