Is this a quiet CPU cooler? I am currently using a stock cpu cooler that came with the FX 6350
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I think it is really quite. I can barley hear it most of the time. Its actually much more quite than my laptop and xbox 360 fan.
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It has no more noise than Cooler Master's 120mm case fans, which actually is pretty quiet.
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Very quiet. Been using it for 3 weeks now and it blows the stock fan out of the water....cooling
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Yes. It is very quiet and cool unless you're running very resource-intensive software or games.
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Hi, With the stock 2 fans that the case comes with it's very quiet, You have to also count on how much noise your video addin card makes as well. If your only going to use the cpu built in video then there's really very little noticeable sound at all. My own setup is the ( 1 ) 140 front fan I have ( 2 ) instead of the stock ( 1 ) 120 mm fan on the one side and I also installed ( 2 ) 80 mm fans in the rear right blowing right across the motherboard cpu. I also am running a Duel fan Radeon 7870 video card. With my setup I hear a low humm with the case only about 1 foot away from my right ear.
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The answer to that would be quite subjective. It depends what you put inside of it. Mine is *very* quiet running a stock intel heatsink and a full sized GTX770 graphics card. Your cooling fans will contribute the most noise, generally, and the case is excellent on its own aside from any other fans you may choose to include (cpu heatsink, discrete graphics, etc)
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I would not use this as a CPU cooler, I would recommend the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo. This is best used as an additional tower/case fan.
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It comes with a stock fan, it gets pretty loud at times, I will recommend an aftermarket cooler/fan for overclocking
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Yes it comes with a stock fan, however I use a water cooler when I overclock. But the power gain and speed is incredible!
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Yes, it comes with the stock Intel heatsink/fan CPU cooler. It is an effective and fairly quiet cpu cooler.
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I have all fans connected and would say it's fairly quiet. My video card fan is louder then the rest.
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So far I have not needed to overclock my cpu, my cooler master cpu cooler and case fans on low settings keeps everything plenty chilled and there is almost no noise. This case is amazing! Just know it is huge and heavy.
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yes.the stock cooler is not enough for the job. and the CPU wull shut down due to over heating.better to get an after market cooler
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Yes. I find it funny that people say get a Cooler Master heatsink when in fact, the cooler that comes with this CPU is made by Cooler Master, but it seems to have a small cheap fan. I upgraded to a larger fan.
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Please don't run your cpu without a fan. The original fan and cooler are way too noisy for a htpc. My solution was to purchase a Scythe Big Shuriken2 cpu cooler. I don't know if they're made anymore but it's quiet and efficient. Someone might have a better cooler now as I built my system a few years ago. Good luck!
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Box SKU Numbers as in this AMD CPU "HDZ955FBGMBOX"- see "BOX" at the end- virtually always come with a heat sink. This CPU in particular DOES INCLUDE a heatsink, but its fan is loud. Many people opt for a higher performance after market CPU Heatsink and Fan. Doing so can prolong the life of the CPU. There are also high quality low-profile Heatsink/fan (very compact and quiet too) that are better than the included "stock" version. Stock Heatsinks come with pre-applied thermal compound, but watch out... The stock Thermal Compound is often the adhesive type which can make removing the stock heatsink difficult- Removal Tip: do so when its still warm/hot from being on and use a small back and forth twisting motion to loosen it before pulling up, or you may pull the CPU out of its socket.
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None, only at 100% fans speed (force set by after market software). You won't hear it under your CPU cooler - be it air or water cooling.
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I bought mine 5 years ago. It had a stock fan and paste applied. The cpu is still going strong but I have oberclocked it to 3.0 going watercooled. I wouldn't use stock fan unless cpu is only used for office type application.
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People love to debate this question, but in my professional opinion you want to direct them blowing into the case. Place them so they are blowing across components that generate heat such as the RAM, BIOS & HDD.The best thing I did to improve overall temperature and noise in this case was to upgrade the stock CPU cooler to the Zalman CNPS 8900 Quiet (~$33) which was Tom's Hardware's pick for best low profile CPU cooler. Make sure you look into the specs for your build though, it will not fit for every motherboard depending on MOBO size, RAM position, RAM height, PCI slots etc.