Titan Fenrir and Skalli CPU Coolers Review

Sound Level Testing

While everyone "hears" noise differently, there is one easy way to remove all subjections and easily compare different fans: use a sound level meter. This way you can easily compare the various fans noise envelopes without us colouring the results and see what fans fit within your personal comfort level. Of course, we will endeavour to try and explain the various results (which are taken at a 30 inch distance) to help you our readers get an even better understanding of how loud a cooler's stock fan is, but even if you discount our personal opinions, the fact remains numbers don't lie. All fans are tested with both voltage regulation / PWM turned off.


It may not even be in the same league as the loudest of the loud but there is no getting around the fact that the Fenrir’s stock fan makes quite a bit of noise. The only saving grace is the fan’s ability to adequately cool when rotating at much slower speeds and we have to remember that it is PWM. If it does get too loud for you all you need to do is use the included low noise adaptor and run it at 1300RPM. It really is up to you what noise envelope you want with this cooler but be aware that increased noise means increased cooling potential.

When it comes to the Skalli, all we can say is: impressive. This fan is a 1500RPM unit and is only 100mm in diameter yet it blows away every other fan we have tested except for the Noctua NF-P12 it is running at a mere 900rpm via its ULTRA Low Noise Adapter. It really is a marvel of engineering and we wish… REALLY wish that it had been 120mm as that would have made one awesome combination. As it is, our impression of the Skalli just went up a notch or three.