Core-i5 HSF - are they noisey?

snadge · 8 Feb 2013 at 02:58

I will be upgrading my 775 Arctic Cooler Pro C2D E6700 to a Core-i5 3470 and want to know just how noisy these stock fans are at idle?

I mean I have some noise from the PSU a little and hard-drive, just wondering if I could live with the stock fan?

can anyone recommend a cheap replacement simply for silence? no overclocking or severe cooling needed

thanks

snips86x · 8 Feb 2013 at 09:41

What case do you have?

This would be a good reaplcement...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £42.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).

Or you could go for low-profile:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=2330&subid=2334

Armageus · 8 Feb 2013 at 09:50

snadge said:
I will be upgrading my 775 Arctic Cooler Pro C2D E6700 to a Core-i5 3470 and want to know just how noisy these stock fans are at idle?

The Stock Intel Fan (or at least the one I currently have on my 2500k is not especially noisey, but does make an annoying whine when under heavy load.

snips86x said:
What case do you have?

This would be a good reaplcement...

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
Total : £42.89 (includes shipping : £8.25).
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The 612 would be overkill for the OP's needs as he is not overclocking...

I would recommend something more in line with:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=

or

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-019-AL&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=

The Freezer 7 Pro, although an old design, should still give decent cooling and allow the fan to run quietly

olivier renault · 8 Feb 2013 at 10:23

You can probably run something like the HR-02 Macho in passive for a stock i5.

Even then, you can run it with the fan and it's very quiet.

snadge · 8 Feb 2013 at 20:07

thanks for replies, i'll probably test the stock fan first... but i think the AC Freezer Pro v2 would be th best choice (unless there are cheaper thats more quiet) - i have the v1 775 - is there no adapter I can get too fit my current v1 775 Artic Freezer Pro onto a 1155 board??

the first reply's cooler is a bit expensive for me, im not overclocking and it only gets light use - its all for silence...

thanks again

jotto · 8 Feb 2013 at 22:27

The stock fan on my i5 2500k was very quiet and I would have been very happy to keep it only it didnt like cooling the CPU when at 4.3GHz.

snadge · 8 Feb 2013 at 22:48

ok thanks - i will give it a try when i get it all set up in about 2 weeks