What the best cooler out there? (not water cooling)

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 9, 2003, 12:31 PM

Whats the best AMD Heatsink/Cooler out there ... $4,000 fell in my lap (yeahhh) so now I am upgradeing ... moding ... and overclocking

Guidoo · Feb 9, 2003, 01:47 PM

If your talking about "best bang for your buck" .....I've always liked the Thermaltake Volcano series.. Currently using the 7+ model running at a cool 34c idle and 36-37c load. on a Ath 2700 while set on med speed or else it starts sounding like a small turbo-prop

. But since you have money to burn

dont forget all the other cooling stuff you can get !!!! You may want to check out places like thisnexfan .They have all kinds of cooling supplies.

Have fun and enjoy your shopping spree

Guido

Darksider · Feb 9, 2003, 08:59 PM

If price is no object, go with one of the coolers from Swiftech or Alpha. They are expensive, but they are the best you can get.

digitalwanderer · Feb 9, 2003, 09:03 PM

...the Kingwin 725. For $18us it's a great deal. Simple, quiet, powerful!

I picked it up when I got me tuly 1.4 for Bubbles and it has done me NOTHING but proper!

(BTW-EVIL LINKAGE!!!! My wife is gonna freaking kill me.....

)

EDITED BITS: Doh! AMD! Try this one then.

ToshiroOC · Feb 9, 2003, 09:06 PM

Though personally I would go for one of those nice Prometias or Vapochills because of the excessive $$$$, or some really nice watercooling, I would recommend Swiftech as far as HSF go if you don't mind a mite of noise, and then the Akasa Silver Mountain 2Q for good quiet performance (assuming you won't want to go through the trouble of getting a swiftie or an alpha and putting a silent fan on it...)

DriveEuro · Feb 9, 2003, 09:53 PM

SLK 800, no doubt the best. You can find several reviews of it online.

Necrosis · Feb 10, 2003, 06:22 AM

The SLK-900 looks to be pretty nice as well but there is problems w/ compatibility with AMD motherboards. Alpha is great too.

DriveEuro · Feb 10, 2003, 06:34 AM

SLK 900 only mounts on the four holes.... Cannot mount onto the Ziff clips.

Necrosis · Feb 10, 2003, 07:00 AM

It's dangerous to have very heavy heatsinks so to speak "holding on for dear life" by some thin pieces of plastic. I've read where a heavy enough heatsink with the proper jolt can rip the socket right out of the motherboard. I'm quite amazed to see some of these huge heavy heatsinks out now with just a single clip to hold it on. I think a person is just asking for trouble and it would really suck to have almost a pound of metal plonk down on your expensive video card.

Rayder · Feb 10, 2003, 07:07 AM

Someone posted a link to a review of CPU coolers here a while back. Here's the link:
CPU Cooler review

Hope that helps ya!

DaSnIpE · Feb 10, 2003, 07:41 PM

SLK 900 is the new winner, hehe, SLK 800 is almost the same but it's cheaper now 2 so it'll be easier to pick up

DriveEuro · Feb 10, 2003, 07:42 PM

But not all people can mount an SLK 900. Not everyone had the mounting holes next to the Zif socket.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 10, 2003, 08:08 PM

this is what I am thinking about .... a Swiftech MCX462 Plus , a 92 mm to 80mm fan adaptor, a 92x92x26 3000RPM. 50CFM, 35dBA,double ball bearing fan

This sound very good?
I stearing away from the 100cfm fans becouse of all the dam bloody noise (55-60 DB).

DriveEuro · Feb 10, 2003, 08:15 PM

Um, that should be enough for a little overclock. Now if you are planning on overclocking.......like what I have...500mhz overclock then you might need a better fan.... But you seem sufficient with that fan.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 10, 2003, 08:26 PM

probubly going for a 2400+ and pushing it up to about 3000+ so I am only going about 200mhz and forceing the bus speed to 166mhz ... that setup sound suffecient?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 10, 2003, 08:37 PM

it not becouse I am afaid to push it but... the way I run on this thing every day... I wanna make sure I don't run into any problems plus save some of my $$$ for some fun or something else I want

Feb 9, 2003, 12:31 PM	#1
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	What the best cooler out there? (not water cooling) Whats the best AMD Heatsink/Cooler out there ... $4,000 fell in my lap (yeahhh) so now I am upgradeing ... moding ... and overclocking

