Putting together a thunderbird system, which heatsink do you recommend?

[Spoooon]

I'm putting together a thunderbird system for my brother. He won't be overclocking. Mostly, I'm concerned about cracking the core when I put the heatsink on. What heatsink should I buy? I want one that's a decent performer and won't make my hands sweat when I try to put it on the cpu.

 

[Fardringle]

Try the Taisol (quite often the stock HSF which comes with the retail CPUs). You may find that it is more than adequate for your needs.

 

[wviperw]

I second the TaiSol. Make sure you get the slightly better model, rated up to 1.2gig.

 

[Viperoni]

Taisol is good.
I like the FOP32/38's though...really nice sink

 

[MortaniuS]

Go with a hedgehog

 

[cowhide]

TaiSol here

 

[bwgriff]

If you are not overclocking the chip, then a cheap CoolerMaster heatsink will work fine. Most Coolermaster heatsinks I've seen sell for less that $10, and have a very easy to install clip with a screwdriver (much easier than the Globalwin FOP32/38 -- I know, I removed the Coolermaster to replace it with a Globalwin).

 

[kylebisme]

ya i just put an fop32 on today and i had to pull down the motherboard just to get the angle on it.