SLK-800(u) and P4P800

[SleepyGreggy]

Will this fit without a problem? Is the bolt-on mechanism ideal and practically foolproof? Any problems with this fitting in a Sonata? Do i need to mount the CPU/HSF before i put in the motherboard (per mounting holes)? What's the best 80mm fan that offers best performance while the least possible amount of noise (to assist in O/C a 2.6 to at least 3.2 and beyond. [250mhz FSB, 5:4]). So far what i've been reading its a worthwhile investment over the P4 Retail HSF, espeically in regard to reduced noise and greater stability as a result of lower temps with the 800u. Thanks

Edit: Can anyone recommend the cheapest and most effective thermal solution, ie. AS3, (really only need for this single application).

 

[Thor86]

Originally posted by: SleepyGreggy
Will this fit without a problem? Is the bolt-on mechanism ideal and practically foolproof? Any problems with this fitting in a Sonata? Do i need to mount the CPU/HSF before i put in the motherboard (per mounting holes)? What's the best 80mm fan that offers best performance while the least possible amount of noise (to assist in O/C a 2.6 to at least 3.2 and beyond. [250mhz FSB, 5:4]). So far what i've been reading its a worthwhile investment over the P4 Retail HSF, espeically in regard to reduced noise and greater stability as a result of lower temps with the 800u. Thanks

Edit: Can anyone recommend the cheapest and most effective thermal solution, ie. AS3, (really only need for this single application).

I use the 900U which is basically the same, on my P4P800, no problems. The best 80mm fan, would be a Panaflo H1A. I'd go for a 92mm H1A if I were you. Fairly quiet, but very effective in OC cooling. If you buy the heatsink new, it should come with some thermal compound to use, so you don't have to buy extra. I don't know how well it is relative to AS3, but should work nontheless. Good luck.

 

[syzygy]

i found the ic7 heatsink bracket impossible to remove. the washers don't have any notches for any type
of screwdriver to fit into, and they're secured very tightly to the board itself.

you could try the second method, outlined on thermalright's site, that does not require the removal of the
mobo's heatsink bracket, though that did not work for me either, so i dropped the slk-800u altogether and
went with intel's packaged heatsink instead. i'm new to building pcs, and this project, still on-going, is my
first.

i didn't want to take any chances with cracking the board or damaging any of the mobo's sensitive parts
when the heatsink bracket failed to move with the level of pressure i was applying.

 

[solofly]

Originally posted by: syzygy
you could try the second method, outlined on thermalright's site, that does not require the removal of the
mobo's heatsink bracket, though that did not work for me either, so i dropped the slk-800u altogether and
went with intel's packaged heatsink instead. i'm new to building pcs, and this project, still on-going, is my first.

i didn't want to take any chances with cracking the board or damaging any of the mobo's sensitive parts
when the heatsink bracket failed to move with the level of pressure i was applying.

Removing the bracket on the P4P800 is a piece of cake. Now anybody using SKL800U/900U should avoid using the plastic bracket all together. There isn't enough pressure applied to the core of the CPU. The HSFs are simply too heavy for the plastic retention modules...