EVEN CHEAPER NOW!!! Best HSF for your new TBred 1700+ only $23

[ckportland]

This store has it for even cheaper at $23 and takes Internet Orders

Link

This HSF ROCK!!!! I got my 1700+ oc to 2.16 Ghz (2400+) at 1.775 v. Temp is 33C. And it's quiet.


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Saw the SVC post and people went crazy for their HSF.

However, this is a much better deal:

Vantec SocA CopperCore AeroFlow
Heatsink material: Aluminum w/Copper Core
Manufacturer: Vantec
Model: VA4-C7040
RPM: 5600
Tip-Magnetic Driving Fan

$24.

http://www.enuinc.com/

Compare to SVC's $32 Link

Review here

"The test results were excellent. Working to full capacity, the maximum die temperature was 52°C, with a thermal resistance measuring 0.39 °C/W. This places the VA4-C7040 among the best of the aluminium/ copper coolers. At 45dB(A), it gets the job done amazingly quietly while weighing in at just shy of 400 grams. "

 

[TommyShanks]

Thanks for the tip. This HSF is better than the one I was shopping for, and cheaper, too.

Unfortunately, the web site you linked to does not appear to do e-commerce, so it is probably only a hot deal for people in Oregon.

The best I could find on the web was $30.95 out-the-door at Allstarshop (that's with free shipping).

Product Link

Allstarshop Reseller Rating

This is my first post after lurking for some time. I hope it helps someone.

 

[Kreggo]

Originally posted by: ckportland
Tip-Magnetic Driving Fan. "

These new fans tend to vibrate a lot due to the high mass at the outer edge of the rotating assembly being pulsed by the motor magnetic system. They are fairly quiet as far as air noise is concerned, but you might notice a low frequency hum coming from your computer after you install one of these.

 

[Jaxidian]

"The test results were excellent. Working to full capacity, the maximum die temperature was 52°C, with a thermal resistance measuring 0.39 °C/W. This places the VA4-C7040 among the best of the aluminium/ copper coolers. At 45dB(A), it gets the job done amazingly quietly while weighing in at just shy of 400 grams. "

It's my personal opinion, but I don't consider 45dB to very quiet. Grant it, it's not the 60dB that some of the other fans are at, but 45 would significantly increase the noise from any of my boxes. Of course, I'm a noise-freak, so maybe I'm just too picky. I really like the ThermalRight heat sinks. Using an old SLK-800 and the difference between it and the Volcano9 heatsink is about 8C for me. The SK7 is very comparable and you can find it for $20 here, just plop a good, quiet fan on top of it.

Not trying to thread crap, just my $0.02 on the "quietness" of the hsf. If you're not concerned with the sound levels, then sure, go for it, it'll be sufficient.

 

[zoiks]

How is the goldengate compared to this?

 

[BigJ]

I'd like to see this puppy compared to the SLK-800, would help alotta people out.

Although this does seem awfully loud.

 

[RIGorous1]

Originally posted by: Jaxidian

"The test results were excellent. Working to full capacity, the maximum die temperature was 52°C, with a thermal resistance measuring 0.39 °C/W. This places the VA4-C7040 among the best of the aluminium/ copper coolers. At 45dB(A), it gets the job done amazingly quietly while weighing in at just shy of 400 grams. "

It's my personal opinion, but I don't consider 45dB to very quiet. Grant it, it's not the 60dB that some of the other fans are at, but 45 would significantly increase the noise from any of my boxes. Of course, I'm a noise-freak, so maybe I'm just too picky. I really like the ThermalRight heat sinks. Using an old SLK-800 and the difference between it and the Volcano9 heatsink is about 8C for me. The SK7 is very comparable and you can find it for $20 here, just plop a good, quiet fan on top of it.

Not trying to thread crap, just my $0.02 on the "quietness" of the hsf. If you're not concerned with the sound levels, then sure, go for it, it'll be sufficient.

I agree with this, 45 db is actually very noisy, I'd say as loud as an adult humming in a regular tone. However I'm more of a silient fan guy now because ever since my bleeding ears from my 7000rpm thermaltake dragon orb (box and website said 38db but was more like 50db) . Seriously I couldn't even hear my phone ring which is just outside my door in the hallway. so if this place says 45db that is really loud.

These days I've moved on to Vantec Stealth products and manual/variable rpm fans with speed dials so that I can turn up the speed/sound when I'm gaming, and turn it down to a whisper at night. For the CPU I've got the alpha pal8045, which is very cheap now, and I run a Manual rpm fan on top of it. Normally the lowest setting for this fan (about 12CFMs) wouldn't be enough for you standard HSF, but the pal8045 is such a good heat disapator itself.

