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rcf84 · Feb 24, 2002

Sound i get a volcano 7 or keep my thremoengine 7k rpm ? The noise is killing me

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Ncogneto · Feb 24, 2002

Get a Zalman, ditch their screwy bracket fan. Then do a case mod, cut a hole in your side panel to add a 120mm fan and have it blowing cold air from outside the case down onto the radiator fins of the zalman.

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AMD_Man · Feb 24, 2002

Get a Volcano 7, and mod it to vary it's speed based on CPU temp rather than case temp. I don't have the link for the mod, but I'll post it as soon as I find it again.

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FatBurger · Feb 24, 2002

By the way, why did you get an Athlon system if you already have dual Tullys?

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rcf84 · Feb 24, 2002

Dont know.... Maybe im going to Server a website ???

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FatBurger · Feb 24, 2002

That's right, forgot about that.

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Guest · Feb 24, 2002

I was thinking about something like this myself, but maybe with a bit of ducting to help ensure efficiency/effectiveness.

Ncogneto · Feb 24, 2002

If you think about it the zalman is probably about the best heatsink out there. not many can run without any fan...So if you add a good fan setup to it it should be great.

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Matisaro · Feb 24, 2002

Rcf, I too got tired of the thermoengines noise, when I put a nice 80mm sunon on it(with adapter) I HAD TO UNDERCLOCK MY TBIRD TO RUN!!.(needed it to be quiet, living room pc)

I got tired of it, so I bought an alphapal8045, and that thing is GODLY. With the same quiet sunon 80mm fan my temps are 104F AT LOAD, on a 1.65ghz axp. Maybe one day I will unlock it and put her to 1800mhz+ muhahahaha.

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eden · Feb 24, 2002

RCF I've been meaning to ask you, why has your grammar and syntax lately been crappy? I've known you for a while and I remember you write in a very understandable way, but now you say "Sound" instead of "Should" and some other posts with weird words, I'm wondering what's wrong here....
You haven't been talking to Juin too much now have you??? No wait not even Juin mixes words like that....

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orbz · Feb 25, 2002

<A HREF="http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/articles/howto/Volcano7Tip_1.html" target="_new">http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/articles/howto/Volcano7Tip_1.html</A>

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AMD_Man · Feb 25, 2002

Hey, you found it! Thanks.

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rcf84 · Feb 25, 2002

huh.... playing too much online gaming i guess.... you have to type quick.... so it seems i have adopted it.... Isn't it a bad habbit.... I must play CounterStrke.... Later people....

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rcf84 · Feb 25, 2002

Thx orbz for the link.

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eden · Feb 25, 2002

Problem is, if you mod it, don't you usually look for more silence? You're looking for more noise if you mod it though...

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FatBurger · Feb 25, 2002

But better performance.
5000RPM on an 80mm fan wouldn't be unbearable, I wouldn't think. It's the high-pitched whine on a 7000RPM 60mm fan that's unbearable.

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orbz · Feb 26, 2002

It's a trade-off...it's either cooler or quietier.

Maybe it would be better if there was a switch to switch between using the temp. probe or manually adjusting for the fan speed.

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slvr_phoenix · Feb 26, 2002

What about ye olde Noise Control Silverado <A HREF="http://www.noisecontrol.de/" target="_new">http://www.noisecontrol.de/</A>? It is even available in the US.(<A HREF="http://www.plycon.com/silrado.htm" target="_new">http://www.plycon.com/silrado.htm</A>) From what I've heard, it's nice and quiet. Expensive, but quiet.

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AMD_Man · Feb 26, 2002

But it also sucks at cooling.

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Matisaro · Feb 26, 2002

Yeah, its been outmatched cooling wise for about 8 months, dosent go over 1.2ghz very well at all.

Stock cools better and is as quiet most of the time.

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slvr_phoenix · Feb 26, 2002

I know it isn't the best cooler. I mean just look at it's size and weight compared to some of the others. Heh heh.

Still, the review that THG did on coolers put it up there fairly high in thermally. Within the top 25% of all the coolers that they tested I believe, though it has been ages since I saw that review. (And no doubt this also means that far better coolers have come out since.) Still, you would think that it wasn't all that bad. Besides, I thought that the latest Athlons were supposed to run less hot than previous ones. Are they really running that hot these days?

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Matisaro · Feb 27, 2002

coolers that they tested I believe, though it has been ages since I saw that review. (And no doubt this also means that far better coolers have come out since.) Still, you would think that it wasn't all that bad. Besides, I thought that the latest Athlons were supposed to run less hot than previous ones. Are they really running that hot these days?

They run 20% cooler, but they also run much faster in clockspeed, the xp2000+ is about as hot as a 1.33tbird give or take. The silverado sucks at past 1.2ghz, so no, the silverado is a bit underpowered and overpriced today.

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