Chode Messiah
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Originally posted by: 1955mm
The Zalman with augmented airflow is probably the best replacement scheme for the OEM fan. Just one thing bothers me about the Zalman heat sink: the blue anodized finish... Some years ago I bought a Vantec copper hsf for an Athlon 1400. It had a pretty, bright-dipped finish, but wasn't flat. It took about a half hour to hand lap the base. It was no longer shiny but it was flat, and the Athlon and DFI AK76SN are now running for their third owner.
Originally posted by: rockstar
After my A8N SLI Deluxe chipset fan started whining and slowing down, I called ASUS. I just received the newer version of the chipset fan from ASUS. It does indeed attach at an angle and runs at 5500RPM. Seems quiet. Although I had to remove my entire motherboard to install it, I am happy. This seems like the best solution (and its free!).
Originally posted by: johnpombrio
...The new fan is a little larger, somewhat lighter, and blessedly quiet! ... The fan does make a noise but you have to stick your head next to it to even hear it... This looks like a real winner!
Originally posted by: Rustler
Fisher999 I am using XFX brand 6600GTs and yes my Zalaman is the tall HSF, but the center is the tallest and outside rows are stepped down.
Originally posted by: Regulator07
i just ordered a new fan from asus. should i leave the TIM that is already on the fan and just put it on the cleaned chipset, or should i take the TIM off the fan and use AS5 or Ceramique?
Originally posted by: NuroMancer
I have a friend who mounted a zalman copper heatsink with a fan that rotates at 5.5k rpm and he says it's quieter then the other fans in his case now.
Originally posted by: Regulator07
ceramique is made by arctic silver, it is a different base (not silver) so it is not capacitive. i know on memory parts you should not use AS5, but i dont know about the chipset. and is it even necessary? is the TIM already on the new chipset fan good enough?
Originally posted by: NuroMancer
Lol i agree, the question is why 3? I hit submit once .
Confusing.
Originally posted by: Rustler
Fisher999
XFX are great cards, I am using the stock coolers and I just added HSFs to the memory on the card. I am using the 71.89 nividia drivers and the stock bios on the cards. I have heard that Leadteck RMA and tech support is iffy.
I prefer AS ceramique to AS5 it is easy to work with and since there is only a 1C diffrence in the temps. That is what I used when I put the Zalman on. Gaming my system temps are 36-38C, idle are 32-34 and I live in Arizona. Cpu idle is 36-37 gaming 44-47C.