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quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by anaturelover » Sun Aug 30, 2020 4:19 pm

Hi
i come to expert for advice hahaha
i like not to hear my pc .
Im looking to build a r3100

is its stock cooler quiet? is it worth it to buy a cheaper cooler for it
witch would you suggest ?

ps
i do still have a 2 s12b flex 120mm noctua fan plus 2 nfp12 120 fan from previous build so maybe i could use 2 of them for air flow or cpu cooling
if the cpu cooler you suggest already have silent fan maybe i could use my fan for gpu cooling replacement?
im looking to buy among those https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/cp ... ice&page=1
not to expensive, i wont overclock much. i have p183 case from 12years old and cp 850antec psu
tx
is it even worth getting a cooler other than the stock one r3 3100 ?
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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by Exel » Sun Aug 30, 2020 9:54 pm

beQuiet! Dark Rock Slim has worked well with my 3600 in Fractal R6. Silent or very quiet even under load and not nearly as expensive as the heavier beQuiet! or Noctua coolers.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by anaturelover » Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:04 pm

thats a 86 dollars cooler, almost as much as mobo!

those seem to be my options.

Hyper 212 Evo
contact 12
Gammaxx 400
Pure Rock Slim 35.14 CFM CPU Cooler (BK008) 39,99
Pure Rock 2 CPU Cooler (BK006)
seems like 212 evo has better cooling but what about the noise? quietness?

did spcr tested noise for them?

remember i can use 2 of my 4 noctua fan in intro to mix up with a great cooler . ....
i could go a bit higher than the price of those 3

also could someone explain me why some people say to others take a 212 evo and place a low noise fan on it? i does nt make sense ,by doing the temp of the cpu will go higher !
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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by Olle P » Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:50 pm

The 212 EVO is pretty good. You don't need more cooling than it provides with the fan running quietly.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by anaturelover » Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:17 am

Olle P wrote:
Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:50 pm
The 212 EVO is pretty good. You don't need more cooling than it provides with the fan running quietly.
it is the sound im worried about.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by Vicotnik » Wed Sep 02, 2020 6:08 am

anaturelover wrote:
Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:04 pm
also could someone explain me why some people say to others take a 212 evo and place a low noise fan on it? i does nt make sense ,by doing the temp of the cpu will go higher !
The Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO is a good choice for a low budget cooler.

If the stock fan is too loud then a more quiet fan might be a good replacement. Nothing strange about that. And yes, lowering the noise will result in higher temperature*. It's a trade-off. With a more expensive cooler you can have lower noise, or lower temperature depending on how you look at it.

The trick is to balance cooling performance, noise output and cost. What's right for you only you can decide. I tend to spend a little bit more for a slightly more polished cooler. But I've used the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO in builds myself and I recommend it.

* You can sometimes get both, by going from a bad or mediocre fan to a high quality one. But it will cost more.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by Exel » Wed Sep 02, 2020 8:32 pm

anaturelover wrote:
Wed Sep 02, 2020 12:17 am
Olle P wrote:
Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:50 pm
The 212 EVO is pretty good. You don't need more cooling than it provides with the fan running quietly.
it is the sound im worried about.
Dark Rock Slim is whisper quiet at normal loads. Depending on where you live it may not cost a lot more than the 212 EVO. But if the price difference is too much the 212 EVO would be my second choice.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by anaturelover » Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:02 pm

I dont feel safe using a fan replacement that would make the rig hot . I want something that will automatically set the fan speed to what is needed to be cool.
Since i dont want the noise, i researched a bit and found those options what do you think about them?

Correct me if im wrong
=212 black(54 cad) is better than 212 evo(44 cnd)
=Hyper 212 Black edition said to be tiny less noizy than pure rock but cooler 2 degre
be quiet pure rock
= not sur of my conclusion on this article artic freezer 34 esport duo 69 newegg cnd cools way better than black212. Close to liquid cooling
https://www.kitguru.net/components/cool ... -review/5/
noise of 34 duo 2 db louder load 42 vs 40 than 212 BE at load. but inaudible at idle
no true spirit 140 100 cnd less noise than 24 duo but way louder at load https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GSoaRs ... e=youtu.be

other notes :
shadow rock slim no too loud
mugen is more compatible mobo
Mugen 5 is more than 100 cnd too expensive
thermalright macho rev b 73.6 cfm 110 75?
nono neptwin tooloud

34 duo 10 years warrenty vs 3 for othoers

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by Vicotnik » Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:40 pm

anaturelover wrote:
Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:02 pm
I dont feel safe using a fan replacement that would make the rig hot . I want something that will automatically set the fan speed to what is needed to be cool.
But isn't that what you get no matter what? The fan will be controlled and automatically spin faster as the CPU gets hotter. Every normal system will have some kind of fan control, usually handled by the motherboard.

