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    Quiet AM3 cooler suggestions

    It has been sometime since I posted here!

    I can't seem to get any programs to change the speed of my fan and its seems to just sit on 100% all the time. Its sounds like a plane taking off and I can't take it anymore!
    Could someone recommend a replacement for the stock cooler. Ideally with really easy fitting as I am quite good at slipping and ripping something off the motherboard

    My budget is quite small so the cheaper the better.

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    Re: Quiet AM3 cooler suggestions

    If your using the standard AMD cooler its a ruddy awfully loud whiny shreiky pike of poo.

    Pretty much any aftermarket heatsink you get is going to be much better and quieter.

    I used the Macho HR02 on my X6 1100T and it did a great job keeping it under 45 at full load and with a 140mm fan was quiet too.

    The standard jobby that came with the retail phenom is one of the most awful heatsinks i've had the mispleasure of being supplied with - your gonna love life without it.

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    Re: Quiet AM3 cooler suggestions

    I'm using a xigmatek s1283...bought months ago for 20€...cheap and silent but now there should be better models around

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    Re: Quiet AM3 cooler suggestions

    Stock AMD cooler is a turd, I'd recommend grabbing a Hyper 212+ or Hyper 212 Evo.

    That's exactly what I did when I had your CPU.

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    I second the Hyper 212 evo as for a £28 purchase,you can add a second fan on it and it cools well.

    Mine idles at 27 deg with a push pull config on a 3.8ghz OC Phenom 965.


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    Re: Quiet AM3 cooler suggestions

    Did you try looking into bios settings?

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    Stock coolers are really bad for clogging up with dust and crap.

    Have you cleaned it recently, a good clean might help it run cooler.

    What's your case like too. A good clean of that might help also.

    Just buy you some time to save and get a good cooler.
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    Re: Quiet AM3 cooler suggestions

    Quote Originally Posted by pp05 View Post
    Did you try looking into bios settings?
    Indeed, the program that controls the CPU fan is the "Cool n Quiet" settings in the BIOS. Have a poke around.

    Could also be a fault, whilst in the BIOS check the CPU temperature and see if the heatsink is doing its job.

    I usually choose whatever Scan have on a decent offer, something with a 120mm fan if the case will take it. I think the machines here are a mix of Xigmatec, Arctic Cooling and CoolerMaster.

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    Re: Quiet AM3 cooler suggestions

    I swapped to the hyper 212+ about 2 years ago as it was able to be mounted in any orientation on an AM3 socket.

    Frosty tech is very helpful for comparing heatsinks performance and how they mount.
    http://www.frostytech.com/

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