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Post Date: 2010-08-29
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    Posted: 29 Aug 2010 at 2:07pm
Was just wondering if it is viable to use the big Noctua fans (forgot model name) overclocking an intel i7 930 cpu to 4 ghz, or do I have to use (the unfortunately costly) liquid cooling DS suggests?
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Originally posted by al3xLJ

Was just wondering if it is viable to use the big Noctua fans (forgot model name) overclocking an intel i7 930 cpu to 4 ghz, or do I have to use (the unfortunately costly) liquid cooling DS suggests?

Lilim says that she thinks a Noctua will achieve that just fine.
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Cool, good to know I dont have to empty my pockets for a decent rig.
 
Also, are the Noctuas particularly noisy?
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they arent noisy at all, and ive done over 4.2 with a noctua u12p on my chip, dso is just saying they wont do over 3.9 for free while youre on air
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cool ty for response
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Originally posted by al3xLJ

Also, are the Noctuas particularly noisy?

Oh heck no. Gotta hand it to Noctua, their fans might be ugly but they are astoundingly quiet.
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Originally posted by Dragoonseal

Originally posted by al3xLJ

Also, are the Noctuas particularly noisy?

Oh heck no. Gotta hand it to Noctua, their fans might be ugly but they are astoundingly quiet.
Yeah, why did they have to make em brown :S
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in the case it doesnt matter, look at the pictures in the bottom of my build log(link in signature)
 
with the cathode lights, youd never know the color of the fans, and they reflect light way better than black fans, AND how much time do you really spend looking in your case after the first week lol
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My 930 is OC'd to 3.8ghz. With my 120mm Noctua, temps max out in low 60's under the heaviest gaming (low to mid 70's under Prime95). The cooler is all but silent.
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Originally posted by !ender_

in the case it doesnt matter, look at the pictures in the bottom of my build log(link in signature)
 
with the cathode lights, youd never know the color of the fans, and they reflect light way better than black fans, AND how much time do you really spend looking in your case after the first week lol
true, btw, prime is a really good job at building your own comp :)
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