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| 89439 | 2002-10-15 07:58:00 | Anyone have any good ideas for a quiet fan for my Athlon 1.1 CPU. I've seen a lot of ads for fans but not everyone tells me wether the fan is for Socket A or not. Plus others experiences are helpful. tks ~42~ |
~42~ (2034) | ||
| 89440 | 2002-10-15 08:01:00 | what heatsink do you have to attach it to?? | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 89441 | 2002-10-15 08:08:00 | just the standard heatsink that came with the cpu. I don't mind having to get another hsk if necessary, bit I'm not overclocking. [ Would like to, but feeding the hungy mouths has a higher priority right now]. | ~42~ (2034) | ||
| 89442 | 2002-10-15 08:27:00 | Its a problem with the faster CPUs, the fans they need get quite intrusive. My standby PIII 667 PC had a noisy cowl housed fan extracting right above the CPU. I replaced it with a concentric circular finned heatsink and fan unit and it is very quiet. Mine was ex DSE, rated at 1 GHz PIII use. My main PC is a P4, 2 Ghz, with no less than 6 fans (3 case, 1 PSU, 1 CPU, 1 graphics). I solved it by fitting a controller unit in a spare 5.25 bay. It only brings on the case fans when the temp reaches the set point (presently 35 degrees) and so far it has stayed below it. I dont control the CPU or graphics fans. An expensive option but necessary if you spend all day at the PC. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 89443 | 2002-10-15 08:34:00 | firstly make sure its the cpu making the noise. a better heatsink fitted with a large slowmoving fan would be the best option(eg 80mm fan). DON'T get a heatsink with very fine fins. these need high speed fans to work. also check the case. side vents can let the noise of the cpu heatsink fan out. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 89444 | 2002-10-15 08:41:00 | I,ve only got 3 fans [cpu, psu and graphics] I'll keep the controller idea in mind and at some stage in the future there will case fans for the extra HDD's [to practise with RAID]. This is worrysome as 'Blue Haze' is noisy enough now. rgds ~42~ |
~42~ (2034) | ||
| 89445 | 2002-10-15 08:45:00 | Have a look here: www.ad.tomshardware.com God Thats huge. if it dosn't work go to tomshardware.com and search for cooling fans. Seems quietness and cooling ability are at either end of the spectrum. |
Rod ger (316) | ||
| 89446 | 2002-10-15 09:11:00 | Sidevents do seem to be part of the prob. Ahh thanks for the tip regrding fine fins vs. avrage fins. | ~42~ (2034) | ||
| 89447 | 2002-10-15 10:14:00 | Thanks guys/girls? for the tips. Seems like it is going to be a 'Suck and see' exercise. I have already installed another PSU which is supposed to have variable speed on the main fan but I have yet to notice a difference. I thought it might be better than the cheap generic PSU that came with the case. Having a poke around the web it seems that a Thermaltake Volcano 9 will do the job. [Unless I hace the 'dBa' readings around the wrong way] rgds ~42~ |
~42~ (2034) | ||
| 89448 | 2002-10-15 19:32:00 | I can recommend "Aero Cool" They are called the "Silent Tornado" When upgrading to a Duran 1.0 I had a listen to a few fans, and this was the best. Check out Paradigm PC's. http://www.pp.co.nz Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
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