Depending on how beefy (and usually how costly) your cooler is the fan curve will be different. A smaller cheaper cooler will require the fan to spin faster for the same temperature.

Another thing to consider is idle noise. For me this is way more important than noise at full load, since the system idle most of the time and at load other things like maybe the graphics card fans will also get louder making the CPU fan less of a main concern. The fan can play a bigger role than the heatsink in this, maybe the fan RPM will be low no matter what heatsink you have. But a lower quality fan is more likely to have annoying ticking sounds and such.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by CA_Steve » Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:51 am

Have you considered trying the stock box fan first and see if it meets your needs?

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by CA_Steve » Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:18 am

more on this...the 3100 is in the 65W TDP marketing bucket, and when stressed is closer to 60W max. My guess is that'll run closer to 40-50W with typical max loads. So, it's not a hot running CPU. The stock cooler may work out well in terms of temps and noise.

If it's too noisy at reasonable temps, then you can try replacing the fan with one you have. If that doesn't work out, then you can pursue replacement coolers.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by Exel » Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:28 am

Vicotnik wrote:
Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:40 pm
Another thing to consider is idle noise. For me this is way more important than noise at full load, since the system idle most of the time and at load other things like maybe the graphics card fans will also get louder making the CPU fan less of a main concern. The fan can play a bigger role than the heatsink in this, maybe the fan RPM will be low no matter what heatsink you have. But a lower quality fan is more likely to have annoying ticking sounds and such.
This is one reason why I opted for the Dark Rock Slim. It keeps a Ryzen 3600 cool at idle without the fan spinning at all. With a custom fan curve the only time I hear the cooler over my Noctua case fans and MSI Gaming X GPU fans is when I am stress testing the CPU. It's that quiet.

Even if the fan operates at 40% rpm it is inaudible. And with the Ryzen 3100 it may never have to get faster than that.

The 212 Black may or may not be quieter at full blast, but I guarantee the Dark Rock Slim is quieter at idle and normal gaming loads. It has a better fan at low rpms (and I'm saying this as a huge critic of the Silent Wings 3 as a case fan).

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by anaturelover » Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:38 pm

Exel wrote:
Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:28 am
Vicotnik wrote:
Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:40 pm
Another thing to consider is idle noise. For me this is way more important than noise at full load, since the system idle most of the time and at load other things like maybe the graphics card fans will also get louder making the CPU fan less of a main concern. The fan can play a bigger role than the heatsink in this, maybe the fan RPM will be low no matter what heatsink you have. But a lower quality fan is more likely to have annoying ticking sounds and such.
This is one reason why I opted for the Dark Rock Slim. It keeps a Ryzen 3600 cool at idle without the fan spinning at all. With a custom fan curve the only time I hear the cooler over my Noctua case fans and MSI Gaming X GPU fans is when I am stress testing the CPU. It's that quiet.

Even if the fan operates at 40% rpm it is inaudible. And with the Ryzen 3100 it may never have to get faster than that.

The 212 Black may or may not be quieter at full blast, but I guarantee the Dark Rock Slim is quieter at idle and normal gaming loads. It has a better fan at low rpms (and I'm saying this as a huge critic of the Silent Wings 3 as a case fan).
HI did ou compare it to 34 sport artic cooler? my recent research tell me it is even better.

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by samlarson » Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:55 am

Hi
i come to expert for advice hahaha
i like not to hear my pc .
Im looking to build a r3100

is its stock cooler quiet? is it worth it to buy a cheaper cooler for it
witch would you suggest ?

ps
i do still have a 2 s12b flex 120mm noctua fan plus 2 nfp12 120 fan from previous build so maybe i could use 2 of them for air flow or cpu cooling
if the cpu cooler you suggest already have silent fan maybe i could use my fan for gpu cooling replacement?
im looking to buy among those https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/products/cp ... ice&page=1
not to expensive, i wont overclock much. i have p183 case from 12years old and cp 850antec psu
tx
is it even worth getting a cooler other than the stock one r3 3100 ?
the stock one is pretty loud
I recommend you buy the cooler master that noise is lover than 40 DB

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Re: quiet budget cpu cooler for r3 3100

Post by Olle P » Tue Jan 19, 2021 4:16 am

samlarson wrote:
Wed Jan 13, 2021 5:55 am
the stock one is pretty loud ...
... from a subjective point of view.
I'd say try it out first, and if it's not up to your standards when used in your computer you cen get another cooler later on.

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