socket a cooling

oliver17491 · Sep 20, 2006, 02:32 PM

hi i have a socket a 2800+ xp and it is running very hot (70oc) and i just wonted to know whats the best heatsink that i can get with out it going to watercooling.

**temeteus82** · Sep 20, 2006, 02:49 PM

BTW. When was the last time you cleanned your case from dust??

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 20, 2006, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver17491

hi i have a socket a 2800+ xp and it is running very hot (70oc) and i just wonted to know whats the best heatsink that i can get with out it going to watercooling.

Assuming you keep your system clean, you're using the stock cooler, and you're not overclocking and your thermal paste is pretty good it shouldn't get THAT hot at all, even if I turn all my fans off on full load the chip only gets to 67

For socket A cooling you should get a Zalman, they work quite excellent.

oliver17491 · Sep 20, 2006, 09:10 PM

I clean my pc and fans out every week so its spotless. Im not using the standard fan im using a cheap one but it is better then my coolermaster pure copper one

CDsDontBurn · Sep 20, 2006, 09:15 PM

a vantec areoflow will work nicely. better than stock, but still not the best air cooling solution out there. more of a mid-ranged type thing.

oliver17491 · Sep 20, 2006, 10:28 PM

hi i have felt the heatsink and it wasnt even warm but it was still running at 70 would artic silver 5 make it any better or should i get a better heatsink somthing like a hyper 48 with the artic silver 5?

CDsDontBurn · Sep 20, 2006, 11:13 PM

IMO, i don't like the hyper 48. i suggest you get the Zalman as H3X suggested earlier and use some as5 to go along with it.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 21, 2006, 03:13 PM

You might try AS5 first though... if the heatsink is cool and the proc is hot thats a sign that the heat isn't being transfered properly

oliver17491 · Sep 23, 2006, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

IMO, i don't like the hyper 48. i suggest you get the Zalman as H3X suggested earlier and use some as5 to go along with it.

sorry but i cant find that cpu cooler anywhere?

CDsDontBurn · Sep 23, 2006, 02:57 PM

it's the zalman cnps700b. at least that's the one i'm talking about. dunno if h3x is talking about the same one.

oliver17491 · Sep 23, 2006, 10:28 PM

are you sure thats going to cool a 3800+ because it doesnt look up to the job?

CDsDontBurn · Sep 23, 2006, 10:33 PM

it'll work

. i sold many of those in a s939 rig, and they have the bracket to support socket A processors, so it can still be used in your next upgrade

oliver17491 · Sep 23, 2006, 10:42 PM

sorry i ment a 2800+

oliver17491 · Sep 24, 2006, 12:22 AM

I have been talking to one of my mates who knows alot about computers and he said that flower fans are only good to keep the noise down but not that great for cooling but im not interested in keeping it quite i perfer it to be noisy but will make it so if i wont to overclock it i can. so what would be the best cooler for that kind of thing?

CDsDontBurn · Sep 24, 2006, 01:11 AM

yes. the zalman has a control knob which allows you to manually adjust the fan speed so that you can make it noiser or quieter. also, compared to other coolers in its "flower" class, the zalman i linked is the best one available in terms of low noise output and cooling effectiveness.

oliver17491 · Sep 25, 2006, 07:53 PM

yea but even turned to hight it still doesnt cool as goos as i wont

Asmoday · Sep 25, 2006, 08:04 PM

The Zalman CU 7700 fits on socket A too, and it is an very potent cooler using a 120 mm fan...

Edit: My bad the 7700 doesn't fit on the socket A platform....but the 7000b-Cu isn't a bad cooler at all, with a decent TIM applied correctly it should perform within a couple of degrees from the best coolers.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 25, 2006, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by oliver17491

yea but even turned to hight it still doesnt cool as goos as i wont

Well how cool do you want it room temp?

The Zalman coolers are some of THE most effective designs, I mean look at the surface area on them it's no wonder

oliver17491 · Sep 25, 2006, 11:00 PM

i always thought they where tiny but looking at one on a motherboard there huge. what the the overall diameter so i can see if it will fir on my board?

oliver17491 · Sep 25, 2006, 11:41 PM

I have been looking at how big it is and i dont think it will fit on my motherboard becasue i think it will hit the northbridge whats abit of a problem but i have been looking and i have found some that might fit size wise but i dont know if the the way they are put on is different? and what do you think about the Zalman CNPS9500, Thermaltake Big Typhoon or the coolermaster hyper 48?

