Want a quieter cooler..

IwantanewPC · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:13

hey guys.. spec is in my sig.

the stock cooler for the x2 3800 is quite loud i think, i want to get something less noisey and better at cooling. any suggestions on what i should go for?

also, what is the procedure for removing the paste off the cpu? how do i go about it exactly?

Mikey1280 · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:20

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 pro is best value for money and you can use speedfan to control the fan. Scythe ninja is better but more expensive, the mine is meant to be slightly better than the ninja however the Tuniq Tower is supposed to be the best available.
You can get special TIM cleaner or you can use isopropyl alcohol.

How much are you wanting to spend?

benjo · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:23

Yep, the best cooler is the tuniq tower apparently, but the freezer is best value like mikey said. To clean the thermal compound off you can just use some alcohol.. worked a treat here

IwantanewPC · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:28

£20ish (including P&P) really.

Alcohol!?!? :eek:

PinkFloyd · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:53

Not like beer or something. Pure alcohol (ethanol)

Another vote for the artic cooling pro64, My mate just got one, turn the fan down and it is completely silent, turn it up to full and you can stll hardly hear it (this is on my mancontroler, it doesn't come with a fan controller)

FishPolice · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:53

IwantanewPC said:
£20ish (including P&P) really.

Alcohol!?!?

Yep, isopropyl alcohol -not Stella

FishPolice · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:57

Got the Scythe Ninja here. Awesome cooler. Discovered the other day that one of my IDE cables had snagged the fan so the cpu was being cooled passively. Idle temps had risen by only 3 degrees -just thought it was due to the summer weather lol

Stelly · 27 Jun 2006 at 13:57

PinkFloyd said:
Not like beer or something. Pure alcohol (ethanol)

Another vote for the artic cooling pro64, My mate just got one, turn the fan down and it is completely silent, turn it up to full and you can stll hardly hear it (this is on my mancontroler, it doesn't come with a fan controller)

Another vote for Mr Pro 64

Stelly

Mr Jones · 27 Jun 2006 at 14:15

FishPolice said:
Got the Scythe Ninja here. Awesome cooler. Discovered the other day that one of my IDE cables had snagged the fan so the cpu was being cooled passively. Idle temps had risen by only 3 degrees -just thought it was due to the summer weather lol

Damn, great Ninja there.

I'd go for the Ninja personally but for your budget, Artic Cooler freezer 64 is your best Value performance cooler~