Rig

 

[ankit]

Originally posted by: Jaxidian


The SK7 is very comparable and you can find it for $20 here, just plop a good, quiet fan on top of it.

Can you recommend some good fan to go with the SK7? Would the SK7 be good for the XP 2000+? I just want to reduce the NOISE from the AMD HSF that came with the retail processor.

thanks.

 

[TheFishingGeek]

Panaflo L1A 80mm

More info in the Cases and Cooling section of the forums.

 

[Lizardman]

i wouldnt get the panaflo l1A I would recommend any 33cfm fan that you can get just about anywhere. Either that or a medium speed panaflo, its just that you want more airflow than the L1A can provide.

 

[zephyrprime]

link

 

[ElectricLegs]

Most of the fan db ratings are without the cooler. When you attached the cooler you get backpressure through the fan and also the air tumbling accross the fins. I've had luck raising the fan 1/4 inch with vacuum hose as bushings then sealing the gap (if needed) with carton sealing tape or similar.

Panaflo's are good for case ventilation but for cpu's, like Lizardman said, a fan in the 30-33cfm range will be easy to listen to and do well in a well ventilated case. With today's O/C'd cpu's I like three 22 cfm case fans (2 pulling out the top back and one blowing in the side just below the cpu heatsink) With this setup I've run Dual 1.4 Athlons/GC68's (original hot ones) O/C to 166 perfectly stable at full load and the case stays cool and it's very quiet.

 

[IMHawaii]

i got in on the 1700+ too. I only intend to do mild overclocking if at all. I figured
while I was at Newegg, I'd get a HSF too.

This one got good reviews from the users at Newegg. What do you guys think?

Speeze CPU Fan Model 5F263B1M3 for AMD/Intel Socket A/370
Specifications:
Supported Socket type: 370/Socket A
Dimensions Heat sink :12VDC Fan : 74×74×47 mm (l × w × h)
80×80×25mm Bearing Ball bearing
Rated speed 2500 RPM +/-10%Rated power 1.56 W
Noise level 26.5 dBA Air flow 31.70 CFM at 2500 RPM
Features Aluminum fan frame CPU: Intel Pentium III ~ 1,4 GHz (FC-PGA2) Pentium III ~ 1,13 GHz (FC-PGA) Celeron ~ 1,8 GHz (PPGA) AMD : Athlon XP ~ 2200+ (Thoroughbred) Athlon XP ~ 2100+ (Palomino) Athlon ~ 1,4 GHz (T-Bird)Duron 1.3

Oh... it was only $8... so i found it a little hard to resist.


Please help... I'm new to the OC thing and I had heat problems with my 1600+ (kept locking up at 58C) and promptly messed it up trying to jimmyrig some cooling. (hence the new 1700 ... bummer )

 

[Jackbike]

"Most of the fan db ratings are without the cooler. When you attached the cooler you get backpressure through the fan and also the air tumbling accross the fins. I've had luck raising the fan 1/4 inch with vacuum hose as bushings then sealing the gap (if needed) with carton sealing tape or similar.

Great idea, the vacuum hose! Thanks! Now, if someone would only come out with a reducer that would enable a 92mm fan to be used on the heatsink, like the 80 to 60 ones that are out there! Heck, why not 120 to 80, so a variable or slow speed fan with good cfm and lower noise than an 80 could be used!

I know this belongs in cooling, but if anyone knows about such reducers being available, let me know!

 

[OulOat]

Originally posted by: Jackbike
"Most of the fan db ratings are without the cooler. When you attached the cooler you get backpressure through the fan and also the air tumbling accross the fins. I've had luck raising the fan 1/4 inch with vacuum hose as bushings then sealing the gap (if needed) with carton sealing tape or similar.

Great idea, the vacuum hose! Thanks! Now, if someone would only come out with a reducer that would enable a 92mm fan to be used on the heatsink, like the 80 to 60 ones that are out there! Heck, why not 120 to 80, so a variable or slow speed fan with good cfm and lower noise than an 80 could be used!

Except it will just cause more backpressure = 120 fan will be noisy. Search in the case cooling forum, this was discused in detail there.

 

[chibchakan]

Originally posted by: Jackbike
Great idea, the vacuum hose! Thanks! Now, if someone would only come out with a reducer that would enable a 92mm fan to be used on the heatsink, like the 80 to 60 ones that are out there! Heck, why not 120 to 80, so a variable or slow speed fan with good cfm and lower noise than an 80 could be used!

I know this belongs in cooling, but if anyone knows about such reducers being available, let me know!

