Re: [chat] Quiet cooling fan / casing

["Michael Kraus" <belfry@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

G'day...

> >I take it the stealth fan is just to replace the fan over the heatsink -
how
> >do I know that it will provide adequate cooling? I'm also concerned that
the
> >fan may not be mountable on the current heatsink after removal of the old
> >fan. (Is this a valid concern, or isn't it a worry?)
>
> No. :) -- The stealth fan is to sit in the case, drawing air across the
> components. I don't suggest you trade fans on a heatsink at all, rather to
> buy a new heatsink/fan combo, as you have listed below.

Good...  thanks... :)

> Be aware that you can void any warranty on the machine by changing the
HSF.
> You can also crush the CPU in the process (widely acknowledged design flaw
> in the athlon that AMD will do nothing about). There are various guides on
> how to properly mount a HSF on an AMD CPU around. The Taisol below even
> comes with one, I think.

How difficult and what precautions are needed when changing heatsinks?

Do you need to cool (freeze in plastic) the chip to remove the current
heatsink?

> >Taisol socket A CPU cooler CEK739092 $16.50
> >ThermoEngine Socket A/370 CPU cooler V60-4210B Black $11.40
>
> Usually the Product link on an EYO page will tell you about noise output.
I
> use the Taisol in a dual athlon system and it's not too bad. The
> thermoengine may be better (as you can see in the product description,
they
> reckon it's quiet).

I haven't found the eyo pages of great help when it comes to a few
practicalities. They provide technical info but don't seem to give me the
information I'm after.

> >Vantec Socket 478 Pentium 4 CPU cooler VP4-C7040 Aeroflow $55.00
>
> This is a cooler for a Pentium 4, and would not suit an Athlon.

Wasn't sure of that - thought it might have worked on both. Thanks.

> >Vantec Socket A/370 CPU cooler VA4-C7040 Aeroflow $55.00
>
> This looks cool, but it's loud, and way overkill for anyone not
overclocking.

Ok... I did speak to eyo today, he reported that this model was quiet - I
wouldn't hear it unless I was right next to it. Quietness is the absolute
priority on this one.

> >All help / advise offered appreciated
>
> This email only came to me :)

D'oh!  Since rectified...

Thanks heaps for your help! Greatly appreciated and has certainly helped me
reconsider with some more information.

Thanks again.

Mike