Freezer 64 Louder Than Stock Cooler

gib786 · 22 Feb 2006 at 17:45

Recently switched the stock cooler on my amd 3700 to the arctic freezer 64 pro, i was told it would be quieter but it sounds a lot louder to me, which sucks as im trying to get a this thing to be as quiet as possible without using watercooling, any ideas?

Dirk · 22 Feb 2006 at 17:49

RMA your Freezer Pro. There is no way in the world it is louder than a stock HSF. Must be faulty.

Humpty · 23 Feb 2006 at 09:59

Make sure you have changed the bios to allow it to run at less than 100%. My freezer is a lot quieter (and cooler) than the stock cooler.

Raikiri · 23 Feb 2006 at 11:04

Use speedfan and run at 70%, they have a sort of whining noise at full speed which completely goes without losing much cooling performance.

GOB14 · 26 Feb 2006 at 06:51

sorry for being thick but iv tried using speedfan n the fan doesnt slow,looked in the bios and there is no option for fans

iraiguana · 26 Feb 2006 at 11:08

ure board may not support fan speed adjustments

ted34 · 26 Feb 2006 at 18:53

iraiguana said:
ure board may not support fan speed adjustments

Try using a fan controller if your board doesnt support it

roadrunner69 · 26 Feb 2006 at 18:59

your MB almost certainly has a bios setting to enable the hsf to run at the optimum speed - usually bout 800-1000 RPM on idle. On my A8N-SLi Del its 'Q-fan' - set it to enabled. What is your MB?

GOB14 · 26 Feb 2006 at 20:24

its the asrock dual sata 2

Steedie · 26 Feb 2006 at 21:20

oh good im not the only one

mine was much louder as well

roadrunner69 · 27 Feb 2006 at 09:19

the asrock dual sata 2 supports cool 'n' quiet - make sure its enabled

TaKeN · 27 Feb 2006 at 13:27

Road Runner, i was told that you can't overclock at cpu when using " Cool and Quiet ".

Please correct me if im wrong but it changes the cpu speed depending on CPU Work load etc..

helpimcrap · 27 Feb 2006 at 13:43

mine is near silent... its max speed is 2000 rpm so running at 100% should still be quieter than the 4000rpm of the stock HSF.

RMA it, somethings wrong.

ACPCUP · 27 Feb 2006 at 14:53

I had one of those and mine was loud too! I got rid of it and bought an XP-12O with a Nexus 120mm fan. Superb!!

TaKeN · 27 Feb 2006 at 14:57

Hmm im thinking of Switching from my Arctic 64 Pro to the thermaltake

But i dont have a clue how to fit one lol :confused:

ACPCUP · 27 Feb 2006 at 16:04

Very easy to fit as long as you take your time and follow the instructions that come with it.