Cooling Solution for AMD3x00

Thunder · 18 Mar 2006 at 12:39

I'm thinking of getting an Athlon 64 3200/3500/3700 soon and am wondering what the quietest heat sink cooling solution is. Anybody got any recommendations? I will not be overclocking the chip so am looking for quietness.
Thanks.

Big.Wayne · 18 Mar 2006 at 12:41

Thermalright Si-120 + AKASA 120mm fan

In a minute the Arctic and Ninja brigade will be along!

p4radox · 18 Mar 2006 at 12:50

Take your pick from:

Thermalright SI-120
Zalman CNPS9500
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Scythe Ninja
Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Gigabyte G-Power Pro

My choice would be the Ninja, with a Panaflo L1 120mm fan at 7V.

helpimcrap · 18 Mar 2006 at 12:52

im biased as wayne says but my arctic cooler is perfectly good and easily my most impressive bit of the PC. handles lots of volts and low fan CFM and low noise.

impressed.

Thunder · 18 Mar 2006 at 12:54

Thanks. How quiet is it? That fan seems to be spinning real fast

I've seen the AKASA AK-920 mentioned to be running at 15db, anybody got that?

Thunder · 18 Mar 2006 at 12:55

What model arctic cooler have you got?

helpimcrap · 18 Mar 2006 at 13:01

Thunder said:
What model arctic cooler have you got?

i only have the 'normal' one... not even a pro which i imagine is even better. fans spins at 2000rpm on this one at full pelt and i have 2x120mm fans. temps at idle are 34C and at load are 52C @ 1.52v. central heating is on though so thats bmped it up a couple of degrees.

considering the airflow in my case as well.... ie rubbish.

Thunder · 18 Mar 2006 at 13:13

Ta. Looks like the Arctic is half the price of the thermalright si120 too.

Mikey1280 · 18 Mar 2006 at 13:25

According to CustomPc the akasa evo 120 is very quiet but not a good cooler, but I'm sure some will disagree. The Artic Freezer 64 pro is very good value.

Thunder · 18 Mar 2006 at 13:38

Many thanks guys. The Arctic it is

volt9291 · 18 Mar 2006 at 15:23

Thunder said:
Many thanks guys. The Arctic it is

Good lad!

kinggost · 18 Mar 2006 at 21:36

p4radox said:
Take your pick from:

Thermalright SI-120
Zalman CNPS9500
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
Scythe Ninja
Thermaltake Big Typhoon
Gigabyte G-Power Pro

My choice would be the Ninja, with a Panaflo L1 120mm fan at 7V.

Do you kno what cfm and db them panaflo l1a wil do at 7v

Chris19 · 19 Mar 2006 at 02:25

Freezer 64 pro is an great chocie due to its price/ease of fitting/great cooling its up there with coolers that cost twice as much.

Creidiki · 19 Mar 2006 at 02:29

Yate Loon D12SL-12 for silence.
Panaflos for performance.
Delta if you like having a jet engine in your room (but it *will* run ludicrously close to ambient).

Everything else is a waste of cash, and all stats but Yate/Sanyo/Panasonic/Delta are bunkus.