I need some recommendations on CPU cooling. Since I have my computer in my small bedroom, I need to think about ways to making it quieter. Right now, the fan on my Athlon is very loud. I made the mistake of asking for a more powerful 'jet engine, heavy duty' sounding fan instead of a quieter one when I got this comp. Since I sometimes leave my comp on all night to process something, its sometimes hard to sleep because of my CPU fan being so loud. The power supply and the fan on my Radeon dont seem very loud at all though.Are there any other products that can adequately cool my Athlon while keeping quiet? I been thinking about getting a heatpipe, but i'm not too familar with those, and knowing myself, I might burn up my CPU with that LOL. I rather get some responses before I try anything.Any suggestions?

I recently replaced my Athlon 1.33 with an XP2100+ and Thermaltake Volcano 9 HSF. So far I'm happy with it. Many of the newer HSF's, including the Volcano 9, use an 80mm fan instead of the 60mm that was common a few years ago. The 80mm fan can move more air at lower RPM. Since the fan "overhangs" the heatsink, you need a little more clearance around the CPU socket.The Volcano 9 has a feature where you can route a small rheostat outside the computer case and control fan RPM manually. Using something like motherboard monitor to see your CPU temps, you can adjust the fan to the lowest RPM that still provides adequate cooling. I usually run mine at 3500 - 4000 RPM for most activities, and maybe 4500 RPM for something demanding like flight simming. The noise level is MUCH lower at 3500 than it is at the max setting of around 5000 RPM.Dan