Question Re. reducing computer noise!

[owenoftheshire]

Hi there, I have a VIA VT8235 motherboard with an AMD Athlon XP-M
1700+. The fan is labelled as Pro 3000A+ and is really noisy. The PSU
is an EZ Cool ATX-400 JSP and labelled as 'super silent'. The guy I
bought the computer from told me that the fan fixing is not a standard
fixing, although I can't get hold of him to find out which type.

Basically my main question is: Does anyone know the standard
fan/heatsink fixing for this motherboard? Also which fans are the
quietest?

My second question concerns the PSU. At the moment I can't really tell
how noisy it is because the CPU fan is so loud. Are the EZCool PSUs
really that quiet?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

Owen

 

[Conor]

Hi there, I have a VIA VT8235 motherboard with an AMD Athlon XP-M
1700+. The fan is labelled as Pro 3000A+ and is really noisy. The PSU
is an EZ Cool ATX-400 JSP and labelled as 'super silent'. The guy I
bought the computer from told me that the fan fixing is not a standard
fixing, although I can't get hold of him to find out which type.

Basically my main question is: Does anyone know the standard
fan/heatsink fixing for this motherboard? Also which fans are the
quietest?

My second question concerns the PSU. At the moment I can't really tell
how noisy it is because the CPU fan is so loud. Are the EZCool PSUs
really that quiet?

any help would be greatly appreciated.

Don't worry about how the heatsink fastens onto the motherboard as you
just need to change the fan which is usually held onto the heatsink by
four screws.

 

[johns]

Call local computer store and ask if they have a replacement
heatsink-fan combo for your cpu ... not the mobo. All of the
replacement fans are quieter, because we threatened to
throw the entire industry in the dumpster several years
ago if they did not quieten those stinking fans. Don't
you just love the squeely little whistle they make?

johns

 

[owenoftheshire]

Thanks for the replies. I don't really want to buy from my local store
because they're expensive and rubbish. I'd rather get it online. Are
there any models in particuar which are quieter?

thanks!

Owen

 

[bgd]

Don't hesitate to go about it custom with aftermarket stuff, all over then
net .
go as quiet as you can afford to experiment.
there is even large heatsinks that don't need much.
I found this site in same pursuit, and learned from others experiments, and
articles written
http://www.silentpcreview.com