> > I'm sorry, but I still disagree with you, you're comparing a BOXED
> > version of Intel vs an OEM version of AMD with an aftermarket
> > fan....furthemore my GlacialTek Igloo fan is just as quiet as any of
> > Intel's BOXED fans, is rated for the XP2600+, and it's not overly
> > expensive
> > I would suggest that you ended up with the "wrong" fan because of your
> > unfamiliarity with AMD's, which is totally understandable since it's
> > your first AMD system, but had you gone the other way and bought OEM
> > Intel CPU's, you would have the exact same problem you know :-)
> Goy,
> I bought a Zalman Copper 'Flower' Heatsink with a 90mm fan. I was so
> disgusted with the deafeningly-noisy, 'Coolermaster' fan that my supplier
> threw in with my OEM XP 1800+. However, I've been very dissappointed with
> this combo too - I find that the CPU runs so hot with this copper heatsink
> that I have to run the 90mm fan at its maximum speed making it nearly as
> loud as the original fan. Have you had any experience with these
> (expensive) Zalmans? Are the GlacialTek Igloos any better?
Sorry, don't know the brand and I had a hard time finding a URL using
Google but I assume you're talking about the one that looks like a
Japanese fan or something ? :-), and yes, the "standard" Coolermaster
fans are somewhat noisy
If that's the one you're using, I saw one site which rated the fan noise
at some 31 dBA, which isn't particularly noisy, but since the dBA scale
is Logarithmic (?) and the noise level doubles for every 10 dBA it would
still be about 50% louder than these two fans
http://www.racesimcentral.net/
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It says on the GlacialTech site that they recommend the 2320 for 2100+,
but on the box it comes in it says it's rated for the 2600+ as well, but
if you're having heat problems it might be an idea to look at the 2410
instead, the dBA's listed there are factory specs of course, I wouldn't
take them at face value, but if the Zalman fan is rated at 31.1 dBA by
the factory, then I would assume that these fans are at least somewhat
quieter
When you say it's running so hot you need to turn the fan speed up, what
kind of temps are you seeing ?
If you're running an ASUS board, temps in the middle to high 60's (C) is
not uncommon, my 2600+ is running at an indicated 67C at full load and
is nothing but stable, some MoBo's report higher temps than others on
AMD CPU's as opposed to Intel where the temps on the same CPU fluctuate
only within a couple of degrees from one MoBo to the next whereas with
AMD's you might easily see 10,15 and even 20C difference from an ASUS
board to an MSI board and this difference throws a lot of people off it
seems
If your CPU runs stable under 100% CPU load then it's probably not over
heating despite what the temp sensors might be telling you
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
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