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OneBadLT1Z28   08-05-2003 at 07:29:02 AM

I am looking for a cooling fan for my AMD Athlon XP 1800. Right now I am running the Slim Volcano 8 SE. I was wondering if there was another cooling fan better than the one I am running right now? Any suggestions and recommendations on which one to go with? Any help would be greatly apprecaited. Thanks in advance.

Eric

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caimbeul   08-05-2003 at 12:31:37 PM
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No idea how good the volcano is...my 1800 in my 2nd machine runs very hot...just chucked a coolermaster thing (cant remember the name at present - but has an adjustable fan and only caost £12 + cools up to a 2800) temp has drop from 69 to 44ish. id say that would be worth while...especially for the money.

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jmecor   08-05-2003 at 12:47:13 PM
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Try the volcano 9, its worth the money. This has great results in my system.

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TKH   08-05-2003 at 03:40:17 PM
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Or you can also try Volcano 7+, the best Thermaltake Volcano line HSF, it's better than 9, and 11/11+.

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ChipDeath   08-05-2003 at 05:32:19 PM
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..but on Max speed it does sound like a jet taking off in a hurricane...

But I agree - it is good at cooling, even on low fan speed.(much more bareable, but still far from silent)

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TKH   08-06-2003 at 06:52:33 AM
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Well, there is some price to pay for good cooling, think of the Delta fan, Tornado fan etc, all of them are f**king loud. IMHO, there is no silent cooling if you want to aircool an overclocked system.

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ChipDeath   08-06-2003 at 12:46:01 PM
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But he doesn't say anything about Ocing, so I assume he's not going to - it <i>is</i> a good HSF though - I own one myself. Just thought I'd mention it is loud as hell.

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TKH   08-06-2003 at 01:48:45 PM
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Sure it's as loud as hell, I'm using one on full power now to cool my oc'ed 2600+
Thermaltake has updated compatibility for Volcano 7+ a few time, now it's rated at 3400+ for SocketA, same as Volcano 9 and 11/11+.
Well, if silent is the only target, Zalman has decent silent cooler.

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