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I need a high performance quiet fan

  • 05-09-2001 12:09am
    #1
    OSiriS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭


    I know that even under the best of circumstances the idea is a contradiction in terms, but I need a good cpu cooler that will run quietly. I bought a 1.4 gig Amd athlon and a thermalright SK6 heasink. With a Delta 60mm Focussed Flow 43CFM fan i have the machine running comfortably at 22 degrees with a pretty steady CPU load of about 60% .. I still have to get around to testing it under prolonged 100% load. The problem is that it sounds like there is a jet engine under my desk, a whopping 50.5dBa. I am looking for a fan that will cool very well, but will run at under 30dBa.
    .dNC.OSiriS
    url="http://www.hatstand.cx"]HAT[/urlOSiriS
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  • #2
    Leverz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 270 ✭✭Leverz


    I have one of them, but I also have two 80mm Deltas on the side wink.gif (External) I can turn them on and off though. Its a great job though wink.gif


  • #3
    Balfa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭Balfa


    heh, did you actually measure the loudness? or are you just quoting manufacturer's figures or something? smile.gif


  • #4
    Thorbar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,722 ✭✭✭Thorbar


    In the last few weeks while i was looking up the bits and bobs for my new comp i read over 50 hardware articles/reviews/guides. Somewhere along the line i found a thing on quiet fans that actually do more work. Its late know and i'm up to my neck in my new computer but i'll have a look around for that acticle soon as i can.


  • #5
    Gerry
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,457 ✭✭✭Gerry


    A delta can usually be heard all over the house. If you read any reviews of a delta beforehand osi, they really weren't joking when they said it was stupidly noisy. Ys-tech are a little quieter, panaflo are much quieter. You will have to sacrifice performance for quietness I'm afraid. You should be able to get a 20-25 cfm fan which is quiet. The best way to quieten the thing down, is to fit a 120mm fan to the side of your case, duct it to the heatsink, and run the 120mm fan on 7 volts.


  • #6
    OSiriS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭OSiriS


    Cheers. I read all the reviews etc before gettin the parts for everything except the fan:/ Some genius had recommended delta as a good quiet fan ... ah well, I have ordered a 120mm panaflo. Hopefully it will do the trick.
    .dNC.OSiriS
    url="http://www.hatstand.cx"]HAT[/urlOSiriS
    http://clans.quake.ie/osiris
    Frag-Net.org


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  • #7
    astrofool
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭astrofool


    www.overclockers.co.uk has the thermalright heatsink, and the fan that comes on the standard version is relatively quiet, and good performance, I think you can get it seperately for a few quid also


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