new cpu cooler

[RedOctober]

i have an AMD3 cpu slot and i was wondering if this was a good cooler. (i have an asus crosshair iii motherboard)

 

(i dont plan on overclocking, i just want a SILENT one. im tired of my computer sounding like a blow-dryer)

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835702007

im open to any references as ling as they are quiet and cool well.

[Akaru]

I've never even heard of that cooler or the computer. Sounds generic. But that cooler is definitely not going to be silent. 2 fans = not silent. I can be wrong; I'm not really good with coolers. I only go for the reputable ones, since noise is not an issue for me.

 

Try this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118052

[Shadowex3]

It might be, Yate Loons (good, quiet) and Noctua's (shit-poor airflow, utterly freakin silent) are.

 

Thing I don't get is if you're already spending $55 freakin dollars you may as well go for name-brand heatsinks in the same +-$10 price range that are known to be basically freakin awesome:

 

http://www.svc.com/u120e-rt-am2.html

http://www.svc.com/u120e-bp-rev-c.html

http://www.svc.com/nh-u12pse.html (equal to the TRUE, but comes with 2 dead silent noctuas)

[PotshotPolka]

If you want silent you want to go as big as possible arguably, larger fans at lower RPMs are quieter than tiny ones like your 80mm on there.

 

Also I haven't listened to it but are you sure its not the GPU thats whirring up? That's usually what created the most noise for me with the 4870, but tweaking it with rivatuner should fix that. Otherwise, like I said go big: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118051

 

And if you want to consider upgrading your GPU heatsink/fans

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185081

[RedOctober]

thanks to everyone!

 

im going to take some case measurements and make sure all these options will fit.

@ Potshot- at first i thought it was my GPU fan but i checked with rivatuner. its definably the CPU fan, the 80 mm fan is just creating such an annoying high pitched whir.

[Wrathek]

i someday wish to hear if my CPU cooler makes any noise.. i keep meaning to get new case fans because at LEAST 2 case fans are louder than a leaf blower, even with the speed controller and near 0.

[ReGIONALS]

search newegg for a tuniq tower 120 extreme

[RedOctober]

it wont work, it was a 3 pin and i have a 4 pin slot on my mobo.

 

thanks for the advice everyone, i got good advice and i can figure it out from here.

[Shadowex3]

Actually 4 and 3 pin fans are both compatible with each other, that's why they've got those little rails on the plug that line up with the piece on the mobo.

 

Also the tuniq towers are ENORMOUS and their mounting hardware is subpar. Stick with the Noctua or TRUE.

[ReGIONALS]

Actually 4 and 3 pin fans are both compatible with each other, that's why they've got those little rails on the plug that line up with the piece on the mobo.

 

Also the tuniq towers are ENORMOUS and their mounting hardware is subpar. Stick with the Noctua or TRUE.

 

well i wasnt sure how big his case was so i just recommended what i knew was a beast heatsink/fan

gonna get me one for Christmas