need quick fix for sk-6+

[NoCerebellum]

Hi all - I am in rather dire need of a fix for my sk-6+. Yeah yeah - i know it is not that great of a heatsink I have been using it for a little while, and my labmates are getting really annoyed with the loud 60x60x25 delta fan I have attatched to it. What are my options (short of replacing the heatsink)? I got that delta fan because of the great airflow, and while I wanted to get a 60mm-80mm adaptor, I saw that I wouldn't be able to attatch it to that heatsink (because it uses those clips instead of screws). Is there a silent fan that would be almost as good for cooling. I am overclocking my 2100+ about 300-400 mhz, if that helps any.

Thanks in advance

owner of the loudest computer in my building

 

[Richdog]

The only way you're going to get comparable performance is by changing the heatsink to one that supports 80mm fans which provide more airflow at lower RPM. Try the SK-7 and a low RPM 30CFM fan. :beer:

 

[NoCerebellum]

I thought about that - but my lab boss is going to have my head if i tell him i need to buy a whole new heatsink and fan. Is there any way to mod the sk-6+ to take a 80mm fan?

 

[Peter D]

Tape it on?

 

[blade]

An 80mm fan will fit an sk6+. You may have to slightly bend one clip, but they will fit and no 'mod' needed. The ys tech is a very good one for that.

 

[mechBgon]

You might also be able to put the 80mm fan on in a 45°-rotated "diamond" orientation and have the clips ride across the points of the diamond, if you're careful.

In the bigger picture, I wouldn't worry about the performance impact too much. The SK-6+ is a very good heatsink and should go head-to-head with any other 60mm-equipped heatsink available. You could probably just run your Delta at 7 volts and still be at or above the cooling level of a stock AMD heatsink/fan unit, and 7 volts will definitely take a bite out of the noise.

Alternately, get an SK-7 with your own $20 and don't tell.

 

[NoCerebellum]

Ok...last little question about this. I like the idea about rotating a 80mm fan, but damn will I hear it if i can't get that sucker to stay in That being said, I was looking around and saw someone was selling the sk-6+ with an aluminum fan that had pretty good CFM and <30 dB.

http://www.memoryexpress.com/FrameCoolingandModding.php

Is that worth getting? And is something around 30db an acceptable sound level?

If that doesn't pan out, I may opt for the 80mm fan

Thanks for all the help - you guys are really saving my hide!

 

[boyRacer]

30db is a lot better than the delta you have now ... you could also try this and use one of those 70mm TMD fans.

 

[Match]

Here's a brief article describing what mechBgon suggested with rotating the fan 45 degrees. Also, the SK6 with a quiet 80mm fan should be adequate. I have the same heatsink with a 7 volted 80 mm fan (the fan puts out 30 CFM at 12 V). It can keep my 1700+ at 2.2 GHz at 1.78 Vcore below 60 C under load. The 60 C is read by the diode in the cpu. The Panaflo L1A model is a good 80 mm quiet fan.