Overclocking my 2500+ with an Antec Aeroflow?

[Hanzou]

I am looking to overclock my Barton 2500+ that I will soon be getting and would like it to reach about 2.2Ghz. Obviously I will need and aftermarket cooler and have been looking at the Antec Aeroflow. I have read that it is very good when everything is at stock speeds, but how does it perform when the chip speeds up? My first choice would be a thermalright heatsink with a nice fan, but my area does not have any so I am looking at this Aeroflow. Thanks for the help.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

My barton 2500+ is@2.3ghz and even with a high ambient temp of 27c and case temp of 39-41c it's running at 54c right now under a super heavy Gromacs WU load 24/7 rock solid stable.

 

[Hanzou]

My barton 2500+ is@2.3ghz and even with a high ambient temp of 27c and case temp of 39-41c it's running at 54c right now under a super heavy Gromacs WU load 24/7 rock solid stable.

So your saying then that the Aeroflow will be perfect for my need then. Excellent!

 

[friedpie]

Do you mean the Vantec, instead of Antec?

I am interested in the Vantec Aeroflow. Don't see a whole lot about it here.

 

[BG4533]

The Thermalrights still seem to rule, but the Aeroflow seems to be very respectable from everything I have read. It is shadowed by the Thermalright HS, but it does have a following of its own. I would say go for it.

 

[lenjack]

The Aeroflow is very good and will allow a decent amount of oc'ing.

 

[selfbuilt]

I've got a Vantec Aeroflow on my Barton XP2500+, and it works great. Used old AS2 as thermal interface.

Stock speeds (167*11 = 1836) on Asus A7N8X reported idle temps of around 33-34 C, peak load around 39 C (case temps around 26-27 C). Stock voltage of 1.65 is detected as about 1.7 on asus probe (asus boards are known to overvolt slightly).

"Mild" o/c to 2800+ speeds (167*12.5 = 2.088) gives idle temps of around 37 C, peak load at 43 C, with a slight bump in voltage to 1.675 (detected as 1.725). Perfectly stable.

So you are looking at a 3-4 C change by increasing to 2.088. I've tried running it higher with a 200FSB bus, and it is perfectly stable, but I have to underclock my memory (I only have PC333). For now, I'm leaving at 2800+ speeds.

It's a great cooler.

 

[Wigwam]

how noisy/quiet is it? i only have the retail hsf for the 2100+ as a referece and it is certainly whirry
i want a better hsf not only to o/c but to be quieter....

 

[Hanzou]

I ahve read in reviews that it is supoosed to be pretty quiet for the cooling it gives. It is supposed to be a lot quieter then any Volcano HSF. Like one review put it "It will not break any records, but it is better then most."

 

[Corporate Thug]

aeroflow is a great heatsink, you can OC with it just fine

 

[upsciLLion]

I'm trying to decide between the Aeroflow or an SLK-800. Supposedly quieter fans still cool extremely well with the SLK-800, which makes me want to lean that direction. I guess I'll never know, though. Can I truly live life without knowing?