Hi,

I build a simple htpc with 7600gt card and AMD3200 64 and a cooler master atcs desktop casing. Casing has a one small fan like normal desktop.

The issue is after awhile it get noisy...very loud fan noise....I am not sure whiteher is the casing fan, gpu or cpu fan...

I want to leave it on 24/7 but it also makes the hall hot.

So any solution for:-

1. Noisy fan
2. Heat.

Some forummers suggest Aqua Gate Mini but I saw the fam its bigger. Will this cause more noise plus make room hotter...?

the thing you talk about the noisy fan is most probably your cpu fan, try replacing an aftermarket cooler (i highly recommend scythe ninja since that is able to run in fanless mode if you dun do any OC or anything)

another thing you can try to do is get those 120mm fans...particularly CM UV Silent fans..since each fan produces bout 20dB...which is very good and generate roughly 45CFM... not to mention its cheap too

the amount of heat being dumped into your hall will remain the same, no matter what cooler youre using. perhaps the water will absorb some of the heat and reduce the total heat output initially

as for noise, well:
1. your AMD stock cooler needs replacement. find something that is quiter.

2. use nvidia's ntune to control the speed of your 7600GT's fan speed at 2D. at 25% it makes no noise whatsoever. this solution is free!

3.casing fans and restriction: if there are fan filters and lots of restrictive things in front of the fan, remove them! dust filters restrict ALOT of airflow and the fans suffocate and create tons of noise. if you can do without dust filters, remove them.

good luck

thanks...thanks.....

at least now i have some idea on what was noisy.....

i try changing cpu stock fan and also try using cooler master silent fans...

1 more thing you can do is downclock your cpu. This way it will produce less heat.

hi what noiseless cpu fan would you all recommend and where to buy?

ianho told me, the bigger the fans are, the more quiet they are...

Go for scythe ninja...

Perhaps UV CM fan...
They are really nice for such a price...

I would say, go for what sidewinderz said,

since the Scythe Ninja Could Run Fanless. Another choice would be ThermalTake Sonic TOwer, i am not sure it needs a fan or not, i think its fanless...

As for the silent fans, i would say Go for the 120mm CM UV , LED FANs.

I am using a few of those currently for my old PC, helps keeps the noise down 24/7 .

Good Luck.

i when looking for cpu coolers....but am worry about whether it will fit my desktop casing....

scythi ninja look too tall for my case....saw tt blue orb 2....

do you think this will fit?

will water cooling give better results?

any suggestion for other cpu cooler that fit desktop casing ?

u guys seems to forget that OP uses htpc casing
can snap a pic of the casing with ur mobo all attached (sidepanel off)?
wanna see how much space available for aftermarket cooler

i think xp90 should work fine. i've seen someone run it as passive cooler. anyhow.i think you should conside on case cooling too. cause even with that expensive cooler inside. its not going to cool your component off if you cannot remove the excessive internal case heat off that punny little case.

so how ar...use external water colling device...umm nautilus?...cost a bomb....

does even the casing can fit in a ninja? hehe

some zalman flower would be much better choice

May be u can give Silverstone cooler a try since they r focus on the HTPC case.

where 2 buy?

U can get it from Czone, MyPC and Prestige IT base

This post has been edited by Edifier: Oct 5 2006, 11:08 AM

I already saw the casing, only a small exhaust fan, so maybe a external Water cooling unit will be practical

hai means have to go nautilus.....

cant find nautilus in all it...anywhere else can get?

sorry dont have time yet to dismantle htpc to take pics....