Originally posted by: zest
I ned some suggestions on a Temporary solution for cooling a very hot P4 640, I cannot afford to buy a full water system at the moment.
Options are:
Zalman CNPS9500
Big Typhoon
Mini Aquagagate
Which of these iwill provide the best cooling and allow me to overclock this this CPU?
Also quiet would be preferable.
I did some research and have been reading up on water cooling anyways...
Both the mini 80 as well as the mini 120 are good solid basic watercooling!
According to what I was reading they are both relatively "noisy.....both over 40dba but I am sure you could lower that with some sort of fan speed controller....in fact I did read something on 2 review sites about a 7volt test...
The mini 120 really shined when when the fan was cranked to its full 12v......also the dba was approx 45...
Then we have Big Typhoon. In benchmarks I have read it is one of the top 5 heatsink around and from the looks of thing I would surmise its temps are very close if not equal to the mini aquagates....
Then we have the zalman 9500.....need I say more..lol..hehehee
Anyways noise is not an issue even cranked all the way up I hear my case fans over the zalman 9500!
As far as cooling goes it holds its own admirably...albeit several reviewers said it was a better heatsink not cranked up to its highest RPM!!
On my computer my idle using the Zalman 9500 is a mere 27c.......
I am happy with the zalman....
Price wise.....
the mini80 is around $80 approx....
the mini120 is around $100 approx....
The Big Typhoon is around $40 to $50
The Zalman 9500 I have seen as low as $60 and as high as $80....
I sure you would not be disappointed in any of these coolers....
Just a note as far as noise goes the mini`s are not set up to passively cool your CPU...
A good passively cooled water unit will run you over $150....
Mind you these are my opinions.....
You have a good!!
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