Quietest and most efficient cooler

irt2 · 07-03-2005, 07:39 AM

im getting ready to upgrade my cooling system and i was wondering what you all thought. what would be the most efficient, quietest cpu cooling setup (short of water based cooling) for an amd socket 754 machine? im looking to keep my cpu as cool as possible where the fan needs to be SILENT. water based cooling is just too expensive.

thanks

Ian

**The_Other_One** · 07-03-2005, 08:22 AM

I use an Artic Cooler 64. It works fine with my socket 939 and I think it would fit a 754, or they might have a model for that socket. It's a beast, but it's very quiet. I even heard of some people using it without the fan. Not like the fan makes much noise. Max revs is around 1600RPMs!

Hairy_Lee · 07-03-2005, 01:27 PM

Check this thread out Amazing cooler from Thermaltake

irt2 · 07-03-2005, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hairy_Lee

Check this thread out Amazing cooler from Thermaltake

that thing is a TANK! it would crush my mobo, something like dropping a pyramid on a boat! it is cool though

and yeah, water is just too expensive for me (college budget)

penguinrusty · 07-04-2005, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

Max revs is around 1600RPMs!

1,600 rpm's isn't that much...my CPU cooler cost $23 and revs up to 3500rpm.

**The_Other_One** · 07-04-2005, 07:46 PM

How fast the fan spins has very little to do with how much air it pushes...

Oh, and FYI, I have an old $14 cooler who's fan spun at around 6000RPMs... and it was crap

dragon2309 · 07-03-2005, 02:13 PM

You say "not water based cooling", whats wrong with it. Its almost 100% reliable when set up correctly and it is by far the most efficient cooling system on the market. You can get a decent one for £80.

I dont see why you are casting it aside when people havent given their views on it yet?

Hairy_Lee · 07-03-2005, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by irt2

im getting ready to upgrade my cooling system and i was wondering what you all thought. what would be the most efficient, quietest cpu cooling setup (short of water based cooling) for an amd socket 754 machine? im looking to keep my cpu as cool as possible where the fan needs to be SILENT. water based cooling is just too expensive.

thanks

Ian

note the final sentance.... he doesn't want to pay that much money

dragon2309 · 07-03-2005, 02:44 PM

damn, i really should read the whole post before replying....

dragon2309 · 07-03-2005, 07:54 PM

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water is just too expensive for me (college budget)

I'm 16 and im always skint, im still buying water cooling though....

07-03-2005, 07:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
irt2 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 43	Quietest and most efficient cooler im getting ready to upgrade my cooling system and i was wondering what you all thought. what would be the most efficient, quietest cpu cooling setup (short of water based cooling) for an amd socket 754 machine? im looking to keep my cpu as cool as possible where the fan needs to be SILENT. water based cooling is just too expensive. thanks Ian

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The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,418	I use an Artic Cooler 64. It works fine with my socket 939 and I think it would fit a 754, or they might have a model for that socket. It's a beast, but it's very quiet. I even heard of some people using it without the fan. Not like the fan makes much noise. Max revs is around 1600RPMs! __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 21 Posts: 8,735	You say "not water based cooling", whats wrong with it. Its almost 100% reliable when set up correctly and it is by far the most efficient cooling system on the market. You can get a decent one for £80. I dont see why you are casting it aside when people havent given their views on it yet? __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

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