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Bill
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 Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 5:39 am Post subject: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocked Ba |
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Here's my setup:
Barton 2500+ (O/C as 3000+ @ 12.5 * 172 very stable, 1.87 Core
voltage)
AsRock K7VM4 motherboard
Kingmax 512MB 2700 DDR RAM
One 80mm case fan on back draw air out
One 80mm case fan in front pull air in
Generic 400W Case
I recently bought a Thermaltake Volcano 11+ HSF to replace the stock
HSF. But this Volcano 11+ is loud as hell whenever I'm doing anything
CPU intensive. I'm using it's temp sensor on bottom on CPU to auto
adjust fan speed.
My room temp is about 25C
At idle: CPU 50C / Motherboard 36C
At full load: CPU 55C / Motherboard 38C
This temp seems kinda high at full load so I figure I tried to open up
the side cover and take my 20" floor fan and blow right at the inside
of the whole case. But that only seem to bring the full load CPU &
Motherboard temp down by 1 or 2 degree.
Is there any other good cooling and quieter HSF I can try that's good
for overclocking? (brand / model, etc.) I can't seem to bring my cpu
temp down by much despite opening up the case and takeing my floor fan
blowing right inside the case.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Bill |
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tHatDudeUK
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 6:53 am Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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"Bill" <xenonsky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:67e381b4.0312161539.6f48fe3d@posting.google.com...
I'd recommend not using the heat sensor thing. An alternative is the
coolermaster aero 7 lite which isn't all that quiet at full speed but has a
lower frequency sound which tends to be a little less annoying. Other
possibilities are water cooling or that expensive thermalright heatsink
(SLK900?)with an expensive quiet fan. |
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Cheah TE
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:02 am Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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| expensive thermalright heatsink
| (SLK900?)with an expensive quiet fan.
Taiwan Thermaltake's *slim volcano ( copper ) is as dense but
smaller than Thermalright's, I hope to find a bigger *.
Using the original hsink, @1.5v I can oc to 180x11.
Does any1 know how good is the original paste ? Should I replace
it with A-Silver I / III ? |
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LBJGH
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:16 am Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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I've used a thermalright SLK800 for almost two years now... best ***
computer investment I've ever made! I even tried a swiftech mcx462v with a
92mm fan... I went back to the slk800. I use a 36cfm sunon fan that is
about 30db and cools my 1700+ @2.5ghz under 50c
"Bill" <xenonsky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Here's my setup:
Barton 2500+ (O/C as 3000+ @ 12.5 * 172 very stable, 1.87 Core
voltage)
AsRock K7VM4 motherboard
Kingmax 512MB 2700 DDR RAM
One 80mm case fan on back draw air out
One 80mm case fan in front pull air in
Generic 400W Case
I recently bought a Thermaltake Volcano 11+ HSF to replace the stock
HSF. But this Volcano 11+ is loud as hell whenever I'm doing anything
CPU intensive. I'm using it's temp sensor on bottom on CPU to auto
adjust fan speed.
My room temp is about 25C
At idle: CPU 50C / Motherboard 36C
At full load: CPU 55C / Motherboard 38C
This temp seems kinda high at full load so I figure I tried to open up
the side cover and take my 20" floor fan and blow right at the inside
of the whole case. But that only seem to bring the full load CPU &
Motherboard temp down by 1 or 2 degree.
Is there any other good cooling and quieter HSF I can try that's good
for overclocking? (brand / model, etc.) I can't seem to bring my cpu
temp down by much despite opening up the case and takeing my floor fan
blowing right inside the case.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Bill
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Wazza
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 8:32 am Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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Before you do anything rash, disconnect the auto speed unit from your fan
and connect the manual controller up to the fan. Start your computer and
once it is running, set your fan to 4000RPMs. Any higher and you can`t live
with it`s noise.
This works for me so see if it works for you before you spend any more
dollars. |
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DavidS
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 9:05 pm Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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1.87 Core voltage seems too much.
Is your system unstable at 1.75 ? |
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Bill
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| Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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"Wazza" <Wazza@hotmail.com.au> wrote in message news:<3fdfc073_1@news.iprimus.com.au>...
| Quote: | Before you do anything rash, disconnect the auto speed unit from your fan
and connect the manual controller up to the fan. Start your computer and
once it is running, set your fan to 4000RPMs. Any higher and you can`t live
with it`s noise.
