I'm not sure why your system would be that loud. Clovertowns come in two flavors, 85W and 120W, based on the voltage. Neither is particularly hot compared to a Netburst Xeon. The socket does present a challenge for using an aftermarket heat sink. If you could find a way to mount it, a Ninja, or Ult...

thanks to you all for your comments. my hardware vendor is now exploring these options. hey, bonestonne - can you quantify the Dynatron 'pretty loud'? sounds like a pentium 3, 4, opteron. i know it's subjective.... will report back once i've tried things out. i wish they could go into the cupboard. ...

hi all, i've just got myself 2 machines which have dual 4core clovertown procs for 3d rendering. they are screamers - and tear though frames as faster than anything else i've seen before. however, they are also screamers in the sonic sense too. they are the most noisy pc's i've *ever* heard. the pla...