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Thread ID: 85065 2007-11-28 06:25:00 LGA775, socket 478 fan compatability rusty_knifenz (4065) Press F1
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615855 2007-11-28 06:25:00 Hi, I've decided to try and change the stock cooling fan for my P4 2.4Ghz to something a little quieter (mine's getting a tad noisy - certainly the noisiest in the case - may just be its age showing). What I'm wondering is, will fans/heatsinks for LGA775 cpu's fit my socket 478 CPU/ mobo? I don't really want to spend ridiculous amounts of money on it, and there seems to be a much greater selection for LGA775. rusty_knifenz (4065)
615856 2007-11-28 06:57:00 The CPU cooler will state what sockets it supports, most support multiple types.

The fan may just need a clean to get rid of the dust build up.
The_End_Of_Reality (334)
615857 2007-11-28 08:31:00 You could consider oiling the fan. I've done it once before and it helped heaps, though it did still eventually die... as this useful how-to-do-it (www.dansdata.com) article points out, usually once you start hearing the damage, it'll be on its way out.

Worth a try though.
Greg (193)
615858 2007-11-28 08:46:00 I don't really want to spend ridiculous amounts of money on it, and there seems to be a much greater selection for LGA775.

What do you mean by the above?
You appear to say you want to get one fan to cool the CPU and you would like this fan to be more quiet than what is fitted at this time.

Amounts on one item.

Budget?
Sweep (90)
615859 2007-11-28 19:07:00 The huge Coolmaster one I got sometime back for my 478 was also for an LGA755. Not sure of model without opening my case and looking but it was a large copper looking thing with 3-4 tubes looping out each side.

It just had a slightly different mount adapter included for the other socket set.

Got it maybe 18 months ago from PBTech
Bantu (52)
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