the quietest cooling with air on cpu

[markuk]

gone back to air for now, i put the standard heatsink on for the first time. god its loud
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i would like your advice on the quietest heatsink and fan as well as good performance:cool:
many thanks mark:banana: :banana:

[edesignuk]

I just got the Thermalright SLK900-U and a 92mm fan, IMO it's still pretty quiet. But you could always get a smaller, quieter 80mm fan to slap on the SLK.

[CCW]

Get a slower 92mm, its bigger so it wont make as mcuh noise, just get a slower moving one, itll be quieter than most half decent 80mm's

[Johnny Knoxvill]

probably Zalman 7000CU, pretty damn quiet at lowest fan speed :banana:

[chile]

an SK7 or SLK700 using the YSTech TMD fans.....

[bito]

Try using the FAN EQ on the IC7 in the bios, under the PC Health section....set it to 60 or 70% to slow the fan down....the Intel is quite a bit quieter that way.......Much too whiney otherwise.
Are you still waiting on the XE m8??

[Metro]

markuk:
I own a Zalman and I love it: I only can say good things about it. The fan runs max at 2700 rpm.

[Johnny Knoxvill]

I'm running the zalman at 1,800rpm and is fully stable with my 800mhz overclock, very quiet :banana:

[Amoeba Assassin]

I have an slk800 & vantec tornado

Got a 1 Ghz Oc with them

Very pleased:D

[FishaOfMen]

For a fan, I'd get a Panaflo. They're supposed to push the most air with the least noise. Their dBA & CFM ratings aren't the best, but it's because they are honest while other manufacturers inflate their ratings.

[felix88]

panaflos are very nice fans, but their 92mm fans aren't too great.

you could always pick up a 92mm tornado and a Rheobus and adjust it down to your liking.

[walaka7]

get a zalman flower and instead of using stock fan, do a side panel mod and mount a 120 mm panaflow over the proc. Its quiet and i get good performance. My fullload temps on the AGOIA 1600 @ 1780 are 36-42*C