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Doomhammer
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Thu Oct 07, 2004 7:24 pm Post subject: What heatsink would you advise for an Athalon XP for ~$20? |
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If I were to get a new heatsink / fan for my Athalon XP 2500+ and wanted to spend about $20 USD, which one should I get?  |
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cygnusx
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BamZipPow
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Fri Oct 08, 2004 1:43 am Post subject: |
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Does that include shipping/tax? Before any MIR offers?
Are you planning to overclock?
Will noise be an important factor to you?
I would stick to a copper heatsink...and a 3 clip design.
NewEgg under $20 before shipping listing...
The Volcano 12 is $32 shipped... 
I would also recommend a snorkel so the fan isn't sucking any hot backwash back into itself...  This is really effective with any speed fan...  |
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Rahhstah
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Fri Oct 08, 2004 3:03 am Post subject: |
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I just got one of these coolers. Its working great on my Ahtlon system..
It was just under $20, and comes with 2 free rounded IDE cables of your choosing. See the CoolerGuys main site for details. |
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Doomhammer
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Sat Oct 09, 2004 9:31 am Post subject: |
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Noise is not a factor (unless we're talking LOTS of noise, not just standard high-speed fan noise).
I'm not really planning on overlclocking.
Rah: that looks like a really cool one, especailly since my case has a widnow in it.
Bam: Those look good too - I'd much ratehr order from Newegg than CoolerGuys, because I got some cable sfrom CoolerGuys and just shortly after that (myaby a week) my parents' credit card # got stolen... Don't think ti's related, but I don't konw... My parents are more worried about it than I am.
And these would deffinately be better than the stock heatsink/fan that comes with Athalon XPs, right? |
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Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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BamZipPow
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Sat Oct 09, 2004 10:23 am Post subject: |
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Doomhammer wrote:Bam: Those look good too
Did someone call?
Well...I look good, too!
The stock HSF will do just fine if yer not overclocking...unless yer just in the mood to spend money or something... |
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Doomhammer
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Sat Oct 09, 2004 11:19 am Post subject: |
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BamZipPow wrote:Doomhammer wrote:Bam: Those look good too
Did someone call?
Well...I look good, too!
The stock HSF will do just fine if yer not overclocking...unless yer just in the mood to spend money or something...
Would I even notice it (if I couldn't check the temps) if my CPU was running cooler? |
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"Spare monies for a noob? Heal plz? How I mine for fish?" - Leo - VGCats # 160
"I hurt in my everywhere." - VGCats
Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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spelltrap
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Sat Oct 09, 2004 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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Doomhammer wrote:BamZipPow wrote:Doomhammer wrote:Bam: Those look good too
Did someone call?
Well...I look good, too!
The stock HSF will do just fine if yer not overclocking...unless yer just in the mood to spend money or something...
Would I even notice it (if I couldn't check the temps) if my CPU was running cooler?
Depends on how hot its running now. |
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Doomhammer
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Sun Oct 10, 2004 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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spelltrap wrote:Doomhammer wrote:BamZipPow wrote:Doomhammer wrote:Bam: Those look good too
Did someone call?
Well...I look good, too!
The stock HSF will do just fine if yer not overclocking...unless yer just in the mood to spend money or something...
Would I even notice it (if I couldn't check the temps) if my CPU was running cooler?
Depends on how hot its running now.
Right now it's averaging ~130F (54C) afer a couple hours of gaming. |
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"The depth of your jealousy concerning my leetness astounds even me." - Ethan - CTRL+ALT+DEL
"Spare monies for a noob? Heal plz? How I mine for fish?" - Leo - VGCats # 160
"I hurt in my everywhere." - VGCats
Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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That's fine. I wouldn't worry. |
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BamZipPow
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Sun Oct 10, 2004 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Put a snorkel on it and I'm sure yer temps will drop even more. Just don't ferget to put some sort of filter box on it so you don't end up sucking a bunch of dirt/dust/fur into yer HSF... |
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skildude
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Mon Oct 18, 2004 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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hmmmm I had MBM on my pc. I let it run for a day or so clocking my anthlon64 3200+ with stock HSF. At no point did this machine get over 45C this is while crunching and severely stressing game play.
You might want to check your thermal transfer paste. If you are running that hot without trying then you may have a problem. A standard stock HSF should be able to deal with the heat of the CPU even if its OCed just a little. |
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Doomhammer
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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skildude wrote:hmmmm I had MBM on my pc. I let it run for a day or so clocking my anthlon64 3200+ with stock HSF. At no point did this machine get over 45C this is while crunching and severely stressing game play.
You might want to check your thermal transfer paste. If you are running that hot without trying then you may have a problem. A standard stock HSF should be able to deal with the heat of the CPU even if its OCed just a little.
So you think the thermal paste may not have good contact between the CPU and heatsink?
Dunno why that'd be, since the guy at PC Club applied it... I would assume he knows that he's doing?
It's sitting in my 72F room, and it's been doing nothing but Folding all day, yet it's currently at 127F (53C)...
After playing intensive games (Doom3, UT2k4, etc) for a few hours, it'll get up to ~135 or 140F... That isn't too bad, is it? |
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"Spare monies for a noob? Heal plz? How I mine for fish?" - Leo - VGCats # 160
"I hurt in my everywhere." - VGCats
Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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spelltrap
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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skildude wrote:hmmmm I had MBM on my pc. I let it run for a day or so clocking my anthlon64 3200+ with stock HSF. At no point did this machine get over 45C this is while crunching and severely stressing game play.
You might want to check your thermal transfer paste. If you are running that hot without trying then you may have a problem. A standard stock HSF should be able to deal with the heat of the CPU even if its OCed just a little.
Really? Mine's (same CPU) just about always at 55º C. |
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dropforge
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:15 pm Post subject: |
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If it was bad the pc would shut down/reboot. Most modern cpu/motherboards come with some degree of thermal protection.
My XP 2100 would simply crash to desktop( if playing a game), my XP2500 reboots. Both cpu's were overclocked, 2100 had AMD standard HSF, 2500 had a Volcano 9, fan speed set at halfway( this is a very noisy fan).
How quickly does it return to its idle temp. If it stays hot you may want to consider upgrading your cooling.
Also what video card do you have? The card maybe producing a fair bit of heat that is making ambient temp inside your case a little too hot, hence the advice about setting up a snorkle(cold air induction). |
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