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Originally Posted by Nickd
HS, (name nothing to do with 'Fawlty towers' is it?)
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Good catch!
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Originally Posted by Nickd
...my main priority is reducing noise. Specifically that of the HSF and the annoying whine of the little 40mm fans on the NB and GPU. I'm hoping that the NB (875P) and GPU(9600pro) don't add too much heat to the loop, though I've been finding it difficult to find out any heat info at all for these.
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The 875 will do fine with a passive heatsink, even with a large OC. Don't bother WC it. The 9600Pro doesn't burn a lot of power either, and some versions come from the factory with passive heatsinks. Unfortunately, the details aren't showing up in Xbit's power measurement article, but here's the conclusion:
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I have no comments about the RADEON 9600 XT/Pro: these graphics cards are no threat even to the least powerful PSUs – their power consumption properties shouldn’t bother you at all.
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With a sealed radbox, would one or two larger slower spinning fans (as suggested by Butcher), be quieter / more efficient?
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The bigger fan may move more air for its noise, but that's little consolation when its slowest speed produces 3x the needed airflow.
Anyway, Nick, you need to visit
SilentPCReview.