best quiet fan for OC ing 2500+to 3200+

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I am looking for a quiet but yet efficient fan for over clocking my 2500+ to
3200+
I have an all copper heatsink now with the fan from hell on it, and my diode
temps still run around 43C to 45C WITHOUT me doing anything, I don't get it.
I am using MBM 5 to monitor the fan and temp. It says my fan rpms are
changing although I can hear no difference, but I am lead to believe it
because my diode temps are fluctuating too. SO, with that said I am on the
prowl for a good fan and heatsink. I would like it to be quiet, the fan I
have now runs around 7K and it is just too loud.
I know I'm asking for the moon, but there has got to be a good compromise
out there somewhere, anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Bitsbucket
 
I am looking for a quiet but yet efficient fan for over clocking my 2500+ to
3200+
I have an all copper heatsink now with the fan from hell on it, and my diode
temps still run around 43C to 45C WITHOUT me doing anything, I don't get it.
I am using MBM 5 to monitor the fan and temp. It says my fan rpms are
changing although I can hear no difference, but I am lead to believe it
because my diode temps are fluctuating too. SO, with that said I am on the
prowl for a good fan and heatsink. I would like it to be quiet, the fan I
have now runs around 7K and it is just too loud.
I know I'm asking for the moon, but there has got to be a good compromise
out there somewhere, anyone have any suggestions?
Thanks
Bitsbucket
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There's a lot of silliness about O/C.I've just stuck a £6.95 UKP
copper centre HSF combo(copper core) and still running my XP1800 @
143/143.
1 Case fan sucking out the back.
Temps at the moment as posting 36 deg C.
Under full-online gaming load 41 Deg C.
It's this one,
http://www.cclcomputers.biz/specs/cooler/microflow2/spec.htm
Even came with an Arctic Silver copy type thermal paste :)
PS
70mm low profile fan.To all intents and purposes,silent :D



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There's a lot of silliness about O/C.I've just stuck a £6.95 UKP
copper centre HSF combo(copper core) and still running my XP1800 @
143/143.
1 Case fan sucking out the back.
Temps at the moment as posting 36 deg C.
Under full-online gaming load 41 Deg C.
It's this one,
http://www.cclcomputers.biz/specs/cooler/microflow2/spec.htm
Even came with an Arctic Silver copy type thermal paste :)
PS
70mm low profile fan.To all intents and purposes,silent :D
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If you want a work of art, try this one. I'd buy this just to look at :-)))

http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/product/cnps7000a-cu.htm

Note that you would want the pure Cu one, as the Athlon die should
be touching all copper for best conduction. The people with Pentiums
that have heat spreaders on top can use the Al-Cu version, which is
a bit lighter and doesn't put as much stress on the bracket.

The fan is 92mm and the whole assembly is huge. You must check not
only the dimensions shown on the website, but also eyeball your
motherboard for anything that sticks out, like DIMMs or capacitors.
This heat sink is big enough that it can even bump into the power
supply.

As I say, only buy this for the art value. It'll probably set you
back at least $50.

For sheer mass, there is also this one. You buy the fan separately:
http://www.swiftnets.com/products/mcx462-V.asp

Have fun,
Paul
 
The Vantec Tornado(85cfm) is for you. Use the 7v trick to ruduce the
noise to almost zero. Installing that fan on the retail HS keeps temps
below 44C. I tested 3 fancy HSF units and all ran hotter and louder
than that setu,. plus cost a lot more.
http://www.computerhq.com/hardware/partinfo-id-3870.html
http://www.cpemma.co.uk/7volt.html
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Wow. Somewhere there MUST be a better explanation of how to perform
the 7-volt trick. That Web site's verbiage is terribly confusing, and
the diagram actually makes it worse. It's further proof, if any is
needed, that many of the brainiest geeks have only a passing
acquaintance with their native language.


Ron
 
Wow. Somewhere there MUST be a better explanation of how to perform
the 7-volt trick. That Web site's verbiage is terribly confusing, and
the diagram actually makes it worse. It's further proof, if any is
needed, that many of the brainiest geeks have only a passing
acquaintance with their native language.


Ron
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The Zalman 7000 series is very quiet and does a good job cooling. Not
all boards will fit it though. It installs through the holes in the
MB. I think it won't work on the Abit NF7 at all because of clearance
problems but it fits the A7N8X on as long as it clears the PSU.
 
I'm running at 2600+ at 11.5 x 200 using a Papst 8412 N/2GME [34 cfm at
26dB(A)] on a Thermalright SLK-800, set up for Q fan on an AN78X Deluxe v.
2. I use one of the same Papst fans as case extract, and two Papst fans
totalling 54 cfm for case input. Cool and quiet.

John
 
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