advice on heatsinks

[Per Hansson]

Re: advice on heatsinks

That fan on the ebay one is a Delta screamer
It uses that plug because if you put it on a mainboard it would fry the mosfet since it pulls too much current
And yea, it's loud as hell!

Sealing it does not improve performance so much when the fan is blowing, as it is here
For the Alpha though where they recommend sucking then it makes a big difference

If you buy it you can of course try it yourself and go with what works best

[Wizard]

Re: advice on heatsinks

Think of the noise like a vacuum cleaner whining in your PC. Eeeee.

Cheers, Wizard

[370forlife]

Re: advice on heatsinks

On top of the MCX370 there's a 6850RPM Papst 612NHH fan. This fan may spin fast, but it's relatively low powered - Papst rate it at 2.9 watts, and I measured it drawing a bit more than 3W. It's remarkably quiet for its speed - a bit louder than the average 4000RPM-ish fan, but not a hair-dryer whine.

That was found on a review online.

(http://www.dansdata.com/coolercomp_p5.htm)

[ratdude747]

Re: advice on heatsinks

i like papst fans. they actually move air. i have a bunch of tiny ones that move a lot of air for their size. i might get those, since 2 of them is cheaper than 1 of the alphas in the long run