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  • jollyperv
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2001
    • 3927
    #1

    Hardware Guys - CPU Fan Question

    Googling around a bit about cpu fans for alternatives to the shitty and LOUD stock fan that comes with pentium 4's...everyone seems to claim that there's is the quietest, blah blah...

    I'd like to hear some personal experiences to point me in the right direction. This fucking thing is driving me nuts. I'm looking for the absolute quiestest fan possible without having to resort to a liquid cooling system.
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    • jollyperv
      Confirmed User
      • Nov 2001
      • 3927
      #2
      bumppppp

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        • jacked
          sperm tail
          • May 2004
          • 11019
          #3
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            • squishypimp
              PostMaster General
              • Aug 2006
              • 10781
              #4
              if you want the best/quietest cooling your going to have to go liquid:

              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103165

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                • dennisthemenace
                  Confirmed User
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 2668
                  #5
                  80mm panaflo fan and an adapter to make up the difference in size.
                  All the best to you

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                    • Antonio
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Oct 2001
                      • 14136
                      #6
                      they're fucking noisy, some PCs have special casing though to isolate the noise, they cost a bit more and you'll have to find out where you can get them form in your town/city/village/hood

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                        • biftek
                          So Fucking Banned
                          • Jan 2005
                          • 1030
                          #7
                          if you want to make you pc a bit more quiet , you install some baffling , go down to your local hardware store and buy some sheets of cork board and some adhesive , glue the cork to the inside of your case

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                            • Cyber Fucker
                              Hmm
                              • Sep 2005
                              • 12642
                              #8
                              go with water cooling (for example some zalman kit)

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                                • DarkJedi
                                  No Refunds Issued.
                                  • Feb 2001
                                  • 28301
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by squishypimp
                                  if you want the best/quietest cooling your going to have to go liquid:

                                  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103165
                                  You are wrong. So mewatercooling systems can be even more loud than stock cooling.


                                  To the original poster i suggest reading http://www.hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2

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                                    • Violetta
                                      Affiliate
                                      • Jul 2004
                                      • 28735
                                      #10
                                      Im gonna kill my fan! Makes so fucking much noise it's just unbelivable! Getting a new one soon... just got to grab my ass and DO it!
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                                        • lambpie
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Nov 2004
                                          • 671
                                          #11
                                          you can get some copper heatsinks that are soo good they dont need a fan, provided your not overclocking like crazy, like the copper thermaltake volcano ones..

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                                            • squishypimp
                                              PostMaster General
                                              • Aug 2006
                                              • 10781
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by DarkJedi
                                              You are wrong. So mewatercooling systems can be even more loud than stock cooling.
                                              water cooling is designed to be quiet, find a good water cooling system (dont go with the 20.00 kits you find on the computer parts forums and you should be good)

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                                                • DarkJedi
                                                  No Refunds Issued.
                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                  • 28301
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by squishypimp
                                                  water cooling is designed to be quiet, find a good water cooling system (dont go with the 20.00 kits you find on the computer parts forums and you should be good)
                                                  Water cooling systems still need fans to dissipate heat from the heatsinks. And these fans are loud. Watercooling is more effective at cooling, but not nesessarely more quiet.

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                                                    • notabook
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Apr 2006
                                                      • 9748
                                                      #14
                                                      I bought a couple of these, they are so fucking easy to install (everything is essentially done for you minus a bit of elbow grease) and are really quiet. They tie with the high-end air stock coolers so don?t expect miracles from them.

                                                      Thermaltake Silent Water

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                                                        • Scott McD
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Nov 2002
                                                          • 67792
                                                          #15
                                                          Mine is loud as hell. Which sucks when trying to get a sleep at night...


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                                                            • SinisterStudios
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Nov 2003
                                                              • 3087
                                                              #16
                                                              Baffling or liquid are your 2 best options. Checkout www.nexfan.com they have every option you could possibly need. I get alot of my server cooling stuff from them
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                                                                • OG LennyT
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                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                  • 14345
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I know ball bearing fans are quieter... honestly though, I stick my bedroom, 24 hr entertainment pc, in a cabinet so I so dont have to hear it.
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                                                                    • Barefootsies
                                                                      Choice is an Illusion
                                                                      • Feb 2005
                                                                      • 42635
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Sheesh

                                                                      What kind of computers do you all have that have loud ass fans? I mean, I have had to replace the occasional one here and there over the years. But the loudest I've ever had was on a graphics card. Which I recently swapped out. End of problem. But otherwise I've never heard one, and my PC's I build with a minimium of 2.

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                                                                        • jollyperv
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Nov 2001
                                                                          • 3927
                                                                          #19
                                                                          I'm honestly starting to think that it may be my power supply fan that's the culprit.

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