"For example John Smith" wrote in message
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"Simon Finnigan" wrote in message
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I`m running a barton 2500+ Athlon, and want to try and keep the noise
down.
My case is a Thermaltake XSazer III, and has two fans blowing from
outside
directly onto the CPU location, and a further two suckong air out from
the
side of the CPU location. The noiseiest part of the system is the
heatsink/fan I`m using, so I was wondering if a Zalman flower would
let me
overclock but still keep the system running happily?

Also, I`ve got a heat related question. I`ve got a temp sensor on the
underneath of the CPU (taped directly onto the chip) which reports
temps of
50C running standard speed, or 60C when overclocked to a 3200+. The
heatsink itself is cool to the touch in both cases, but the machine is
rock
stable. Is this normal? On my old system, the heatsink was hot all
the
time. Is there a problem with my new system, or is this a good sign?
:-)

Basically, silent cooling and overclocking don't mix very well (unless
you move to water-cooling). Is the Zalman even rated for 3200+? Your
best bet on air would be something like the Thermaltake SLK-900 with a
92mm fan - bigger fans move more air at lower revs = less noise.

I`m not sure what the Zalman is rated to, hence the question :-) Plus
ratings aren`t the be-all and end-all. The specs might say 3200+, but
someone here might have something else to say about the subject :-)

I named the Zalman because that has a fan with it that blows over it. I
wouldn`t need that fan at all with the fans in my system, which would
essentially make it a silent cooling solution, as it would be introducing no
extra noise over the bare minimum already associated with my case.

What HSF are you currently using? It's cool either because it has a
shroud around the fins or it's not conducting the heat away from the cpu
very well.

Currently running an Akasa AK-824CU-BL XP3000+ Blue LED Cooler

I`m fairly certain it doesn`t have a shroud. I thought that that might be
the reason (bad thermal contact) but considering the temperature in my room
now, 50C is excellent. My old machine (Athlon 1.4GHz old style core) was
running at 60-65C when the room was cooler. I`m not massively bothered,
since I do want to change to a quieter cooler, but it`d be nice to know :-)

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