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Quiet CPU

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This will be my first post on HardForums. I have been surfing HardOCP for sometime now and finally got some freetime so I can start posting on the forums which before I haven't even had a chance to lurk ;).
Well lets see, I am building a computer for my friend, and much to my dismay he does not want to overclock it. Furthermore he wants it to run as quietly as possible. So what is the best heatsinc/fan for a P4 3.2 that will do the job and still be very quiet?
Thanks in advance, I'm off to write my sig.
 
Since he doesn't want to overclock just stick with the stock heatsink.
 
The stock 3.0 heatsink is nice. If he really does not dig the sound, get a Zalman CNPS-7000 AlCu, it costs $35 and is quiet (25 dB at near 3000 RPM).
 
The Intel stock heatsink on the 3.0C and 3.2C are quite nice. Its a copper base, with thin fins and a larger quiet fan.

If you do not plan to overclock I'd say stick with the stock.
 
The stock heatsink with a motherboard that supports q-fan or something similiar to control fan speed should be fine. I use a Zalman 7000 -Cu like that for my overclocked system, it's even better if they might decide to tweak things around and see what speed CPU they really bought. Or maybe just the zalman adjusted down in voltage via fanmate if you're trying for super quiet under load. :cool:
 
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