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So the old ball bearing cooler (no idea what brand - from a prebuilt) sounds like it's starting to go.

I need a quiet CPU cooler (one that can be bought from Fry's - gift cards ;)) for my old Core 2 Quad. Budget is around 30 dollars.

 

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212 Evo

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obviously 212 evo my friend

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212 Evo

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So the old ball bearing cooler (no idea what brand - from a prebuilt) sounds like it's starting to go.

I need a quiet CPU cooler (one that can be bought from Fry's - gift cards ;)) for my old Core 2 Quad. Budget is around 30 dollars.

 

Thanks!

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obviously 212 evo my friend

 

212 Evo

 

212 Evo

How quiet is it though? I'm one of those weird people that need utter silence before performance.

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So the old ball bearing cooler (no idea what brand - from a prebuilt) sounds like it's starting to go.

I need a quiet CPU cooler (one that can be bought from Fry's - gift cards ;)) for my old Core 2 Quad. Budget is around 30 dollars.

 

Thanks!

 

Be Quiet Shadow Rock 2. Same price as Evo, slightly better cooling performance, quieter. 

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How quiet is it though? I'm one of those weird people that need utter silence before performance.

Well since your running an old CPU. It won't heat up as much under load, so it'll keep it cool and silent

Remember a wise man once said, "You'll most likely hear/see more bad reviews from products than good, because if they get a good product, they won't bother to write a review, and if they got a bad product, they'll complain about the product" ~ SoftenButterCream

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How quiet is it though? I'm one of those weird people that need utter silence before performance.

depends what fans you put on it, but with stock I can barely hear it

CPU: i5-4690k GPU: 280x Toxic PSU: Coolermaster V750 Motherboard: Z97X-SOC RAM: Ripjaws 1x8 1600mhz Case: Corsair 750D HDD: WD Blue 1TB

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Be Quiet Shadow Rock 2. Same price as Evo, slightly better cooling performance, quieter. 

Not available on Fry's though...

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Well since your running an old CPU. It won't heat up as much under load, so it'll keep it cool and silent

It gets to about 45 on the third and fourth core. 54 solid on the first.

Nonetheless, it just seems overkill. What about the Hyper TX3 or 101?

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It gets to about 45 on the third and fourth core. 54 solid on the first.

Nonetheless, it just seems overkill. What about the Hyper TX3 or 101?

Never used those before. But the 212 is good if you plan to upgrade. It can keep a 4690k cool and quiet as well.

Remember a wise man once said, "You'll most likely hear/see more bad reviews from products than good, because if they get a good product, they won't bother to write a review, and if they got a bad product, they'll complain about the product" ~ SoftenButterCream

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Never used those. But the 212 is good if you plan to upgrade. It can keep a 4690k cool and quiet as well.

If I were to upgrade I would get a Core i3 and since it's locked it just seems so freaking overkill to get a big ol heatsink. 

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be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim is way quieter because be quiet has the best fans for silence

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be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim is way quieter because be quiet has the best fans for silence

Please read the original post. If it isn't on Fry's then it's kinda out of the question.

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be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim is way quieter because be quiet has the best fans for silence

Its 50 bucks...

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If I were to upgrade I would get a Core i3 and since it's locked it just seems so freaking overkill to get a big ol heatsink. 

Its not that big. You could get a noctua l9i for 10 bucks more, its small and quiet

Remember a wise man once said, "You'll most likely hear/see more bad reviews from products than good, because if they get a good product, they won't bother to write a review, and if they got a bad product, they'll complain about the product" ~ SoftenButterCream

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Its not that big. You could get a noctua l9i for 10 bucks more, its small and quiet

Fry's is dumb and they don't sell it.

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