I currently have a AthlonXP cpu w/ a non-retail HSF. After a couple of years, I have finally gotten tired of the loud dB rating of my delta fan. What are the specs of the retail fan that came packaged w/ the retail processors? I want something comparable to that of a retail HSF in order to reduce noise level.

8/28/2005 11:19:38 AM

zalman something or other

8/28/2005 11:47:48 AM

yeah, grab a zalman. something like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118112

just make sure it'll fit in your case/board. they have smaller models if you look around. that one is HUGE

8/28/2005 5:49:45 PM

be risky, go fanless

8/28/2005 7:52:28 PM

i'd probably get a zalman like in that link, or one of the massive new thermaltake type with the little ducts

8/28/2005 8:17:43 PM

I have an 80mm Zalman fan for sale, designed to go on the video card solution they have. However, if you have a 60mm heat sink you can buy a fan adapter and stick the 80mm fan on there. It has varialbe speeds and stuff, there's a thread in Classifieds where I am selling it if you are interested.

8/28/2005 10:08:11 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106037

Most 80mm heatsink fans are quiet



Those Zalmans, I read are heavy and have to be mounted using brackets to the back of the motherboard

But great for the price

http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/usa_index.asp

It had, last i check, animation on how to install those heavy heatsinks

8/28/2005 10:34:34 PM

Yeah, i'm not planning to buy a new HSF unit...just looking for a fan to lower noise levels temporarily. Where and how much is a converter?

8/28/2005 11:38:30 PM

whatever you do don't get a thermaltake orb. damn things are fucking 80dB

8/28/2005 11:47:26 PM

ahh... 80dB of white-noise

8/29/2005 12:01:37 AM

A quality low noise ball bearing fan will cost you 15-20 bucks.

A zalman with the fan will run you 35.

Go with the Zalman, it will be more quiet than any addon fan will be, and give you better temps to boot.

8/29/2005 3:18:51 AM

Quote :

"Most 80mm heatsink fans are quiet"

Not true at all.

8/29/2005 3:20:13 AM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=344629

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118212

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&q=80mm%20to%2060mm%20adapter

Brand new Zalman ZM-OP1 80mm fan. Like I said it's designed to go with the video card cooling solution they developed, but it works just like any other 80mm fan. First link is a link to my thread selling it, second is to the Newegg page I bought it from, third is a link to adapters you can buy to make it work on a 60mm heat sink. I'll take $5 for the fan which is still in retail packaging.

8/29/2005 9:26:09 AM

i thought fans were supposed to loud...

that's what they keep tellin me at football games anyway

8/29/2005 12:34:11 PM