How fast does your CPU Heatsink fan spin?

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saxophonoia

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Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
i have one PC that runs at 7500rpm. now thats loud :)

this one is also a volcano 12 and i run it at 3000rpm. not very loud, but still noisy to most standards. i enjoy the noise,honestly, its nice to fall asleep to.

wow that's fast. Tornado at 5100rpm aka hairdryer :D
 

Soulkeeper

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i got my 92mm tornado fan running at about 5k (sitting on video card blowing toward the northbridge right now)
two other 80mm tornado fans around 3k+
and a few other standard fans with 2k rpm's or so

4 of my fans are have rpm control via the vantec nexus floppy bay controller
 

Soulkeeper

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I keep an old toothbrush by my computer because i have to clean the dust build up off the heatsinks and fans so often

haha