name='raging-savage' said:are you sure thats not just the noise it makes when the comp starts because its a loud fan when its on high rpm (when the comp starts)
No, it sounds more like a car fan-belt slipping only much lower pitched, rather than the roaring noise it makes at high rpm. But your right it is an annoyingly loud fan either way.
I might try one of those passive heatsinks. I take it the chipset doesn't get dangerously hot when using one of those?