4 heatsinks, 3 cpus. help me guess which heatsinks are best

[ZippyDan]

CPUs i need to cool:

1. Athlon XP 2100
2. Duron 1ghz
3. Duron 800mhz

ya i know the Durons are ez to cool, so mostly its about the 2100. i like things to be as cool as possible, so i want to use the best heatsink i can on each cpu

Heatsinks i have available

1. AMD-brand retail heatsink from Athlon XP Barton 2500+
Features:
Aluminum with *Copper Bottom
*Very Fine Aluminum Fins
-Overall Heatsink is small and compact (height, width, length)
-60mm Fan
*AMD trusts it to cool a 2500+

2. AMD-brand retail heatsink from aforementioned Athlon XP 2100+
Features:
All Aluminum
*Very Fine Aluminum Fins
-Overall Heatsink is small and compact (height, width, length)
-60mm Fan
AMD trusts it to cool a 2100+

3. SVC GC68
Features:
All Aluminum
Thin Aluminum Fins
*Overall Heatsink is wide and long but -short
*80mm Fan
Budget conscious users seem to trust it to cool better than many AMD stock HS (i use another GC68 on an Athlon XP 2000+ myself)

4. "Generic" AVC-brand heatsink pulled from an HP-brand computer with an Athlon XP 2600+
Features:
All Aluminum
-Thick Aluminum Fins
*Overall Heatsink is wide and tall
-60mm Fan with fan shroud
*HP trusts it to cool a 2600+ (worked just fine for me before i replaced it with an all-copper HS)

i know this is an inexact science, but help me to guess which heatsink are better than others by ranking them in order from best to worst. i put asteriks* next to the features i think are in favor of the HS, and - next to those that i dont like.

noise is a distant secondary factor, and i assume the gc68 with its larger fan would be the quietest...

 

[imported_Phil]

Oh dear god, that poll is a horrible mess.

 

[pspada]

ummmmmmmmmmm.........ok. My rating: worst poll ever!

 

[saxophonoia]

Originally posted by: DopeFiend
Oh dear god, that poll is a horrible mess.

 

[ZippyDan]

wow thanks for the helpful replies. how would u suggest i make a better poll?

and while youre doing that, maybe you could help me with my question instead of providing useless criticism. thanks to the two that voted so far though 😛

~Zippy!

 

[DerwenArtos12]

the durons will be no problem to cool with any of those. Just make the poll so that we can vote on which we think is the best cooler and then put that on your 2100+.

 

[Sarge1]

I get it! This is some kind of test isn't it?

 

[Peter D]

I voted for option "4" which is oddly enough numbered "1" just like all the others ;D

 

[mechBgon]

I'd use the GC-68 on one of the Durons and the retail 2500+ heatsink on the 2100+.

 

[AnnoyedGrunt]

I sounds like all the cooler will easily be able to cool those CPU's.

I'd therefore pick based on noise, and put the least noisy heatsink on my most used comp. I'm guessing the one with the 80mm fan would be a good choice since the fan can probably spin slower to move the same air.

-D'oh!