Quiet Chipset Cooler

matt_fsr · 30 Mar 2008 at 22:56

Anyone got any advice on a nice quiet chipset cooler?

One caveat though... it has to be very short, not much bigger than a standard one - as my 8800GT gets in the way of putting a Zalman silent Northbridge cooler on.

Anyone using the Akasa AK120, and if so does it have a horrible high pitch whine or not?

Tefal · 31 Mar 2008 at 02:18

I think thermaltake(thermalright??) do a passive one that has a bend in the heat pipes so it is out of the way of 8800 cards.

matt_fsr · 31 Mar 2008 at 11:21

Thanks Tefal, found it - Thermalright HR-05-SLI passive Northbridge cooler, only thing is its not going to fit in my ickle case in a month of Sundays :rolleyes:

Might have to go with the Akasa, as its probably the only thing that will fit.
Last gasp of the 939 brigade.... drooling over an 8200 based system that im building up for a mate... could be spring upgrade time soon!

Skyboat · 31 Mar 2008 at 13:28

Enzotech do some very compact copper coolers, worth checking them out.

matt_fsr · 1 Apr 2008 at 10:14

Ta for the Enzotech thought, found a few pics and their site but their NB cooler is rated at 28dBa, whereas the Akasa one thats fairly similar seems to be between 20 and 23dBa depending on which spec sheet you find.

*dreams of owning the Zalman TN500AF case*

http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=116

Skyboat · 1 Apr 2008 at 11:30

I just used the passive one on my NF3

misterPK · 1 Apr 2008 at 13:44

Its a shame there isn't such a thing as a 40mm to 60mm adapter so a quieter fan could be fitted to a lot of coolers. If only I was competant enough to make my own...

PK!

mp260767 · 1 Apr 2008 at 14:15

depending on how diy capable you are, i've seen people use the zalman you're on about, bascically they bend the fins so their gfx card slots in ok, and doesnt seem to affect temps.