As I said before: CPU idles at 37-38 degrees, which is only 10 degrees above ambiental temperature (summer has finally come:) Under full load (prime95, 1 hour test) temp goes up to 45 degrees. My guess is that it'll never pass 50 degrees even in the hottest summer days. But that's not even important...

Some of you might remember my post about a 15 days ago: I am the unlucky owner of zalman 7700 alcu thingie. While heatsink itself is a high quality piece of aluminum and copper hardware, the fan fails to deliver promised acoustic performance. It only got worse once the bearings started to hiss...so ...

OK,. I'll stick to sleeve bearing fans. I don't mind taking it apart every now and then to oil it...and use the opportunity to do some in-case dust cleaning. As for this beast I have: I'm sure it sits properly on top of the CPU, otherwise the system would behave eratically due to insufficient CPU co...

Thanks for the tips y'all. However, I've spent too much money on my rig, so I'll just go for the cheapest (i.e. no-name) silent 120mm fan. The only problem is that this fan is equipped with standard sleeve-type bearing. In this forum I've noticed people advise against using this type of fans on heat...

It never occured to me and sounds like a really good idea. I have a64 3000, stock speeds (I prefer quiet over 5% more speed), so will this setup provide enough cooling? I' d hate to lose system stability and/or fry the CPU. BTW which one of these would you recommend (for fan swap): - BLACKNOISE Nois...

I'm sorry to start off in this forum with a complaint, but damn! 7700 is nowhere near silent and/or vibration-free. Tried everything (except for that 2 X-shaped fan mount with rubber in between and replacing the fan), and it just keeps getting noisier and noisier. Even more diappointing is the fact ...