CDsDontBurn · Sep 26, 2006, 12:26 AM

zalman - according to newegg, it won't fit socket A

thermaltake - the typhoon is a mock of the thermalright xp-120

coolermaster - the hyper 6+ works for socket A. you can use it w/o fans, but to get those lower temps you want, you'd want to get some air moving across the heat sink.

honestly though, of those you mentioned, i'd rather get the zalman flower. the 92mm one works great

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oliver17491 · Sep 27, 2006, 05:42 PM

What would be better a £40-50 water cooling or air cooling for the same price??

CDsDontBurn · Sep 27, 2006, 06:53 PM

i'm not sure you can actually find a 40-50 euro water cooling kit anywhere. and if you do find one, i'd be worried about it's quality. the cheapest one i've seen is $180 (USD)....probably like $140 euros, and it was made by coolermaster.

oliver17491 · Sep 27, 2006, 09:24 PM

here are some links:
http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-silentwater-lcs.html

http://www.xoxide.com/tt-bigwater-kit.html

CDsDontBurn · Sep 27, 2006, 11:35 PM

lol....i'd get the bigwater

oliver17491 · Sep 28, 2006, 12:06 AM

But would the bigwater be better then good aircooling ?

CDsDontBurn · Sep 28, 2006, 03:09 PM

if you're going to be spending ~$100 USD on water cooling, it better be at least as good as the best air cooling out there, lol

Neshi · Sep 28, 2006, 05:50 PM

i would first try if the thermal paste does the job. by the sound of your problem (hot cpu, cold heatsink) its just the paste that doesnt do his job right
after you tried the paste, and its still that hot, i would consider buying better cooling.
Air cooling does the job all right, i would only consider watercooling if you're gonna overclock the thing. but hey, if you can get decent watercooling for the price of an aircooler. i would say, get it!
but as far as i know, decent watercooling is alot more expensive then regular air cooler.
and there are alot of good air coolers out there.
try Zalman (as mentioned before), arctic, thermaltake.. there are alot good things out there.

im just saying, dont spend more money then neccesary. Maybe its just the thermal paste, and you're looking for watercooling!!

H3X4D3C1M4L · Sep 28, 2006, 08:46 PM

Don't bother watercooling Socket A unless you want to specifically hit the 2600MHz mark with uber high volts... Socket A doesn't warrant watercooling especially since it can be a pain in the butthole to try and install it with out killing the chips (unless you buy a really good kit which is then overkill).

CDsDontBurn · Sep 28, 2006, 10:02 PM

^^ yea. don't get water cooling for a socket A chip. go with something newer if you're going to water cool

Sep 20, 2006, 02:32 PM	#1
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	socket a cooling hi i have a socket a 2800+ xp and it is running very hot (70oc) and i just wonted to know whats the best heatsink that i can get with out it going to watercooling. __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 20, 2006, 09:10 PM	Thread Starter #4
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	I clean my pc and fans out every week so its spotless. Im not using the standard fan im using a cheap one but it is better then my coolermaster pure copper one __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 20, 2006, 09:15 PM	#5
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	a vantec areoflow will work nicely. better than stock, but still not the best air cooling solution out there. more of a mid-ranged type thing. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 20, 2006, 10:28 PM	Thread Starter #6
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	hi i have felt the heatsink and it wasnt even warm but it was still running at 70 would artic silver 5 make it any better or should i get a better heatsink somthing like a hyper 48 with the artic silver 5? __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 20, 2006, 11:13 PM	#7
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	IMO, i don't like the hyper 48. i suggest you get the Zalman as H3X suggested earlier and use some as5 to go along with it. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 21, 2006, 03:13 PM	#8
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	You might try AS5 first though... if the heatsink is cool and the proc is hot thats a sign that the heat isn't being transfered properly

Sep 23, 2006, 02:57 PM	#10
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	it's the zalman cnps700b. at least that's the one i'm talking about. dunno if h3x is talking about the same one. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 23, 2006, 10:28 PM	Thread Starter #11
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	are you sure thats going to cool a 3800+ because it doesnt look up to the job? __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 23, 2006, 10:33 PM	#12
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	it'll work . i sold many of those in a s939 rig, and they have the bracket to support socket A processors, so it can still be used in your next upgrade __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 23, 2006, 10:42 PM	Thread Starter #13
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	sorry i ment a 2800+ __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 24, 2006, 12:22 AM	Thread Starter #14
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	I have been talking to one of my mates who knows alot about computers and he said that flower fans are only good to keep the noise down but not that great for cooling but im not interested in keeping it quite i perfer it to be noisy but will make it so if i wont to overclock it i can. so what would be the best cooler for that kind of thing? __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 24, 2006, 01:11 AM	#15
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	yes. the zalman has a control knob which allows you to manually adjust the fan speed so that you can make it noiser or quieter. also, compared to other coolers in its "flower" class, the zalman i linked is the best one available in terms of low noise output and cooling effectiveness. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 25, 2006, 07:53 PM	Thread Starter #16
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	yea but even turned to hight it still doesnt cool as goos as i wont __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 25, 2006, 08:04 PM	#17
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	The Zalman CU 7700 fits on socket A too, and it is an very potent cooler using a 120 mm fan... Edit: My bad the 7700 doesn't fit on the socket A platform....but the 7000b-Cu isn't a bad cooler at all, with a decent TIM applied correctly it should perform within a couple of degrees from the best coolers. __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg Last edited by Asmoday; Sep 25, 2006 at 08:10 PM.

