Anyone put Delta fans on H100i?

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If you are dead set on trying these, I woud suggest a shroud/standoff for those fans, their engine/coil diameter is larger than most and will cover a large chunk of radiator, decreasing available radiator fins covered by airflow.

Shrouds are also useful in general, but I suspect they will be more so here.

This is the best Noctua can do, with a much thinner frame 25mm vs. 38mm and much quieter(twice as quiet in fact).
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=80&lng=en&set=1
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Ok. Update......Fans and me tube of thermy paste are on the way but it's gonna take a couple weeks. In the meantime I got a question about shrouds just to keep this thread active until I can post results. What do you guys think of the Idear of making one 240mm x 120mm shroud spanning the entire length of the rad? I'm thinking just one big rectangular shroud made of possibly 3/4 inch rubber or plastic. Good Idea, Bad, I already know it's ugly.
 
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Yes I did find that little study interesting. Thank you mlcaouette. Did you see the results on the Delta AFB1212HE? Much lower than even the Gentle Typhoon. Haha and that particular fan has lower CFM and Static pressure Than the Delta AFB1212SHE-PWM fan. There was a little mistake Martin made on page 5. The Delta did best with shroud in push. The conclusion was that it depended on Rad and his previous test was with a denser FPI Rad resulting in better shroud performance. There Shall be a shroud!

Got another question. What do you guys think if I Buy two more reverse Y splitter cables? I'll attach them to the original Y coming off the controller and merge them into one connection per fan. What do you think will happen? Do you think the controller will read one fan as two or what?
 
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Well. Shroud is done. Made out of 10mm thick solid rubber. Dual shroud. Should help a little I think. Might dampen sound at least.

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Also I've decided against using the H100i node for power. I've ordered The Sythe Kaze Flat II. It was the only controller that had ample juice that could get my hands on. 3 amps or 36 watts per channel. Looks nice too.

http://www.scythe-eu.com/no_cache/en/pressrelease/product/scythe-stellt-kaze-master-flat-ii-lueftersteuerung-mit-vielseitigem-funktionsumfang-vor-1.html
 
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ugggg. Guys I made a very stupid, silly, rookie and costly mistake. I was demonstrating the power of the fans between a Bitfenix Spectre and the Delta to my Girlfriend. While cooling my girlfriend off with the Delta hair blowing in the wind. My pinky finger decided to get chewed by the fan. Sadly almost taking the tip off my finger and breaking a blade. I'm soo angry. Gonna have to wait until replacement fan comes for results. Just thought you might get a little kick out of that. At least make someone smile. Duh!

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DAMN! xD You were lucky, that could've been so much worse, heal well.

Holding a Delta fan spinning at full tilt, you must've felt the immense power of the gyroscopic effect, making it hard to twist it around.

At least; lesson learned, aye? 😀
 
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lol Yes. I can truly say I'm putting blood, sweat and tears into this. That fan just merely slowed down a bit and it wanted more. Gyroscopic effect? Yes big time and crazy airflow. I can't wait to see what those puppys do temp wise. At least we know the outcome of Finger vs Fan :no:
 
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Oouuch! ET Phone Home

I love your ambition and drive to run these tests it will be an opportunity to discover if Corsair had already supplied the maximum fan capabilities with the radiator, I seriously doubt it, but it is possible as they are in serious competition now, not only for cooling performance but product noise levels as well.

The fan controller is a very good idea you can control the noise levels for your needs, if the Deltas prove out to increase the cooling performance, then crank them when gaming, turn them down when surfing.

I've had a fan get me as well, but not as bad as yours, that looks nasty keep it clean! Ryan
 
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Alright my friends. I'm very pleased to finally have results.
I had some troubles with the install. After i got the fans and controller along with all the Temperature probes and a nest of wires installed, I went to fire it up and the PSU cut it off immediately telling me there was a short circuit somewhere. I took the damn thing apart and hooked it up at least 4-5 times finally determining the controller was DOA. Maybe this was a good thing because I went out on a limb and hooked the fans directly to the H100i Node. You know what? It works very good. I was soo worried I would blow it but no, it will handle the Delta's providing you hook 1 fan to 1 channel and have the Motherboard for the rest of the Chassis fans.
Anyway lets take a look at what these things can do for the CLC. Oh and little side note. I threw everything on stock speeds. CPU and RAM. I did have the cpu running 4.8 Ghz all the time and the RAM was at 1866 Mhz but when I did the Stock H100i stress test the computer froze. I think my RAM timings were off and I'll play with that later :)

Here's the stock H100i just at Idle. Nothing exciting just thought you would like to see temps. I'm sorry but I didn't include core temps on stock fans. I wish I did.


