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Help! Which Socket A CPU HSF should i get?

Originally posted by: AntiStatic
SI-97 >* all of those
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i'm not going to argue with that, but it's $75 AUD as opposed to $25 😉

Heck, i could get a Big Typhoon for less that that 😉
 
Originally posted by: dug777
or a Thermalright SLK-800 (all copper).
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That's the best out of all that you listed. FWIW I've used all in your list except for the Vantec. The FalconRock II I used was the same heatsink sold under a different name and with a different fan. The Thermaltake Volcano 7+ can perform well with fan turned up but it becomes SUPER SUPER SUPER noisy. Oh, and did I mention it becomes noisy? A 6000RPM fan sure puts out the noise. Another thing was that the first one I used on socket A almost killed the processor because it didn't seat properly. If you look at the pics of the HSF with the socket A/370 clip, it shows the clip using a single lug. The one I got used all three lugs, so it was like an inverted T. Well, the parts that used the side lugs didn't clear the bottom of the chrome metal that holds the fan to the copper heatsink. I had to dremel away at the metal for it to fit, after trying to figure out why the CPU was running 75ºC!!!

If you don't mind a little bit of noise, use the Thermalright SLK-800 with a Panaflo M fan (medium speed). I did some testing using all the 80mm fans in my collection and the only one that cooled better was this high RPM and noisy Sanyo Denki 80x35mm monster, and it didn't beat it by much.
 
Originally posted by: Zap
Originally posted by: dug777
or a Thermalright SLK-800 (all copper).
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That's the best out of all that you listed. FWIW I've used all in your list except for the Vantec. The FalconRock II I used was the same heatsink sold under a different name and with a different fan. The Thermaltake Volcano 7+ can perform well with fan turned up but it becomes SUPER SUPER SUPER noisy. Oh, and did I mention it becomes noisy? A 6000RPM fan sure puts out the noise. Another thing was that the first one I used on socket A almost killed the processor because it didn't seat properly. If you look at the pics of the HSF with the socket A/370 clip, it shows the clip using a single lug. The one I got used all three lugs, so it was like an inverted T. Well, the parts that used the side lugs didn't clear the bottom of the chrome metal that holds the fan to the copper heatsink. I had to dremel away at the metal for it to fit, after trying to figure out why the CPU was running 75ºC!!!

If you don't mind a little bit of noise, use the Thermalright SLK-800 with a Panaflo M fan (medium speed). I did some testing using all the 80mm fans in my collection and the only one that cooled better was this high RPM and noisy Sanyo Denki 80x35mm monster, and it didn't beat it by much.
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cheers mate 🙂 A bit of noise isn't a huge issue since our big fishtank is next to my desk, so i can't hear the computer over the undergravel filter bubbling away 🙂

i've just got to decide whether to go this or get a Thermaltake BigWater 😱
 
Originally posted by: dug777
Originally posted by: Zap
Originally posted by: dug777
or a Thermalright SLK-800 (all copper).
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That's the best out of all that you listed. FWIW I've used all in your list except for the Vantec. The FalconRock II I used was the same heatsink sold under a different name and with a different fan. The Thermaltake Volcano 7+ can perform well with fan turned up but it becomes SUPER SUPER SUPER noisy. Oh, and did I mention it becomes noisy? A 6000RPM fan sure puts out the noise. Another thing was that the first one I used on socket A almost killed the processor because it didn't seat properly. If you look at the pics of the HSF with the socket A/370 clip, it shows the clip using a single lug. The one I got used all three lugs, so it was like an inverted T. Well, the parts that used the side lugs didn't clear the bottom of the chrome metal that holds the fan to the copper heatsink. I had to dremel away at the metal for it to fit, after trying to figure out why the CPU was running 75ºC!!!

If you don't mind a little bit of noise, use the Thermalright SLK-800 with a Panaflo M fan (medium speed). I did some testing using all the 80mm fans in my collection and the only one that cooled better was this high RPM and noisy Sanyo Denki 80x35mm monster, and it didn't beat it by much.
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cheers mate 🙂 A bit of noise isn't a huge issue since our big fishtank is next to my desk, so i can't hear the computer over the undergravel filter bubbling away 🙂

i've just got to decide whether to go this or get a Thermaltake BigWater 😱
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OMG dont get a bigwater. That thing has to be the biggest piece of crap in watercooling you can get besides the kingwin bay one. I wouldnt even concider watercooling if your looking for a cheap solution out.
 
just wanted to update on the Silent Boost RX K7 I got. No maricles in better cooling, temps are the same as my last copper block wich I was slowing to 2k rpms, but it is even quieter. Infact after getting the P150, using a silent nexus fan for the intake, and now installing the silent boost, the only fans audible are my chipset fan (and its getting gunked up too, it will need to be replaced.. but its going to be a pain in the ass to snip the plastic things off, I will prolly buy like a tall passive heatsink for it) and my 7800gs when its sped up in games.

sidenotes: Install could have been worse, but unlike past sinks, the bar on this one is one piece instead of two. This means you will need to put enough force to bend a fairly solid piece of metal on the heatsink while it is on the cpu to slip the 2nd clip over the 3 notches. It was a little scary. Weight wise, the heatsink was probably lighter then the millenium 2 HSF I had on it, so the clip mounts are more then enough for it (the millenium 1 and 2 both used a 1 notch restraining bar).
 
I've used the Alpha 8045 for awhile now. Bolt-down is sort of inconvenient, but it can be nice if the PC has to travel. The bolting seems to keep the heatsink very securely in place.

Something comparable that Swiftech made was also supposed to be decent, something with lots of thick ribbed pins sticking out of a copper base.
 
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