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Thread ID: 106933 2010-01-28 11:01:00 I want a quieter fan - recommendations? adslgeek (14687) Press F1
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853017 2010-01-28 11:01:00 I have just built up my Linux server but the fan is hellova noisy - what cheap quiet cooling methods do you guys recommend?

Cheers in advance!
adslgeek (14687)
853018 2010-01-28 11:13:00 www.techworld.co.nz

Look at the Noctuas, or Scythe SlipStreams.
qazwsxokmijn (102)
853019 2010-01-28 17:37:00 Water gary67 (56)
853020 2010-01-28 18:52:00 What size fan are you after? Is it a case fan, CPU fan, power supply fan?

The general rule is to get the biggest fan you can, so that it can run at a lower speed while still shifting the same amount of air.
somebody (208)
853021 2010-01-28 19:05:00 Any particular brands for water cooling? I wasn't keen on spending much more than about $50 ish adslgeek (14687)
853022 2010-01-28 21:57:00 Any particular brands for water cooling? I wasn't keen on spending much more than about $50 ish
Hahaha....$50 will only get you the tubing. Even a CPU waterblock is around $100, usually more. The pump itself $150 or over. Radiator $120 or over.
qazwsxokmijn (102)
853023 2010-01-28 22:15:00 I LOL when people say water cooling for quiet operation....how do they cool the water in the radiator?....fan perhaps? SolMiester (139)
853024 2010-01-28 22:28:00 I LOL when people say water cooling for quiet operation....how do they cool the water in the radiator?....fan perhaps?
Well I remember I could passively cool my Q9450 when I was watercooling it. Yeah, it gets hotter during Linpack, but other than that it was passive, no fan running for the radiator at all.

Had an Apogee GTZ, Swiftech 3x120mm radiator.
qazwsxokmijn (102)
853025 2010-01-28 22:40:00 Well I remember I could passively cool my Q9450 when I was watercooling it. Yeah, it gets hotter during Linpack, but other than that it was passive, no fan running for the radiator at all.

Had an Apogee GTZ, Swiftech 3x120mm radiator.


I would rather use a quite fan period. The only reason for w/c is for extreme clocking IMO
SolMiester (139)
853026 2010-01-28 23:09:00 The only reason for w/c is for extreme clocking IMO
Or if you're a PC hardware addict like me. :p
qazwsxokmijn (102)
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