CNPS7000-CU vs Stock AMD X2 3800+ Heatsink/Fan?

[Lord Banshee]

Ok guys/gals,
I was looking into buying a X2 3800+ to upgrade my current 754 system and i was wondering which is better, the new heatpiped Stock heatsink that is comming with the X2's or is the CNPS7000-CU better? To me i didn't see much of a difference going from the stock A64 cooler -> 7000-Cu, it was like 5-6*C less on load. But this could be due to the fact how much heat this 130nm unit produce.

So what do you think?

Thanks,
Chris

 

[Operandi]

The only reason I can see to get the Zalman is reduced noise.

 

[monster64]

Originally posted by: Lord Banshee
Ok guys/gals,
I was looking into buying a X2 3800+ to upgrade my current 754 system and i was wondering which is better, the new heatpiped Stock heatsink that is comming with the X2's or is the CNPS7000-CU better? To me i didn't see much of a difference going from the stock A64 cooler -> 7000-Cu, it was like 5-6*C less on load. But this could be due to the fact how much heat this 130nm unit produce.

So what do you think?

Thanks,
Chris

The X2 is 939 pin cpu...

 

[JEDIYoda]

I would tell you that if your going to get into a radical over clock to switch to the zalman!!

If your only going to overclock say 5% stick with the stock heatsink!!

Yes--Im a Zalman Boy!!!!

 

[Lord Banshee]

I guess i wasn't clear lol

I already own a 7000-CU and just wondering if i get an X2 (yes i know it is a 939 lol) , is the 7000-CU better than the new stock cooler?

And i was planning on 20% increase in clock speed. Max 10% increase in Voltage.

So Yoda you say the 7000 is better than the new stock cooler as well?

 

[imported_Kensai]

Yes the 7000Cu is better than the stock cooler.

 

[JEDIYoda]

YES!!!---signed ZalmanBoy!!

 

[Unkno]

it's better...but not much of an improvement

 

[superfly27]

Argh! Let me say a few things before you "upgrade".
Yes, it's true in two to three years, many programs/games will be optimized for dual core. Then, you will see a difference (except if you encode etc).

But, we won't be seeing many increases in speed according to AMD's roadmap in the next year. (None for the lower priced CPUs.) And if you wait for socket M2, you can get DDR2 RAM and maybe other improvements at that time (also, things like SATAII will be more commonplace etc).

And, I was comparing benchmarks with the X2 3800+ and it's not quite as powerful as the socket 754 3400+ 2.4 GHz as far as I can tell (compared similar benchmarks from tom's hardware although both CPUs were not on the same graph, the 4000+ was and there was only a 1 fps difference in UT2004 so that's how I managed to figure out that the 3400+ would have like a 15 fps edge on the X2 3800+).

Then there are people who say they have to disable one core to play certain video games. I think you won't see that much of a difference in single core applications since you already overclocked your 2800+ to 2.3 GHz.

But, that's just me. If you're into video encoding etc, you like your upgrade.

Me, I'm going to wait, and upgrade in maybe two years.