Quote from: nexus99 on May 23, 2014, 07:32:10 PM

You could take a Corsair H110 and replace the fans with San Ace 140mmx38mm. That's like 120 bucks in fans though. So maybe 250 bucks for that cooling solution.

The H100i uses dual 120mm fans. The San Ace replacements in that size... for about 30 bucks per you can get 224 CFM (compared to 77 CFM on the stock fans). So 200 all in?

Maybe the single fan solution with the H80i will be more than enough though. Maybe 150 bucks?

I haven't done sufficient testing with different coolers, but my gut and some experience tells me that it is better to go the double radiator route since they don't cost much more than a single wide radiator.
Another note is that it is measurably better to have the fans pulling air through the radiator as opposed to pushing it through, just swapping the direction can drop temps by a couple degrees.

Also, the rated CFM on a fan can be deceptive, even with really good brands. Take a look at these Delta ones.
http://www.delta-americas.com/products/FanUploads/Specification/QFR1212GHE-SP01%28REV01%29.pdf
http://www.delta-america.com/Products/FANUploads/Specification/AFB1212GHE-CF00%28REV00%29.pdf

The first one has a little bit higher pressure and lower CFM ratings than the second one. If you look at the graphs towards the end though, you'll see the second fan has a huge drop in airflow once you get past 0.45 inches of water on the graph, while the first one is nice and linear. Into a radiator, the first fan would probably work much better even though it's 210CFM instead of 241CFM.

I can say I really like the Nepton 280L. I really hate the Antec Kuhler H20 1250.