I recently built a Duron 950 system for Mom. I didn't think much about what HSF to get, and picked up a Volcano 5.
It's plenty cool (or at least cool enough), but plenty loud. And Mom doesn't like that.
This system is not, nor ever will be, overclocked. It's in some generic Soyo case, only fan besides the Volcano is the PSU fan. It's running 40 degrees CPU, 36 system right now, according to built in sensors. "Full load" for this system means Mom has Word open, and Winamp if she ever gets some mp3s.
Can anyone suggest a HSF fan that I can use to replace the Volcano? This is not your typical TR request. It does NOT need to be good at keeping things cool. It DOES need to be quiet. I also don't want to spend $30 on a HSF when the rest of the system combined cost $250 (tops).
Sidenote (bonus points for those who can help with this): the mobo right now does not detect the fan (the Volcano). Because of that, I had to disable the auto-shut-down-if-fan-stops-working feaure, and more importantly, the fan doesn't spin down when I go into standby. Any guesses if this a fan problem or a mobo problem? It's a Soyo K7-VEMPRO, and I definately have the fan plugged into the right power connector. Ideas?
