Had some help and yeah, I'm wrong - it's all the case fans combined, not the AIO fans. Had already set the case fans to silent in the BIOS so I didn't think that could be the issue. I'll have a crack at tweaking the fan settings more.
Sorry for the confusion, I'm squeezing looking into this...
The case is actually from PCS, but it's out of stock now (which is annoying since I can't test how other components fit). It's a lot bigger than I'm used to but certainly looks good, and it's quite roomy so I think there's a chance the H150i might fit. We'll see. I didn't want the hassle of...
I should say I'm happy to hear any other feedback or suggestions as well? I am a bit gutted that this build has this one annoying flaw so if I am returning it, I want to get the next one spot on!
Which Frostflow are you using?
I don't know too much about the ins & outs of cooling - having read the forums here, the Corsair H115I RGB PRO XT seems to come more recommended for this CPU, but I am not doing seriously heavy gaming so I'm unsure if it's needed. I'm also gathering that the case...
Hey all! I just made a long-overdue splurge on a brand new PC and I am not happy with the noise levels of the CPU cooler. The fans are a lot louder than I'd really like - between 38-42 decibels while idling. This is not something that came up while researching the parts but now after some more...