I recently used an old P4 Prescott system as a HTPC. It does what I need it to do, however the fan is a little too noisy as it hums over movies unless the TV volume is up.
I purchased one of these coolers:
http://www.deepcool-us.com/Product/WARRIOR_CAESAR/
It was cheap and is definitely quieter then the stock cooler, however, my motherboard (Jetway PM9MS) has no methods of regulating fan control. Speedfan doesn't work, there are no bios options, the fan is always spinning at 100%, and it is still a little noisy. The P4 is cool (30 odd degrees celsius), so I want to buy a fan controller to manually dial back the fan to quieten the system down.
Will something cheap like this work:
http://www.aywun.com/ProductDetails.asp?ID=95
I don't want to order one if it won't work with my cooler, or if I won't be able to adjust the fan speed.
I purchased one of these coolers:
http://www.deepcool-us.com/Product/WARRIOR_CAESAR/
It was cheap and is definitely quieter then the stock cooler, however, my motherboard (Jetway PM9MS) has no methods of regulating fan control. Speedfan doesn't work, there are no bios options, the fan is always spinning at 100%, and it is still a little noisy. The P4 is cool (30 odd degrees celsius), so I want to buy a fan controller to manually dial back the fan to quieten the system down.
Will something cheap like this work:
http://www.aywun.com/ProductDetails.asp?ID=95
I don't want to order one if it won't work with my cooler, or if I won't be able to adjust the fan speed.