Quiet replacement for A64 3000+ retail fan?
I got an Athlon 64 3000+ retail (connected to an ASUS K8N-E board) with
the stock HSF. It does a decent job of cooling, but it's kind of loud. I was surprised by how much noise it makes, considering it's a largish fan that only rotates at 3300RPM. Any suggestions for a quiet replacement fan? Could I find one that will fit on the stock heatsink and plug into the three-wire fan jack on the mobo? The reason I ask about that, rather than just an entirely new HSF, is that I've heard the stock heatsink's thermal pad tends to glue the CPU to the heatsink, and I don't want to risk breaking off any pins trying to pry it off. |
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 08:47:43 -0600, Lachoneus wrote:
I got an Athlon 64 3000+ retail (connected to an ASUS K8N-E board) with the stock HSF. It does a decent job of cooling, but it's kind of loud. I was surprised by how much noise it makes, considering it's a largish fan that only rotates at 3300RPM. Any suggestions for a quiet replacement fan? Could I find one that will fit on the stock heatsink and plug into the three-wire fan jack on the mobo? Hmmm.. I don't consider a 70x15mm fan very large, I've actually replaced the stock fan with a 70x25mm fan. I've also recently ordered a 70-80mm fan adapter so I can use a quiet 80mm fan on it. The reason I ask about that, rather than just an entirely new HSF, is that I've heard the stock heatsink's thermal pad tends to glue the CPU to the heatsink, and I don't want to risk breaking off any pins trying to pry it off. Yep, sounds like you might want to try the 80mm adapter and a 2500rpm 80mm fan. Should be considerably quieter than the stock fan and cool a little better too. -- Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB) http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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