is a 3rd party fan recommended ?

[ahmadka]

as with many other things, i am also confused over the fact that should i get a fan for the processor ?? e.g. i have seen a lot of people with thermaltake xp-90 and xp-120 fans ???

does this mean that i dont install the default fan that comes with the processor ?
is the quality better than this stock fan ?
does the processor warranty become viod when u add a 3rd party fan?

thanx in advance

 

[Howard]

If you don't plan on overclocking and you aren't overly concerned about noise, you'll be fine with the stock cooler.

 

[ahmadka]

but i *am* going to OC and go for gaming.....what are the recommendations ?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

search for scythe ninja

 

[d3lt4]

If you buy a 3rd party cooler (HSF) you don't use the stock one. A new HSF will decrease your temperatures alot and depending on which one you get it will also be alot quieter. Cooler is always better for overclocking.

 

[RallyMaster]

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro, turn it down to 1300 to 1400 RPM and you won't hear a thing. And the full load temp is about the same as when it's at 2200RPM (full speed).

 

[Trippytiger]

Like d3lt4 said, these aren't fans you're talking about, they're completely new heatsink/fan combos, which entirely replace the stock retail heatsink/fan. Generally, this will void your warranty, but it's impossible to tell that you've used a third-party cooler anyways.

 

[ahmadka]

hmmm.....ok thanx for the info as always.....

first let me get one thing clear....there are 4 types of cooling:

1) heatsink
2) fan
3) heatsink/fan combo
4) water cooling

am i right ?

now, i believe amd gives away a HS/F combo, right ?? and the guys here (and everywhere else) replace this with 3rd party HS/F combos, which void ur processor warranty.....is there any option through which i can get a HS, F, or a HS/F combo, which is good and does not void the warranty ?

 

[saltedeggman]

if you are that worried about voiding the warranty, you shouldn't overclock anyways. overclocking do have some risk invoved and require little research on how to do it.

 

[Trippytiger]

Originally posted by: ahmadka
hmmm.....ok thanx for the info as always.....

first let me get one thing clear....there are 4 types of cooling:

1) heatsink
2) fan
3) heatsink/fan combo
4) water cooling

am i right ?

now, i believe amd gives away a HS/F combo, right ?? and the guys here (and everywhere else) replace this with 3rd party HS/F combos, which void ur processor warranty.....is there any option through which i can get a HS, F, or a HS/F combo, which is good and does not void the warranty ?

Wrong. There are many more types of cooling that that, actually:

-forced convection (heatsink/fan)
-passive convection (heatsink only)
-water/chilled water
-passive immersion/chilled passive immersion
-Thermoelectric cooling
-phase change
-dry ice/liquid nitrogen
-etc.

You can't cool a processor with just a fan; there's not enough surface area on a CPU heatspread for it to be effectively cooled through forced convection.

If you're really worried about voiding your warranty, then don't bother with a third party HS/F. Unless you need a very quiet system, you won't see any benefit.

If you plan to overclock, then you'll just have to get used to kissing your warranty goodbye (or getting flamed for being unethical). Fortunately, with processors there's very little concern about their longevity; unless you do something stupid like cranking the volts way way up or running it without any heatsink at all, a CPU is almost guaranteed to keep going long after it's obsolete.

 

[dunkster]

I have XP90 Heatsink with 92mm Nexus fan, which is decently quiet with good cooling and low vibration and low air turbulence.

A better combination would have been an XP120 heatsink with a quiet 120mm fan.

Generally:
- More efficient heatsink requires less air flow for adequate cooling.
- Larger fan requires less rotational speed to provide adequate air flow.
- Lower air flow produces less noise due to air turbulence.
- Lower rotational fan speed produces less fan vibration noise.

Hope this helps!

 

[ahmadka]

well how about this ......since as far as i can determine, a 3rd party HS/F is only really needed when OC is to be done, right ? so is it possible, that i just get the stock HS/F for now, and practice with all the stuff, and when i need the HS/F for OCing, then i get it ?? is this a good plan 😛 ??

 

[2Dead]

Check out this thread in the forums
21-Way CPU heatsink roundup

If you go by his results, then depending on what stock heatsink/fan you got with the processor, you may not see a difference with the XP-90. It looks like there is a difference between A64 and X2/opty heatsinks and the X2/opty heatsinks are comparable to the XP-90. I myself own a XP-90 and saw a 10c difference at load over the stock A64 while he only shows ~3 degree difference between the two.