eagle_orion
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I may skip a CPU HSF all together, just to keep from voiding the warranty on the CPU, but just in case, I thought I'd ask for advice. Note: I'm considering this for my first computer build, and although I do have a few techie friends who could probably convince me not to go out of my way to keep the computer running quiet, reason escapes to some degree here, so I'm researching this anyway.
First off, I'm considering this for an E8400 Wolfdale CPU on an Asus P5ND motherboard. A few requirements for the HSF:
1) It better not FALL OFF under any circumstance. I'm looking mainly at fans under 600 g in weight, but if that's not good enough, please let me know.
2) I don't have to saw off huge chunks of the northbridge heatsink to get the CPU fan to fit.
Currently, my top choice is a Zalman 9500A 92 mm. The weight is 530 grams, but that may not be good enough if the upright construction puts more torque on the motherboard anyway. It might not matter, depending on how the mass is distributed. I'm assuming that it won't be a problem.
After reading many customer complaints about issues with the mounts I'm having trouble seeing a good reason to by an aftermarket HSF, at least from Zalman. But the fans from Arctic Cooling look gigantic, and other companies don't seem as reputable, at least not in my mind.
The main reason I'm posting this is to see what options are out there for a person who isn't necessarily in to overclocking but is just looking for ways to get the computer running as quiet as possible, without compromising portability. Maybe I should just focus on case fans, but the loudest thing on the computer I'm using now, as far as I can tell, is the cpu fan, and that does concern me.
First off, I'm considering this for an E8400 Wolfdale CPU on an Asus P5ND motherboard. A few requirements for the HSF:
1) It better not FALL OFF under any circumstance. I'm looking mainly at fans under 600 g in weight, but if that's not good enough, please let me know.
2) I don't have to saw off huge chunks of the northbridge heatsink to get the CPU fan to fit.
Currently, my top choice is a Zalman 9500A 92 mm. The weight is 530 grams, but that may not be good enough if the upright construction puts more torque on the motherboard anyway. It might not matter, depending on how the mass is distributed. I'm assuming that it won't be a problem.
After reading many customer complaints about issues with the mounts I'm having trouble seeing a good reason to by an aftermarket HSF, at least from Zalman. But the fans from Arctic Cooling look gigantic, and other companies don't seem as reputable, at least not in my mind.
The main reason I'm posting this is to see what options are out there for a person who isn't necessarily in to overclocking but is just looking for ways to get the computer running as quiet as possible, without compromising portability. Maybe I should just focus on case fans, but the loudest thing on the computer I'm using now, as far as I can tell, is the cpu fan, and that does concern me.