Review: Hardware Canucks
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In the never ending search for quieter and quieter computers one of the easiest and fastest ways to reduce a noisy system is by swapping out the stock CPU heatsink and fan. While the stock coolers that come with modern day CPU’s are very good in comparison to those from the days of yore, noise levels are not really their forte. Intel and AMD engineers who design & spec the stock coolers are more concerned with its abilities to handle high thermal loads yet still be “price competitive”. As the old saying goes “You can have Cheap, Efficient or Quiet….pick any two.”
Feb 12, 2008, 06:43 AM
