Recommend me an 80mm fan

[Megatomic]

Hey guys,

I just got my XP-M installed and it's flying along at 220x11 (2420). But my poor little Vantec Stealth 80mm is starting to show it's age. What is the best 80mm fan I can couple with my Alpha PAL 8045 to keep my chip cool BUT without sounding like a tornado (obviously I don't want to use a delta screamer or vantec tornado). I'd like it to have a 3 pin Molex connector, too. What's new out there?

Thanks for the help!

 

[Megatomic]

A few more questions for you all:

1. Is it common to have to run at 1.7V to get 2.4GHz out of the mobile 2500+?
2. I know it's been hashed out time and time again, but does a CPU "burn in" after running warm for a few days?
3. Any good stress tests other than Prime95?

I tested my Corsair Value Select PC3200 today at 220MHz FSB and it passed Memtest86+ 1.25. I was really surprised by this. Unfortunately my system didn't pass Prime95 at that FSB. What can I do to fix this? Up Vdd to 1.7V? It is currently at 1.6V.

 

[pirred908]

Panaflo fans seem to be pretty popular, you should give one a try.

That voltage is normal.

"burn in" was the worst idea ever, theres no such thing.

Prime95 is good eough, no need for anything else.

 

[Adn4n]

Use 3dMark03's cpu tests first before you run Prime95. It usually detects an instable cpu in seconds.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Panaflos are the best fans money can buy. I would go for a medium 80mm instead of a Low speed 80 as youll need a bit more airflow.

-Kevin

 

[Megatomic]

Thanks guys. I saw some nice panaflo's at SVC but they were all out of stock. There was a 39CFM model that is only 32dB loud. That seems like a nice compromise to me. And it is had an RPM sensor in it, too. I'll be trying to get that fan I think.

 

[mechBgon]

If you're ordering from Newegg anytime soon, consider one of the Enermax 80mm manually-adjustable ones. They're affordable and you can pick your own noise/airflow ratio.

 

[Megatomic]

Thanks for the link. I have a similar fan here on my desk, it's got a pot on it. I just don't know what the min/max. flows and sound levels are on it.

 

[Megatomic]

Here is the fan I have. Apparently Compuman = Enermax. Should I go with this fan over my Vantec Stealth?

 

[Megatomic]

I'm back down to 200x12 and the system is Doom 3 stable for about an hour now. Before that I was looping the 3DMark03 loop and it ran ok for 4 hours.

I'm gonna call this chip stable in my system. Now to cool it off a bit more.

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: pirred908
Panaflo fans seem to be pretty popular, you should give one a try.

That voltage is normal.

"burn in" was the worst idea ever, theres no such thing.

Prime95 is good eough, no need for anything else.

Ok, well now after 3 days of running at 1.7V I can now Prime at 1.675V with no crashes. So, I'm not sure why I can run with lower voltage now, but I can sure understand how a person might think "burn-in" is real.