NZXT Phantom 820

[bhalton26]

Hello all, got my i7 5820k gaming rig up and running, haven't overclocked it yet, and don't know if I even need to considering that I can run current 2015 games on ultra settings and temps don't even go pass 45 with the Corsair H100i working. Everything is good but the loudness of the case fans when gamming only. I can barely hear the fans on idle or steaming/downloading movies but soon as I launch Dying Light or Dragon Age 3 the fans kicks into high gear. I don't remember having this issue with the previous Phantom Case on the AMD build I gave to my 12 yr old son (He's so happy, lol) but then again I did had to replace the top fan which could be he same issue on the 820. Could it be that the radiator from the cooler is pushing too much heat causing the fan to raise at max speed? In most goggle reports people said it was the rear 140mm but I don't think that's the case here.
If anyone had this issue recently, I could really use a fix, even if I have to buy some quiet edition fans such as this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181049

 

[Darkbreeze]

Change your fan profile in the bios. You have about 55°C room to play with before any throttling would occur, and since changing from the standard fan profile to a lower speed or silent profile wouldn't bring you anywhere near that, you'd be fine with a quieter profile. Assuming of course you're using the built in controls in the BIOS and are connected via the motherboard headers. If you're using an integrated fan controller, or add in module, I'd use the motherboard headers and the bios for fan control.

And that 25db Corsair fan probably isn't much if any quieter than what came with the case. Your fan noise could also be PSU or CPU related depending on whether you're using the stock CPU cooler and what you're PSU model is.

 

[bhalton26]

PSU is Corsair RM1000 and using a Corsair H100i Water Cooler on the CPU

 

[Darkbreeze]

That PSU should be fairly quiet. Check your fan profile on the Corsair link software for the radiator AND check your fan profile for your GPU. Those two items are the ones that would have a direct and instant response to load temps since the CPU and GPU can instantly increase temp by 5-10° and then rise rapidly. You should be able to adjust the fan curves so that they raise in speed more slowly and then go full at a much higher temp. Case fans tend to respond more slowly since they're responding to different sensor readings. They can still get up to speed within five or ten seconds, but they won't instantly change speed like the radiator or GPU fans will.

 

[bhalton26]

Your correct. The Sapphire R90X 8GB fans kicked to 80% when gamming, lowered it to 60% and locked in settings since I'm not going to overclock the single card yet. When I crossfire that will be a different story. Thx a lot

 

[Darkbreeze]

No problem. Glad to help.