Athlon XP 1900+ Retail Heatsink Fan

[PhylloDo]

Is it just me, or is this thing *really* loud? It makes more noise than my PS, my two chassis fans, and my other computer combined.

Anybody know of a way to either slow it down, or (safely) find a quieter fan?

 

[toadstool]

It's not just you. I just bought the same exact CPU (retail too). It was louder than the older heatsink fan they used on the T-Bird 1.4 I had prior to this.

I got so annoyed, I ordered a new "quieter" one. (was the GC68 ....from SVCcompucycle.....not the best fan for overclocking, but MUCH quieter!)

 

[BuddyAtBzboyz]

Well you could use a rheostat or any type of variable switch to change the speed. However you may want to get a larger fan at a slower rpm and mod it to fit on the heatsink or even buy a better hsf and use that.