Sep 25, 2006, 11:00 PM	Thread Starter #19
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	i always thought they where tiny but looking at one on a motherboard there huge. what the the overall diameter so i can see if it will fir on my board? __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 25, 2006, 11:41 PM	Thread Starter #20
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	I have been looking at how big it is and i dont think it will fit on my motherboard becasue i think it will hit the northbridge whats abit of a problem but i have been looking and i have found some that might fit size wise but i dont know if the the way they are put on is different? and what do you think about the Zalman CNPS9500, Thermaltake Big Typhoon or the coolermaster hyper 48? __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 26, 2006, 12:26 AM	#21
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	zalman - according to newegg, it won't fit socket A thermaltake - the typhoon is a mock of the thermalright xp-120 coolermaster - the hyper 6+ works for socket A. you can use it w/o fans, but to get those lower temps you want, you'd want to get some air moving across the heat sink. honestly though, of those you mentioned, i'd rather get the zalman flower. the 92mm one works great . __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 27, 2006, 05:42 PM	Thread Starter #22
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	What would be better a £40-50 water cooling or air cooling for the same price?? __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 27, 2006, 06:53 PM	#23
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	i'm not sure you can actually find a 40-50 euro water cooling kit anywhere. and if you do find one, i'd be worried about it's quality. the cheapest one i've seen is $180 (USD)....probably like $140 euros, and it was made by coolermaster. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 27, 2006, 09:24 PM	Thread Starter #24
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	here are some links: http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake-silentwater-lcs.html http://www.xoxide.com/tt-bigwater-kit.html __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 27, 2006, 11:35 PM	#25
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	lol....i'd get the bigwater __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 28, 2006, 12:06 AM	Thread Starter #26
oliver17491 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 25 Rep Power: 0	But would the bigwater be better then good aircooling ? __________________ [COLOR=red]CPU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- AMD Opteron 146 CACJE[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Motherboard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Duel Bios[/COLOR] [COLOR=red]Graphics C[/COLOR][COLOR=red]ard[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Nvidia 7600GT PCI-E [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Hard Drives[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- 40GB/60GB Maxtor IDE[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]Memory[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 512MB [/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]CPU Cooling[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Watercooling[/COLOR] [COLOR=#ff0000]GPU [/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=red]Cooling[/COLOR]- Standard Heatsink [/COLOR] [COLOR=red]PSU[/COLOR][COLOR=black]- Cheap 500W[/COLOR]

Sep 28, 2006, 03:09 PM	#27
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	if you're going to be spending ~$100 USD on water cooling, it better be at least as good as the best air cooling out there, lol __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Sep 28, 2006, 05:50 PM	#28
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,378 Rep Power: 177 System Specs	i would first try if the thermal paste does the job. by the sound of your problem (hot cpu, cold heatsink) its just the paste that doesnt do his job right after you tried the paste, and its still that hot, i would consider buying better cooling. Air cooling does the job all right, i would only consider watercooling if you're gonna overclock the thing. but hey, if you can get decent watercooling for the price of an aircooler. i would say, get it! but as far as i know, decent watercooling is alot more expensive then regular air cooler. and there are alot of good air coolers out there. try Zalman (as mentioned before), arctic, thermaltake.. there are alot good things out there. im just saying, dont spend more money then neccesary. Maybe its just the thermal paste, and you're looking for watercooling!! __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Sep 28, 2006, 08:46 PM	#29
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Don't bother watercooling Socket A unless you want to specifically hit the 2600MHz mark with uber high volts... Socket A doesn't warrant watercooling especially since it can be a pain in the butthole to try and install it with out killing the chips (unless you buy a really good kit which is then overkill).

Sep 28, 2006, 10:02 PM	#30
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	^^ yea. don't get water cooling for a socket A chip. go with something newer if you're going to water cool __________________ Her First Day \| A year later