My first post of many....hsf (amd). :)

jhansen

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Hi there!!
Get ready to follow along as, for the first time ever, I build a computer. :D Here is what I've decided on:

SX1030b case (delivered already)
KT7A-raid mobo (delivered already)
1.2ghz (266) tbird (Waiting for a little price drop before purchase)
512 pc133 cas2 sdram (delivered already)
sb-live! (x-gamer) (On it's way)
geforce2 (ultra? gts? 32? 64? depends how patient I am..) (waiting)

Here is my question...well, my first...I'm sure I'll have many. :)
Could anyone possibly suggest a nice, quiet, simple hsf for my tbird? I don't really plan to overclock (certainly not right away), I'm just looking for something that will be nice and quiet and do its job well. Someone else had suggested a Vantec FCE-62540D from coolerguys to another person a few days ago. Also, any things I'll need besides the hsf itself...and things I'll need to pay attention to while installing it. Sorry for all the questions, I'm sure I sound pretty ignorant to everyone :) Thanks in advance..I'm positive I'll have more questions soon enough!

Justin
 

controler

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I personally use the FOP32-1 (Global Win?). Its not too loud in my opinion, and yet flows 26 cfm. Also its not too expensive.
 

DARRIN

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Get a good heatsink and a quiet fan. Check out www.coldcpu.com. They have good cooling stuff.I have the Alpha Pal6035 with the 38cfm fan. Tey sell the same heatsink with a quieted fan too. I think it is 23cfm or something close. Which would be a lot quieter. They are, as are most socket A heatsinks, fairly aggrivating to install.
 

john2houston

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I have a Alpha PAL 6035 heatsink and a Sunon fan from 2CoolTek. There are fast and don't overcharge on shipping. They have get reviews too.

John
 

john2houston

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I have a Alpha PAL 6035 heatsink and a Sunon fan from 2CoolTek. There are fast and don't overcharge on shipping. They have get reviews too.

John
 

DarthSideous

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umm..just my opinion here, there is no such thing as not overclocking right away!!! with a setup like that, that kt7a will be dying to be tweaked. please don't deny it the pleasure of a possible 150fsb.. I would definatly recommend you get a good hsf because if you are putting a system like that together you must have all intentions of that 1.2 hitting 1.4 and beyond. I would say the fop32 also... I use the fop38, its loud but it rocks:D
 

jhansen

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I just want the darn thing to post first! :D After I recover from fainting...then I can think about it ;)

 

enginjon

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I have the exact setup and suggestion as john2houston. An Aplha PAL 6035 with the Sunon fan from 2cooltek. Great service, fast order processing (only 3 hours from the time I ordered, I already had a shipping confirmation!!) and good price. 25 + 4.45 shipping 2cooltek
 

h0vic

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Along with the GlobalWin FOPs and Alphas, I would also suggest Taisol's CGKs. The stock fan is one of quietest, but still performs well.
 

WarCon

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Check one of these out, nothing without peltiers or water cooling can touch this heatsink and I seen a review where they changed the fan to a super quiet one and it still performed very well. They also ran it without a fan and it only got to like 62 or something like that and stopped. You are gonna drop a chunk of change on one of these. If I wasn't gonna water cool (as I can afford it) then I would buy one of these.

The Core
 

chasm22

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nerdsbyte.com has a nice selection of hsf's with a lot of different fan selections at very good prices. The taisol 742 with the delta 30 cfm hsf combo is the one I am using. Does a good job with very moderate noise levels. They also sell the alphas at some good prices.

I've bought from them a couple of times. Shipping has been prompt and the shipping charges are among the cheapest. link
 

buck

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I have the kt7a Raid and non-Raid, I am now reading that the IWill KK266 may be better than it. You might want to check up on that mobo first, good luck. :)
 

Miraluka

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Alpha PAL 6035 with 26cfm Sunon 60mm fan. Bought from plycon.com. Shipped to my house within 4 days. Good cooling, and EASY to install with the new clip.

GlobalWin makes good heatsinks. 32-1 and 38 are the same heatsink, just different fans.
 

lifeguard1999

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A heatsink is really quiet. It is the fan that makes all the noise. The gains made by going to a higher CFM fan are not all that great. The breakeven point seems to me to be around 33~38 CFM. More than that, and your CPU will not cool down by too many degrees.

That being said, get a quiet 80mm fan that pushes 33~38 CFM. Also buy an adapter which you can find in the For Sale/Trade forum. Then you will have good air cooling with a minimum amount of noise.

Look at Gizzo's fan page for a list of good fans to add to your heatsink.
 

hydrobum

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I got the FOP32++ from 2cooltek. It's basically the FOP32-1 with a delta fan. Sweet, but loud and only at the same price for a FOP32.
 

sabka

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Which one is louder - the Fop32-1 or the Alpha Pal6035?

Which is the better option for the 1.2 gigger?