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Joe Votour wrote:
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<pre wrap="">If your board has the four holes surrounding the CPU
(which is apparently not required by AMD in Socket A
designs), then you can use one of the Zalman flower
designs. When the fan is turned down to the lowest,
it's very quiet, and still does a good job of cooling.
(I use them in all of my PCs, including my socket 754
MythTV machine.)
Otherwise, another good heatsink is the Thermalright
XP series. They're just a big block, and you attach
your own (quiet) fan onto them (of course, you need to
find a quiet fan).
If you're looking to make a quieter PC, I highly
recommend that you check out
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.silentpcreview.com">http://www.silentpcreview.com</a> - they have reviews of
many heatsinks along with noise readings.
-- Joe
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I just put in a all copper Zalman on a socket 754. Much quieter than
the stock.<br>
you probably could get by with the copper and aluminum mix. I think it
was $20 cheaper at newegg.com.<br>
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--- Jeff Simpson <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:llcooljeff@gmail.com"><llcooljeff@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap="">I am upgrading the processor in my myth/desktop box
from an AthlonXP 1600 to
a 3000 (because it's the fastest processor my board
can support and I was
going to buy another 1600 for somebody else but
opted to trade mine up and
give them my old one instead).
I need to get a new fan because the one I have
doesn't cool enough for a
3000. I have always gotten the Thermaltake brand and
really like them, but I
want to get something quiet. I looked for the
Thermaltake SilentBoost A1889,
and while it seems like a great + quiet fan, there
are NO vendors that have
any stock in these, except the ones selling it for
$50 (instead of $20).
I have an order placed for one, but I expect it,
like the others, will be
cancelled when they realize they have no stock.
So my question: Anybody have other suggestions for
good silent SocketA fans
that will be happy cooling an AthlonXP 3000? I'd
like to keep cost under $30
and preferably have the noise rating close to or
under 20dBA. Thanks
- Jeff
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