Silent AMD x3 cooler

[marksct]

Hi

i am looking for a silent AMD x3 cooler (I have a 720be)

my current stock cooler keeps it very cool - about 30'c idle and 45 load
but while it is not very loud, it is not quiet either.

so im looking for a silent cooler, but am handicapped by the fact that a full
tower wont fit in my case (I have about 140mm height)

I saw this: http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/pro...ooling/zipang2

but it seems rather expensive. this is another option: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Arcti...p-to-130-Watts!

but i have heard mixed things about it.

can you offer any suggestions?

thanks a lot

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

The Akasa Nero is supposed to be quite a good cooler for the price:

http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...articleID=2354

I would also have a look at this web-page:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

[Ulti]

Problem is the Akasa Nero is higher than 140mm.

No 120mm tower fan cooler will fit in your case, the best you're going to be able to get is a 120mm/140mm fan cooler that blows air downwards.

Scythe Shuriken is probably what you need:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Scyth...M2-AM2plus-940

With coolers, the more expensive they are the better they usually are so the one you listed earlier may be better but seeing as you said it's a bit expensive it's worth considering this one.

I remember another cooler like this by Scythe that has a 140mm fan but their cooler names are impossible to remember and I can't seem to find it.

EDIT: Ah it seems there's two versions of the Scythe Shuriken, the rev B which is the one I listed above and the normal one with a 120mm fan. I think this is the one I mentioned before. 120mm fans are usually quite a bit quieter than 92mm fans, I've had no experience of 100mm fans though.

[jim]

The Akasa Nero is supposed to be quite a good cooler for the price:

http://www.frostytech.com/articlevie...articleID=2354

I would also have a look at this web-page:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

This one is also worth a look:

http://www.frostytech.com/top5_lowprofile_heatsinks.cfm

It lists them by height, so you can quickly see which ones will fit in the case.

[marksct]

ok thanks for the replies.

i like the look of the Scythe Shuriken, since it is so quiet, but
I am confused between which version to get.

rev b has a 100mm fan, which seems odd, so should I get the 120mm rev a
since the fan would be easier to replace?

thanks again

[jim]

ok thanks for the replies.

i like the look of the Scythe Shuriken, since it is so quiet, but
I am confused between which version to get.

rev b has a 100mm fan, which seems odd, so should I get the 120mm rev a
since the fan would be easier to replace?

thanks again

To be honest, the bigger the fan is, the quieter it's going to be - assuming they're of similar build quality (which is likely). So I'd go for the 120mm for that reason alone.