Replacement for Retail AMD CPU Fan

[Benny00]

My CPU fan seems to be slowing down/dying recently. I currently have a retail heatsink and fan. I would like to replace the fan and was wondering if anyone had any advice on a good CPU fan. Thanks.

 

[mechBgon]

What CPU model do you have?

 

[0roo0roo]

if you don't care about noise, any fan that fits. if you do, a vantec stealth works.

 

[Benny00]

Sorry, Althon XP 2100+

 

[Davegod]

I take it youre not overclocking?

a lot of people automatically suggest things like a SLK900, which is a superb heatsink but very probably far more expensive and troublesome than necessary if your not cranking the speeds up.

I can reccomend my Taisol GCK670 hsf, got good temps on my 1600+ and 2400+, and is cheap, easy to install and fairly quiet.

I probably pimp this hsf roundup every time i post in the cooling forum, its kind of huge though so maybe best idea is to scan the column on the right for "0.65" and below [a bit higher should be fine, but no need when there's coolers cheap + quiet that are 0.65c/w or below] or just use to refer to when you pick a few options

 

[Zepper]

The retail AMD heat sink takes a 60mm fan I believe, you can get a direct replacement or upsized fans with adapters from http://www.svc.com . Personally, I would use an 80mm fan with an 80 to 60mm adapter. Cooler and quieter at the same time...
Less than $6.50 shipped first class mail if you're not risk averse (no insurance, no real tracking on their FC shipping option)...
.bh.
:sun: !

 

[mechBgon]

Also, if you wanted to bump up in cooling, KDcomputers.com has attractive prices on a couple of the copper-bottomed Taisols like Davegod mentioned. linkage, $9.95 isn't bad

If you did that, it would probably be a good idea to get some high-quality thermal grease such as one of the Arctic ones: thermal compounds I see one of the Taisols pictured with a phase-change thermal pad, but the model number seems to point to a Taisol that doesn't have a thermal patch (by Taisol's reckoning).

 

[toeng]

Well .. the one from SVC is looking good ... I heard about a brand called Eumax somewhere in the hot deals section in this forum. You may want to check it out, I don't remember exactly the URL, but I think it comes from io combo

 

[Benny00]

Any recommendations on a good (hopefully somewhat quiet) 80mm fan that's at SVC?