So as the title states I'll be putting in a i3 in a windows home server setup. There will be no overclocking, however I'm looking for something as close to inaudible as possible.
Do you think I can get away with only a heat sink, or do I need something with a fan to dissipate the heat.
Thanks for your feedback,
Wade
recommendations for silent cooler for i3 in home server
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Cooling my i3-530 with a Scythe Big Shuriken which I find to be sufficiently quiet. However, the only reason I chose it was because my case had pretty short vertical clearance.
I think something like the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus with fan swap would be a very good, low-cost option. I think you can probably even run it without a fan. The fan on the stock HSF died on me and temps climbed to 85C after 15 minutes and seemed to stay there. I imagine a heatpipe cooler such as the Hyper 212 Plus would fare more admirably.
I think something like the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus with fan swap would be a very good, low-cost option. I think you can probably even run it without a fan. The fan on the stock HSF died on me and temps climbed to 85C after 15 minutes and seemed to stay there. I imagine a heatpipe cooler such as the Hyper 212 Plus would fare more admirably.
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I'll likely get the Haf 922 so airflow within the case should not be an issue. There will be no videocard as I will be using onboard graphics and audio.
The main 2 producers of heat should be the hard drives and the cpu.
In my haf 932 I'm using the Thermalright ULTRA-120 with 2 Scythe Slip Stream for push and pull. They work great, but the F ing thing is huge. reminds me of a bowling trophy or something.
The main 2 producers of heat should be the hard drives and the cpu.
In my haf 932 I'm using the Thermalright ULTRA-120 with 2 Scythe Slip Stream for push and pull. They work great, but the F ing thing is huge. reminds me of a bowling trophy or something.
Oh wow, just saw the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus at Newegg and they jacked up the price to $45. It used to be $26~30. Unless the price drops, I wouldn't suggest it.
If you want a bit more smallish heatsink, how about the Noctua NH-U9B SE2 or CoolerMaster HyperTX3 (+fan swap)? There's also the Xigmatek HDT-S963 or SD964 but I'm not sure if they support LGA1156.
Assuming you want to populate the 5.25" drive bays with HDD cages, a tower cooler with front to back airflow is more ideal than a top down cooler.
If you want a bit more smallish heatsink, how about the Noctua NH-U9B SE2 or CoolerMaster HyperTX3 (+fan swap)? There's also the Xigmatek HDT-S963 or SD964 but I'm not sure if they support LGA1156.
Assuming you want to populate the 5.25" drive bays with HDD cages, a tower cooler with front to back airflow is more ideal than a top down cooler.
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