Recommend a quet cpu cooler for p4

[Pardus]

Picked up most of my componets for my p4 rig except a cpu coolor. Read several reviews on cpu coolers, none of them actually say which one in quiet. I have the stock coolor for the p4, dont know if this is good enough to cool a system and be quiet while doing it or something like the Igloo 4300 which i read was supposed to be quiet

 

[dK9]

You might look into the Thermalright AX-478, the same design as the already-popular AX-7, but made for a P4.. Slap on a panaflo 80mm L1A and you should be set.

dK9

 

[paralazarguer]

The stock P4 cooler is VERY quiet and does a great job.

 

[RalfHutter]

Stock cooler works great and is very quiet. My 1.8A is OCed to 2.3GHZ and I'm using the stock HSF. CPU temps run to 51C max during Prime95/Games here in Hot and Sunny SoCal.

 

[9ball]

yeah, save yourself some money and just use the stock cooler, it's quiet, works great, and its free. that's what I have on my 1.6@2.4

 

[Pothead]

The stock heatsink/fan combo is a tad loud, imo. I replaced mines with an alpha pal and a panaflo but I may slap on a Papst 12dba.

 

[paralazarguer]

You found it loud? There must have been something wrong iwth it. Mine's quieter than normal whine that the fluid bearing hard drive makes and it's 3 times quieter than the video card cooler...Maybe yours was defective or something....

 

[BD231]

Originally posted by: 7757524
You found it loud? There must have been something wrong iwth it. Mine's quieter than normal whine that the fluid bearing hard drive makes and it's 3 times quieter than the video card cooler...Maybe yours was defective or something....

The one I had on a P4 1.6a that I built for someone was by no means quiet IMO. I think it could have something to do with motherboard choice though, some may spin the fan at a higher RPM for no reason.

 

[h2sammo]

Water would be cooler. eh

 

[xpeter]

maybe this piece of text can bring light to the question when and why is P4 original fan
quit and when and why is it louder:

98
Datasheet
The boxed processor fan will operate at different speeds over a short range of internal
chassis temperatures. This allows the processor fan to operate at a lower speed and
noise level, while internal chassis temperatures are low. If internal chassis temperature
increases beyond a lower set point, the fan speed will rise linearly with the internal
temperature until the higher set point is reached. At that point, the fan speed is at its
maximum. As fan speed increases, so does fan noise levels. Systems should be designed
Boxed Processor Specifications
to provide adequate air around the boxed processor fan heatsink that remains below the
lower set point. These set points, represented in Figure 43 and Table 42, can vary by a
few degrees from fan heatsink to fan heatsink. The internal chassis temperature should be
kept below 40 ºC. Meeting the processor?s temperature specification (see Chapter 6.0) is
the responsibility of the system integrator.