80mm to 120mm Fan Adapter

 

[Helical]

Originally posted by: Lizardman
i wouldnt get the panaflo l1A I would recommend any 33cfm fan that you can get just about anywhere. Either that or a medium speed panaflo, its just that you want more airflow than the L1A can provide.

Yeah I totally agree, and that's how I'm running my rig *fairly* quietly. The difference in sound between the low and the mid IS somewhat noticeable but the mid is still very quiet and gives a LOT more output. For exhaust, go low, for HSF, go mid.

 

[alchemize]

What's wrong with the HAC-V81 while you are at Newegg?

Only $15, shipped free, has good reviews!

 

[Delbert]

Looks good to me. Includes rheo for fan speed control.

 

[Squalish2357]

Originally posted by: OulOat

Originally posted by: Jackbike
"Most of the fan db ratings are without the cooler. When you attached the cooler you get backpressure through the fan and also the air tumbling accross the fins. I've had luck raising the fan 1/4 inch with vacuum hose as bushings then sealing the gap (if needed) with carton sealing tape or similar.

Great idea, the vacuum hose! Thanks! Now, if someone would only come out with a reducer that would enable a 92mm fan to be used on the heatsink, like the 80 to 60 ones that are out there! Heck, why not 120 to 80, so a variable or slow speed fan with good cfm and lower noise than an 80 could be used!

Except it will just cause more backpressure = 120 fan will be noisy. Search in the case cooling forum, this was discused in detail there.

Originally posted by: chibchacan

Originally posted by: Jackbike
Great idea, the vacuum hose! Thanks! Now, if someone would only come out with a reducer that would enable a 92mm fan to be used on the heatsink, like the 80 to 60 ones that are out there! Heck, why not 120 to 80, so a variable or slow speed fan with good cfm and lower noise than an 80 could be used!

I know this belongs in cooling, but if anyone knows about such reducers being available, let me know!

80mm to 120mm Fan Adapter

Here is my solution to this. The short(25mm) adapters do cause a lot of backpressure(at least the 80mm-120mm ones), which decreases the air pushed by the fan and increases the noise. I wouldn't put anything beyond maybe an 80mm-92mm factory-made adapter on(Possibly with one of the 40CFM 20DB Zalman 92mm fans? Seems like a good combination). My solution has minimal backpressure, runs at about 30db, and pushes close to 80CFM. In addition, it looks incredibly kewl at LAN parties.

 

[BalAtWork]

Back pressure from a duct? That is in all actuallity not a real issue.

If you are running a 120mm with the 120-80mm duct conversion (Plycon has a manufactured one), and you are undervolting the fan at 5-7v, then the noise you produce from back pressure is FAR less than the noise you eleminated by decreasing the RPM's as compared to an 80mm fan. Now if you do not undervolt the 120mm, then you are going for max airflow anyway, and are most likely not even concerned about the noise.

I have done the same thing in the past. Works great. Now build a duct from your CPU up out the top. Match your 120 with another sucking on the other end. No CPU heat in the case. Seen that too. I have also seen a lot of people line the ducts with sound absorbing material. A nice sealed air path with quiet fans.

Just food for thought

 

[az4dan]

lmao. look on the review page at fans tested: TITAN TTC-D5TB temperature over 100degrees. Wonderful.
Anyways, this is a loud fan. The 1700 Tbred doesn't need a 73db fan to stay cool. Go for something quiet. A nice 8cm heatsink then replace the fan with a panaflo / vantec stealth / papst. Should still cost less than 24$. To keep the temperature down you can always work around the ventilation within the case or get a aluminum case. It's worth the extra effort. You sleep better, and ur roommates dont biXh.

 

[Greg03]

>>Tip-Magnetic Driving Fan

Weren't these the fans that had a huge recall?

 

[nerdherd]

What I heard was that the fans on the Vantecs are the newer revs. Still though, I am always checking my rig. Hope that Overheat protection works on my board.

da nerd

 

[stevejst]

TMD fan?
No thanks, this is a problem fan with a bad design that can destroy your 3 pin socket at best and burn your CPU at worst. Nothing I want to gamble with.
I tried them already: one burned my 3-pin socket on Epox board - serious warning here!!!- another almost burned my CPU, and burned itself in the process shocking my mobo that was revived only after repeated clearing CMOS/boot attempts. I had disgusting smell in my room like after the house fire. No way I'd ever try that crap again.
0.39 C/W? That is nothing special to compare with Thermalright heatsinks, that is fairly average thermal resistance for an overclocker fan.
Put SK-7 with Zalman or Enermax 80mm variable fan on it and you have excellent **NO-RISK** quiet solution under $30.