Completely confused over S939 cooling

[teiresias]

Geez, the choices here are abundant, I'm like completely overwhelmed. In any case, it's either going to be an A64 3500+ or an A64 X2 3800+, and I'd be hoping to overclock either of them at least a bit, I never go hog wild overclocking anyway. It will be on the Asrock 939DUAL-SATA2 as well.

I was considering either the Scythe SCNJ-1000P or the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro. The 64 Pro seems to have the leg up simply in installation, but depending on the review you read the 64 Pro ranges from nearly silent to a turbine engine. I'm guessing either one would be ok for my relatively modest overclocking ambitions, but the Scythe would require the purchase of some AS5 (I'd just use the MX-1 included with the 64 Pro if I got that).

I did notice the Scythe doesn't seem to actually do the whole "airflow over the mobo power regulators" deal since the bottom fins don't seem to be angles in any way.

In any case, would either one be alright for my needs, if so I would probably just go with the 64 Pro, but seeing as how the scythe isn't that much more money I'd be willing to spring for it and the extra for some AS5 (unless I decide to reuse some old Ceramique I have sitting around).

Price has basically eliminated the Zalman from the running though.

 

[RallyMaster]

Just use the Ceramique. Get the Scythe Ninja. The cooling performance is worth the price.

 

[acegazda]

Originally posted by: RallyMaster
Just use the Ceramique. Get the Scythe Ninja. The cooling performance is worth the price.

I would 2nd that, if you are on a tight budget go with the freezer 64 pro.

 

[teiresias]

Thanks for the advice guys.

In terms of the Scythe, would people recommend getting the Plus version that includes a fan, or do people have suggestions for a better fan to pair with the heatsink?

 

[Bobthelost]

The plus will do the job. If you want really low noise then a nexus is hard to beat, but odds are that it's a waste of money. When you're talking about low noise with a scythe ninja you're talking about very low noise

 

[teiresias]

Sounds good. My case and power supply fans tend to be the loudest fans in my system anyway (Kingwin KT-424 case, black, love that thing!!) I'm also guessing the fan on my Sapphire X800GTO AGP may also be louder anyway. Also, I've never installed a heatsink that requires a backplate, will I definately need to use it or would the removable motherboard tray of the case maybe have the holes I need? Does the scythe come with decent enough documentation to help me along with the install? Thanks.

 

[wolfman11]

An option too if you aren't going to really try to crank the chip is to get the retail boxed version of the chip and use the heatsink with it - they are pretty good for the A64/Opterons...if it doesn't suit your needs you can always swap it later...

 

[Noubourne]

Yeah an Opty 165 is = X2 3800, with more L2 cache, and it has a great cooler that comes with it retail that you wouldn't even need to switch out for mild overclocking.

The Scythe would only be needed if you wanted the crank it as far as it could go on air, which the ASROCK is unlikely to allow you to do anyway. I'd say go Opty 165 and OC that.

 

[Wnh5001]

hmm i bought the freezer 64 pro from arctice cooler, and it doesnt fit on my asrock dual sata motherboard... so i was wondering if anyone else has this heatsink and managed to install it..

 

[Howard]

Does it interfere with some device(s) on the motherboard?

 

[Wnh5001]

something physically is blocking it. it looks like a heatsink, err i forgot teh name for it its right under the area of cpu and heatsink area.

 

[Wnh5001]

heres a review from a user who bought asrock dual sata "Cons: Large board, Memory modules may be in the way of cd-rom drives etc. The ARCTIC COOLING ACS64U was too large and did not fit properly on the cpu. The NB heatsink was in the way. The AGP Card location makes you lose a PCI slot if you have a large AGP card." so im guesing that it did fit but wasnt too good, cause the NB heatsink was blocking it... >_< o wellz ill just use it for my other comp, damn summer sux *sighs

 

[Wnh5001]

ok i saw antoehr review on newegg... it seems if u have an asrock dual sata, u have to unscrew the bracket and reverse it? "Cons: If your motherboard is not compatible (like my Asrock 939dual-SATA2), you'll have to reverse it.

Other Thoughts: Reversing is quite simple. You need to unscrew the bracket part then reverse the whole thing. It'll fit; though you'll need to take some time to finish the puzzle. It's worth it." so imma give it a try now.. >_<