Changing Stock CPU Fan

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A quick question for all you tech heads, from a complete novice. I have an off the shelf P4 3.0Ghz system. The CPU fan (Intel) is amazingly noisy, It sounds like a 747 on takeoff. I was wondering if it is possible to change the fan, not the heatsink unit just the fan, and make it quiter. If this can be done can anybody recommend a make of suitable fan. Please remember don't get to technical on me. I'm a complete novice and I'll cry.

Many Thanks

 

[dhlucke]

<A HREF="http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp.htm" target="_new">http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp.htm</A>

I'll leave it to someone else to really answer your question since I'm not familiar with the P4's stock HSF, but this link helped me out a lot when I was looking for a "complete" HSF. It's worth bookmarking.

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[Syndil]

Also see <A HREF="http://www.frostytech.com/" target="_new">http://www.frostytech.com/</A>. Excellent reviews and testing of HSFs, including noise ratings. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love Dan's Data - along with THG its the only site I read on a daily basis - but for HSFs, I think Frostytech is a bit more scientific about it. Plus they have gobs more heatsink reviews than good ol' Dan.

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[dhlucke]

Thx. I'd never heard of it but bookmarked it for later.

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