very efficient, but quiet AMD cpu fan

0JK0

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ok, i'm gonna get Athlon Xp 2500 in day or 2, now i still have to decide about heatsink and fan for my Athlon.
I wanna overlock it to 2.2-2.3 ghz on default voltage, but I don't wanna much noise from the cpu fan.

For the heatsink I am thinking about :
- SLK-800 or 900 ( I'm not sure if any of them would fit on my motherboard, which is ASUS A7N8X Deluxe)
-SK-7 ( I read in previous post (Best Athlon XP 2500+ Barton Stepping), that is's cheap but very efficient)

For the CPU fan, i'm kinda confused. I don't wanna any Tornado, what CPU fan would you suggest, that is efficient , but quiet. What about a panaflo l1 ?

 

Bookie

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i have the 2400+ (not overclocked) and I use the slk-800 with a panaflo. My temps stay in the low 40s. If you are going to be overclocking you may want to go with one of the other panaflos that has a slightly higher airflow.

I sure hope the slk-800 fits on the a7n8x deluxe, because I plan on upgrading to one of those real soon. Yup, I just checked the layout of that board again and you shouldn't have any problems fitting the 800 and probably the 900 too.
 

mechBgon

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People have reported having to trim their SLK-900U's down a little to fit the A7N8X-Deluxe, so I'd go for either the SLK-800 or the SK-7. The YS Tech adjustable fan has a nice range but you don't want to accidentally turn it all the way down.