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bubba966 · « **Reply #20 on:** 11 Feb 2004, 09:06 pm »

Quote from: JoshK

too bad I didn't see this thread a couple of days ago, I would have taken that PSU off of you Brian.

Well, a couple of days ago I wasn't looking to get a SilenX, so you didn't really miss anything Josh. And in fact even now I shouldn't pick one up for low $ flow reasons.

As it is the Enermax is not the noisy part of my setup. The CPU fan is much, much worse. The Enermax is almost impossible to hear as it is. But someday when I've got the spare $ I'll work on quieting things down even more.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #21 on:** 11 Feb 2004, 09:24 pm »

My brother just built a new PC with a 3.0 P4, and the Intel-supplied heatsink CPU fan sounds like blender. He's got a Zalman unit on the way that's supposed to be very quiet, but he'll have to put up with the lawnmower noise for now.

bubba966 · « **Reply #22 on:** 11 Feb 2004, 09:29 pm »

Quote from: Rob Babcock

My brother just built a new PC with a 3.0 P4, and the Intel-supplied heatsink CPU fan sounds like blender.

That's exactly my problem right now. Still have the OEM fan on my 2.0 XP. And it's damn noisy. I'm surprised I've not fixed that yet. But there aren't a lot of heatsinks that'll accept a 80mm fan that will actually mount to my board & fit when both processors are installed.

The SilenX looked good. But a closer look at the heatsink and I noticed that it won't mount to my mobo.

That woulda been a nice HS/Fan combo...

DTH · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 03:43 am »

FWIW, I have built several computers with a PS from Silenx. I have not had a problem yet, the oldest is about 1 year and runs pretty much 24/7. I have also had good luck with similar units from PC Power & Cooling.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 03:48 am »

Did you check to see if the Zalman will fit? It's spec'd @ <20 dBa, that's pretty quiet.

bubba966 · « **Reply #25 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 05:05 am »

Quote from: DTH

FWIW, I have built several computers with a PS from Silenx. I have not had a problem yet, the oldest is about 1 year and runs pretty much 24/7. I have also had good luck with similar units from PC Power & Cooling.

That's good to know that they're at least fairly stable. One would think that given the cost that they're made fairly well. But then again you don't seem to be able to buy them anywhere but from the manufacturer. So who knows what the markup really is.

But it still would be cheaper to just replace the fans in the PSU I've already got if it is entirely possible. But I'll remember in the future to try out a SilenX if I need a new one or someone else I know does.

Quote from: Rob Babcock

Did you check to see if the Zalman will fit? It's spec'd @ <20 dBa, that's pretty quiet.

The Zalman is waaay to large to fit. A friend of mine has the same board, and he went with heatsinks that a 80mm fan mounts to. And the HS is no wider than the fan, but there's only a few mm's between them. Which cuts the Zalman's (at 109mm) right out of the picture.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #26 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 05:21 am »

Hmmm...I was thinking Zalman made a CPU cooler with an 80 cm fan, too. If so, http://www.endpcnoise.com would probably have it. The Nexus PHT-3600 P4 Quiet CPU Fan is fairly small & lite, too.

bubba966 · « **Reply #27 on:** 12 Feb 2004, 05:46 am »

I don't recall seeing a Zalman heatsink that wasn't your standard square style. They've either been the big copper fan deck or huge copper circle type.

The Nexus is the right type & mounting design

But it's only got a 70mm fan on it. So I need something like that with the same clip mount, that would accept an 80mm fan. I know it's out there, as I've seen them in the past. I just need to find them again...

EchiDna · « **Reply #28 on:** 15 Feb 2004, 11:56 pm »

http://www.extremereviews.net/data.php?recordID=76&page=1&type=review

try this heatsink, not quite square but can mount all the different fan sizes up to 92 mm without modification

bubba966 · « **Reply #29 on:** 16 Feb 2004, 12:49 am »

Found the AMD version
http://www.plycon.com/cpuc/st_mcx462v.htm

Looks like it'd work just fine for my app. A bit spendy at $50 a crack, especially when you need 2 of them...

HarleyMYK · « **Reply #30 on:** 16 Feb 2004, 01:15 am »

I just got this guy for $8 plus shipping.
Cheap Quiet HSF
It is not silet, but it is pretty darn quiet. Also has cool colored LEDs.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #31 on:** 16 Feb 2004, 01:28 am »

I'm really thinking of trying the Zen heatpipe cooler from Scythe. Zero dBa- it's totally passive cooling. I read a review of it and it keeps a processor inpressively cool. My little 2.7 Gig Celeron is well within the range of CPU's that it's rated to cool. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-185-102&catalog=62&depa=1

bubba966 · « **Reply #32 on:** 16 Feb 2004, 06:02 am »

Quote from: HarleyMYK

I just got this guy for $8 plus shipping.
Cheap Quiet HSF
It is not silet, but it is pretty darn quiet. Also has cool colored LEDs.

Ahh, now that's more like it $ wise. I could get 2 of those, then pull the 80mm fans off them and replace them with Papst or other silent fans.

JoshK · « **Reply #33 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 04:52 pm »

I have no idea what size fan I need.

I have a Mushkin midsize ATX tower with Hydraulic door and I couldn't find the size of the fans anywhere on the net. I was trying to order all new quiet fans as my computer currently is ultra loud. Anyone have any ideas?

I also have an AMD Athlon 1Ghz proc on a ABIT KT7-R board. Suggestions on a good but not too spendy heatsink/fan for this?

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #34 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 11:48 pm »

Measure the fan. The main sizes you see for case fans are 80, 92 or 120 mm. There's other sizes but it's probably one of those.

JoshK · « **Reply #35 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 11:51 pm »

The thing was I was making an order and wasn't near my PC. Was trying to get an idea of what standard case fan sizes were, but I think there is no such standard.

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #36 on:** 23 Mar 2004, 11:56 pm »

80 mm is kinda the standard. It seems to be the most common size. The 120's aren't super common, at least on minitower types.

JoshK · « **Reply #37 on:** 24 Mar 2004, 12:00 am »

I have a mid-sized ATX.....from Mushkin, black mid tower with hydraulic door.