DinoPC Predator Extreme 3570K OC Review (4.7GHz i5 3570K / GTX 670 OC)

We measured the acoustic output of the entire system when idling and when under the intense load of Prime95's Small FFTs setting and FurMark. As this is a gaming system, we also decided to measure the acoustic output while playing Battlefield 3.

We measure from a distance of around 1 metre from the chassis with our digital sound level meter to mirror a real world situation. Corsair's H100 was utilising its ‘Performance' speed setting, as applied by the DinoPC engineers.

Please refer to our KitGuru noise guide for a comparison between the noise levels of this system and everyday scenarios.

KitGuru noise guide
10dBA – Normal Breathing/Rustling Leaves
20-25dBA – Whisper
30dBA – High Quality Computer fan
40dBA – A Bubbling Brook, or a Refrigerator
50dBA – Normal Conversation
60dBA – Laughter
70dBA – Vacuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA – City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA – Motorcycle or Lawnmower
100dBA – MP3 player at maximum output
110dBA – Orchestra
120dBA – Front row rock concert/Jet Engine
130dBA – Threshold of Pain
140dBA – Military Jet takeoff/Gunshot (close range)
160dBA – Instant Perforation of eardrum

Corsair's H100 is anything but a quiet CPU cooler when configured for use with its ‘Performance' mode. Idle acoustic levels are high and the gaming/load results have firmly surpassed the irritating point.

Switching to the H100's ‘Balanced' fan speed setting reduced the acoustic output to 41.7dbA when idling, and 46.6dbA when operating during load/gaming conditions.

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