Quiet socket A cpu fan/heatsink?

xjeff · Last edited by xjeff on Mon May 05, 2003 3:55 am; edited 1 time in total

Recently purchasing a Zalman 300watt psu for a more quiet box, I was wondering what you quiet junkies recommend for my athlon tbird (socket A) cpu fan (currently a thermaltake volcano 5). Right now it sounds like it has a bigger engine than my car. :lol:

Note: My athlon is rated at 1101MHz (it gets me by)

steveb · Advocate Joined: 18 Sep 2002 Posts: 4564

i use artic cooling coolers. and if you want something very special, then i would recomend you SM Cool-FLow.

cheers

SteveB

taskara · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 3:42 am Post subject:

I'm currently using thermaltake volcano 7+ on the lowest speed setting.. it's pretty quiet.

other than that perhaps the stock amd fan

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PowerFactor · Posted: Mon May 05, 2003 3:43 am Post subject:

You failed to mention what mhz rating you tbird is. I have a cheap 60x80mm coolermaster hs with one of those plastic funnels and a 80mm panaflow on my tbird 750. It's very quiet and it does fine as far as heat, 46~52C. But what's fine on a 750 might cook a 1200. On my xp 1700 I have a zalman 6000-AlCu using the 92mm fan that came with it at ~2000rpm and it works like a charm. That has got to be one of the most fragile hs ever made though. And it isn't rated as highly as some of the all copper models. But I don't have to worry about destroying my proc just by moving my pc either. :wink:

modal · Apprentice Joined: 02 Oct 2002 Posts: 277

I use the Zalman 6500 for my 1900+XP, i have to put my ear up to the fan to hear it.