This works for me so see if it works for you before you spend any more
dollars.
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I had tried using manual control before switching over to auto temp
sensor. I had it manually set at 4000 RPM and the idle temp goes down
to 49C at best. And at full load it top out at 57 if I don't dial the
RPM up.
So I tried using the sensor, at idle, it run at 3800 RPM (50C).
Apperently the fan is much quieter at 3800 RPM then at 4000 RPM. When
the temp reach 52C it goes up to 4500 RPM and tops out at 5200 RPM
about 53C and beyond.
I find the noise level quite unbearable at 4000 RPM all the time with
manual dial. With auto temp sensor it idles at 3800 RPM and the fan is
much quieter than at 4000 RPM, but it's still much louder than stock
HSF.
Bill |
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Bill
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| Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 2:22 am Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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"DavidS" <snapkad@post.cz> wrote in message news:<brprbl$6619q$1@ID-200124.news.uni-berlin.de>...
| Quote: | 1.87 Core voltage seems too much.
Is your system unstable at 1.75 ?
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My AsRock K7VM4 BIOS only have 2 core voltage options.
It's either stock voltage or +5% voltage setting.
With stock voltage, it's stable up to OC as 2600+, any faster WinXP
won't boot. So I had to set it to +5% voltage, to OC as 3000+.
Bill |
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Wazza
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| Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2003 5:02 am Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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"Bill" <xenonsky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | "Wazza" <Wazza@hotmail.com.au> wrote in message
news:<3fdfc073_1@news.iprimus.com.au>...
Before you do anything rash, disconnect the auto speed unit from your
fan
and connect the manual controller up to the fan. Start your computer and
once it is running, set your fan to 4000RPMs. Any higher and you can`t
live
with it`s noise.
This works for me so see if it works for you before you spend any more
dollars.
I had tried using manual control before switching over to auto temp
sensor. I had it manually set at 4000 RPM and the idle temp goes down
to 49C at best. And at full load it top out at 57 if I don't dial the
RPM up.
So I tried using the sensor, at idle, it run at 3800 RPM (50C).
Apperently the fan is much quieter at 3800 RPM then at 4000 RPM. When
the temp reach 52C it goes up to 4500 RPM and tops out at 5200 RPM
about 53C and beyond.
I find the noise level quite unbearable at 4000 RPM all the time with
manual dial. With auto temp sensor it idles at 3800 RPM and the fan is
much quieter than at 4000 RPM, but it's still much louder than stock
HSF.
Bill
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There is more than just the CPU cooler and fan at play here obviously.
What worked for me doesn`t seem to work for you.
My main concern was for the heat generated by my master and slave hard
drives. I was getting 54c and 53c respectively at idle on the drives and
thought that I do not need a pair of heaters like this inside my case while
I am trying to get my CPU temp down.
After reading what the guys in the group have been doing to combat heat,
I got out my trusty nibbler and opened up the air holes in the front of the
case and under the front plastic cover to really let the air in. Moving to
the back of the case I removed the 2x80mm fans and cut out the two areas of
tiny punched holes to just give me 2x80mm holes then put the fans back in
place using a couple of chrome wire guards to make them look good.
My case is not asthmatic any more and my temps are down, noise is down
and hard drives are at 33c at idle.
As a matter of interest, Seagate reckons that 60deg C is max temp for a
hard drive whereas you can run a CPU at that temp ok.
Do what the rest of us are doing and experiment a bit. |
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tHatDudeUK
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| Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2003 5:57 am Post subject: Re: Need suggestion on good/quite HSF for cooling overclocke |
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"Bill" <xenonsky@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:67e381b4.0312171222.15221ca9@posting.google.com...
| Quote: | My AsRock K7VM4 BIOS only have 2 core voltage options.
It's either stock voltage or +5% voltage setting.
With stock voltage, it's stable up to OC as 2600+, any faster WinXP
won't boot. So I had to set it to +5% voltage, to OC as 3000+.
Bill
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I have this problem too and am running my 2800+ at 2.1v, sucks I know but
what can you do. |
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