Reminds me of that Monty Python sketch...maybe we should make a Club For Putting Everything On Top Of Foam.

'On my way here, I saw no less than ten things that were not on top of foam'.

(boo, hiss)

I just put my hds on foam and put a 5V fan over it. I also suspend my fans on foam, lol, on top of the hd.

IMO a decent heatsink, provided you put a L1A or similar fan on it. I use a Nexus 80mm with good results. You may as well throw out the original fan.

well....

nothing quite compares to turning down a noisy fan. Feels good, so good. Just let the noise enthusiasts try that.

When I was very very little we had a Lambda 3000. My elder brother could program the Lambda to make random characters fall down from above on the screen.

I think that was all we could do with it.

Then we got a Vic 20, because the Lambda sucked.

true, my router makes a very high-pitched sine tone too. I could easily imagine some people are simply unable to hear such high frequencies. My ears are perfect, though. :S

mmm, couldn't agree more here, the spin noise is worse than the seek noise. Would like to hear from someone here how the 7200.7's measure up against Samsungs in that respect.

I can recommend the Global Win CBKII-58, a 60x60 mm HS+fan combo. When undervolted it makes very little sound, and what there is is smooth like an android's bottom. At 8 volts or thereabouts it was adequate for my 1700+ Palomino.

hmm, curious. My 2400+ idles at down to 36 degrees on-die temp, load tops at 56 degrees. I thought that was normal. Maybe it isn't?

good lord. What IS that?

um, couldn't you just pull off the M1A on the Silent Boost and replace it with your L1A? Works for me.

The A7N8X-X lacks the mounting holes necessary for the Zalman, I'm sorry to say. At least I think it does.

Avoid Papst like the plague, get the Nexus. I have a pc with only two '12 db' Papst, and they annoy me so much I am reluctant to turn on the machine. The Nexus is wonderful, even at 12 volt, but are harder to get hold of.

breakspirit, I have the 9600 pro Tachyon, this card also kicks up fan speed, sometimes without reason. Try this: At startup, set fan speed using the supplied TGM software, then close the TGM program. Just right-click the tray icon and choose exit or close, can't remember which. With my card, it neve...

I just got three Nexus fans, and I am very impressed. They DO beat the L1A Panaflo. I'm running the Nexus fans at 12 v now, the quality is that good, so I'm not worried about start-up voltage.

however, I only have China-produced Panaflos to compare with. Still, thumbs up.

I replaced the original fan with a L1A Panaflo on mine, it's really a superior fan. I have better cooling now, since I can turn it up some more and still keep lower noise, running at 7-8 volts dropped my load temps 4 degrees C, compared with the bundled M1A at 5 volts. And at this level the noise is...

queer, I have the exact same problem with my new Cuda IV. I put it on foam and the sound disappeared. I haven't noticed this at all with my other Cuda IV.

Let's see, um, here: In 1953 Heller and Bergman performed an simple and classic experiment. They placed 80 tinnitus free individuals (university members in a sound proofed room for 5 minutes each, asking them to report on any sounds that might be heard. The subjects thought they might be undergoing ...

There's another twist to this, sometimes excessive INtolerance to noise can provoke tinnitus. Tinnitus usually comes along with hypersensitivity to sound, or what doctors call 'monophobia'. If your CRT bothers you, a subway train braking will make your ears hurt. It's rather psychological. Anyways, ...

boy, do we need that 'recommended fans' section.

just had a thought. I used to drum, and I used gaffa tape on the skin to dampen the snare drum sound. Could this be used for cases as well, to dampen resonance? Or is Asphalt Roofers Tape the same?

my god it's ugly. But good airflow, prolly.

Allow me to resurrect this stillborn thread with my new vga card, the Tyan Tachyon 9600 pro. It has a software adjustable fan that goes from 7000 rpm to 3100 rpm. At 3100 rpm it's really very quiet compared with other vga cards I have heard.

Hereby recommended.

Didn't someone here just bitch about the 6070?

The flower Zalman and the 7000A-AlCu are two different products. I do not believe the 7000 can be mounted without the mb holes.

I don't think I'd invest in this if it can't be easily converted to BTX case specs...

Just bought it, I'm happy with the heatsink itself, it needs lapping though. The fan is...well, it's good and quiet at 5 v, but has a 'wrrrrrr' sound to it still. I'm looking into replacing it with a L1A as soon as Dorothy drops her prices a little. That would still be cheaper total than Thermalrigh...

no tolerable noise levels on fanned cards? at all?

finally a Tornado becomes available in Denmark, and it's an FT model. I don't know what or who to believe. Is it perfection, or is it crap? oh lordie...

who else here has an FT?

I was thinking, maybe some of you had experienced a vga card with a factory installed fan that was at tolerable noise levels. It's hard to tell from other sites what cards are quiet, since noise tolerance is a notch higher elsewhere. And I'm not thinking silent, but simply tolerable. That's subjecti...