Keeping it quiet!

durkmusic

durkmusic

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I have 1 fan for the psu, one for my gpu, one for the cpu, and one case fan. I have lowered the speed of my cpu fan to its lowest rpms and the system itself is very quiet. When the fan is at full rpms (5000 I think) it is extremely loud! I have uploaded a video so you can see the fan. I do not know if I am able to take it off and replace it. Do you guys know anything about replacing that with something good but a lot more quiet?

Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlL2PwIoJVs
 
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There's no fan i know of that spins at 5000rpm, that's really fast for a fan. Either way it's loud, very loud at that.

Replacing a cooler is not a hard job. how much are you willing to spend on a cooler? Every aftermarket cooler is better than the stock one in all areas. They are quieter and cooler, and last longer too.
 
linkin said:
There's no fan i know of that spins at 5000rpm, that's really fast for a fan. Either way it's loud, very loud at that.

Replacing a cooler is not a hard job. how much are you willing to spend on a cooler? Every aftermarket cooler is better than the stock one in all areas. They are quieter and cooler, and last longer too.
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There are many delta fans that goes above 5000 rpm. Either way that's irrelevant.

I'm in China right now so I can't exactly open the youtube video, but if you want a really quiet aftermarket cooler I would look into Noctua ones. Otherwise you can buy a cooler and replace the stock fan with a Noctua fan. Most aftermarket coolers are not designed to be really quieter. They use crappy high rpm fans on huge heatsinks. Take a look at www.silentpcreview.com for some inspiration.
 
Well I'm not really looking for a new cooler I just want to replace the fan for now because that is what is causing so much noise. Maybe it was 500rpms lol I'm not sure. I was able to remove just the fan and I am now thinking of replacing it with this fan:

Maybe this one? only 43db

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Thermaltake-70mm-x15mm-CPU-Replacement-Fan-3pin-/380219222338?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5886d4e942


If I were to buy a cooler would it be cooler than what I have now? The one I have now looks really good.
 
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That Thermaltake fan looks to have only three wires, (non PWM), aren't you looking for a PWM fan with a 4 pin connector?
 
Ah yes I see that now. Thank you for pointing that out.

I think I may just want to get a new cooler because I would like to overclock my cpu to like 4... what do you guys think?
 
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aaah, That's why it's so loud, that 70mm fan's struggling to keep a 140W quad under control. Time for a bigger sink with a 120mm fan. I'd put a couple of 120s in the case too.
 
Agreed that it's time for a bigger sink that can house a 120mm fan will cool cpu more and be very quiet. I don't know where to start though...
 
FuryRosewood said:
1) get some of that ratsnest of cables cleaned up and tucked away

2) get this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185125&Tpk=freezer64

-installation of that should be relatively straight forward, just clean off the thermal goop, and clamp down, as long as you got good airflow going front to back...it should stay very cool and quiet
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The Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 is a good heatsink for the money but isn't exactly a quiet one. I used one in a friends computer and the fan spins up pretty fast.

I would recommend a xigmatek heatsink: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...5233003&cm_re=xigmatek-_-35-233-003-_-Product

And I highly recommend that you attach this Noctua PF-12 fan: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608004

Remember, the CFM and dBA rating for fans are usually BS. The only way to know if a fan is quiet or not is to have them tested. www.silentpcreview.com is the absolute best website for all these sorts of testing.
 
Some of those heat sinks do not say they are compatible with am3 140w.... would they still cool it. I mean the one for 50 bucks is that gonna keep my cpu cooler than the ones for 30? I would pay the extra money so I can overclock to 4 with no problem.
 
The Freezer 64 Pro is a good cooler for the money, but it's a 92mm fan cooler and only recommended for CPUs up to 130W. Likewise the Xigmatek's a good cooler, I know, I currently run a Dark Knight, but again, I don't think it's in the same league as the Zalman Performa. In the article I linked the testing was done with a Phenom II 965 overclocked to 4.0. The Performa outperformed the mighty Noctua NH-D14, a twin fan monster that outweighs the Performa by 500g and cost $40 more. I'd probably go with the Performa if I had an AM3 socket, but I'm going with the Prolimatech Megahalems for my I7 build.
 
Okay so I installed the cooler and now my computer doesn't work!!! It turns on, all the lights turn on, fans are on, everything sounds good, except for the beep that I usually hear when it starts up letting me know everything is good to go. Everything is fine besides that and the fact that there is no video output to either my onboard gpu or my 4670. What should I do?

the only thing I can think of is the mobo or the cpu? Idk why I was really careful with everything. What am I supposed to do go out and buy a mobo and see if that fixes it? That's a hundred bucks! And what if that doesn't fix it? I can't just take it back. This sucks...
 
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