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Cheap, quiet HTPC CPU heatsink/fan

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MrDiSante

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A friend of mine is building and HTPC and asked me to look over his planned build:

GIGABYTE GA-MA785G-UD3H ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...x?item=N82E16813128395

AMD Athlon II X2 240 2.8GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...x?item=N82E16819103688

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...x?item=N82E16820145241

nMEDIAPC Red Wood HTPC 8000 ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...x?item=N82E16811204039

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/P...x?item=N82E16817153052

I had two major issues: RAM was pricey (I recommended Patriot Viper Series DDR2 PC2-6400 800MHz 4GB (2x2GB) CL 4-4-4-12 )
http://www.canadacomputers.com...016983&cid=RAM.346.307

and the use of a stock heatsink. I have no experience with silent/quiet and cheap heatsinks. Any suggestions?
 
Originally posted by: MrDiSante
I have no experience with silent/quiet and cheap heatsinks. Any suggestions?
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Usually any heatsink with at least 92mm PWM fan and at least 4 heatpipes can cool effectively with minimal noise if not overclocking.
 
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