Ways to keep comp cool? (1 Viewer)

[zenger69]

It's really my case fan which is making the noise.

So i want to get rid of my case fan and get a really good CPU Cooler and upgrade the case fan as well.
CPU cooler i'm looking to buy is the Gigabyte 3D Rocket Pro Cooler. Any opinions?

I've looked around the net as well. Is 25 decibels loud at all or?
So any suggestions?

 

[Casmira]

ahhh the problems of amd... liquid cooler is the way to go. Dude I noe has to use 7 fans and a liquid cooler due to excessive overclocking...

the only real cooker athlons was thunderbird and some palominos

 

[velox]

For a case fan, get a silenx one.

 

[Templar]

I've looked around the net as well. Is 25 decibels loud at all or?
So any suggestions?

You'll find it hard to get any fans that go significantly below that noise level.

 

[zenger69]

Silenx 120mm Fan with 58 CFM runs at 14 decibels or dba...

Is that the same?
So i want one of those fans.

And I'm still deciding on the CPU Fan.

 

[velox]

Yep they're the fans i was talking about. Bit pricey but very quiet.

 

[zenger69]

All can by viewed at:
http://www.pccasegear.com/category85_1.htm

My budget is about $80 and about $40 is already taken away for my case fan:
Silenx 120mm

Anyone gotta opinion about the Thermaltake Xp Pro 3 or the Artic Cooling Silencer?

 

[want2beSMART]

The Gigabyte 3D Rocket Pro Cooler is very big, bulky and heavy

my friend doesnt even have a case fan...just the 5000rpm cpu fan

 

[want2beSMART]

just get some thermal paste for the CPU

 

[zenger69]

how does thermal paste work?

 

[sunny]

Thermal paste is a type of material, sometimes made from silicon, that is like gel or paste. Its spread between the CPU (or whatever) and a heatsink and is designed to help transfer heat between the two.

 

[Templar]

With a stock AMD heatsink already installed and used, I'd expect the switch to good thermal paste to be insignificant in dropping the temperature. The CPU is already covered with thermal pad and it's very hard to clean it all out.

 

[phizz]

Note: when using thermal paste (considering its the white one), make sure you have it as far away from your bathroom as possible!

It dose not make very good toothpaste.

 

[zenger69]

have you tried it as toothpaste?? wat did it taste like.........?

No i went the computer store and they advised me against buying thermal jel, they said it was a waste of money.

So i guess i'll be ordering those fans.

 

[Templar]

No i went the computer store and they advised me against buying thermal jel, they said it was a waste of money.

True, the thermal pad from the heatsink has already destroyed the integrity of the surface of the CPU.

 

[zenger69]

my corner computer shop must be the most honest people around.

They always try to sell me the best product. Like that big gigabyte 3d pro cooler big momma of a fan.

But yeh they're honest so i guess thats alrite.

 

[Bone577]

AMD problems? Athlons run cooler than Pentiums these days. That is what Intel gets for creating a processor with the express intent of pushing huge MHZ regardless of real life performance. They get inefficent processors with big clocks, hence big temps.

Also, at 60 degrees I would say there is a problem. Unless you have overclocked you shouldnt be going that high, even with stock HSF and thermal pad. 45 is a more realistic number. Since ambient case temps seem to be 40 or less for you (according to mobo temp) I would say your HSF has problems. Either the fan isnt working well, or the contact with the CPU is flawed. Either way, get yourself a Zalman of some veriety, a site like Overclockers Australia will help you more than I can in regards to CPU cooling.

I also reccommend thermal paste, just give your CPU die a good cleaning. Besides, considering the price of aftermarket HSF's the pastes price is negligable. Also take into consideration one tube of it will last more than a few applications.

Also, I will also reccommend going with SilenX fans if you are after low noise. They are whisper quiet (i do believe they are technically less, as whisper > 14db).