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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.
One of my drive bays snapped too 🙁
Nice selection of components. those graphics cards are wicked. nice selection. Id still rather build one myself however, even if it cost more. Good option for the punters who dont want to build their own.
Can you ever go wrong with a Corsair H100 at the heart of a system? im shocked they set the profile to the top however, its really very loud at that setting and I wouldnt use it. the middle option is my choice. it varies but doesnt quite hit the same speeds.
I work for a competitor. All I can say if that’s the best cable management you’ve seen, you haven’t seen ours. Also we ship that particular case with a full system inside and have never had one arrive at our customers damaged in such a way.