Cooling my system

cookie666 · 6 Jan 2009 at 09:42

My machine is keeping quite cool but the fan makes way too much noise

Was looking at putting in one of the following

Thermal-Take Golden Orb II
arctic cooling freezer 7 pro
alpine 7 gt (ultra low noise)

Just after advice as never used any of them before and the best people to ask are those that have!

Admiral Huddy · 6 Jan 2009 at 09:47

Artic cooler 7 is pretty good.

Also, what graphics card do you have?

What size case fans you using?

cookie666 · 6 Jan 2009 at 09:49

Graphics card is 6800GT don't think there are any case fans......

Admiral Huddy · 6 Jan 2009 at 09:55

No case fans!!

Try replacing the cooler on the 6800 with a passive alternative or one with a large but slower fan. Most graphics cards are responsible for high noise, especially when they speed up during games.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...=Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev. 2 VGA Cooler

cookie666 · 6 Jan 2009 at 10:00

Hi

Just had a look it does have one large case fan :-)

But the noise starts pretty much before I start a game

Admiral Huddy · 6 Jan 2009 at 10:04

I would certainly replace the 6800 cooler. I remember mine being very noisy. Also, as you said, if you are using a stock CPU cooler, then the Artic Freezer is an excellent choice for cooling, noise for the price. Make sure you get the right socket type.

cookie666 · 6 Jan 2009 at 10:55

Is the Thermal-Take Golden Orb II no good or just as good as the others?

Admiral Huddy · 6 Jan 2009 at 10:57

I've not had any experience with the Orb, only the freezer in your original list.

cookie666 · 6 Jan 2009 at 11:54

Do I have to reseat my motherboard to put on the Artic?

GolfBryan · 6 Jan 2009 at 12:02

I find my AC7 Pro the noisiest part of my system. Its silent below 1400rpm but once it gets going its fairly loud! In an overclocked system it gets going quite often!

Gone2mars · 6 Jan 2009 at 12:08

cookie666 said:
Do I have to reseat my motherboard to put on the Artic?

You have to:
Possibly unscrew your motherboard from the case (its easier if you do this)
Remove the stock heatsink that you have on your mobo
Clean off the old nasty thermal paste with a lint free cloth
Re-apply a very small amount of fresh thermal paste onto the CPU and spread
Attach new heatsink - Some require a back plate others just clip/screw in
Re-attach mobo to case ... hook up all the leads

Shouldn't take you very long ... 30mins to an hour if its your first time and you go slow.

slowrunner · 6 Jan 2009 at 13:17

GolfBryan said:
I find my AC7 Pro the noisiest part of my system. Its silent below 1400rpm but once it gets going its fairly loud! In an overclocked system it gets going quite often!

Agreed, I think mine's still a little noisy at 950rpm, compared to the two 120mm fans that came with the case (turned right down on a fan controller jnr), 'tis a bit quieter than my psu and the HD4670 though.

cookie666 · 6 Jan 2009 at 13:27

Hmmmm was almost sold on the AC7 Pro....

slowrunner · 6 Jan 2009 at 13:41

cookie666 said:
Hmmmm was almost sold on the AC7 Pro....

It is still a good cooler, much quieter than the intel rubbish, but my room is very quiet and I'm rarely more than 3ft from the case unless I'm out of the house!

cookie666 · 6 Jan 2009 at 13:52

So the AC7 is the best for my buck, what if I spend a little more any recommedations?

Admiral Huddy · 6 Jan 2009 at 13:53

I never heard it above the HDD personally. As i said before, look at ther graphics too.

Phunky Phish · 6 Jan 2009 at 14:28

I used a AC7 Pro on a build for my bro and must say I found it REALLY quiet, and I clocked his PC.

GolfBryan · 8 Jan 2009 at 00:32

slowrunner said:
Agreed, I think mine's still a little noisy at 950rpm, compared to the two 120mm fans that came with the case (turned right down on a fan controller jnr), 'tis a bit quieter than my psu and the HD4670 though.

Thank god someone else thinks this, most people say its silent. My 4870 is easily quieter!

cookie666 · 8 Jan 2009 at 00:46

Whats the 4870?

magicoi · 8 Jan 2009 at 13:26

Fitted my AC-7 without unseating the mobo - i was carefull when seating the pins around the CPU.