eXurion wrote:Yes i went with the MSI H97M-G43, the Noiseblockers XL1 is a 1000rpm fan so at 50% would be 500rpm much lower then the 650 that my current case fans go and the noiseblockers are much cheaper then the noctuas so i will go for them.
Personally i wished it worked like that, but not always the case, not all fans like undervolting, and even so some have strict starting voltages, etc. Also 50% on bios/software doesn't always equate to 50% speed, sometimes is higher as 12V is to 100% as 50% would be like 6/7V.... or so, nothing is completely certain here to be exact, if i had the XL1 i could ran them on FanXpert2 to give you a more exact number.
Here is an example of a Noiseblocker that don't like undervolting, if you see 50% it still is at is the same as 100%, no drop in speed.... so its not all up to the motherboard but the fan has to like undervolting.
One fan that has been SPCR favorite for a long time has been the Nexus 120mm, really good fans, that undervolt well, and for the price still very competitive, and today you can get them even more pleasant looking like the
Nexus Basic Black/White 120mm, not sure if you have those available. Another really good imo and since you are into Noiseblockers is the M12-S1. Read the
SPCR Fan Roundup #6: Scythe, Noiseblocker, Antec, Nexus, Thermalright , where you will see both of the fans im suggesting head to head, really good read btw, has some of the best 120s on the market.
eXurion wrote:As the cpu fan i think its slightly louder then the case fans - using msi command center I tested each fan induvidually at different rpm's - i see that the noiseblocker pwm isn't that good controlling the rpm so i should go for a pmw noctua.
The options i have is the NF-F12 PWM and the NF-P12 PWM almost at the same price the P one seems to be slightly better in the noise department
SPCR seems to like more the P series in terms of tonality, i cant say much here as i dont own it to compare, but either option should drop extremly low under bios of the MSI. There is also the NF-S12A PWM or NF-S12B Redux PWM, this are according to noctua, meant more for case fans.... then martin liquid site posted it was better than NF-F12 on heatsinks.... so idk, i know i like all my NF-S12A PWM, their range of operation is very good.
One last recommendation is to drop the MSI Control Center, personally i don't think it brings much to table, as the bios can control the fans fine, its just more bloatware running eating resources for something that the bios is capable.