Quietest/Best Heatsink for AMD 4800+ (939)?

[Jahngoh]

I'm currently using a stock hs/f with me amd 4800+ and the noise is really annoying. Any recommendations?

 

[krotchy]

Tuniq Tower works on 939, and its keeping my FX-60 quite cool

 

[BoboKatt]

I have a Tunic T on my e6600 and it works well -- no problems there and if installed properly (took me a few times) it really does its job well. The fan on that beast on anything other than practically off is LOUD however. But the Tunic works wonders even on its lowest settings.

Now... for my X2-4800+ which I OC to 2700mhz I have my trusty Big Typhoon... the original one. Even with that fan at 100% it is SILENT.. DEAD silent. Again, took me a few times to install it right, put the gew on properly etc but it was all well worth it. Idle is 29c and reaches about 44-45c on Orthos full load. Again it is a pleasure to own. With my Antec Sonata (first generation), which has only one 120mm fan in the rear set at around 35% and ATI x1950XTX Crossfire and a x1900XT with both the fans changed to aftermarket ones and another 120mm fans behind the cards... it is still virtually silent. Compared to my e6600 mentioned above with the Tunic in my Antec 900 that thing is LOUD. Even with the 4 x 120mm fans set on their lowest setting the eVGA 8800GTX and the 700W OCZ PS I have it's loud. I have to figure out what the heck is the problem. I know the 8800GTX is actually not that loud under normal use.

Anyhow long story to say either the Tunic on low setting or the Big Typhoon at whatever speed... both are amazing.

 

[Shadowknight]

There are many quiet heatsinks out nowadays, which several are listed in the recommended cooling section of silentpcreview. The Ninja is still the only high-end one you can run passively, if you wish, though there are plenty with fans that make little noise.

 

[RallyMaster]

Just use a Freezer 64 Pro and be done with it? No removal of mobo, no chance of cracking anything. Clear and simple.

 

[manimal]

Second the Freezer pro as well, Get a Fan controller if you want to manually turn things up. I have a ninja revision as well on my other machine and it does a decent job passively at stock. I have high ambients so had to have a fan, Volt mod a loon and you got a seriouly quiet setup that still removes alot of heat. If heat is still a problem try lowering voltage a bit and test to see if you could get away with it, lower volts = lower heat.


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[krotchy]

With socket 939, you dont need to remove the motherboard to place a tuniq

 

[Zardnok]

Originally posted by: krotchy
With socket 939, you dont need to remove the motherboard to place a tuniq

You sure about that??

 

[krotchy]

Originally posted by: Zardnok

Originally posted by: krotchy
With socket 939, you dont need to remove the motherboard to place a tuniq

You sure about that??

Yeah, because socket 939 boards come with a backplate on them, while intel boards do not. So the tuniq includes a 775 backplate, and then a brace plate for the top. Also there are 4 intel screws for their backplate, but only 2 K8 screws for going into the stock AMD backplate. Plus the top brace has 2 holes marked K8 for this.

Ive installed 3 tuniqs on Socket 775 Systems and 1 on a 939, and I was surprised at the simplicity of 939.