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  1. 05-20-2007, 05:15 PM #1
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    New heatsink

    I had some money to spend at amazon (gift certificate), so I got a new heatsink

    http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/product/..._name=CNPS8000

    There were cooler models, but the layout of my mobo doesn't give too much space for a big heatsink. This one is supposed to be small. I just got tired of my pc sounding like an industrial vacuum machine.

    So, was it a good buy? it seems Zalman has some cool heatsinks.

    Do you guys spend a lot of money to cool your machines?
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  2. 05-20-2007, 06:22 PM #2
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    Looks good, but I don't have much experience with this sort of thing. Are you planning on overclocking your computer?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schfifty Five
    Looks good, but I don't have much experience with this sort of thing. Are you planning on overclocking your computer?
    nah, i just want a silent machine. I would take the heatsink off my pc, but I guess it'd last 1 second without one

    I guess it must be the heatsink. I have another P4 with a similar setup, less ram, but an older mainboard, and that one hardly makes noise.
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    I have this one. Cools well at very low fan speed.
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    does the power supply and case fan still make a lot of noise? i cant stand how loud my machine is. but, i dont want to bother with something like this if its still almost as loud due to the other fans.
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    power supply fan is what it is. all other fans...case, cpu, exhaust...I control through a front panel controller...I shut them all down to inaudible levels until necessary (gaming, etc.)
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    This is mine... keeps my processor cool and runs very quietly but might not fit in just any old case!

    If you have a well ventilated case, I would recommend water cooling. I'm thinking of getting processor water cooling and then gradually doing the rest of the case.. It's just so expensive and requires good ventilation :S
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  9. 05-20-2007, 10:39 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by The_Xell
    If you have a well ventilated case, I would recommend water cooling. I'm thinking of getting processor water cooling and then gradually doing the rest of the case.. It's just so expensive and requires good ventilation :S
    How difficult is a water-cooling system to install? Any how-to links that are worthwhile?
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    I have an all copper one by them... heavy as hell; a weapon in most countries. Tamed my AthlonXP easily. Also have one for my Nvidia card... also copper.

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  12. 05-20-2007, 10:53 PM #10
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    http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/08/...like_the_pros/
    http://www.xoxide.com/water-cooling.html
    http://www.tomshardware.com/2004/06/...oling_systems/
    http://www.popularmechanics.com/tech...o/4213273.html
    http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11319_7-6291064-1.html
    or...how about checking Google...

    Incidentally, I am not sure why you would need a well ventilated case for water cooling -- usually the radiator/reservoir is an external unit anyway. You could probably have a horribly ventilated case and reap more benefits from water cooling. To be honest, I've never understood the need for it anyway -- unless you are an overclocking-lunatic, it'll probably be overkill.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hanratty21
    or...how about checking Google...
    i asked because i thought some people here might know of better links than the ad-farms you often get from Google. but, thank you!
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    Quote Originally Posted by FlashLackey
    i asked because i thought some people here might know of better links than the ad-farms you often get from Google. but, thank you!
    Google's ads are on the right side of the page. Not in the results. I dunno why people are trying to make Google sound like it's turning ad-evil like the rest of the web lately. I use it many times a day, daily, and haven't had any ad-infested experiences.

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    I strapped an Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 64 onto my Athlon 64 per Markp's recommendation.

    I need to go back in and take a fan or two out The thing sounds like I'm standing beside a 747.
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    Not all links contain information. Some are indeed ad-farms.

    However... as far as water-cooling goes... I'd say don't use it unless you have a CPU that just will not cool off with copper and a good fan.

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    I just like the idea of a silent computer, my case although claiming to be silent (Nexus CoolBreeze) is far from "a quite rustle of leaves"

    I guess good ventilation wouldn't matter if the radiator was external, but I thought you kept it in the case. Miss informed, sorry!
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