Hello,
I have relatively very quiet system; the exception is the stock Intel HS/F, which is spinning between 2600-3000 rpm (controlled by Asus Qfan). While not too loud, this fan is still definitely louder then the rest of the system's 7 fans and 2 HDD's (2 x PS fans, 4 x case fans, 1 x GPU fan) altogether....
Could someone recommend a quiter solution with enough sufficient cooling to accomodate for gaming? Peak temps now on the CPU are around 43-45C under full, extended time gaming load, which temps are pretty low I'd say. I don't overclock (because the possible noise & cooling issue). Room temps 20-22C. I'll use portable air-conditioning in summer.
I'm not really interested in H2O cooling, but rather more efficient air-cooling based HS which would allow for lower rpm's on the CPU fan ... I saw some Zalman solutions at the stores but have no idea whether they work well. I have a large Antec case (SX1030), and can fit bigger cooling device inside if necessary.
Another thing; could I use external 5-11V voltage regulator (Zalman FanMate 1, I have couple of them already in use) for the current fan to bring the rpm's down? The Asus board has mentioned Qfan already ... how would it work together? Would lower rmp's on stock hs/f give sufficient cooling?
thx for advice
dave
I have relatively very quiet system; the exception is the stock Intel HS/F, which is spinning between 2600-3000 rpm (controlled by Asus Qfan). While not too loud, this fan is still definitely louder then the rest of the system's 7 fans and 2 HDD's (2 x PS fans, 4 x case fans, 1 x GPU fan) altogether....
Could someone recommend a quiter solution with enough sufficient cooling to accomodate for gaming? Peak temps now on the CPU are around 43-45C under full, extended time gaming load, which temps are pretty low I'd say. I don't overclock (because the possible noise & cooling issue). Room temps 20-22C. I'll use portable air-conditioning in summer.
I'm not really interested in H2O cooling, but rather more efficient air-cooling based HS which would allow for lower rpm's on the CPU fan ... I saw some Zalman solutions at the stores but have no idea whether they work well. I have a large Antec case (SX1030), and can fit bigger cooling device inside if necessary.
Another thing; could I use external 5-11V voltage regulator (Zalman FanMate 1, I have couple of them already in use) for the current fan to bring the rpm's down? The Asus board has mentioned Qfan already ... how would it work together? Would lower rmp's on stock hs/f give sufficient cooling?
thx for advice
dave