Noisy cpu fan

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I have upgraded to a P4 3.0G, I bought the retail box that came with fan and
heatsink.
The problem is that the fan becomes very noisy as soon as I start half
serious work.
At 4000rpm it whines so I have to shut off the PC, temperature is OK 35-40
C.
Has anyone had a similar problem with the retail fan, and what is the best
(most silent fan) I can buy for the cpu ?
TIA
Aslog
 
Zalman 7000-AlCu

www.zalmanusa.com


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Skjoldmø stood up at show-n-tell, in (e-mail address removed),
and said:
I have upgraded to a P4 3.0G, I bought the retail box that came with
fan and heatsink.
The problem is that the fan becomes very noisy as soon as I start half
serious work.
At 4000rpm it whines so I have to shut off the PC, temperature is OK
35-40 C.
Has anyone had a similar problem with the retail fan, and what is the
best (most silent fan) I can buy for the cpu ?
TIA
Aslog
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Strontium said:
Zalman 7000-AlCu

www.zalmanusa.com


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Skjoldmø stood up at show-n-tell, in (e-mail address removed),
and said:
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I have a P4 2.6G that came with a fan and heat sink.
I got a ZALMAN CNPS7000A-AlCu.
Now, the hard drives are the noisy parts.
I have set the variable rpm to minimum. The CPU temp is at 30. It goes up
to 43 at max load.
Keep in mind that how cool your case is has a direct impact on the CPU
temperatures that
you get.
I don't know how hotter 3.0G is compared to 2.6G.
 
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Navid stood up at show-n-tell, in
[email protected], and said:
I have a P4 2.6G that came with a fan and heat sink.
I got a ZALMAN CNPS7000A-AlCu.
Now, the hard drives are the noisy parts.
I have set the variable rpm to minimum. The CPU temp is at 30. It
goes up to 43 at max load.
Keep in mind that how cool your case is has a direct impact on the CPU
temperatures that
you get.
I don't know how hotter 3.0G is compared to 2.6G.
Click to expand...

I just went up, from a 2.4C, to a 3.0C. Temps haven't changed much.

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Navid said:
I have a P4 2.6G that came with a fan and heat sink.
I got a ZALMAN CNPS7000A-AlCu.
Now, the hard drives are the noisy parts.
I have set the variable rpm to minimum. The CPU temp is at 30. It goes up
to 43 at max load.
Keep in mind that how cool your case is has a direct impact on the CPU
temperatures that
you get.
I don't know how hotter 3.0G is compared to 2.6G.
Click to expand...

By the way:
1- The suggested solution is a cooler (fan + heat sink) not a fan.
That is what you need; a more efficient heat sink that can cool the
CPU with a fan at a lower RPM.
2- It is always a good idea to identify the noisiest component to be
sure (that it is the CPU fan and not the PSU or a case fan, etc.).
3- This is a good site with lots of info.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/index.php
 
in addition to the zalman, thermalright has a few heatsinks that would be a
good choice, slk800, slk900, etc...
 
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