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Different hsf for my 1.8a

jpetermann

jpetermann

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Hey all, I have not done a whole lot with Pentium chips, so I need a reccomendation for a good hsf for the P4 1.8a. I am o'clocking it. The stock doesn;t seem to bad. It idles at about 42c and full load so far I have seen it up to about 50c. I am using ASII, will ASIII be much better? Thanks for the help.

PJ
 
The Alpha 8942 is a good choice but it's ~$45 with a fan. Look into the AVC Sunflower for something cheaper. If your going to replace the heatsink you might as well put some AS-3 on there while you're at it.
 
pastorJay

Are those speeds with the Stock HS/Fan with ASII or with the thermal pad?

I am seeing 45 idle and 57 load with the thermal pad.. beginning to wonder if something is wrong.
 
This is what I am getting with the stock hsf: 1.8a @ 133 fsb= 2.4, ram oclocked to 356(?) It is 333 ocz mem. The temps above apply to these settings.
 
I run my 1.8A@2.5Ghz with temp 39C-45C loaded on a quiet stock HSF
and i'll keep it that way, you can drop 4-7c with AVCsunflower probably
but you also you get a louder fan, you can get a alpha with a quiet panaflo
but it's gonna cost you $40-$50.
 
<<I am seeing 45 idle and 57 load with the thermal pad.. beginning to wonder if something is wrong.>>

If your case temp is around 33C-37C than you're fine. it's usually 10-15C above case temperature.

First thing i've done when i got my retail box is take off the thermal pad, so actually
i don't know if it's better or not than my ASII. I should have tried it for a while i think.
 
Well I'd keep her below 60c but don't worry about frying the p4 it's really hard seeing as intel implemented clock throttling into the cpu wich means at a certain temp (which I am unsure of) the cpu will actually underclock itself until it reaches a safe operating temperature... hope that helps ya
 
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