I need a good cheap HSF?!?

[markjs]

It has to be better than stock, preferably have copper in it and be $25 or less.....Impossible?

 

[HardWarrior]

Nope. not impossible. There are lots of mid-range HSF's around. This would be a good place to start your search.

 

[McArra]

For what system? Amd XP? P4? Amd64?

 

[markjs]

Oh sorry. I need it for a 1700+ mildly overclocked and it has to be good enought I can upgrade the CPU at some point.

 

[McArra]

Silent boost or Zalman 7000al/cu are your best choices then.

 

[markjs]

I don't want one without a fan and to me noise is no object.

 

[markjs]

BTW heatsink factory is expensive!

 

[mato7742]

25 bucks at newegg you can get a vantec aeroflow. it's basically the best hsf you can get without spending stupid amounts of money for cooling. i used it on my barton 2500 and the idle temps dropped from 50C stock hsf to 39C.. does that sound good?

 

[markjs]

Yeah that sounds real good but I also wonder about this cooler?

 

[caz67]

Go the Vantec Aeroflow.

 

[rickon66]

Thermaltake Volcano 7+
This is a solid copper, heavy great heatsink with 3 speed fan.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: markjs
BTW heatsink factory is expensive!

I'm willing to pay a bit more for selection and good support. As usual it's a balancing act.

 

[Hobbes28]

markjs,

I've had really good luck with this one. I'm using it on an AMD 2500+ Barton (11X200, 3200+) and in a 70F (21C) room it idles @ 93F (34C) and max out @ 104F (40C) under 100% CPU load using Arctic Silver 5. I used the same HSF on an AMD 1700+ DLT3C 0307 @ 11X200 and got almost the same temps the short time the 1700+ was in at those speeds.

The other thing I like about it is it is almost silent and it is only $13.49 shipped.

Later...

 

[RussianSensation]

I second Hobbes28, this heatsink is very effective and is fairly cheap and quiet.

 

[pspada]

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Eumax AMD Copper CPU Cooler B60501 - Silver / Gold = $5 (00ME)

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Eumax AMD CPU Cooler E0702 - with 3 LED Fan = $7 (00MI)

 

[Jhhnn]

I'm with Hobbes28- helluva nice cooler, cheap, too. Just say no to any cooler w/o triple tab clip...

 

[carmat4]

You have to try the Thermalright SLK 900a. I originally had the Coolmaster Heat pipe wich was ok but my scpu would still get too ho. You should also get a quiet 92mm fan to go with it. Dont forget a fan controller too. With this HS you wont need to run the fan at full speed. and you will be happy.

I believe it's only 29.99 at SVC