stock heatsink and fan

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i read alot about buying new fans and heatsinks...these nice looking
zalman ones...but say i get a p4 dual core at 3.2 ghz....and i have no
plans oof overclocking it....is the stock heatsink and fan enough..or
is it recommendable to get a better standalone one...if its better i
shall go with it..but for non overclockers...does it make a difference..
 
sdot said:
i read alot about buying new fans and heatsinks...these nice looking
zalman ones...but say i get a p4 dual core at 3.2 ghz....and i have no
plans oof overclocking it....is the stock heatsink and fan enough..or
is it recommendable to get a better standalone one...if its better i
shall go with it..but for non overclockers...does it make a difference..
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rarely.

and AFA 'looks' are concerned , are you using the mainboard out of the case?
or have a plexiglas windows in the side of your case?
What care you then, of 'looks'?

The number one thing that affects temp of the rig is the 'room' temp
(ambient).
 
sdot said:
i read alot about buying new fans and heatsinks...these nice looking
zalman ones...but say i get a p4 dual core at 3.2 ghz....and i have no
plans oof overclocking it....is the stock heatsink and fan enough..or
is it recommendable to get a better standalone one...if its better i
shall go with it..but for non overclockers...does it make a difference..
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The major difference is in the noise. Intel stock fans are efficient
but loud.


Roy
 
The major difference is in the noise. Intel stock fans are efficient
but loud.


Roy
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Maybe they are loud now but the stock fans on both a P4 1.8 and P4
2.66 were fairly quiet. Not compared to a Zalman though. My AMD64
stock cooler was a tad noisy as it was running at 3300rpm but I volt
modded it so it's *much* quieter now. I'm not overclocking so don't
need full rpm on any of my fans. Every fan in my computer is volt
modded to be near silent. The temps rose a bit but nothing to be
concerned about.
 
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