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Athlon XP stock hsf package

SneakyStuff

SneakyStuff

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Any reviews out there of the stock HSF combos that come with the Barton processor packages? I'm not too concerned about noise, but I don't want something louder than 33 dba, thanks 🙂
 
They're a little whiney, at best.

I've taken a liking to the Speeze Falconrock, from Newegg, for example, or the near identical Spire Whisperock IV, from KDComputers. Not that they're some overclocker's wet dream, but they work better than stock, and are very quiet. Triple tab clip, copper core, and they don't clog with lint and dust very easily. Good price, too...

Here's a link to a comparison of several coolers- they really don't like the stock cooler, at all-

http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/socketA.asp
 
tomshardware had a thing on stock a while back. they work as advertised for stock speed and stock sound.
 
iirc AMD improved the retail HSF around the time of the Bartons, not just better sink but better quality fan too, though IIRC the retail boxes are hardly much more expensive than the OEM, so you can always use the retail HSF and if it's too noisy then swap it out for something quieter.
 
my mobo has something for passive fan control, I hope that when I get it all up and running that'll manage any noise.
 
tbh I wish pretty much ALL supposed "enthusiast" or "deluxe" motherboards had features (even if off by default & unsupported) to slow down/speed up CPU, northbridge and case fans automatically depending upon temperatures, all with user-defineable settings in BIOS and preferably a windows app. Minimal unnecessary noise, less wear & tear, less power usage - even possibly more reliability as more powerful fans can be used because the noise:airflow tradeoff doesnt have to be balanced so rigidly.
 
Retail HSF is not that bad. Older ones had copper bases which were better, now they're all aluminum. They're not that loud, but if you want higher overclocks you'll definately need to replace it.
 
I was looking at a Thermaltake Volcano, but I think i'll hold off on that for a bit. How hard is it to remove the stock HSF when that time comes?
 
I installed the stock HSF from my Barton onto a stock T-Bird 1.3, and it's not *dead* silent, but it's far from noisy. I only tested the computer without a case so far, so once locked in, it'd be "almost" inaudible.

Temperatures are quite discutable though. I can't check 'em right now, but I think they hovered into the high 40s Celcius in idle state and going into the 50s under load, according to Asus Probe. That's about the same temps I get with my Barton 2500+ running at 2.2 ghz with a Silent Boost hooked on. 🙂

Maybe it's normal for a T-bird, I know those were known overheaters, but I've never tried it with another HSF in order to compare. :/
 
AMD says that their processors can go up to like 70' C safely. If I only go up to 50' C max, i'd be fine with that, as long as the fan isn't noisy 😉 But my new case is going to have 120mm fans, so I hope that helps with moving the heat along a bit.
 
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