Quiet yet Effective CPU Cooler

CobaltCobalt Connecticut
edited March 2004 in Hardware
Alright, my Uncle and Aunt just got a new computer, its got a AMD 2000+ (I gave them kudos on that. :D) and some other stuff. The computer itself isn't a well-known brand.

It came with a really really noisy CPU fan, so my uncle gave me $20 and told me to get him a quieter one. I was thinking of this one from NewEgg.

---Will it fit their AMD 2000+?
---Will it be quiet?
---Any other suggestions/recomendations?

Thanks guys. ;)

Comments

  • madmatmadmat
    edited March 2004
    Look into this one for pretty decent stock cooling with room to upgrade. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-110-005&depa=0
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited March 2004
    Yea.. I was looking at that one but I noticed the fan runs @ 39.5 dBA. Any idea what your stock cooler runs at?

    Might want to buy that one and get a cheap silent fan with it. I'll keep looking.
  • madmatmadmat
    edited March 2004
    39.5 dba is pretty quiet especially inside a case with the sides on.
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited March 2004
    Well, I'm afraid that it's gonna be louder than the stock fan they have. Deeming the upgrade worthless. Cobalt, if you could provide the dBA of the stock fan that'd be excellent.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited March 2004
    send me a pm I have a volcano 9 and Ill slap a silent fan or a 53cfm mechatronics fan on it for yas
  • CobaltCobalt Connecticut
    edited March 2004
    Oy, I'll see what I can do about getting the dBA of the fan they currently have. Is 25 dBA [the fan in my first post] loud at all?
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited March 2004
    Cobalt wrote:
    Oy, I'll see what I can do about getting the dBA of the fan they currently have. Is 25 dBA [the fan in my first post] loud at all?

    I'd say less than 30dBA and you won't hear it.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited March 2004
    39DBa is quite loud. The fan on that Vantec is equivalent to a 7,000RPM 25mm thick Delta 60mm in terms of noise output (I've heard both of them in person)

    Does the computer have any case fans at all, besides the one in the power supply? Also, does it have any room to add any more fans? What size, how many, and where are they (front, side, back, etc.)?

    To answer your original question, this is the one I'd recommend:
    http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductdesc.asp?description=35-150-023&depa=0

    It's dirt cheap, and it's got a very quiet 80mm fan. This has a number of advantages over the standard 60mm fan:
    -Larger fans produce less noise for the same airflow
    -That fan produces about 2x the airflow of a stock AMD fan for well under 1/2 the noise
    -What noise it does produce is lower pitched, and therefore less annoying, since the fan is larger
    -Larger fans don't spin as fast as smaller ones do. Lower RPMs means longer bearing life. The longer the bearings live, the longer the fan lives.

    Also, according to Dan's Data, that hsf is almost in the "Serious Overclocking Cooler" category bone stock, so it will be MORE than enough to handle an XP2000.


    One other thing. I asked about the case fans because if there aren't any, you can have the most powerful hsf in the world and it'll be totally worthless, because it will just end up recirculating hot air. Use the extra $10 to get them a couple of quiet case fans, if the computer doesn't already have at least two (in addition to those in the power supply).
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited March 2004
    Yea... Geeky's the guy to trust around here when it comes to cooling. I'd definetly buy whatever he tells you to get :)
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited March 2004
    Al_Capown wrote:
    Yea... Geeky's the guy to trust around here when it comes to cooling. I'd definitely buy whatever he tells you to get :)
    Then you're a fool!! I'm just kidding of course. Geeky1 knows more about cooling than a $2000 refrigerator.

    But anyway... Try to look at Heatsinks and the fans that ride them, as two separate entities. Most HS/F units have easily removable fans, so you can change the fan to suit your needs. Whether it be the slow spinning easy on the ears type or the screamingly loud super cooler type, that's your choice. As long as you get a half descent chunk of metal pulling heat off the CPU, you can't go far wrong. But yeah, no case coolage, no CPU coolage.
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