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Easily assembled/efficient HSF for P4

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Slogun

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Hey folks.
I am a veteran of building athlon-based comps and just finished building my first Pentium (P4 2.6c) system.

I bought a retail P4 with the stock HSF. I am really impressed with how easy assembly of the stock HSF is, much better than the clips and/or mobo bolts I have dealt with on my athlon systems.

My question is this: When I am ready to upgrade my HSF for overclocking, are there reliable HSFs that are as easily installed as the stock unit?

Thx.
 
No answers for you, but I'm in a similar situation. Put together my first P4 system a couple of weeks ago with the stock HSF and it was much easier than any Athlon HSF I've worked with. But the plastic does look kind of flimsy compared to the Athlon spring-steel clips. I'm looking at the Zalman 7000 AlCU Quiet HSF , but it's a monster and won't fit on all MBs.
 
Originally posted by: anandfan
No answers for you, but I'm in a similar situation. Put together my first P4 system a couple of weeks ago with the stock HSF and it was much easier than any Athlon HSF I've worked with. But the plastic does look kind of flimsy compared to the Athlon spring-steel clips. I'm looking at the Zalman 7000 AlCU Quiet HSF , but it's a monster and won't fit on all MBs.
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If the mobo follows all the intel guidelines it should fit.
 
Yes, that Zalman looks like a contender.
Here is a nice link with info on it, there is even a flash demo on how to install it, looks quite easy. I know there are some HSFs that require you to take the P4 CPU mounting bracket off the mobo. This zalman does not. It would appear, as User1001 stated, that it should fit on any P4 mobo.

Regarding the Zalman, I see there is an all copper unit and a copper/aluminum unit, I wonder how they differ functionally.

Edit: think I just uncovered how they might differ functionally - the aluminum makes it lighter putting it's weight within recommended P4 specs (450g max vs 773g for the all-copper model).
 
Actually there's at least several aftermarket P4 HSFs that utilize the existing P4 retention bracket and mount pretty easy. The Zalman 7000 happens to be one and the Thermalright SLK900U is another. Both of them also happen to be the best performing P4 heatsinks that are available. Check SVC.com or Newegg for pictures of others, there are even more available.
 
A vote for the Thermaltake Volcano 7+. Solid copper with a 3 speed fan, it can be bought in the low $20 range. I have one on a p4 1.8@2.55 and my temps are almost the same as I have been seeing on reports on the SLK-900. As a bonus it will fit AMD or P4
 
Go with the Zalman 7000 Cu, 7000 AlCu or the Thermalright 900. I went with the Zalman 7000 Cu, upgraded from a Thermaltake Volcano 7+ and the temps on my 2.4 @ 3.0 is about 35C, 42-ishC under load. I would have stayed with the Volcano 7+ but I found it to be too loud, even at the lowest fan setting and it was a pain the @ss to remove.
 
Thx for the advice guys.

I've decided to go with the 7000 AlCu. I've heard a lot of good things about it.
 
I have the 7000Cu and its incredible. Im at 38c at max full load at 2.8@3.0 on the P4C. I would go a little more on the full copper as that will give you more headroom as the CPU gets hotter for OC. Copper is able to transfer the heat faster away from the CPU core ,and thanks the zalmans excellent design, even though copper is slower to release that heat energy, the Zalman has so much surface area from its fins, it allows its to cool just as fast as aluminum, or real damn close. Get the CU version if its not to late. Either way, this is the best P4 heatsink for the low low noise it produces.
 
Thx, Icewind.

I did already go with the copper/aluminum hybrid version as I read that a lot of peple were very pleased with it's performance.

Also, I was concerned about the weight of the copper version, it being over 700 grams and the warning from Zalman to install that unit through the holes in the mobo to insure that the unit stays in place as well as prevent it from warping the mobo with it's weight.

As the copper/aluminum unit falls within the recommended weight specs, it gave me more confidence.

Thx again.
 
Understandable, but the Intel socket is pretty dang strong attached the Mobo, so im not forseeing any warping of my mobo and i've been moving my case around with no probs. Guess ASUS boards just are made of higher standards. Copper has its pluses so im willing to take the weight risk factor for some better cooling. And I dunno what you mean by mounting to the p4 mobo holes, it attaches via the HSF clip system, not the mounting holes. Nor there is any instructions to do so for the P4.

Besides, who listens to Intels standards anyway 😛
 
"Nor there is any instructions to do so for the P4"

Yea, think I might have been remembering that piece from another HSF😀

It was definitely a close call decision between the two, I was just feeling a little conservative right now I suppose.
 
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