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the quietest cpu cooler

#1 partridge

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Posted 19 July 2003 - 04:37 PM

argh, my comp sounds like an elephant in a washer dryer. i'm about to replace the fan/heatsink (for my Athlon XP 1600+) with something *absolutely silent*, anyone have a particular fan-based solution to suggest? Silence is paramount, but it has to be fan-based...

#2 Mertsch

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Posted 19 July 2003 - 04:50 PM

I can recommend the Tt Volcano ....

I had the Volcano 7+ which was very loud due rotations of 3000 4500 or 6000 but the new V11 based on 80 fan and the same VERY good Heatsink .. is a ver good solut at low fan speed

#3 Sparkesy

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Posted 19 July 2003 - 07:01 PM

I could never go to a silent cooler I'm so youst to hearing my PC from a mile away I'd get nervous.

LONG LIVE 80MM DELTA FOCUSFLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

actually though i am loooking into watercooling any of you guys have experience?

#4 Sharkims

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Posted 19 July 2003 - 11:25 PM

I run a Vantec 92mm Tornado, or as I like to call it, a super vac.
However the:

Vantec - Aeroflow:
http://www.vantecusa.com/afc250.html

That baby runs a TMD @ 5700RPM. Variable speed. That 5700RPM fan is quieter than a regular 80mm case fan. That is one of the best "silent" air coolers I have ever had the privilege to use.

NEWEGG.COM has it priced at $27.99 for an AMD. So it's pretty dirt cheap too. I highly recommend it. Go on google.com and search for "Vantec Aeroflow", read some reviews and understand why it is one of the best.

#5 partridge

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Posted 20 July 2003 - 12:22 AM

argh i'm so jealous of my mate's almost-silent dell... how do they get them so quiet?

#6 Sharkims

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Posted 20 July 2003 - 01:07 AM

The Vantec w/ TMD is a Magnent Driven 72mm fan. So it dosen't have the noise of conventional ball bearing fans. Plusthe fins and the fan itself is designed to have a small center. There for eliminating a lot of space being lost in the center, which is a failing for conventional fans.

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Posted 20 July 2003 - 12:41 PM

most coolers are calculated for high temperature to work fine ... but in normal case ... not the hottest summer ... nearly alll fans can run @ 7 or 5 V ...
so get a cheap fan controller and lower all ur fans ... e.g. my PSU has 2 fans and even in summer one @ 7V is enough (if it is not toooooo hot)

just look what is the most noisy fan and see how slow u can get em

#8 RiCO

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Posted 20 July 2003 - 08:42 PM

Zalman fans are very quiet too.

#9 Vegeta

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Posted 21 July 2003 - 11:45 AM

Yeah, use Zalman Passive Cooling. No fans at all.

#10 partridge

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Posted 21 July 2003 - 01:27 PM

(Vegeta)

Yeah, use Zalman Passive Cooling. No fans at all.

what, you mean passive cpu cooling? i've seen the zalman flower, but that still has a (quiet) fan...

#11 Vegeta

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Posted 21 July 2003 - 05:33 PM

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Yeah, use Zalman Passive Cooling. No fans at all.

what, you mean passive cpu cooling? i've seen the zalman flower, but that still has a (quiet) fan...

I'm sorry, you're right. I forgot those (since they are not mounted on the HS). But they sure are quite!

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Posted 28 July 2003 - 11:17 PM

does the zalaman flower NEED a fan blowing cool air onto it? Them Zalman flowers are TOO loud. Your better off with a Alpha Pal or a Swiftech heatsink and stick a 12dBA papst fan on top!