   Quiet CPU cooling
  I have come to the conclusion that my CPU fan is loud. Too loud. Therefore I think I''m going to get some new CPU cooling, something that doesn''t make a hell of a noise.I was thinking of watercooling. I know a guy who has his CPU water cooled without a fan on the radiator, and that''s pretty quiet - quiet enough, at least.Any other ideas of quiet cooling, or tips about what to think about when buying (or building) watercooling? Everything quiet is fine, but nothing overly expensive. I''m willing to spend about 3-400 USD on the cooling.   [My Image Gallery (WIP)][Greatest Tetris clone evar!][Return your stolen MP3s] 
  Who needs quiet cooling?! My 7 * 80mm + 1 * 40mm fan setup does it job quit well. My overclocked P4c is only 2-4 degrees above room temp. while idle. Even after playing or really really stressing the CPU it never goes above 50 degrees (with room temp. of 20-25).   edit: Oh yeah I forgot, the point is it is a round 60db usually... *rollseyes*edit2: To answer your question (It isn't an attempt to hijack thread really!!): Look for big copper heatsinks with big fans (80mm, 92mm). The bigger the fan the less noise it makes because you can keep it at low RPM (~2500). Water cooling is expensive but effective. What socket have you got?"C lets you shoot yourself in the foot rather easily. C++ allows you to reuse the bullet!"    [edited by - CPPMaster Poppet on March 23, 2004 3:51:04 AM];  Oh yeah, perhaps I should mention thast the CPU in need of cooling is a Socket 754 AMD Athlon 64 3200+.   [My Website and Image Gallery (WIP)][Greatest Tetris clone evar!][Return your stolen MP3s] ;  Thermalright SLK-948U looks like a good heatsink (I haven''t used it myself, too expensive, but I remmember this hsf to be the best hsf of all I "researched" when looking for one ). Should be very silent with a 92mm fan. But I have no idea if there is a socket 754 version.   "C lets you shoot yourself in the foot rather easily. C++ allows you to reuse the bullet!";quietpc.comThey have everything you'll ever need.   [edited by - Umbongo on March 23, 2004 5:58:24 AM];  ask on the forums of http://www.gideontech.com ___________________________________________________________Where to find the intensity (Updated Mar 20, 2004) ;Silent PC Review has all sorts of good information.Zalman, in particular, makes some really good stuff (like a case that functions as a massive heatsink...only $1500 for complete silence). [edited by - ze_jackal on March 23, 2004 12:29:06 PM];  The last time I upgraded my PC, I got a coolermaster copper heat pipe cooler. It runs at about 2000 rpm. It's not silent, but it's as quiet as the PSU fan. They support socket A motherboards as well as Intel, although the Socket A ones were pretty hard to find when I last checked.    [edited by - benjamin bunny on March 23, 2004 12:35:45 PM];  I use one of Zalman''s "flower" style heat sink/fan combos. It''s really very quiet and I haven''t had any troubles with heat buildup.  It was relatively cheap, I think around $30 US, but prices may have changed in the last year or so. 