Coolerguys $9.95 heatsink
Dr. Thermal T-V77L Series Cooler Sale $9.95
Coolerguys has the V77L heatsink on sale for $9.95.....and then I found more good reviews of the HSF So I bought another V77L for the next system I am building.
I bought one from newegg.com for $18.00 with CoolerMaster Thermal Compound...CPU temps 32C to 36C , system temp 30C to 34C... GA-7VRXP KT333 mobo with Athlon 1800XP+ runing at 1900 XP+ speed , default vCore
I'm very happy with this HSF, and the lever mounting system is great. I know this isn't an AX-7, Volcano 9, Alpha, Swiftech, or SLK-800, but it is not far from those levels. Crazypc.com rats this as an extrem aircooling HSF with a high CFM [loud] fan. And with the stock fan, which is as quiet as the AMD retail HSF....this fan is 6C to 10C cooler.
Frosty Tech Arku 628 v. V77L review
>>We receive a of email from readers who all have one simple question; "what heatsink should I get?" If they are looking for a quiet heatsink so they can get some sleep, or watch movies, I usually tell them to get a Zalman. If on the other hand they are looking for a high performance heatsink I tend to suggest two companies over and over. One of those companies is Thermal Integrations and the other is Arkua. Both make heatsinks based on the same principle, and that principle is extremely efficient.
Sure Coolermaster, Vantec and Thermaltake have made some good heatsinks in the past, but when it comes to the best performance per dollar, it is Arkua and Thermal Integrations heatsinks which usually stand out (to be fair, we haven't tested that many Alpha heatsinks, so I can't really say either way how well they stand in comparison).<<
>>One of the greatest aspects of this design is the use of waste exhaust air to cool the surrounding surfaces of the very heat source warming up everything. In the case of a processor, exhaust air is blown directly down on to the PCB or ceramic where it has a chance to cool the areas surrounding the core - a definite plus and probable explanation as to why the Thermoengine design gets such good thermal scores everywhere.
The TI-V77L holds its own for the most part on both sets of interface dies and at both heat loads. It looses out to the Dominator on the large interface die test for both wattages however. Again, for its design it makes very efficient use of all air motion over its fins, but with its' relatively small mounting surface can beat out all the competition.
Performance freaks with bad hearing will be delighted to know that the TI-V77L extrusion can even accommodate 60mm Delta fans (provided you have the right kind of screws to bolt the thing on) should you want to upgrade to something a little faster. Personally, with temperature results this good, why bother? <<
Frosty Tech V77L review
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