Hi, well... I have a friend who is looking to quiet his system, and he came to me for advice... The only problem is I watercool and he isn't quite ready to take that step. He has a pretty barebones system, with the CPU being his only real source of noise.
So... What heatsink/solution should he use. He was a little indefinate as to exactly what he had, but from what I gather... He has an XP 1700+ and a thermalright heatsink of some sort (said he saw reviews saying it was a good one, I'm assuming its an AX7). Should I simply purchase a better fan for his heatsink? Get a large fan and use an adapter? Or would you suggest a better heatsink/fan combo? He said his budget for this is approximately $50.
Thanks for any advice.
Edit: Forgot to mention, he does *not* intend to overclock.
So... What heatsink/solution should he use. He was a little indefinate as to exactly what he had, but from what I gather... He has an XP 1700+ and a thermalright heatsink of some sort (said he saw reviews saying it was a good one, I'm assuming its an AX7). Should I simply purchase a better fan for his heatsink? Get a large fan and use an adapter? Or would you suggest a better heatsink/fan combo? He said his budget for this is approximately $50.
Thanks for any advice.
Edit: Forgot to mention, he does *not* intend to overclock.