Noisy

[klarrix]

Hey
My pc is excruciatingly loud and i'm trying to detirmine the source of it all. I've got it opened up right now and it seems to be my fan & heatsink (SocketA upto AMD XP3200 Fan/Heatsink by Cooler Master) so i'm assuming this is what it is

I need help picking a new one, as googling it comes up with unspecific results anyone got a reccomendation? Price limit 15 quid

Note that Mick beleives that my case isnt the best of choices for ventilation, so a mix of power and quietness would be best.

Cheers in advance

[Shogun]

Need what spec machine you have.

[klarrix]

sorry, i always forget:

512Mb PC2700 184pin DDR DIMM Memory
SocketA upto AMD XP3200 Fan/Heatsink by Cooler Master
GeForce FX5600 128Mb Ultra/760 TV-DVI
P4/Athlon 300W ATX MIDI TOWER CASE, By Compucase
300W Power Supply Unit PSU for ATX PC Case

[Shogun]

What cpu mate?

[klarrix]

No prizes for guessing which participant in this thread needs a crash course in computing hardware...

amd athlon xp barton 2500+
abit nf7-s v2.0

[megah0]

has it always made this noise or is it a recent development?

[Shogun]

15 quid isnt much for a good heatsink :S might want to try and get a second hand one on the forums here if you post a wanted thread. Anything made by zalman,swiftech,thermalright will cope with a low cfm/low noise fan.

[steve threlfall]

This is what you need http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/catalo...roducts_id=290

[klarrix]

It's always (since last november) been this noisy and never quite kept everything to an acceptable temperature (pc has been known to reboot itself during games due to overheating). I'm prepared to pay up to 25 if an extra tenner makes all the difference btw

[megah0]

Think Ste has got it right.

Thermaltake heatsinks seriously work well and can be very quiet

you could always watercool though that would destroy your budget

[yamangman]

This is what you need http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/catalo...roducts_id=290

Thats the one I got . Keeps my 2500+ o/c'ed to 3400+ cool enough, and it's very, very quiet.

[klarrix]

sorted. cheers guys

[BenW]

not going to say what the problem was then?

[steve threlfall]

reseting due to overheating

[BenW]

i mean what make it do that, what did he do to sort it

[mike_w]

sorted. cheers guys

I assume you got the Thermaltake Silent Boost then? Just remember to apply thermal paste properly!

Just got a Thermaltake Volcano 12, excellent cooling, even on the lowest fan speed, although extremely noisy at maximum! Still, I normally keep it at about halfway, good combination of noise and pushing air.

Have fun!

Mike