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Opteron Heatsink or Scythe Ninja Plus

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ExtremeGamer09

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Right now i have a opteron heatsink is it worth spending an extra $40 for the Scythe? i want to overclock my 4000+ to around 2.8ghz to 3ghz
 
If you have the Heatpipe, then I would say no. There was a review with that among other nice aftermarket air HS/fan and that heatpipe stood its ground admirably.
 
I would say yes, either the Ninja, or maybe the Tuniq tower or one of the other "tower" type heatsinks that let the HS fan blow out the back of the case. If you have an exhaust fan by the CPU, that's even better since you have both fans basically moving air through the heatsink.
 
Originally posted by: Howard
Have you tried using it yet?
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Seriously. OP needs to run his Opteron w/ the retail HSF and see what the tempts are 1st. No point in wasting $40 for 1-2 degrees of difference. If your retail HSF looks something like this, it's pretty safe to say you don't need to buy another HSF. I mean look at that thing and look at the benchmarks! OMFG!
 
To be honest the real reason to go with the Ninja would mostly be if you're trying to lower your noise.

Of course the OP wants to overclock...but I think that if both heatsinks could hit the same speed then the Ninja might be a little quieter while doing it. For one thing it supports a much bigger fan so you could run it at a lower RPM.

 
There's a combination of reasons to get the Scythe.

It performs better, infact far better with slow 120mm fans because of its large fin spacing design. This is an excellent choice for people who want a silent solution on a high performance chip.

It cools better in general. It's more than 1-2 degree.

OEM chips don't come with heatsinks. In this case, the money saved on an oem product goes towards the heatsink.
 
actually i have a 4800 with a scythe ninja&nexus @ 2.4 ghz and idle at 35-37C, my suitemates 3800+@ 1.8ghz idles at 35C. not much of a direct comparison but it should help. OP try the stock cooling first. few C drop isn't work $40. unless you're going for silence and the stock cooling isn't even that loud.. when you'er on the pc you're probably playing music or games anyways so u wont hear it. when u sleep if its more than 5 feet away you prob wont hear much either. if its next to you you can use the onboard software to slow down the fan... if you're too lazy to do that then pay $40 for a ninja, the best air cooler on the market today
 
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