Need quiet CPU fan recommendation

[flwolf]

I have an AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2ghz processor. The retail fan sounds like a vacuum cleaner and is way too loud for the room I am using it in. Can anyone give me a recommendation of a very quiet fan for this processor? I won't be overclocking at all. The PC won't be used hard, either. It's basically a video streaming machine.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks.

 

[Atara]

How much are you looking to spend?

 

[flwolf]

How much are you looking to spend?

Doesn't really matter, but I don't wanna go way overboard.

 

[Shadowssong]

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

Bam, low noise column on right

 

[flwolf]

That must be a very old article because every heatsink I looked at is discontinued.

 

[Shadowssong]

You could try going with this cooler:

$37 - Scythe SCSK-1100 100mm Shuriken Rev. B 3 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler

 

[bastage]

You could try going with this cooler:

$37 - Scythe SCSK-1100 100mm Shuriken Rev. B 3 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler

That would be a good one. I am also a fan of the Scythe Big Shuriken SCBSK-1000 120mm CPU Cooler I have used it a couple times & itsproven to be very quiet. As long as you have room since its pretty low profile. you can also change to a thicker 120mm fan later if you want some more airflow & no more noise (can with most, but there is a little more variety available then 100mm)

 

[Sakom]

Any heatsink that utilizes a 120mm fan will be pretty quiet; it just depends on your budget.

 

[MaxBurn]

You know over on the main site they have some heatsink roundups right?

 

[flwolf]

You could try going with this cooler:

$37 - Scythe SCSK-1100 100mm Shuriken Rev. B 3 Heat Pipes CPU Cooler

I went with this one. Already got it from Newegg. It is whisper quiet and has made a huge difference. Thanks for the recommendation.