Black Delta is too damn loud

free-thinkerfree-thinker
edited May 2004 in Hardware
Hey guys. I have my own computer system that I built, and it is quite sweet. The only thing I have been getting tired of is this fan I am using.

It's a ThermoSonic ThermoEngine using a Black Delta fan @ 7200 RPM. Now, it does a good job cooling the CPU, but for christ sakes, it is sooo loud. There has to be another fan which runs quietly and can cool off a Bartom 2500+ 333 FSB. Can someone reccommend me a good fan that won't piss off my roomate?

Comments

  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    get a 53cfm Mechatronic fan from www.coolerguys.com best fans out there that are moderately quite and push alot of cfm. BTW welcome to IC
  • free-thinkerfree-thinker
    edited April 2004
    Cool... so I can just unscrew the Delta and put that on there??
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    whats the delta on? it should be that simple
  • free-thinkerfree-thinker
    edited April 2004
    A ThermoSonic Thermoengine.. this page has pics and dimensions

    Overclockers Review

    "The ThermoEngine measures 2 3/8"(60mm) x 2 3/8"(60mm) by 1 5/8"(42mm) high without the fan."
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited April 2004
    shoudl do the trick with a 60mm to 80mm adapter
  • NeoFXNeoFX Utah, US of A
    edited April 2004
    Ahh... bummer. You're stuck with a 60mm? I had that size on my Athlon XP machine and upgraded and figured out that it was a 70mm... This time through on my Intel I went with a 92mm ... I don't know why they make such small and odd sizes for CPU coolers...
  • free-thinkerfree-thinker
    edited April 2004
    Well if it's an issue, I would not have a problem just buying a new HSF altogether. That's what I was expecting I would have to do in the first place.

    Can anyone reccommend me a high performance HSF which does not make so much noise that I can't leave my computer on when I go to sleep? The black Delta is just too loud. It doesn't need to be whisper quiet, but this is just too much.
  • free-thinkerfree-thinker
    edited May 2004
    Can someone reccommend to me a quality HSF for a Barton 2500+?? Not too noisy? Please!

    If anyone is old-school, this is cherry from the Old DV. I just dont keep up on hardware anymore, I don't have the time for it.
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited May 2004
    A Thermalright slk-900a with a mechatronics fan
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