Looking for quiet 80mm Heatsink

[pc101]

Specs listed below. Just looking for a new heatsink and fan, using retail now running around 50 c standby and 57 58 C gaming. Room temp isnt to bad but think i need a bigger and better hs.Thanks for the info.

 

[sxftdeep]

Thermaltake Silent Boost! w00t.

 

[pc101]

21db Im sure that is not at full ramp? But looks pretty good.Thanks. Any other suggestions.

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: sxftdeep
Thermaltake Silent Boost! w00t.

Yep is a very good performer.

 

[pc101]

The funny thing is i already orderd that heatsink 2 weeks ago from newegg, when it came in i couldnt get it to fit on board. Well then i look at the heatsink paper and notice i ordered the wrong one, i ordered the opertan and 64. DUH>>>>>>>>>

 

[pc101]

Thanks guys, im sold been doing some reading and thats the one for me.

 

[Zepper]

I just ordered a couple Thermal Integration V77L HSFs (9$ at newegg - 13$ shipped separately - can be had for even less at CPUtopia.com if you're willing to risk a new company based in Nev.) and a couple of 80-70mm adapters from SVCompucycle.com (I've been having difficulty getting to their site if I use SVC.com). The V77L works very well with its stock 70mm fan (IMO, the HS itself is one of the best designs around), but just a tad noisy. I'll let you know how my experiment turns out.
.bh.

 

[boomerang]

Originally posted by: pc101
The funny thing is i already orderd that heatsink 2 weeks ago from newegg, when it came in i couldnt get it to fit on board. Well then i look at the heatsink paper and notice i ordered the wrong one, i ordered the opertan and 64. DUH>>>>>>>>>

I almost did that too. I think it mistakenly comes up if you do search for Socket 370 /Socket A. I had it in the cart and everything.

 

[pc101]

Yea mine is still in my closet. I figured what the hell, i might need it one day.

 

[WobbleWobble]

The SilentBoost is NOT 21dBA. The Panaflo L1A is rated 21dBA and spins at 1700RPM. The Panaflo that the SilentBoost uses is an M1A and spins at ~2450RPM. Unless those slits on the fan that the SilentBoost has signficantly decreases noise levels, I always call BS on that 21dBA rating. Furthermore, there are 2 models of the SilentBoost. One comes with Panaflo fan and the other comes with a regular ball bearing fan. The model number is slightly different, but they're both SilentBoost.

Oh yeah, I used to have the SilentBoost myself and have installed it on other people's PCs 🙂