Here's the Delta's on Idle.


Here's the SP120's Maxed out.


Here's the Delta's which have the same Custom Curve as what the SP120's had prior. I get 3 degrees cooler but notice how the RPM's are lower on the Delta's.


Since the RPM's were lower I've decided to include the Delta's around what the SP120's do Maxed out. It's about 5 RPM faster but that was about as close as I could get it and I get a good 7 degrees cooler.


Here's what you all been waiting for. The Delta's at full bore *Fanfare Music*
I got a nice 12 degrees cooler. I'm pleased :lol:
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All in all I'm pleased with these results. The fans are not that much louder than the stock fans except at full throttle which they won't be going there very often. They are just a better fan even at the same RPM's. Probably because of their thickness or possibly the Tuniq TX-4 thermal paste although I doubt it. Here's all the "upgrades"
1) Fresh slab or dab of Tuniq TX-4 Thermal paste
2) 2 120x38mm Delta AFB1212SHE-PWM Fans
3) 10mm Solid Rubber shroud.
 
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Amazing! xD

Whelp, guess I know which fans goes on my soon to be radiator(Alphacool NexXxoS UT60 Full Copper 480mm) when I start my custom w-loop. I had in mind using Gentle Typhoon AP-13's, but I just might try both.

The Delta's fared better than I had anticipated, and being PWM, there's no reason to not use them. I am kinda bummed about the fan ctrlr though, not sure if I'd give it a go.

Also, you should record the different noise levels, idle, medium, full load(using the curve you'd normally use) and full bore just for the lulz. How are they compared to the SP120's at same RPM's? Quiet, gritty, rough, smooth, silent?
 
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Yes I'm completely convinced these Delta's are something every Fan-atic should have in their arsenal. If the Delta's didn't pan out I was seriously considering those Industrial Noctua NF-F12 Industrial PPC3000 fans but I couldn't get a hold of them just the 2000 series and I wanted something that will put out 3k in RPM's. I'm also happy that I'm able to use the PWM features. Something that just wouldn't happen using that controller with 3 pin hook up. Says PWM but really it can control using Voltage as with every other fan. The only thing I kinda feel at a loss with the controller is that I liked the idea of having a probe sitting on the rad. I wanted to see how much different the temps would be on Corsair Link and it. Did look kinda nice too but I do have mixed feelings about it's integrity. The build seemed kinda cheap but what can you ask for for 35 bucks. There are Actual PWM controllers that plug into the CPU header and control with temps but that wouldn't help me much because the fans would probably be jumping around in speed sporadically as opposed to Rad fluid temps.
Sound? I'm not sure how I would be able to record that other than Youtube. I'll try to describe it. The SP's kind whinned or maybe like a humm along with air rushing. These things you mostly hear the air being forced through yet a somewhat kinda gritty. I think that difference is because these are ball bearing. I could be wrong though. I think maybe they are just the slightest bit louder that the SP's at the same RPM, I mean slight. Not much but the cooling of em is outright better so they don't have to be going as fast to cool the same. I just couldn't believe the gap in temps while OCCT was running and the fans set to stock levels. That made my day after such anguish :)
 
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Thanks Ryan. This is nothing compared to your TEC/Peltier chilled water setup. That thing just takes Rads and fans right out of the picture and naughty CPU's below ambient. I hope you don't mind if I post your thread about it http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/282844-29-peltier-water-cooling.
That thing is amazing and I do believe I'll try it when I move on to another CPU/Motherboard. Then I can play and once it's perfected. It would probably be integrated into everyday use.
 
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No I'm fine with you posting the link, this December 30th, it will be in operation for 2 solid years, it's definitely a dependable below ambient cooling solution.

 
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Just thought I'd update. The Fans are running as strong as ever. The only problem I'm having is with the Corsair Link software which was a problem from the beginning. Corsair doesn't seem to know how to write a proper program and many people are having problems with it. One thing with these fans though. When your computers is just Idling you hear a slight growl from the fans with low RPM. Doesn't bother me but someone who is absolutely anal about small noises my not find that amusing. I've also had to filter off the PCI slots using Furnace Vent filters from the hardware store. They work great as the inside is cleaner than ever. I had to do this because those fans push more air than a Deepcool exhausting and 2 Corsair AF120's intake.

Still no Regrets..
 
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