New CPU Fan

Joh619

Joh619

Joh619

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Hey,

I bought a new processor (and a few other bits) earlier in the year, but the fan that came with the processor is really noisy and annoying! My processor is an AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3).

So I was thinking of replacing it. Am I right in thinking I just need any fan that says it is compatible with AM3 sockets? Does anyone have any suggestions of anything they're using that's quiet? I'm not overclocking anything so my case doesn't get that hot, and its on my desk near my head, so I'm more bothered about it being quiet (although obviously I don't want it to overheat either). And I need to replace the heat sink as well, which involves touching the processor? :S

Any help greatly appreciated :)
 
The case is an NZXT Lexa (bought about 6 years ago). Budget...I guess less than £100 really. Although ideally less than that :)
 
I was assuming I'd have to replace the whole thing. I assume just replacing the fan would be a lot easier, but can you get different fans for heatsinks?
 
philtorrens said:
Can you post a pic of your heatsink and fan for us? If it's just the stock heatsink your using then bin it and get a Gelid as mentioned above.
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Yeah, it's just the stock heatsink I'm using. I'd post a picture, but I know I'd get jumped on for the state of the inside of my case ;)
 
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