Hate the pointless noise computer fans make?
When you think about it, computer fans are ridicolous, really. There belong into the same box where history put the fan waving servants. And out of all of them, the CPU fan is the biggest offender by far. It’s coz CPUs are such hot potatoes, and it has to spin like mad to keep em cool. So by taking the route of CPU heatsink, you’ll be eliminating this Kingpin, and taking away a lot in terms of pointless noise.
Anyways, I got this cooling tower attached to my quad core. And yes, sadly, I still got 2x14cm slow turning fans doing their work as quietly as possible (9-12db) at 500rpm, one pushing the air into the case, other one churning it out. But finnaly, I can hear myself think. And movies don’t sound like they’re being screened in a tropical prison.
Why replace a CPU fan with a massive heatsink?
- They last forever. And ever.
- If you’re into fads: it’s eco
- Looks awesome
- people are gonna be like “whuuut. I wanna.”
Where to get it?
- ebay sometimes has them. I got mine for £15, mint condition, local pickup, lovely man to deal with.
- search google shopping, you might find a shop that does it under £30.
Tips on buying
- Dont waste money on copper ones that cost 3 times more. Theyre about 1.5-2 times heavier than standard steel or aluminium ones, but cool like 10-20% better.
- It doesn’t have to be the one I got, just get whatever cheapest, fits your CPU, and does the job (google reviews/forums for that)
