Quiet CPU fan for Socket-A?

[ernest]

I'm do not o/c and I'll looking for the best bang for buck quiet CPU
fan for a HTPC. I've checked out these two:

Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu
Thermaltake Silent Boost A1889-01

I tends to go for Thermaltake as frostytech says it's warmer but
quieter, plus a bit cheaper. Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Ernest

 

[Marc Hulsebosch]

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/4in1heatpipe/cl-p0071SonicTower/cl-p0071.htm
Has no fan (though it is optional), but 6 heatpipes and a lot of surface.

Marc

 

[spodosaurus]

I'm do not o/c and I'll looking for the best bang for buck quiet CPU
fan for a HTPC. I've checked out these two:

Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu
Thermaltake Silent Boost A1889-01

I tends to go for Thermaltake as frostytech says it's warmer but
quieter, plus a bit cheaper. Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Ernest

Why not just use the HSF supplied by AMD? On recent socket A chips
they've been quite quiet.

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[John Doe]

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/4in1heatpipe/cl-p0071SonicTower/cl-p0071.htm
Has no fan (though it is optional), but 6 heatpipes and a lot of
surface.

Is "heat pipe" another way of saying "copper tube"?

Are they solid or hollow?

 

[Felger Carbon]

I'm do not o/c and I'll looking for the best bang for buck quiet CPU
fan for a HTPC. I've checked out these two:
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu
Thermaltake Silent Boost A1889-01
I tends to go for Thermaltake as frostytech says it's warmer but
quieter, plus a bit cheaper. Any other suggestions?

There are _many_ HSFs available for socket A. All of them will keep
your CPU cool enough to run. The variables are: size, weight, price,
mobo compatibilty and presence/absence of pretty spinning LED lights.

There is no point in getting an HSF that's much quieter than your case
fan.

Setting price first, I'd suggest a TR2TT-M3 HSF. Good cooling, pretty
quiet, a single-digit price tag from most vendors. Try Google's
Froogle for pricing, for instance.

 

[jaster]

I'm do not o/c and I'll looking for the best bang for buck quiet CPU fan
for a HTPC. I've checked out these two:

Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu
Thermaltake Silent Boost A1889-01

I tends to go for Thermaltake as frostytech says it's warmer but quieter,
plus a bit cheaper. Any other suggestions?

Regards,
Ernest

When I posted this question a wise poster recommended Cooler Master
XDream III. It's a lot quieter than the Thermaltake Volcano 9 I had,
while maintaining the same temp. It's good for Socket-A and 370, Durons
to 1.8G, XPs to 3200+Easy install!

Compare cfm, rpm and db. More rpm mean louder db.
Real time stats Xdream III: fan speed 2100rpm, 32 CFM, noise 21-28 db.

AMD stock fan was 5000rpm, 33-48db

 

[David Maynard]

Is "heat pipe" another way of saying "copper tube"?

Are they solid or hollow?

http://www.thermacore.com/hpt_how.htm

 

[spodosaurus]

AMD stock fan was 5000rpm, 33-48db

gross...which chip came with that monstrosity?


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I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/

 

[jaster]

gross...which chip came with that monstrosity?

I got that from memory

The articles
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030404/amd_cooler-03.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030404/amd_cooler-06.html
say 5800rpm, 52.2dba on the stock


The TT Volcano 9 is a variable speed so running 1800 rpm, 68C, 44db.
Running the V9 using the cpu sensor runs full blast 59C, 68db, 5000rpm.

 

[spodosaurus]

I got that from memory

The articles
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030404/amd_cooler-03.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030404/amd_cooler-06.html
say 5800rpm, 52.2dba on the stock


The TT Volcano 9 is a variable speed so running 1800 rpm, 68C, 44db.
Running the V9 using the cpu sensor runs full blast 59C, 68db, 5000rpm.

They're on crack. I have that chip (XP 2000+) and that stock HSF and my
Antec TruePower 380 is the same loudness.

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spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply

I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my
neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in
hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone
marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow
transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor:
http://www.abmdr.org.au/
http://www.marrow.org/