AMD Athlon 3700+san diego. Cooling?

thelostsoul · 23 Mar 2006 at 04:02

Hi,
I have a AMD Athlon 3700+san diego with retail heatsink & fan and find abit too noisy.
I don't intend in overclocking i just want something silent or at least something not as noisy.
I have read through the forums and to be honest i am getting confused with it all.
Suggestions please.

Thanks.
Thelostsoul.

mysticsniper · 23 Mar 2006 at 04:05

Thermalright SI-120 and a Vantec Stealth fan 120mm job done

MeatLoaf · 23 Mar 2006 at 08:08

Ive got a freezer 64 pro cooling mine at 2.7Hhz. Idles at 34 degres, goes up to about 45 under load.

booyaka · 23 Mar 2006 at 09:53

MeatLoaf said:
Ive got a freezer 64 pro cooling mine at 2.7Hhz. Idles at 34 degres, goes up to about 45 under load.

same here - 31 under idle and about max 44 under load after 3 hours bf2!!! very quiet also!

Six6siX · 23 Mar 2006 at 13:39

Running a 3700 at stock with a big typhoon. Very quiet (just a soft rumbling really). Temps are 37 idle and 46ish load (room temp is quite high...)

Street · 23 Mar 2006 at 15:32

mysticsniper said:
Thermalright SI-120 and a Vantec Stealth fan 120mm job done

I'd say go for the Thermalright as well, damn good cooler IMO. I would personally go for the Akasa Amber or 120mm Panaflo fan instead of the Vantec.

ajgoodfellow · 23 Mar 2006 at 16:58

If you're not overclocking then the Thermalright is wasted IMHO

I'd save my money and go for the Artic Freezer 64 Pro. Great cooler, quiet and not too pricey

Colossus · 23 Mar 2006 at 19:27

Currently @ stock with a big typhoon, 31'C idle / 37'C load.

Makes up for it being a pain to install.

thelostsoul · 26 Mar 2006 at 18:03

Thanks,
I think i will go for the artic freezer 64 pro, i looks like the best option for the price.

Thanks.
Thelostsoul.

bbreezeuk · 26 Mar 2006 at 21:38

does anyone have the xp-120/si-120 fitted to an asus a8n32 sli deluxe just want to know if it fits and how much space is left

Kaiju · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:36

bbreezeuk said:
does anyone have the xp-120/si-120 fitted to an asus a8n32 sli deluxe just want to know if it fits and how much space is left

SI-120 fits on mine.

james.miller · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:41

i wouldnt concider the si-120 - you can get a scythe ninja with aq fan for about £1 more than the si-120.

artic freezer pro
thermalright big typhoon
scythe ninja

Any of those are more than fine. The si-120 is very good as well, just there are cheaper options around. i got the ninja, my opteron runs at 48 full load @ 2980mhz and with the 1200rpm 120mm fan it comes with, its extremely quite

Kaiju · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:43

james.miller said:
i wouldnt concider the si-120 - you can get a scythe ninja with aq fan for about £1 more than the si-120.

SI-120, 44C full load @ 2.86GHz, you know it makes sense.

james.miller · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:44

like i said, the scythe comes WITH a fan and is only £1 more than the si-120 on its own. Doesnt make any sence

Kaiju · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:47

james.miller said:
like i said, the scythe comes WITH a fan and is only £1 more than the si-120 on its own. Doesnt make any sence

Perfect sense, i'd pay a few quid more to get better temps.

james.miller · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:48

your not getting better temps :confused:

isnt that an akasa amber UC 120mm fan your using? its louder than this fan?

Kaiju · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:49

7volt mod.

james.miller · 27 Mar 2006 at 10:49

fine whatever. they aren't that much better

pieman109 · 27 Mar 2006 at 12:19

I must admit, I've got an XP120 with 120mm akasa ultra quiet on me S/D 3700 at 2.5ghz, and I can hardly hear it, idle temps of 27 degrees C (That is highly optimistic, I reckon nearer 32c-34c meself). I bought it before these scythe Ninja's were available though

Amidar · 27 Mar 2006 at 13:04

I've got my SI-120 fitted to an Asus A8N32 but my heatpipes are facing the ram and this still gives me room to remove the ram even though 1 stick is in the first ram slot.Cooling wise my FX55 idles at 31C & loads after playing RO for a couple of hours @39-41C plus it helps keep the motherboard cool @ 30-32C after a couple of hours of gaming.