Any recommendations for a *quiet* CPU fan for an Athlon 1.2 GHz?

[sumptor]

Hi,

If anyone has first hand experience with a quiet CPU cooling fan for the Athlon 1.2 Tbird, please let me know. I do a lot of audio recording/editing so noise level is a concern to me.

Thanks.

[diji1]

Hi there ;)

my fan recommendation: -> papst 80 mm Ultra Quiet Fan 8412NGL -> http://www.inflowdirect.com/pap80quietfa.html ... use a large heatsink with this fan, cools better and funnels are crap imho... the only problem with this fan - it make everything else seem really noisy, so u start buying/tweaking/modding more to eliminate all the other noise u "start" to hear. :0 ... haven't overclocked with this fan. cpu is athlon 1.2, 200 FSB

320 cpu cooler reviewed / compared -> http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp.htm
interesting range of ideas for quiet pc -> http://www.7volts.com/quiet.htm , and -> www.lownoisepc.com

[diji1]

delete this post pls mods, it was a double post ... im having a wierd browser problem, sorry. starting to really irritate me, might even have to start to browse this site with ie, boo-hoo.

[chemmajik]

I turned my jet engine sounding 7k rpm delta 88 into a 7volt quiet fan, I run my system at about 1.1Ghz. I prefer the silence over running it at 1.4Ghz with the jet engine. My load has reached 51 during gaming but it has been stable(case open). I have a resistor mod to use 9.5volts if I need it. If I had to seal the case it probably wouldnt be noticeable, but you'd need a intake & exhaust fans like the quiet papst or similar to help.

[FDISK]

I'd suggest the Thermalright AX-7 heatsink, Arctic Silver 3 Thermal Paste (not a necessity, but every little bit helps in a case like this), and a YSTech Manually Controllable 80mm fan. The AX-7 is the best heatsink out now, and that fan has a dial that allows you to vary the speed between moderately noisy and completely silent. I don't have first hand experience with it, but the dial should allow you to set it to whatever you feel is appropriate.

[diji1]

FDISK : not a necessity, but every little bit helps in a case like this

i thought that too until a few months ago. i read a comparison of thermal pastes in an aussie mag called "Atomic". I have to admit i sometimes have doubts about some of this magazines testing methodologies and results, but these tests seemed to be done reasonably well. the conclusion they reached was that there was *no* difference whatsoever in between artic silver type varieties and generic one dolllar brands, despite silvers much higher thermal transfer properties. in fact, across all the varieties they tested there was actually no temprature difference. nada. this really surprised me ( and the reviewers ) actually, i have to admit - but i consider expensive thermal transfer compounds to be a bit of a joke now ;).

[Franko30]

Originally posted by sumptor
Hi,

I do a lot of audio recording/editing so noise level is a concern to me.



Well, I would recommend a Verax CPU cooler, an EPAC Chassis and a power Supply with a Verax exchange fan. That's what I use and it's amazingly quiet! Verax fans are the quietest and the best because of the unique design:

http://www.verax.de/technik/FS_technik.html

unfortunately only in German, but the pictures say enough.

Find the stuff and descriptions at

http://www.pcsilent.de (German and English)

but if you live outside the EU, I would recommend an Internet search on the names of the Verax etc. parts.

For lower CPU temperatures during idle times use CPU-Idle (or a similar tool) and for reducing the rattle of the CD-ROM use the tool "CD-Bremse" (http://www.cd-bremse.de) - only in German.

Cheers Frank