How bad is the stock intel cpu fan?

[shaba230]

I'm building a conroe e6600 with an asus p5w dh deluxe.

I've already gone way over my budget with that processor and motherboard and I really would rather not blow extra money on a CPU fan since i'm getting one with my retail processor.

Can anyone tell me how bad/good it is sticking with that retail cpu fan?

I can tell you that I do not game and if there is an extremely high load on my CPU its for about an hour at most.

Some things i was hoping to find out were:

The noise level compared to an alternative cost efficient method

If I really needed the processor to be any cooler than the retail fan will provide, assuming I'm not going to overclock.

Thanks in advance !

 

[floge03]

I heard that the E6600 and other Core 2 Duo's run great on the stock intel fan.

Although I have not received my E6600 for $340 from Buy.com yet

 

[windego]

Unless you plan on going crossfire, that mobo is a waste of cash.

 

[jaguarskx]

Some things i was hoping to find out were:

The noise level compared to an alternative cost efficient method

If I really needed the processor to be any cooler than the retail fan will provide, assuming I'm not going to overclock.

Thanks in advance !

There will be aftermarket HSF that will be quieter and cool better than any stock fan. Conroe's stock HSF should be quiet enough and do a good job at cooling.

Just put your PC together and then figure out if the stock HSF is bad, then go out to buy an aftermarket HSF. I definitely want my Conroe system to be as quiet as possible so I am sticking the Scythe Ninja on it.

 

[floge03]

that mobo is amazing.. your crap.. you tard

 

[shaba230]

Thanks a lot guys, I really seem to get ahead of myself.

jaguar is right, i'm just gonna see how i feel about it and then decide...I just really really hate to have to blow more money on a fan .

P.S. Go to ASUS's site and read about that motherboard, then tell me how you think its crap if I am not running crossfire.

 

[floge03]

that guy is a piece of crap... he doesn't know what he is talking about.. that is the best C2D mobo on the market

 

[MarcusL]

He's not saying the motherboard is bad.... He's saying it is overpriced if you are not going to be overclocking or running crossfire. You are paying a premium for features you admit you will not use.

It is a great motherboard, but it's kind of like buying a Ferrari and only driving in downtown traffic. It costs a lot and you aren't using it's potential.

You could return the $250 mobo and get one for $100-$150 plus more RAM. Or get your system cost back in budget. You might lose 2-5% performance with a lesser mobo, but you'd probably never notice.

Your choice of course.....

 

[sluzbenik]

If you're not overclocking, just replace it when it breaks. Even overclocking you should be able to do a bit...Just watch your temps.

My Intel fan on my PIV was fine for a year and a half, then it just died, and I replaced it with some better cooling.

Intel is not going to ship out stuff that is going to fry people's computers at stock speeds. It's a 3 year warranty for the retail kit with fan, you know...

 

[Doughbuy]

Well, you don't game, and you don't put too much load on your processor. The stock Intel fan should be fine, if you want a quieter solution, you could get an arctic freezer 7 pro for around $25 or so, great HSF and pretty quiet also. Your choice on that...

The P5W-DH Deluxe is overkill if your not going to overclock or do any serious gaming... I'd go with the Gigabyte DS3 instead, saves you a hundred bucks or so, and is still a good motherboard.

 

[simonyee04]

really bad

it needs lapping

it needs to have big fan

silicon oil the fan too

 

[runswindows95]

With the stock Intel HSF, I've been averaging 36 C at idle with a Prescott 630. Then again, I don't do games besides Tetris. Mostly, I do Photoshop once every two days.

 

[simonyee04]

Fans are made to last but heavy duty things like dust cat hair and smoking can kill computers very fast

 

[shadowspank]

Just keep the system out of dust and heat and it should be fine. I have the 1gen p4 stock fan got it the 1week it came out still has the same fan that came with it now running as a email server. System has been very stable I also have a 2.8 stock fan. I hear that the 3.2 cpus get hot if you dont want heat problems should have got an AMD but I all mine are intel. You should be alright.

 

[shaba230]

Well, you don't game, and you don't put too much load on your processor. The stock Intel fan should be fine, if you want a quieter solution, you could get an arctic freezer 7 pro for around $25 or so, great HSF and pretty quiet also. Your choice on that...

The P5W-DH Deluxe is overkill if your not going to overclock or do any serious gaming... I'd go with the Gigabyte DS3 instead, saves you a hundred bucks or so, and is still a good motherboard.

I'll tell you though, my main concern..stability. Thats why I have ECC memory and don't plan to overclock much if I don't notice a serious difference. I really like the 8way power with the asus and they have great audio amoung other features. Would you say that the gigabyte compares in those areas?

I mean I dont like blowing money but I don't like comprimising stability or some real useful features for 100 bucks.

 

[simonyee04]

If the PSU is crappy makes no differences to the stability of the system.

I think handling of the mainboard and installation comes the most important.

slow and steady hands kill no computers