The quietest Athlon CPU fan, but still keeps it plenty cool.

Post by **-SKID-** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:01 am

Ok Ive had a damn nuff of this noisy fan. Volcano 12 or something. So I want the quietest fan for an Athlon 3200 as possible, but still can keep the sucker cool. It was O/C'd but not anymore. So its gonna run stock. What are your suggestions?

Post by **axbaby** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 9:29 am

cheap water cooler system .. velly velly quiet

Post by **Foo** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 3:55 pm

The various options for price points are:

Budget - Zalman's copper sinks, see here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ ... n_121.html (the top ones). About 25 quid.

Mid-range - Waterchill value cooling kits (water). See here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ ... _Kits.html (mid way down page)

High-end - Zalman reserator fanless water cooling (this thing is the fucking bomb) http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/ ... thers.html

You can also get a water-cooled 480W PSU from zalman which runs from the reserator. If you really want a (genuinely) silent system, that's the way to go.

Post by **Fender** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:47 pm

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDe ... 037&depa=1
$30

Post by **AmIdYfReAk** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:53 pm

i would go with the silent boost, or water cooling same as Ax siad..

But remember, Water cooling is reletivly Expensive and Does need attention once and a wile. wile Air only needs you to clean it out once and a wile..

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:18 pm

Does you vulcano 12 have a rpm control knob? My Vulcano 9 is set to 2500rpm and its pretty quiet.

Post by **Tormentius** » Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:06 pm

ToxicBug wrote:Does you vulcano 12 have a rpm control knob? My Vulcano 9 is set to 2500rpm and its pretty quiet.

You should consider having your hearing checked. I had a 9 as did a friend of mine and even on 2500 RPM those fans are deafening.

-SKID-: If you're running it stock then a stock HSF is adequate. Its what I used on my Athlon and what I'm using still on my A64. No problems here

Post by **-SKID-** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:04 am

It does have a control knob, and it is turned down. But its still noisy as hell. I think I threw away the stock HSF that came with it.

But I would rather have an aftermarket fan on it anyway. Watercooling is too big of a step, I dont need to take the silence that far. Just a nice quiet fan that will do its job.

Post by **Tormentius** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 5:49 am

The Vantec line is pretty good.

Post by **Fender** » Tue Mar 29, 2005 2:34 pm

I was pretty disappointed w/ my Vantec. When I replaced mine with the Silent Boost I posted above, my temps and noise level both dropped considerably.