Quiet HSF for Athlon

[JLB500]

Hey all
any know of a nice QUIET HSF combo for a 1.4GHZ TBIRD...
I dont plan on overclocking anytime soon but would like a good cooling system - but not at the cost of loud sounds...
Thanks alot all

[Phil]

if you can afford it then the glaciator is a great quiet and easy to install cooler, if you want something less expensive then the taisol cgk 760 with the default 20cfm 60mm fan is a good choice

[jeff_harrison_344]

Also you could get a CAK38, and replace it with a 27CFM quiet fan. That is wuite expensice tho, but just a suggestion. Or you could get the CAK38 and do the voltage mod to it.

[William]

glaciator is the best course. The CAK-38 with the YS tech is not going to be quite as good(it isn't as good with a delta).

[SickBoy]

I've always said an SK6 with a Sanyo Denki Ultra Quiet fan would be a good solution.. it'd cool really well compared to a lot of other "quiet" coolers.... The Glaciator is quiet too but not as much.

If you truly want quiet, that generation ended with the P1's.... I remember my Dad's P133 system running with just a heatsink....

SickBoy

[dimmreaper]

Alpha has that new 80mm PAL8045 (http://www.overclockers.com/articles454/) heatsink coming out this month, you might want to try that with a Sunon "Quiet" 80mm fan running on some form of voltage regulator. This should provide good temps, and ultra quietness for non-OCed machines.

Even a Sunon "High Output" 80mm 42CFM 36.5DBa is quiet compared to a Delta38 60mm 38CFM 46.5DBa screamer. A 10DBa difference means it only makes half as much noise!

[JLB500]

I really don't know anything about how loud the Delta fan is or the "quiet fans" to be honest... I just use my computer alot to listen to MP3s, game, and I don't want it making loud noise in the night =)
Ive heard the Delta called "screaming" several times though and just wanted to know if anyone knew any alternatives
Thanks alot for the posts all

[Phil]

unfortunately most heatsinks still only take 60mm fans, and for high powered 60mm fans this means they are noisy. The 60mm ys-tech 27cfm is a pretty quiet fan, I have a glaciator and I would say it's quieter. The suggestion for the new alpha and a quiet 30-40cfm fan is a pretty good compromise between volume and performance.

[JLB500]

heya
where can I find information on the glaciator?

[Phil]

Here (http://www.overclockers.com/articles425/)

[JLB500]

thanks alot