Swiftech 462 HSF....Where to buy?

[Geforcer]

Anyone know where I can get this at and how much it costs? It can only be bought from distributors of swiftech, no online :(

Also, how loud is it really? Is it unbareable? Compared to a stock HSF, or something else you can compare it to, how much louder? Swiftech MC462-A Rev.1 Socket A (includes DELTA 68CFM fan)

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by Geforcer
Anyone know where I can get this at and how much it costs? It can only be bought from distributors of swiftech, no online :(

Also, how loud is it really? Is it unbareable? Compared to a stock HSF, or something else you can compare it to, how much louder?

Sidewinder Computers (www.sidewindercomputers.com) is Swiftech's main retailer. I have a MCX462 (see sig) but I also got a MC462 from them a while back. They also sell the 80mm Deltas and I believe the below-mentioned Sunon 50CFM as well.

Noise depends on what type of fan you use with it. Most people use the 80x80x38mm 68CFM Delta with it. It's loud but not like the 60mm Deltas though. You need a high pressure fan to drive air through the heatsink to get max performance but the screaming stator-vaned Deltas aren't necessary if you're not extreme. The three fan options I'd reccomend are:

1. 50CFM 80x80x25mm Sunon, Quiet
2. 68CFM 80x80x38mm Delta, Bearable whooshing noise
3. 80CFM 80x80x38mm Delta, LOUDER THAN HELL

You can point the fan down into the heatsink or have it sucking off the top too, but I seem to have better luck pointing it IN to the pins not out.

The Deltas generate awesome pressure and good volumes through the heatsink because of their impeller venturi and stator vanes that take away the cyclone spin turbulence from the airstream and direct it in a straight line down into the pins of the -462. Some people run them on 7 volts to keep them quiet and still get the benefits of their performance-oriented mechanical design. This can be done by taking the +3.3 volt wire from the main ATX connector and putting that to the + of the fan while sending the -5 volt output of the PSU to the - of the fan thus yielding a differential of 7 volts. You can use a voltage regulator circuit too....but that's something else.