cpu fan reviews

raverx3m · 07-23-2007, 11:45 PM

so im assuming that most of u dont use fan that came with ur intel or amd processor
can we get some reviews of fans that you guys have used?
i lookes many times and still cant find a single topic about it so i figure i start one and hope it becomes a sticky if enough people give their feedback.
pretty much i want to rate them relative to the fan that comes boxed with whatever processur you have so

1)list ur cpu type speed and all that
2)whether or not u used arctic silver or strip that was on the heatsink(or any other kind)
3)list ur approximate temps before and after u upgraded to certain fan
4)and of course the price( and store u got it from)

no watercooling here since its totally different level.

please provide numbers or some other evidence of improovements.
dont just say oh man this fan rocks its the coolezt fan outthere its frikkin awesome. because then iw will turn from review to a chatroom with arguments and pages of useless posts that dont help people in choosing a cpu cooler.

peterhuang913 · 07-23-2007, 11:50 PM

1. In specs
2. AS5
3. Same temps: Stock fan w/o OC and Zalman w/ OC
4. $34.99 on Newegg
5. Zalman is quieter, but not noticeable since PSU fan kills the silence

raverx3m · 07-23-2007, 11:53 PM

oh and one more thing. the noise level as compared to boxed fan.

07-23-2007, 11:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
raverx3m True Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 239	cpu fan reviews so im assuming that most of u dont use fan that came with ur intel or amd processor can we get some reviews of fans that you guys have used? i lookes many times and still cant find a single topic about it so i figure i start one and hope it becomes a sticky if enough people give their feedback. pretty much i want to rate them relative to the fan that comes boxed with whatever processur you have so 1)list ur cpu type speed and all that 2)whether or not u used arctic silver or strip that was on the heatsink(or any other kind) 3)list ur approximate temps before and after u upgraded to certain fan 4)and of course the price( and store u got it from) no watercooling here since its totally different level. please provide numbers or some other evidence of improovements. dont just say oh man this fan rocks its the coolezt fan outthere its frikkin awesome. because then iw will turn from review to a chatroom with arguments and pages of useless posts that dont help people in choosing a cpu cooler. __________________ case: ANTEC TX640B 400w smart power-------------mobo: AOpen i915Pa-E Socket T cpu: P4 630 3.0ghz Prescott 800MHz---------ram: OCZ EL 512x2MB DDR 400 (2.3.2.5) vga: eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCIe dvdr: LG GSA-4167B----------HD: WD 39GB SATA 1000rpm sysdrive maxtor 250gb SATA 7200rpm

07-23-2007, 11:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
raverx3m True Techie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 239	Re: cpu fan reviews oh and one more thing. the noise level as compared to boxed fan. __________________ case: ANTEC TX640B 400w smart power-------------mobo: AOpen i915Pa-E Socket T cpu: P4 630 3.0ghz Prescott 800MHz---------ram: OCZ EL 512x2MB DDR 400 (2.3.2.5) vga: eVGA Geforce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 PCIe dvdr: LG GSA-4167B----------HD: WD 39GB SATA 1000rpm sysdrive maxtor 250gb SATA 7200rpm

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