Replace a noisy 72mm cpu fan

[sirius1982]

Hi all,

The stock heatsink/fan combo on my athlon ii x3 (am2+ board iirc) makes a horrid high-pitch whine under load.

I believe the fan is a 72mm (distance from edge to edge) and I've been looking for either a quiet 72mm fan, or a 72mm fan adapter (to any larger size)

The heatsink is providing adaquate cooling as I have no desire to overclock, so I was looking for the cheap-arse "replace the fan only" route.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance
Sirius1982

 

[tweakboy]

Go to www.amazon.com and buy a 120mm 1300rpm fan. Thermaltake with fan control but 1300rpm is enough.

 

[tweakboy]

Your not saying anything about size constraints ??

You want another 77mm or you can go 120mm, cuz higher you go less noise @ 1300rpm especially....... gl

 

[Concillian]

120mm fans will be much lower frequency and more tolerable. It's easier to replace the heatsink entirely than it is to find a quiet 70mm fan. It's not that expensive either...

For example, if this fits in your case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Fans-Heatsinks

It's only $20 and will be quiet, especially if you run fan control on your mobo to turn the fan down a bit. Since it will cool much better than your current cooler, the fan can run much slower (and quieter) to get equivalent cooling performance.