"Quiet" yet effecient 60mm fan suggestions (for CPU)

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Dimitrios

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2012 CWP MS3

• Jan 13, 2006

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I can google all day on this, just seeing if anyone has any suggestions. I'd like a ball bearing unit if at all possible at that size; I don't need it super super quiet, but my current fan is probably a sleeve bearing and gets loud as time goes on.

A temp sensor would be nice as well. Looking to stay under $15'ish.

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dbzeag

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Protege 2001 LX 2.0

• Jan 13, 2006

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I have a Delta 60mm 8000rpm SHE, so I can't help, sorry.
Depending on what type of chip you have, it could have temperature monitoring already. Download something like Motherboard Monitor to monitor it.

 

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Dimitrios

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2012 CWP MS3

• Jan 13, 2006

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I have a Digital Audio Power Mac G4, and while some G4s offer mobo. temp sensors, mine does not (though some CPU upgrades do as well, which again, my 1.33 Ghz does not).

I'll read some more reviews and just go from there. I have a Stealth case fan it works dandy so far...may look at something along those lines....

 

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dbzeag

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Protege 2001 LX 2.0

• Jan 13, 2006

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Well I have an AMD K6-2 500mhz that has the ability to give a general temperature reading (motherboard thermistor on bottom of socket), so don't discount that you can't read temperature already.

You should use like a 92mm-to-60mm adapter and get a slow spinning fan. That would reduce noise a lot.

 

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Dimitrios

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2012 CWP MS3

• Jan 13, 2006

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nice, thanks for the adapter suggestion - I didn't think of that....

 

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Shane5425

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2011 Mustang GT

• Jan 13, 2006

• #6

water cool it, the radiators have big slow fans, no noise... just a suggestion..

 

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dbzeag

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Protege 2001 LX 2.0

• Jan 13, 2006

• #7

Dimitrios said:

nice, thanks for the adapter suggestion - I didn't think of that....

Click to expand...

There are adapters for the 120mm fans as well, I think.

 

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peepsalot

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Black 03 MSP

• Jan 13, 2006

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Get a Zalman like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.asp?image=35-118-115-01.jpg,35-118-115-02.jpg,35-118-115-03.jpg,35-118-115-04.jpg&CurImage=35-118-115-01.jpg&Description=ZALMAN%20CNPS7700-CU%20120mm%202%20Ball%20%20Cooling%20Fan%20with%20Copper%20Heatsink%20-%20Retail

 

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Dimitrios

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2012 CWP MS3

• Jan 13, 2006

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Lord almighty (on the Zalman - just bought one for my Radeon card a few weeks ago).

I'll have to see about clearances and mounting first - them there PowerPC chips is finicky on what will mount and what won't....