CPU heatsink/fan recommendations

[Geoff Smith]

I am looking to get a quiet cooler for my CPU - my current one is the main
source of noise.

I have an Althlon XP 2800+ on an ASUSU A7V8X-X motherboard and I was
looking at the Zalman systems - but after checking it seems that my
motherboard isn't happy with the 6000 or 7000 series of "flower" coolers.

So bearing in mind that I'm not an over clocker or speed freak, but I just
want to kill the fan noise .. what would people recommend? Any personal
experiences?

[Charles Howse]

Previously Geoff Smith <geoff@spiced.ham.fogcat.co.uk> wrote: I am looking to get a quiet cooler for my CPU - my current one is the main source of noise.
I have an Althlon XP 2800+ on an ASUSU A7V8X-X motherboard and I was looking at the Zalman systems - but after checking it seems that my motherboard isn't happy with the 6000 or 7000 series of "flower" coolers.
So bearing in mind that I'm not an over clocker or speed freak, but I just want to kill the fan noise .. what would people recommend? Any personal experiences?

I have an Thermalright SLK800 with a Papst 8412 N/2GLE fan on
this CPU. About as quiet as it gets and no problem temperature-wise.

A bit expensve though, but after numerous experiments with other
brands and models, the only really quiet fan turned out to be
this one.

Arno
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[Will Dormann]

Geoff Smith wrote: I am looking to get a quiet cooler for my CPU - my current one is the main source of noise. I have an Althlon XP 2800+ on an ASUSU A7V8X-X motherboard and I was looking at the Zalman systems - but after checking it seems that my motherboard isn't happy with the 6000 or 7000 series of "flower" coolers. So bearing in mind that I'm not an over clocker or speed freak, but I just want to kill the fan noise .. what would people recommend? Any personal experiences?


Gigabyte's 3D Cooler Pro looks nice. Should be very quiet. Somewhat
on the expensive side, though. ($56)

I've got a PAL8045 and a PC Power & Cooling Silencer fan on my athlon
and it's extremely quiet. That should run you around $40 (again,
expensive, but it's a high quality unit)


-WD

[MCheu]

On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 01:12:29 GMT, Geoff Smith
<geoff@spiced.ham.fogcat.co.uk> wrote::
I am looking to get a quiet cooler for my CPU - my current one is the mainsource of noise.I have an Althlon XP 2800+ on an ASUSU A7V8X-X motherboard and I waslooking at the Zalman systems - but after checking it seems that mymotherboard isn't happy with the 6000 or 7000 series of "flower" coolers.So bearing in mind that I'm not an over clocker or speed freak, but I justwant to kill the fan noise .. what would people recommend? Any personalexperiences?

I'm currently using the "silent edition" of the gladiator 3 from OCZ.
Here's a link:

http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/heatsinks/OCZ+Gladiator+3

There are two versions, the "silent" and the "standard" versions. The
standard version is the one pictured, and has a built in LED which
lights up. Noise level isn't really that much different on either
version, I just went with the silent version because I don't care for
the tacky "lite-brite" components that are in vogue these days.

It's a standard size heatsink, so you should have no trouble fitting
it in your case. It's not as quiet as the flower/peacock coolers,
since the gladiator has a fan. Fan noise is still present, but it's
just mostly the whoosh of air, rather than the hair dryer whine that
drives people insane. The power supply fan actually makes more noise
than it does..

If glowing LEDs are your thing though, the price is usually the same
for both versions. About the other thing I should mention is that
this heatsink doesn't have a thermal pad. It includes a single use
packet of heat sink compound. The compound supplied is OCZ's high
performance silicone based compound, and it gets good reviews, but AMD
frowns upon the use of heat sink compound, so it might void your
warranty on the CPU. On the other hand, if you prefer compound, it
saves you the trouble of scraping the pad off the block.

IMO, it's quieter, and has better build quality than the stock AMD
cooler.

Oh yeah, price on these is around $20USD or $30Canadian.

If you want something cheaper, the CoolerMaster OEM coolers are fairly
quiet too, and weigh in at half that price. The CoolerMaster OEM
coolers use an aluminum base with a low profile fan. I've never used
these myself, so I can't say much more about them.


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Thanks,
MCheu

[Geoff Smith]

Geoff Smith <geoff@spiced.ham.fogcat.co.uk> wrote in
news:Xns9490C4CDB16AIDFogcat9591fgps@80.1.224.5:
I am looking to get a quiet cooler for my CPU - my current one is the main source of noise. I have an Althlon XP 2800+ on an ASUSU A7V8X-X motherboard and I was


Thanks folks - ended up with a Swiftech MCX462-V and a Papst fan.. now I
can hear the pwer suppky fan... lol