fan replacement for intel boxed cooler ?

[muchlux]

Hi,

I have 2 PCs P4 1.8GHZ with the old Intel aluminium (no Copper core) coolers.

The fans are too noisy now.

What replacement fans are recommended for almost silent operation? (Papst etc..?)

I do not want to remove the heatsink (w. thermal pad), only the fan.

[bonestonne]

they're probably running 60mm fans, in which case there will be no easy replacement for silencing or quieting down.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g142/bon...er/IMG_0856.jpg

that was my solution, however the board is not properly wired...thats an 80mm fan that i mounted on the 60mm holes..

60mm fans were screamers just like the 40's...your best bet might just be a whole new cooler for them.

[Zxian]

I'm guessing those are S478, and like bonestonne said - you're gonna have a hard time finding quieter fans for those. You can either do a custom jub like bonestonne did, or buy a new heatsink.

@bonestonne - look at the link you posted - bon...er! HA

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[bonestonne]

oh well...to think, that computer is a socket 423...old school 'ish