Change my Alpha to A SP-94 or other? Prescott Cooling!

[JvD]

OK, so I bought a Prescott. A 3.0E witch runs nicely a 3750 (havent tried any higher). Its cooled by an "old" Alpha, the model former to 8952T. Its been cooling my 1.8A @ 2.6 for a year now BUT the prescott needs som more air ;-) And 80mm fans doesnt suck/blow that much without the effect of LOUD NOICE! So is the SP94 MUCH better that the Alpha, considering noice AND cooling? Is it woth the upgrade? Other suggestion?

 

[Operandi]

They are both performance heatsinks.... the SP94 is prolly a better performance HS but if your going to factor in noise, I'm not sure there would be much of a differance. I prolly wouldn't get rid of the Alpha for anything lese then a XP-120.

 

[JvD]

Thanks Operandi, my thought was that a sp-94 coupled with a 92mm fan generates less noise than a 80mm. OR at the same noice level a 92mm fan push more air than a 80mm fan. That was my point. Considering coooling ONLY my alpha performes well, but I am not willing to pay the cost of noice.

AND, yeas, the XP-120 would be greate but I dont think it will fit my setup. A is7 in a Sonata. The socket is close to the upper edge and the PSU rather close to the MB. Havens got any answer yet about the possibility. The XP-90 is an alternative but I still dont have more information about is than the overclockers.com-review.

 

[Corporate Thug]

the alpha is fine. the SP 94 will only give you are a marginal decrease in temps. may a few C's

 

[JvD]

Thanks! Ill try to dig deeper considering the XP-120 and XP-90 performing SOOO well. If the XP-120 doesnt fit my setup, ill go for the XP-90.

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: JvD
Thanks Operandi, my thought was that a sp-94 coupled with a 92mm fan generates less noise than a 80mm. OR at the same noice level a 92mm fan push more air than a 80mm fan. That was my point. Considering coooling ONLY my alpha performes well, but I am not willing to pay the cost of noice.

AND, yeas, the XP-120 would be greate but I dont think it will fit my setup. A is7 in a Sonata. The socket is close to the upper edge and the PSU rather close to the MB. Havens got any answer yet about the possibility. The XP-90 is an alternative but I still dont have more information about is than the overclockers.com-review.

NP...

What fan do you have on the Alpha that noise is a problem, the alpha is good low noise cooler with the right fan. Right now I have an alpha PAL8045 with 36CFM Sunon fan that I control with SpeedFan this keeps my system extremely quiet 95% of the time as the fan is running at about 2000 or so RPM's and just over 3000 at 100% speed.

The XP-90 looks cool too but look into the speedfan option; the alpha is still a great HS.

 

[THUGSROOK]

the SP-94 will drop your temp about 10*C over an Alpha.

 

[JvD]

On what info do you base that statement? Is this considering noice as an important variable (ie holding dba constant). If it were true. I would be happy but it just sounds too good ;-)

 

[THUGSROOK]

personal experience.

ive owned an alpha, ive owned a swiftech MCX, i own a SP-94 ~ the SP-94 owns them both

the only thing better might be a XP-120 (and maybe a SP-90)

 

[JvD]

OK, thanks! I try to hold out for the XP-90 which got the highest rank over at overclockers.com. And its probably cheaper and lighter.
OR, I do have a chance of buying a n old sp-94. How much sjould I pay for it? OR, should I wait? OR.... ;-)