Quiet CPU fan?

Google cpu-z, to assure yourself it's kosher...

You should wind up at the site below, or a download site you trust. CPU-Z will tell you what socket you have...

Now you're looking for not a fan, but a heatsink & fan...

QuietPC have research this, so there's a list on their site...

Looks pricey to me - although I've had some of those in the past...

I suspect you have an AM2 (possibly a 939) either way the Arctic Cooling should do the trick... it has for my X2 3800 (65W) - although yours is probably 89W or more...

Take care removing the existing hsf, you will need to take advice on how to clean the top of the cpu (I don't know) - it's crucial to have two clean flat surfaces meeting when you put the new one on . Perversely there will be some conductor on the bottom of the new hs, it's crucial...

Good Luck!

The second one is what you want, however make sure it is the correct fit for your CPU. An AMD 64 X 2 is either an AMD2 socket, or it could be a 939 socket. They are not interchangable, and only the correct fan will fit your CPU.

Don't get either of them. One is a socket A fan for an obsolete motherboard that is incompatible with yours. The other is a case fan. Go to http://www.cclonline.com/ Navigate to cooling>AMD CPU fans and buy an OCZ Vanquisher for just under £12.00, postage extra. Very quiet and cool. I hope this helps.

if you change the fan on an amd processor from the 1 factory installed you automatically void the warranty on the processor. that's why amd processors are sold new with a heatsink and fan. amd knows that the are heat issues with their processors so they pair them with the kind of heat disipation that ensures that the processor does'nt overheat and fry. so you can choose either a little noise or a fried processor that is'nt covered under the warranty because you changed the fan.

My 3 year old Evesham-made computer has noisy fans. I found it necessary to reposition it under my desk and the noise is now less bothersome. You really don't want to be going down the exchange fan route.

Best fans for cooling , I would recommend the Corsair AF120s or SP120s and Noctua fans.

Have you tried newegg? You can do a power search and select fans that are only less then a specified dB

This should get you started:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/PowerSearch.aspx?N=2...

Nexus Quiet CPU coolers seem to be good.

Your best resource is this:

http://www.digg.com/hardware/The_Top_5_Silent_PC_U...

http://www.buildsilentpc.com/content/view/4/16/

the only way to install those fans is to take apart your power supply. i have done it before, its very hard to do. the screws don't come out easily and you end up with a voided warranty and a non-working computer. but another alternative is to bus a new power supply which is very easy.