A newby needs some help...
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:02 am
Here is my current system setup:
P4 630 3.0Ghz. Cooled by a stock 92mm fan.
512MB Samsung RAM.
ATI Radeon X550. Cooled by a queit 40mm fan.
80GB HDD some no name company.
PSU is fairly quiet.
2x 60mm no name case fans.
Heres the deal. I want to replace my CPU fan and possibly one or two of the case fans.
The current stock fan is very noisy. Right now I have the side of the case off and the fan is only at 15~1600RPMs (CPU temp is around 41, ambient temp is quite low...maybe 20 or so), but its still annoyingly loud. With the case side on, the figures go up to around 22~2400 RPMs with a CPU temp of 45 or so, and its very annoying. When I play WarCraft or America's Army, the figures go up to 33~3700 RPMs with a CPU temp of 53+; I'm not worried about the noise so much cuz Im playing a game, but I'm sure its got to be annoying. My wife keeps asking me why its so loud...
My computer case is a slim tower case so I limited options for the CPU fan which is 92mm. I measured this and that to get and idea of what size of fan I could use. Its about 60mm from the bottom of my HDD to the center of the CPU fan. The 85mm wide graphics card fits perfectly with a little clearance on both sides. From the motherboard to the the side of the case is almost exactly 100mm. So, restrictions are about 120mmX120mmX90mm(LxWxH). I was thinking about a Zalman 7000...they are only about 35 bucks here. They are not to big, but seem to be efficient and quiet.
As for the case fans...the bottom one is very loud. The comp is noticeably quieter when I stop it. The top one nevers seems to start...I didnt build this comp, but I am guessing it has been undervolted to 5V because it is much queiter than the bottom one when it does run and that would explain the failure to start, right? Suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
This is the first comp that I have owned so I am a newbie. However, I am a quick learner and good with my hands; I have been an avid reader of SPCR since last Aug when I got this computer and I have been just too busy at work to really take care of this noisy beast.
Oh yea, one more restriction...I'm living in South Korea at the moment, so I dont have easy access to some things, but dont worry about that.
Thanks in advance.
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P4 630 3.0Ghz. Cooled by a stock 92mm fan.
512MB Samsung RAM.
ATI Radeon X550. Cooled by a queit 40mm fan.
80GB HDD some no name company.
PSU is fairly quiet.
2x 60mm no name case fans.
Heres the deal. I want to replace my CPU fan and possibly one or two of the case fans.
The current stock fan is very noisy. Right now I have the side of the case off and the fan is only at 15~1600RPMs (CPU temp is around 41, ambient temp is quite low...maybe 20 or so), but its still annoyingly loud. With the case side on, the figures go up to around 22~2400 RPMs with a CPU temp of 45 or so, and its very annoying. When I play WarCraft or America's Army, the figures go up to 33~3700 RPMs with a CPU temp of 53+; I'm not worried about the noise so much cuz Im playing a game, but I'm sure its got to be annoying. My wife keeps asking me why its so loud...
My computer case is a slim tower case so I limited options for the CPU fan which is 92mm. I measured this and that to get and idea of what size of fan I could use. Its about 60mm from the bottom of my HDD to the center of the CPU fan. The 85mm wide graphics card fits perfectly with a little clearance on both sides. From the motherboard to the the side of the case is almost exactly 100mm. So, restrictions are about 120mmX120mmX90mm(LxWxH). I was thinking about a Zalman 7000...they are only about 35 bucks here. They are not to big, but seem to be efficient and quiet.
As for the case fans...the bottom one is very loud. The comp is noticeably quieter when I stop it. The top one nevers seems to start...I didnt build this comp, but I am guessing it has been undervolted to 5V because it is much queiter than the bottom one when it does run and that would explain the failure to start, right? Suggestions are welcome and appreciated.
This is the first comp that I have owned so I am a newbie. However, I am a quick learner and good with my hands; I have been an avid reader of SPCR since last Aug when I got this computer and I have been just too busy at work to really take care of this noisy beast.
Oh yea, one more restriction...I'm living in South Korea at the moment, so I dont have easy access to some things, but dont worry about that.
Thanks in advance.
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