best cooling for a p3 fcpga

[tavin64]

Im getting a p3 800E fcpga with an asus cusl2 and im wondering whats the best cooler i can get for it. I was thinking about the alpha pep66 but some people say that hedgehog is better. If you have any other suggestions than those two feel free to tell me.
Thanks

 

[compuwiz1]

A pep66 is not the proper cooler for that board. It is tough to beat a PAL 6035, but he hedgehog will nose it out. Part of it depends on what fan you use too. The Delta black label is a little too much for me, noise wise.

 

[han888]

alpha pep66 can not fit on cusl2, i am use alpa pal30t

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p3-800@1000 alpa pal30t
asus cusl2 1003.004
256 hyundai pc133
64mb voodoo5 5500

 

[tonyou]

Hmmm... from the photographs I've seen, the CUSL2 seems like it can take a PEP66.

han888, what is preventing the PEP66 from fitting the board?

Tony

 

[han888]

depend on your case, i ever have alpa pep66 and can not fit on my aopen hx-08 case, that why i use pal30t

 

[Smbu]

I've used an Alpha PEP66 on my CUSL2 in my Antec SX1030B case. It's sort of tough to get on though and the Delta Fan 38cfm that I have on it was blowing the hot air right into my PS. You'd probably be better off getting a one made for a socket mobo. I took it out, because the noise of the fan is too loud and I can run my P3 700@1ghz using only a golden orb.

 

[Smbu]

Oh, Tavin you might want to think about getting a different mobo if you are getting that P3 800. Unless you are sure you can get it to a 133 fsb(1064mhz), or higher. The pci multiplier on the CUSL2 doesn't change from 1/3 to 1/4 until you reach 133mhz. At 132mhz it's still set to 1/3, which, can make for some pretty high pci bus speeds(44mhz) which most devices can't handle. If you already have the CUSL2 then you would probably be better off getting a different cpu.

 

[han888]

Oh, Tavin you might want to think about getting a different mobo if you are getting that P3 800. Unless you are sure you can get it to a 133 fsb(1064mhz), or higher. The pci multiplier on the CUSL2 doesn't change from 1/3 to 1/4 until you reach 133mhz

yup, nice advises for u tavin64, but i am running for 4 month already at 41 pci bus speed and until now the system is still rock here! i dont know why, may be i put some cooller on my hd and sblive can handle the 41 bus

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p3-800@1000 alpa pal30t
asus cusl2 1003.004
256 hyundai pc133
64mb voodoo5 5500

 

[harpomx]

same here, han888. I'm running PCI at either 37 or 47, can't remember. Whichever one is in the ratio 150:150:x
Anything higher than that, and my NIC stops working.

 

[Packet]

the PEP66 was pretty much designed for Slot1 boards using a slotkey from what I can tell. So it won't cover up a dimm slot.