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I like the Zalman,
http://www.directron.com/cnps60001.html
it has a fan speed rheostat that can vary the sound output from 20dba to 33dba.
I'm running an XP2400+ with only this HSF, at the lowest setting, and the PSU
exhaust fan (an Enermax 465V-FC), and the CPU temp is usually around 40C,
peaking at 50C on warmer days under higher load.
The Volcano 6 is rated 39dba, which is roughly 4x louder than the Zalman
running in low noise (slowest fan spped) mode. (a 10db increase is a doubling
in sound output).
The PSU fan can make a big difference also. PSU's that have variable speed fans
and temp sensors run much quieter if they aren't operating above about 30%-50%
of capacity, so there is merit in over-specing the power supply and shopping
around for a quiet one, with fan speed control.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Schedlbauer, Joseph E. [mailto:JoeS@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 6:59 AM
> To: Omega email list (E-mail)
> Subject: quiet cpu fan
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> I'm generally happy with my new pc, except the ThermalTake Volcano 6 cpu fan
> is way too loud. Does anyone have a recommendation for a quiet cpu fan for
> an AMD Athlon XP2100+ processor?
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> Thanks for the help,
>
> Joe
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