Quieter heatsink/fan please!

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Paul said:
Hi,

I've been using a Globalwin FOP-32 heatsink/fan for the past couple of years
and the noise hasn't been that much of a problem until now. but now that i
have broadband in my room, i want to be able to leave the computer on and
sleep at the same time! This heatsink and fan won't let me do that as its
just too loud.

Any recommendations for a good heatsink/fan?
Hardware: Abit KT7A mobo (socket A i think!), Athlon TBird 850 (not
overclocked).
Preferably i'd like one that can take a higher spec CPU as I'm thinking of
upgrading in the next few months to a faster athlon.
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Newegg.com carry the Spire and Speeze heatsinks. When fitted with a medium
capacity 80mm fan they provide a good, inexpensive cooling solution.
 
Go for the Gold! Thermalright SLK-800 or 900 with a Vantec Stealth fan.
Cool and quiet as can be....without the expense of water cooling.
 
Paul said:
Hi,

I've been using a Globalwin FOP-32 heatsink/fan for the past couple
of years and the noise hasn't been that much of a problem until now.
but now that i have broadband in my room, i want to be able to leave
the computer on and sleep at the same time! This heatsink and fan
won't let me do that as its just too loud.

Any recommendations for a good heatsink/fan?
Hardware: Abit KT7A mobo (socket A i think!), Athlon TBird 850 (not
overclocked).
Preferably i'd like one that can take a higher spec CPU as I'm
thinking of upgrading in the next few months to a faster athlon


Thanks
Paul
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on that one? zalman flower and you might even be able to ditch the fan
alltogether.
 
Zalman's socket-A compatible revision of its impressive
7000Alcu would be a very good choice. Visit their site
at http://www.zalman.co.kr/english/intro.htm to check
whether it will fit your motherboard, though..

Another good option would be Thermaltake's "Silent Boost"
heatsink. It utilizes a slightly alterated version of Panaflo's very
quiet 80mm L1A fan, and it should reduce the noise in your
computer quite nicely..

While we're at it, www.silentpcreview.com is a very qualitative
site with advice, reviews, and recommendations on silent computing.
So I'd recommend it wholeheartedly for your future PC-silencing
ventures..
 
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