Feb 9, 2003, 01:47 PM	#2
Guidoo Guido Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 0	best cooler............... If your talking about "best bang for your buck" .....I've always liked the Thermaltake Volcano series.. Currently using the 7+ model running at a cool 34c idle and 36-37c load. on a Ath 2700 while set on med speed or else it starts sounding like a small turbo-prop . But since you have money to burn dont forget all the other cooling stuff you can get !!!! You may want to check out places like thisnexfan .They have all kinds of cooling supplies. Have fun and enjoy your shopping spree Guido

Feb 9, 2003, 09:03 PM	#4
digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Well, I like... ...the Kingwin 725. For $18us it's a great deal. Simple, quiet, powerful! I picked it up when I got me tuly 1.4 for Bubbles and it has done me NOTHING but proper! (BTW-EVIL LINKAGE!!!! My wife is gonna freaking kill me..... ) EDITED BITS: Doh! AMD! Try this one then. __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

Feb 9, 2003, 09:06 PM	#5
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Though personally I would go for one of those nice Prometias or Vapochills because of the excessive $$$$, or some really nice watercooling, I would recommend Swiftech as far as HSF go if you don't mind a mite of noise, and then the Akasa Silver Mountain 2Q for good quiet performance (assuming you won't want to go through the trouble of getting a swiftie or an alpha and putting a silent fan on it...) __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Feb 9, 2003, 09:53 PM	#6
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	SLK 800, no doubt the best. You can find several reviews of it online. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Feb 9, 2003, 08:59 PM	#3
Darksider I Play NWN and UT2003 Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 202 Rep Power: 0	If price is no object, go with one of the coolers from Swiftech or Alpha. They are expensive, but they are the best you can get.

Feb 10, 2003, 06:22 AM	#7
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	The SLK-900 looks to be pretty nice as well but there is problems w/ compatibility with AMD motherboards. Alpha is great too.

Feb 10, 2003, 06:34 AM	#8
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	SLK 900 only mounts on the four holes.... Cannot mount onto the Ziff clips. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Feb 10, 2003, 07:00 AM	#9
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	It's dangerous to have very heavy heatsinks so to speak "holding on for dear life" by some thin pieces of plastic. I've read where a heavy enough heatsink with the proper jolt can rip the socket right out of the motherboard. I'm quite amazed to see some of these huge heavy heatsinks out now with just a single clip to hold it on. I think a person is just asking for trouble and it would really suck to have almost a pound of metal plonk down on your expensive video card.

Feb 10, 2003, 07:07 AM	#10
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Someone posted a link to a review of CPU coolers here a while back. Here's the link: CPU Cooler review Hope that helps ya!

Feb 10, 2003, 07:41 PM	#11
DaSnIpE Driverage Snipe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada or NYC, USA Posts: 372 Rep Power: 0	SLK 900 is the new winner, hehe, SLK 800 is almost the same but it's cheaper now 2 so it'll be easier to pick up __________________ Antec SX1030 Case - Enermax 431 W Whisper PS - 4 Case Fans -ThermalRight AX-7 With Panaflo Ultra Fan - Sb Audigy / Logitech Z-560 Speakers / Sennheiser HD497 Headphones WD 80GB 7200 rpm HD - Samsung SyncMaster 955DF - LG 16x10x40x Burner / Pionner 16x Slot DVD View my rig http://nl.dodhq.net/Rig/

Feb 10, 2003, 07:42 PM	#12
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	But not all people can mount an SLK 900. Not everyone had the mounting holes next to the Zif socket. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Feb 10, 2003, 08:08 PM	Thread Starter #13
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	this is what I am thinking about .... a Swiftech MCX462 Plus , a 92 mm to 80mm fan adaptor, a 92x92x26 3000RPM. 50CFM, 35dBA,double ball bearing fan This sound very good? I stearing away from the 100cfm fans becouse of all the dam bloody noise (55-60 DB).

Feb 10, 2003, 08:15 PM	#14
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Um, that should be enough for a little overclock. Now if you are planning on overclocking.......like what I have...500mhz overclock then you might need a better fan.... But you seem sufficient with that fan. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Feb 10, 2003, 08:26 PM	Thread Starter #15
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	probubly going for a 2400+ and pushing it up to about 3000+ so I am only going about 200mhz and forceing the bus speed to 166mhz ... that setup sound suffecient?

Feb 10, 2003, 08:37 PM	Thread Starter #16
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	it not becouse I am afaid to push it but... the way I run on this thing every day... I wanna make sure I don't run into any problems plus save some of my $$$ for some fun or something else I want