Best HSF for AMD 1.4Ghz

[Prince of Persia]

Whats the best hsf for this 1.4ghz if I don't want to overclock? Maybe like in 2 years I might chose to overclock, but not now.

A quiet one too please!

 

[Glow]

there isnt really a best, and the better the fan the louder it is usually....you just have to pick how loud is too loud. i have a vantec hsf and it has a delta black label fan on it and i consider it too loud. theres lots of sites with hsf reviews, im sure you could find one.

 

[PlatinumGold]

there are 2 hs i have had experience w/ that can give you good results.

1. WBK 38 w/ a 92mm or an 80mm fan hooked to it. gives you world class performance (by world class i mean that every review out there ranks the wbk38 w/ the delta fan in the top 5 in performance) w/ very little noise.

2. Gladiator or Golden Gate w/ a 27 cfm fan on it. performance is very case cooling dependent. this fan is available at Link. Good performance competitive w/ the wbk. also quiet. if you want top notch performance you can get the golden gate w/ the 38 cfm delta, very loud but top notch performance.

both of these can be purchased for less than $30.00 the golden gate can be had for $19.98 shipped. very good price.

 

[eLiu]

Hey platinum, does a 92mm fan mount on the wbk as easily as a 80mm goes on?

 

[SpeedTrap]

Zalman 5000 cnps

 

[PlatinumGold]

eliu

not quite as easily. you need to put a fan guard on the side you want facing the HS, then u just clip to the fan guard. i didn't have a fan guard handy so i just ran some wires accross the holes for the screws then i clipped to the wire. works for me so far, but i'll be buying some fan guards as soon as i place an order for something else, wouldn't wanna pay shipping on just fan guards.

 

[eLiu]

lol

ok...so i but a guard btwn the cpu and the fan...ok

Has 92mm shown any major advantage over 80mm?

 

[PlatinumGold]

ya it has for me. i have the msi board. this board doesn't have a fan on the northbridge hs. so w/ a smaller fan i can get bsod errors cause my northbridge heats up too much.

 

[eLiu]

alrighty then...it'll only cost a few bucks more lol

im usin an Epox 8K7A ne idea if it'll help much on that?

the 92mm and the 80mm have nearly the same CFM...the 92mm is 1CFM more, and 1db quieter