60MM to 80MM or 120MM fan adapter? Too heavy?

[Shagger]

I am running an Asus A7n8X-DLX board with a Barton 2500+ OC'ed to 3200+ with 200mHz FSB. When I do some video editing my CPU temps get over 51C and I have had 1 lockup thus far. I am running the stock HS with a 60MM fan. I went ahead and tried an old Delta 60MM screamer and it dropped my temps a few degrees but the sound of the dentist drill 24/7 will suck so I am thinking of getting one of those fan adapters and running a larger fan that pushes more CFM but with tolerable dB's.

Has anybody used one of these adapters? Do they do the job or not?

 

[Sid59]

you prime95 for stability?

 

[Shagger]

yes - not for a full 48hrs though...

 

[Adul]

what heatsink do you use?

Why not get a slk-800u?

that takes a 80MM fan or even a SK7+

They are both thermalright heatsinks.

 

[Shagger]

use the stock HSF. It has been fine so far but with the OC and the video editing the temps get too high sometimes.

 

[sugarkang]

i've been at around 60C on prime95 without a lockup or failure. are you sure you're actually stable or that the cpu temps are reading correctly?

imo, i don't think your chip is currently stable. 51C should not be a problem.

 

[xbassman]

Originally posted by: Adul
what heatsink do you use?

Why not get a slk-800u?

that takes a 80MM fan or even a SK7+

They are both thermalright heatsinks.

I have to agree with Adul.
The stock HSF is pretty good normally, but when overclocking you need to upgrade it.
I currently have an SLK-800U/TT SmartFanII on my Barton 2500+ and never see socket temp above 46C.
I am going to replace my TT fan with a Panaflo U1A though soon to reduce noise a bit.

BTW- My PC is @100% load 24/7 because of the distributed project I am running. My temps actually drop when I am playing a game or doing other things.

 

[0roo0roo]

slk all the way

 

[Shagger]

What would constitute a successful Prime95 test?