View Full Version : quiet fan for 2800+
syntax
07-08-2003, 2:25 PM
I selected a zalman fan only to find that it would be too fragile for the amount of LANs I attend. I need something that is very quiet that will cool my 2800+ thats not going to weight so much that it beomes fragile while in transit to LANs. Is there an alternative to the zalman fan?
akaBruno
07-08-2003, 7:59 PM
I get by w/ a $12 Master Cooler. 5000rpm fan, not too loud. And I'm overclocked. I start my AMD's out at 50C idle. Rarely do I crack 60C and all is well.
For my P4, I use the Zalman 6500 myself...just put back support rubber pad under the CPu socket area between the motherboard and the board support part of the case, then when you transport it, just lay the case flat on the side where the pad will absorb any jolting up/down.
BTW: My friend has a 2500barton with the Zalman as well...and he carries about 40 miles back and forth three or four times a week and has had no problems while using no extra support. (BTW: we both run at about 38º idle/45º load with the Zalman, even though his is AMD and mine is P4)
vBulletin® v3.7.3, Copyright ©2000-2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.