NOISE!!!!! AMD or INTEL

[shrek]

I already heard that the Intel 2.66 is the better choise then a AMD 2.700+. By now I have a AMD 1.33 and this thing drives me nuts. Way to LOUDE!!!!!!!!!!!! Other coolers, no chance, processor overheat.

What about Intel Box version. there's a fan coming with it. How loude is it? Any expirence????????

 

[ChipDeath]

There are a huge variety of quiet and noiseless solutions for both chips... just choose the right HSF. e.g. Zalman do a range of quiet/silent coolers.

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[shrek]

thanks for the note. but one more question? Do you know the fan of the boxed version? is it loude?

 

[ChipDeath]

I've never actually heard one myself, but Toms did a review of AMD coolers, including AMD bundled ones...
<A HREF="http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030404/amd_cooler-06.html" target="_new">Click Here</A>

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[vk2amv]

The latest AMD retail fans are very quiet. They were louder back with the Thunderbird core CPU`s but they produces a LOT of heat. The new T-Breds produce a lot less heat and as such the fans are a lot quieter.
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[Traqr]

I read a while ago that the Intel reference design was one of the best soultions for noise and cooling, but I don't know where you can get one. It was a bent-fin extrusion with a copper plug up the middle. The fins were curved in such a way as to hit the fan blades at right angles all the way out, to reduce noise. Oh, wait. <A HREF="http://www.coldconcept.com/product_info.php/products_id/28/osCsid/a83722ca65bc891f409a0deb5add28fc" target="_new">Here it is.</A> This is the first search result for <i>sunflower p4 cooler</i> from Dogpile, so they're probably available all over the place.

That said, anything from Zalman <i>will</i> be quieter, since that's all they do.

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[Traqr]

Oh and <A HREF="http://www.quietpc.com/" target="_new">go here</A> for further info on quiet PC gear.

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