A64 3200+ stock HSF good or crap?

[Maximus96]

i bought the retail 3200+ over the OEM since they're the same price. I also have a Zalman 7000A Cu. my question is should i bother with the stock HSF? if i do use stock one first, would it make the zalman perform worse due to the thermal pad residue when i replace it? thanks

 

[oneshot47]

Any reason to not just put on the zalman to begin with?

 

[toadman]

I started with the stock hsf.It actually is not a bad hsf.I'm now running the same zalman which is a great cooler.i would just use the zalman from the start,you end up using it in the end anyways.

 

[Brian48]

It depends on which HSF you got with your retail CPU. The original one that used to ship with the AMD64 was/is an excellent unit (I'm refering to this one). It even comes with Shin Etsu G751 thermal paste which I consider better then Artic Silver 5. I went with the retail processor when I bought my AMD64 3400+ just so I could get this heatsink along with it. It's even good for moderate overclocking. Lately however, I've noticed that alot of the newer AMD64's are coming with a different, all-aluminum heatsink that doesn't appear to be as good.

 

[Maximus96]

Originally posted by: oneshot47
Any reason to not just put on the zalman to begin with?

just curious really, no reason at all

 

[Losty]

hey ... i'm planning on getting an a64 2800+ retail
is that ajigo heatsink also on the retail 2800+?

thanks

 

[CraigRT]

the stock heatsink works quite fine in my case.
even allows me overclocking.
then again, i always try stock before i upgrade.. i like to know what i will be getting from the upgrade.

 

[Viper96720]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
the stock heatsink works quite fine in my case.
even allows me overclocking.
then again, i always try stock before i upgrade.. i like to know what i will be getting from the upgrade.

That's a good idea. Funny thing would be if you put on your aftermarket heatsink. Then there is no difference.

 

[bigj3347]

My retail 3200+ heatsink and fan have performed very well for me, nice and quiet as well. Granted I don't overclock it or anything.