quiet CPU cooler for Socket A ???

doogiehowser · Post by **doogiehowser** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:28 am

hello,

i'm tryin to make my old pc (1.7 ghz, athlon 2100) quieter, and I'm looking for some CPU coolers that'll do the trick. (socket A)

anyone have recommendations?

where?wolf · Post by **where?wolf** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:38 am

doogiehowser wrote:hello,

i'm tryin to make my old pc (1.7 ghz, athlon 2100) quieter, and I'm looking for some CPU coolers that'll do the trick. (socket A)

anyone have recommendations?

Hi!

Why not get an Thermalright SI-97A with a 92mm Nexus or Scythe Minabea? fan? And I guess, that it even would be possible to stick a 120mm Nexus to it. Just like I did with the Thermalright XP90 I have.

That cpu heatsink / fan combo should do a nice job on a socket A cpu.

albatros_la · Post by **albatros_la** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:44 am

My pc is running on a Socket A Sempron 2400+ and the heat sink is a Thermaltake Sonic Tower. That's a goog heat sink, and after a little cpu downclocking & downvolting I can run it passively staying 10Â°C below the stock heatsink temperature (now: 43Â°C, before: 53Â°C). I think there are other good socket A sinks on the market. One of them is for sure the Nexus AXP3200: I've used it for some time. It's really a good heat sink, even if it's better if you take in account a fan swap with a bigger and slower fan (the stock one is a 60mm one) in order to achieve a better sound level.

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:49 am

Hello,

There are a bunch of threads on this, but admittedly the search function doesn't work as well when "Socket A" is included...be sure to have the option to search for all terms selected.

I'm running a couple of Socket A Athlon XP 2100+ (overclocked to 2gHz at stock voltage) with Alpha heatsinks and quiet 80mm fans. They have worked well for 4+ years.

mobutu · Post by **mobutu** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 5:22 am

yes, SI97A + 92mmNexus is the best for socket A ...

Trekmeister · Post by **Trekmeister** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:28 am

I use a Thermaltake Silent Tower which works pretty good. It keeps my 2600+ (Barton) clocked at around 2GHz at about 55Â°C with a Nexus 92mm fan. However don't even go near the stock fan, it is incredibly loud!

I don't know if these heat sinks are available anymore. I had a hard time finding any reasonable socked A sink about a year ago when I bought this one, so it might very well be even worse now.

(wonder how bashed I'm gonna get for mentioning a Tt product!

)

albatros_la · Post by **albatros_la** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:43 am

Here in Italy I bought my TT SonicTower (NEW) from an eBay seller at about 23 euros, 31 euros including shipping.

Stereodude · Post by **Stereodude** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:01 am

I've got one of these Gigabyte heatpipe coolers on my 2500+ Barton. It's pretty quiet with the inline resistor adapter. It also will mount using only the socket (doesn't need holes in the mobo).

nick705 · Post by **nick705** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:05 pm

doogiehowser wrote:hello,

i'm tryin to make my old pc (1.7 ghz, athlon 2100) quieter, and I'm looking for some CPU coolers that'll do the trick. (socket A)

anyone have recommendations?

The Scythe Katana is another option - decent performer, and the whole thing including fan weighs only 300g, which is probably a good thing given the tendency of Socket A HSF retention tabs to snap off...

spookmineer · Post by **spookmineer** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:06 pm

I've just bought a SI-97A (still have to receive it).

I got tired of the noise of my system (already did some stuff to it to make it more quiet) and I don't think I'll be upgrading soon.

With the current heatsink I've got (a bad Thermaltake) I can only do so much to make it quiet. Using a 80 > 120 mm adapter, I'm now using a 120 mm fan @1600 RPM (not really quiet) and temps don't permit turning it down further.

It's funny, using Speedfan as a monitor, I have the same CPU temp as Trekmeister. When I tell people my temps, they usually go 0_o
I've gotten used to it, I know the 3200+ is stable at this temp (and higher too). My only concern now is the noise.

Still, I'm not (fully) convinced a Nexus 92 mm would keep things cool enough...
Thermalright advises a Panaflo @ 2450 RPM with 48 CFM.
A Nexus 92 mm will do about 27 CFM, that's about half of the recommended airflow?
I'm thinking about a Papst or something that runs a bit higher then just 1500 RPM, and fiddle with a fan control to find an optimum.

doogiehowser · Post by **doogiehowser** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 4:38 pm

thanks for the replies, guys.

however I was planning on spending like under 15 or 10 bucks for a quiet cooler for my socket A CPU. if anyone does have some recommendations, please let me know. It doesnt have to be super-quiet, just fairly quiet.

anyone used a coolermaster for socket a?

mattthemuppet · Post by **mattthemuppet** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 5:46 pm

any of the old Arctic cooling HSFs are good - I had a copper silent 2 for a year or more and it was very inobtrusive at minimum volts (around 1200rpm). They cost peanuts new, though they're not made anymore. They might still do a newer version though. Other than that, trawl through eBay and look for any heatsink with open fins that you can swap the fan on. Something cheap + a Panaflo L1A/ Yate Loon DS12SL-90 (or equivalent, depending on size) will give you a lot of bang for the buck.

or... splash out on a SI-97A + YL DS12SL-90 like I did and you'll be very happy

Silencio (search members on here), does good prices on both, I got mine from him.

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:13 pm

Hello,

Here's a decent HSF that meets your budget:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835150023

I can't vouch for the the stock fan (I think it's okay), and I used a similar HS sans the copper plug to cool an old Thunderbird 1.4gHz, which was one hot chip...

If the stock fan is too noisy, try this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811999014

quiet CPU cooler for Socket A ???

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