Which CPU fan ?

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johns

Has anybody installed a quiet fan for AMD Athlon 64 3700+ ??
I'm looking at several, and I would like to use a flat fan instead
of one of the standup fans like the Artic Freezer 64 Pro. I don't
think that would fit my case, but not sure. I'm also looking at
the Artic Silencer 64 which is a flat fan. That would be nice if
it really works.

Just installed Zalman vf900 on my video card ( 7900gto ), and
idle temp dropped from 38 to 31, so I slowed the fan to silent
mode, and temp settled at 34. Nice. Very quiet. Now if I can
quieten the cpu fan, I'll run nearly silent.

johns
 
G

Guest

johns said:
Has anybody installed a quiet fan for AMD Athlon 64 3700+ ??
I'm looking at several, and I would like to use a flat fan instead
of one of the standup fans like the Artic Freezer 64 Pro. I don't
think that would fit my case, but not sure. I'm also looking at
the Artic Silencer 64 which is a flat fan. That would be nice if
it really works.

Just installed Zalman vf900 on my video card ( 7900gto ), and
idle temp dropped from 38 to 31, so I slowed the fan to silent
mode, and temp settled at 34. Nice. Very quiet. Now if I can
quieten the cpu fan, I'll run nearly silent.

johns

I have just installed an Arctic Alpine 64 cooler
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=93&disc= on my Athlon 64 3000+.
Runs nice and cool - haven't seen it go over 37 deg C so far - even under
load using CPU Burn-in. As for noise, all I can say is that I didn't realise
the fan on my HIS 9600XT Turbo was so loud - I can actually hear it now over
the Alpine! I bought my Alpine from here
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/105995 for GBP £6.06 - I reckon that's
pretty good value for money and well worth a look for that sort of money.

Glenn
 
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Guest

SpamBox said:
I have just installed an Arctic Alpine 64 cooler
http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=93&disc= on my Athlon 64 3000+.
Runs nice and cool - haven't seen it go over 37 deg C so far - even under
load using CPU Burn-in. As for noise, all I can say is that I didn't
realise the fan on my HIS 9600XT Turbo was so loud - I can actually hear
it now over the Alpine! I bought my Alpine from here
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/105995 for GBP £6.06 - I reckon that's
pretty good value for money and well worth a look for that sort of money.

Glenn

Forgot to add, the temp above is with pre-applied thermal compound (Arctic
Cooling MX-1, I think) on standard heatsink as it comes out of the box.

Glenn
 
J

johns

Got it coming. Tech recommended the ACS64utc silencer. Says it
will cool about the same as the stock fan, but will be nearly silent
since it runs about 1000rpm - 2500rpm instead of 3500 stock.

johns
 
R

Ricardo

johns said:
Has anybody installed a quiet fan for AMD Athlon 64 3700+ ??
I'm looking at several, and I would like to use a flat fan instead
of one of the standup fans like the Artic Freezer 64 Pro. I don't
think that would fit my case, but not sure. I'm also looking at
the Artic Silencer 64 which is a flat fan. That would be nice if
it really works.

Just installed Zalman vf900 on my video card ( 7900gto ), and
idle temp dropped from 38 to 31, so I slowed the fan to silent
mode, and temp settled at 34. Nice. Very quiet. Now if I can
quieten the cpu fan, I'll run nearly silent.

johns

I've just purchased the Zalman CNPS9500-LED FAN - excellent cpu fan
very low noise levels 18+ dbA - flashy blue led. It's very good - speed
/ noise level can be adjusted via the controller unit. It's compatible
with "Socket 478, Socket 754, Socket 940, Socket 775, Socket 939". Very
impressed with the website - it gives a full compatability listing in
terms of motherboards (due to the size of the fan) - www.zalmanusa.com
 
J

JAD

Ricardo said:
I've just purchased the Zalman CNPS9500-LED FAN - excellent cpu fan
very low noise levels 18+ dbA - flashy blue led. It's very good - speed
/ noise level can be adjusted via the controller unit. It's compatible
with "Socket 478, Socket 754, Socket 940, Socket 775, Socket 939". Very
impressed with the website - it gives a full compatability listing in
terms of motherboards (due to the size of the fan) - www.zalmanusa.com
priority list

low noise
lites
controller
but the heck with its cooling numbers
 

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