AMD Athlon 64 Heatsink Roundup

Asmoday · Jan 19, 2004, 03:59 AM

A couple of months ago AMD introduced the Athlon 64. Really powerful, but very expensive.
But, a moth ago, they introduced a new version of it, the Athlon 64 3000+. This CPU actually is a 3200+, nut has only half the L2 cash size, namely 512 KB instead of the original 1024 KB. As the cache is a very expensive part of the CPU, and this one has less of it, the price dropped to 240 € in little Belgium.

I couldn't resist and bought be one.

Even at stock speeds this CPU has a great performance. But great performance, and a silent computer mostly don't go together.... So today I’ll be testing some cooling solutions for the Athlon 64. Starting from the simplest cooling solution, the boxed cooler, and ending with a more advanced and complete watercooling setup.

The competitors for today are:

Boxed cooler : Ajigo MF043-044A

Speeze : EE704B3 DolphinReef™

Evercool : k802-715

Thermalright : SLK948U

Asetek : WaterChill™

Source : MADSHRIMPS

Jan 19, 2004, 03:59 AM	#1
Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	AMD Athlon 64 Heatsink Roundup A couple of months ago AMD introduced the Athlon 64. Really powerful, but very expensive. But, a moth ago, they introduced a new version of it, the Athlon 64 3000+. This CPU actually is a 3200+, nut has only half the L2 cash size, namely 512 KB instead of the original 1024 KB. As the cache is a very expensive part of the CPU, and this one has less of it, the price dropped to 240 € in little Belgium. I couldn't resist and bought be one. Even at stock speeds this CPU has a great performance. But great performance, and a silent computer mostly don't go together.... So today I’ll be testing some cooling solutions for the Athlon 64. Starting from the simplest cooling solution, the boxed cooler, and ending with a more advanced and complete watercooling setup. The competitors for today are: Boxed cooler : Ajigo MF043-044A Speeze : EE704B3 DolphinReef™ Evercool : k802-715 Thermalright : SLK948U Asetek : WaterChill™ Source : MADSHRIMPS