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David M · 01-25-2008, 11:09 PM

You don't need to relegate it to the closet.

There are also fan controllers that you can use to slow down a fan...they are basically a fancy potentiometer....the downside is you risk burning up your CPU. Another alternative is to buy a larger heatsink for your CPU which turns at lower RPM's and is more efficient...therefore being quieter.

01-25-2008, 11:09 PM	#6
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,956	You don't need to relegate it to the closet. There are also fan controllers that you can use to slow down a fan...they are basically a fancy potentiometer....the downside is you risk burning up your CPU. Another alternative is to buy a larger heatsink for your CPU which turns at lower RPM's and is more efficient...therefore being quieter. __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \|