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How loud is the stock p4 northwood heatsink?

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And how much air does it push? Cant seem to find this info anywhere. I can't stand "loud" computers. Thanks in advance.
 
Mine gets pretty derned loud if I do something to stress the cpu a little when OC'd. Sort of an oscillating noise that just gets more intense. Right now I can't hear that noise. Actually backed my 1.8A back down to spec because of that noise (that and the fact that I really have absolutely ZERO need to run at 2.4GHz). Later on I may look into an Alpha or similar that would take an 80mm fan.
 
THanks underclocked. Im currently using an alpha8045 with my xp1600 right now. It's using a quiet pcpowercooling that I can barely hear. I just wanted To see if it would be louder or softer.
 
After I had installed my 1.6A and stock hs/f on my 8SRX with only the video card just to see if it booted, I kept hitting the power button on and off since it looked like nothing was happening. Then I noticed the fan on the h/s was spinning and finally stopped hitting the power button long enough to see my monitor turn on post-boot. That fan is REALLY quiet, I didn't even notice it was on until I saw it spinning. Massive change from my 60mm 47db Delta 🙂
 
I cant hear mine. well I do have 4 case fans and 2 other systems running right now as well, so the noise is going to be there 🙂
 
I just replace my Maxtor HD with Western Digital,
the WD drive is louder than the fan now, WD is sure the BEAST.

I guess since almost all Northwood retailer sell it as retail boxed
then you can try the stock HSF, if you don't likeit you can get an
Alpha and a nice - quiet 80mm fan - expenssive though
 
I keep hearing how loud a AMD is and how big of a change it is to go from AMD to Intel, Well a AMD processor makes 0 noise-none, Now the fan you pick can make some noise but you can build a XP2000 that runs cool and makes no noise, I build them all the time
 


<< I keep hearing how loud a AMD is and how big of a change it is to go from AMD to Intel, Well a AMD processor makes 0 noise-none, Now the fan you pick can make some noise but you can build a XP2000 that runs cool and makes no noise, I build them all the time >>



EXACTLY. The delta screamer is not required to cool an Athlon. I have a quiet 4800 RPM fan sitting on top of my HHC-001 copper heatsink and it cools great. 🙂
 
I think my crystal orb is louder than the P4 hsf. The stock Intel fan is only 2700rpm, and I think it moves like 28cfm. I have 4 case fans, but I run with only one of them while just surfing and doing other non-cpu intensive things, but I still don't hear anything but that one case fan. It doesn't get much more silent than that.
 
You can quiet down that CORB. Remove the "TT" lid and do a 7 Volt mod to slow the RPM. You will barely hear it and it still cools fine.
 
Forgive my misreporting earlier in this thread. I was blaming a noise on the CPU fan when it fact it was coming from my Enermax PSU. No longer - replaced with an Antec TRUE 330 watt unit. This thing is now very quiet!!! 1.8A at 2.4GHz. 😀

DoubleL - how do you accomplish such a feat as a quiet AMD XP system???
 


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<< I have a quiet 4800 RPM fan >>


4800 RPM fans are not quiet. >>



Compared the the 7000 RPM screamer I just removed the 4800 RPM is non-existant. It's a matter of opinion.
 
Well their was nothing to it I took a Epox 8KHA+ and took a Alpha with AS3 and put a Enermax 60 mm fan turned down to 2500 RPM's blowing on the alpha, Under full load, 29C case tem and 45C CPU with a small over clock of FSB of 138, 80mm fan in the back of the case and that is without a fan in the front yet, Just getting it done, When you turn it off you have to look at the power light to know it is not running I also have a Dragon+ with a XP2000 FSB 145 that runs cooler that is about two feet from my head and it is no louder that a power supply, Have a Swifttech on it with a stock fan, Two 80mm front set to low and one 80 in the back in a Lian-Li case, You can build a good system without the noise if you want
 


<< Compared the the 7000 RPM screamer I just removed the 4800 RPM is non-existant. It's a matter of opinion >>


To my ears, 4800 RPM fan is very loud. 7000 RPM is just silly. Around 3600 RPM or so and below is what I would call quiet.
 
I have a 80mm fan on an alpha HS. With four case fans....... Kind of loud but i treat it like I do kids, just tune them out........My Rigs 😀
 
sure you can get a quiet hsf for the athlon but you
have spend around $30-40 on it to have it good and quiet.

the stock it's not good specially for athlon XP - most people buy
the OEM CPU that doesn't come with the fan, and some good and cheap
with 60mm fan which runs 4800-7200RPMS is LOUD.
so to have it good and quiet the cheapest one is Volcano 7 around $27
and the best one on my opinion is Alpha that goes around $40 with
a nice Panaflo Fan.

on retail intel cpu you will have a decent temp and as Nate420 said
"The stock Intel fan is only 2700rpm" it's quiet.
since it's retail box so you can consider it free - or if you have to buy it
some people sell it at ebay for $2.99

anyway, actually it's not fair to compare the quality and loudness of Athlon and P4 HSF
because P4 Northwood use 0.13-micron technology that use lower voltage and has a cooler
environment, while Athlon XP still use 0.18-micron and the vcore is as high as 2.00 if you OC it,
even more. Probably it the new generation XP is arrived with 0.13-micron than we can
make a fair and better comparison.
 
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