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  1. October 21st, 2005, 09:13 PM #1
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    Best bang for the Buck

    Hi all i just wanted to ask your opinions on some fans for a Pent D LGA 775 Smithfield core . Confus-ed posted that he was totaly amazed that i would spend 50+ dollars on a CPU fan. I plan to overclock this. Also i will be using Arctic Silver 5 as the thermal paste.

    Fanless:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835108062
    I dont know about this one but i havent used a fanless since my old pent 2.

    Asus:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835193001

    Alpha:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835112013

    Thermaltake:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106048

    and my original
    choice:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118115

    If you have any suggestions or other fans Please let me know.
    Last edited by Potato Salad; October 21st, 2005 at 09:16 PM.
    THE KEY TO HAPPINESS
    If you can guess what it makes then your life shall be filled with happiness and your stomach filled with joy

    INGREDIENTS:
    * 5 pounds red potatoes* 6 eggs*2 cups mayonnaise
    * 1 onion, diced* 2 green onions, thinly sliced
    * 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
    * 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced* 2 teaspoons salt
    * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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  2. October 22nd, 2005, 04:45 AM #2
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    I just use stock fans, but then I run machines within spec
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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  3. October 22nd, 2005, 04:51 AM #3
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    Personally I've found the A64's to be the most efficient so to speak at Overclocking, A64 3000 OC'd comfortably to A64 3800 range with an aftermarket cooler and Artic Thermal Paste.
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  4. October 22nd, 2005, 10:53 AM #4
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    Well for about the same price i can get a A64 3700+ and might overclock that around the 4500 range. Oh and techz what cpu fan do you use. If you dont know the make or model its ok just wanted to know what you were using. Also i was looking for a Video card van because i heard the one im ordering gets a little hot so i was wondering about that or. I just wanted to ask would a pci slot dual fan help the video card or a pci slot 1fan/exhaust do better?
    Last edited by Potato Salad; October 22nd, 2005 at 11:22 AM.
    THE KEY TO HAPPINESS
    If you can guess what it makes then your life shall be filled with happiness and your stomach filled with joy

    INGREDIENTS:
    * 5 pounds red potatoes* 6 eggs*2 cups mayonnaise
    * 1 onion, diced* 2 green onions, thinly sliced
    * 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
    * 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced* 2 teaspoons salt
    * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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  5. October 22nd, 2005, 11:54 AM #5
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    That was a friends pc, he OC'd his AMD 64 3000 to 3800 with some Artic Silver paste and a Zalman cooler, I dont have the model with me.

    VGA cards get hot, its not that big a deal, cause they have cooling designed to handle it, see that your case has adequate cooling and you should be fine
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  6. October 22nd, 2005, 12:29 PM #6
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    I was thinking about getting this case Which seems that with 7fans it should have adequate air flow but... according to sum of the reviews teh thing ways like 40 pounds and i heft my computer around atleast once a week for LAN partys. But i do have one of those harnes's you strap around the tower but it will just barley fit this SUPER tower. Its not that im apuss or sumthing just i dont want to cart the 40P case and my LCD monitor around by foot for about 1 mile. And if any of you know of a good backback that can fit 17" LCD please send me a link. because i also have to bring speakers and the keyboard etc.
    THE KEY TO HAPPINESS
    If you can guess what it makes then your life shall be filled with happiness and your stomach filled with joy

    INGREDIENTS:
    * 5 pounds red potatoes* 6 eggs*2 cups mayonnaise
    * 1 onion, diced* 2 green onions, thinly sliced
    * 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
    * 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced* 2 teaspoons salt
    * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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  7. October 22nd, 2005, 12:40 PM #7
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    As for tha case fans im replacing them all wth these
    even though i only need 7 im am ordering 8 because i get a 1$ discount and each and free shipping so i actually save 7$ buying 8 instead of 7:P. So ill have 1 extra fan if anybody wants it (80mm white LED)
    THE KEY TO HAPPINESS
    If you can guess what it makes then your life shall be filled with happiness and your stomach filled with joy

    INGREDIENTS:
    * 5 pounds red potatoes* 6 eggs*2 cups mayonnaise
    * 1 onion, diced* 2 green onions, thinly sliced
    * 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
    * 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced* 2 teaspoons salt
    * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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  8. October 22nd, 2005, 03:10 PM #8
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    7 fans for a case seems a bit much, I got 1 front (intake) 2 rear (exhaust). The intake fan blows air over the hard disk cage as well, so thats good. New cases also have a side panel fan over the cpu. But 7 still seems a bit much to me.

    Personally I'd have gotten a gamin laptop, if I went to lan party's that often, or a SFF pc, easy enough to carry.
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  9. October 22nd, 2005, 04:16 PM #9
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    Yeah but for what im spending on a decent tower. will only get me a moderate laptop considering most of the games i play have a minimum req of 512ram and 64mg vid card.
    THE KEY TO HAPPINESS
    If you can guess what it makes then your life shall be filled with happiness and your stomach filled with joy

    INGREDIENTS:
    * 5 pounds red potatoes* 6 eggs*2 cups mayonnaise
    * 1 onion, diced* 2 green onions, thinly sliced
    * 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
    * 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced* 2 teaspoons salt
    * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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  10. October 22nd, 2005, 09:26 PM #10
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    I finally decided on this one. Nothing but good reviews and it isnt a beast like the 7700 which is like 150mm. But mine isf ull copper not the copper/aluminum in the link.
    THE KEY TO HAPPINESS
    If you can guess what it makes then your life shall be filled with happiness and your stomach filled with joy

    INGREDIENTS:
    * 5 pounds red potatoes* 6 eggs*2 cups mayonnaise
    * 1 onion, diced* 2 green onions, thinly sliced
    * 1 small green bell pepper, seeded and diced
    * 3 stalks celery, thinly sliced* 2 teaspoons salt
    * 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
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  11. November 16th, 2005, 07:13 PM #11
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    Nothing wrong with as many fans as you want.They make some excellent cooler fan/heatsinks on the flower type such as Zalman.They will let you o`c to your hearts content.Jo.
    Novice of 2 years Sys#1=xp sp2-Bl. Dragon Case clear panel exposing syntax 266 with amd athlon xp2000+/cop.fin cooler/bl.uv funnel and 80mm fan-nvidia 64mb agp-bl.uv round cables and 3 led case fans-450 psu-dvd rom-cd/rw-floppy-mic-clear lit opti mice-17"crt-lex p3150---Sys#2=xp sp2 H-P pav case-DFI 370 board/cel.1.2cpu-17"crt-opti mice-lex z25-snd/vid o`bd---Sys#3=xp pro sp2-blk/slvr case-Abit KD7-E/athlon 950 o/c`microfin copper cooler(xp 3400+)-nvidia gforce 32 agp-5ch sound(not done)
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  12. February 19th, 2006, 03:45 AM #12
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    I have the Zalman CPU cooler, and Two Zalman video card coolers on my two 6600 gt's, The stock video coolers were getting noisey
    I also have two 120 mm fans in my case, One intake one exhaust, My case is the Tsunami dream case, NIce an light incase I have to pack it around
    I would go with 120 mm fans beacuse they are much quieter than ther 80mm, My system is quiet and powerful and runs cool
    Format c I'm givin er all she's got cap'in !!! )
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