QUIET socket A cooler

[dpopiz]

ok, but then I have to mod the pep to have a fan on top. know where I can find some instructions?

 

[StanFL]

I'm late to this thread but the quietest rig I've found was ordering a fanless Alpha PAL 6035 and a 60mm Panaflo L1A from separate vendors. It is quiet enought that the other 80mm case fans now make the most noise even though I'm running them at 7 volts.

 

[geezer88]

My Tbird 800 never goes above 109 F with the Taisol hsf in LA weather. It's on amd's authorized list. Snatch that one. I have no complaints.

 

[Phunktion]

Hey StanFL you're selling yourself short with the Panaflo fan the Sanyo has the same 24db noise level but it has 5 more cfm.. oh well it is about 5 dollars more..

 

[StanFL]

Actually Phunktion the cfm wasn't really a factor for me. I've lost interest in overclocking (been there done that enough) and am happy with the cpu speed. I was seeking the ever so elusive pc quietness 🙂

 

[arod324]

You should look at the new Thermaltake fan. It's called the VolcanoII and can be found @ www.sidewindercomputers.com . I haven't actually heard the fan itself, but the specs say it pushes about 36 CFM @only 31 dB! This is only 2CFM less than the fop 38, but it is 15 whole dB lower! you can check out a review of it here, http://www.hardcoreware.net/reviews/cooling/volcano2/1.htm

 

[dpopiz]

Okay, I think my rage has passed. I put a 100ohm resistor on the pep fan and now it's nice and quiet, barely okay temp. Now I'm really noticing my hd noise. I posted a thread about that here link

 

[Imaginer]

painKiller,

The instructions you seek for the PEP66 mod are here.