Dang, that's loud!

I bought a SuperFlower 350W PSU, and man it is quiet! It has three
settings: silent, auto and loud =) The second fan only comes on in the
loud mode. After hearing this, I thought that I was going to have a nice
quiet PC.

Well, once I turned on the computer, BAM the CPU fan came on. Dang, that's
loud! It's the stock CPU fan that came with my Athlon 2500+.

What are my choices for quieting this beast?

1. Lower the voltage to the fan? I've seen 12-7V adapters, or should I
actually use the Rheobus that I've got coming with the 2 other case fans
I've ordered.

2. Should I replace the CPU fan? I have a Vantec Stealth 80mm that I was
going to return since I found cheaper fans. Should I keep it? Will it fit
on the heatsink?

The intended use for the computer is a HTPC, so it would better if it were
quieter. I won't be sitting near the computer, which might end up being
hidden near the subwoofer, but I'd like the option of putting it next to
my stereo equipment since the case is fairly nice looking for $24.99 =)

Thanks,
Mike

Get some info here http://www.silentpcreview.com/ they aslo have a forum.

"Michael Chiu" wrote in message
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I bought a SuperFlower 350W PSU, and man it is quiet! It has three
settings: silent, auto and loud =) The second fan only comes on in the
loud mode. After hearing this, I thought that I was going to have a nice
quiet PC.

Well, once I turned on the computer, BAM the CPU fan came on. Dang, that's
loud! It's the stock CPU fan that came with my Athlon 2500+.

What are my choices for quieting this beast?

1. Lower the voltage to the fan? I've seen 12-7V adapters, or should I
actually use the Rheobus that I've got coming with the 2 other case fans
I've ordered.

2. Should I replace the CPU fan? I have a Vantec Stealth 80mm that I was
going to return since I found cheaper fans. Should I keep it? Will it fit
on the heatsink?

The intended use for the computer is a HTPC, so it would better if it were
quieter. I won't be sitting near the computer, which might end up being
hidden near the subwoofer, but I'd like the option of putting it next to
my stereo equipment since the case is fairly nice looking for $24.99 =)

Thanks,
Mike

I replaced my stock cooler (almost straight away) with a SLK-900U with a
92mm zalman fan on a 5 - 12v rheobus. Temps are usually about 45 degrees
under full load, and about 37 otherwise (at 5v on the fan). Less again if
12v is used. My pc is used for DVD's etc and it's hardly audible at all
(and it's sat at my feet).

This is my first PC box. What software should I use to get temperature info?

In article , "Alex"
wrote:

I replaced my stock cooler (almost straight away) with a SLK-900U with a
92mm zalman fan on a 5 - 12v rheobus. Temps are usually about 45 degrees
under full load, and about 37 otherwise (at 5v on the fan). Less again if
12v is used. My pc is used for DVD's etc and it's hardly audible at all
(and it's sat at my feet).

On Sat, 01 May 2004 21:44:32 +0000, Michael Chiu wrote:

I bought a SuperFlower 350W PSU, and man it is quiet! It has three
settings: silent, auto and loud =) The second fan only comes on in the
loud mode. After hearing this, I thought that I was going to have a nice
quiet PC.

Well, once I turned on the computer, BAM the CPU fan came on. Dang, that's
loud! It's the stock CPU fan that came with my Athlon 2500+.

What are my choices for quieting this beast?

1. Lower the voltage to the fan? I've seen 12-7V adapters, or should I
actually use the Rheobus that I've got coming with the 2 other case fans
I've ordered.

The stock coolers aren't the best to start with. Actually, they're pretty
bad. I wouldn't try lowering there fan by much as it will probably drive
your cpu temp up.

2. Should I replace the CPU fan? I have a Vantec Stealth 80mm that I was
going to return since I found cheaper fans. Should I keep it? Will it
fit on the heatsink?

Just replace the whole cooler with something a little better and quieter.
An $8 TR2-M1 will work a lot better and quieter than the stock cooler.

--
Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm

(Michael Chiu) wrote in
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This is my first PC box. What software should I use to get temperature
info?

In article , "Alex"
wrote:

I replaced my stock cooler (almost straight away) with a SLK-900U
with a 92mm zalman fan on a 5 - 12v rheobus. Temps are usually about
45 degrees under full load, and about 37 otherwise (at 5v on the
fan). Less again if 12v is used. My pc is used for DVD's etc and
it's hardly audible at all (and it's sat at my feet).


Motherboard monitor:

http://mbm.livewiredev.com/