Cooling dual athlons quietly

[mastahnke]

I have a dual athlon computer that has had heating problems in the past. I bought better fans,

2x Cooler Master CPU Cooler HSC-V62

but they are LOUD. They were rated best on Tom's Hardware for quiet fans. HAHAHAH. They are SOOO loud. I don't have dB measurement device, otherwise I would tell you.

What fans are good for a VERY QUIET (near silent) computer and can still really attack heat?

I hear the new stock AMD fans are really good, but you can't buy them unless you buy a chip, and I don't need new chips. I got the old version with the normal silver heatsink and green fan, now they are black and curved and sound quiet.

Anyway, I have had heating problems, and it is in a rackmounted enclosed case, and that causes more heat. Any suggestions?

 

[webstop]

Panaflo fans are quite and inexpensive. Since they are on a slower side and don't move a lot of air, they should be used with effective heatsinks.

 

[Havoc]

Are you sure it are the cpu fans? I use a couple of Taisol coolers and they are below the psu and HD's. This is on a couple of XP1600+. On a dual duron, I have some Artic Cooler. Quiter than the Taisols, but less efficient (probably because they are very badly finished on the contact area).

Water cooling? Maybe just a large slow fan in the case might help.

I'm going to build an mdf box for one of the pc's, just to check if it helps. Kind of simple box, where you put the whole pc inside, sitting on foam and not touching the sides. Let you know if it helps.