Gam3r01 :
dirtyferret :
50c at a light load is a rather warm (but not seriously hot). Is the noise issue new or has the fan always been loud since day one?
It has been loud since I built the system, but has gotten slightly louder which Is probably due to I built it in winter, and my house is a good 20 degrees warmer now in the summer. I just left my computer sit for a while while I made food and idle it was about 35-47 C
I would really get an aftermarket one if this one isnt cooling enough. If its just loud but still gets the job done it wont bother me. I might even consider a self contained liquid cooling system for the cpu only.
an after market cooler can help out.
something basic like the rosewill RCX-Z1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200014
or something like the cooler master 212+/evo or silverstone argon AR1 that will let you over clock your CPU (the evo is slightly better then the 212+ but probably not $15 extra)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=212%2B&N=100006648&isNodeId=1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835220060