Vantec Aeroflow quiet enough?

xvi3tsoljahx · 11-17-02, 07:56 PM

Lowest i can find is $40 bucks shipped for this sucker... its around 38db.. i remember my friend having a 38db orb.. it was REALLY LOUD.. well not loud as my goldengate 40... ys tech fan 48dba... i'm going to turn deaf if i can't find a better heatsink. I remember there was a site telling you how loud is what... like a whisper is 20 dba? or 30 dba? some sort? Anyone has this and happy with it?

BomberBear · 11-17-02, 09:48 PM

I have the VantecAeroflow HSF and its quieter than the stock HSF for the 2100+. AMD said the stock one was like 26cfm with 40dba.
I have your same OC with the Vantec. (It wont allow me to update my profile).

xvi3tsoljahx · 11-18-02, 05:41 PM

whats ur temperture?

nut581 · 11-21-02, 05:26 PM

I have SK7 w/ TMD 70mm fan (the same one as aeroflow's antec), and it runs my athlon XP1800+@1618Mhz idle on 33C and full load 36C (ambient temp 23C, but i use AS1, not yet AS3)...

according to overclocker's heatsink ranking, the C/W difference between aeroflow w/ TMD fan and SLK700 w/ the same fan is only 0.01 C/W .. there's no telling about SK7 tho .. but SK7 shouldn't differ that much, so I have to say .. go for it

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EDIT: I just realized that u're using SVC golden gate 40 .. i used that HSF before upgraded to SK7 .. that beast worked fine, but the YS-Tech fan was unbelievably loud .. kept me up couple of times in the middle of my sleep ..

CrazyBorne · 11-21-02, 08:50 PM

The fan for me is pretty loud, although I don't like loud noises for long peroids of time. Soon I will get a 80mm fan for it soon. But for the mean time, the noise is bareable and my temps are really solid. I haven't seen it rise about 40c.

Yodums · 11-21-02, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by CrazyBorne
The fan for me is pretty loud, although I don't like loud noises for long peroids of time. Soon I will get a 80mm fan for it soon. But for the mean time, the noise is bareable and my temps are really solid. I haven't seen it rise about 40c.

You're joking right?

The thing is 18dBA and that thing bothers you? I can see you losing your sanity sitting in the chair I'm in next to a case with 10 fans

including a Delta 80.

18dBA on a 80mm should be near silence. If you want pure silence, go get a rheostat and you could probably get it to 10-12 dBA while still pushing a fair amount of hair (I'm guessing 20 CFM).

CrazyBorne · 11-21-02, 10:19 PM

I was talking about the fan on the Aeroflow

11-17-02, 07:56 PM	Thread Starter #1
xvi3tsoljahx Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KaliforNia LoVe	Vantec Aeroflow quiet enough? Lowest i can find is $40 bucks shipped for this sucker... its around 38db.. i remember my friend having a 38db orb.. it was REALLY LOUD.. well not loud as my goldengate 40... ys tech fan 48dba... i'm going to turn deaf if i can't find a better heatsink. I remember there was a site telling you how loud is what... like a whisper is 20 dba? or 30 dba? some sort? Anyone has this and happy with it?
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11-17-02, 09:48 PM	#2
BomberBear Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: TN	I have the VantecAeroflow HSF and its quieter than the stock HSF for the 2100+. AMD said the stock one was like 26cfm with 40dba. I have your same OC with the Vantec. (It wont allow me to update my profile).
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11-18-02, 05:41 PM	Thread Starter #3
xvi3tsoljahx Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: KaliforNia LoVe	whats ur temperture?
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11-21-02, 05:26 PM	#4
nut581 Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Columbus, OH	I have SK7 w/ TMD 70mm fan (the same one as aeroflow's antec), and it runs my athlon XP1800+@1618Mhz idle on 33C and full load 36C (ambient temp 23C, but i use AS1, not yet AS3)... according to overclocker's heatsink ranking, the C/W difference between aeroflow w/ TMD fan and SLK700 w/ the same fan is only 0.01 C/W .. there's no telling about SK7 tho .. but SK7 shouldn't differ that much, so I have to say .. go for it ... EDIT: I just realized that u're using SVC golden gate 40 .. i used that HSF before upgraded to SK7 .. that beast worked fine, but the YS-Tech fan was unbelievably loud .. kept me up couple of times in the middle of my sleep ..
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11-21-02, 08:50 PM	#5
CrazyBorne Member Join Date: Jul 2002	The fan for me is pretty loud, although I don't like loud noises for long peroids of time. Soon I will get a 80mm fan for it soon. But for the mean time, the noise is bareable and my temps are really solid. I haven't seen it rise about 40c.
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11-21-02, 10:19 PM	#7
CrazyBorne Member Join Date: Jul 2002	I was talking about the fan on the Aeroflow
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