Socket A Tbird,Radioshack Paste,TaiSol CEK733092 HSF ...

[spaceman]

Is this ok?Im taking the plunge to AMD,The cpu is a tbird 750 that will do 900,will this suffice for cooling??!?!Any advice would be appreciated How much paste should i use?

 

[Stylewar]

At the current time, I am only using the Taisol 742 HSF, the PS exhaust fan, and a 5.25" 93 CFM Drive bay cooler. My T-Bird hasnt ran over 33 degress C for the last 2.5 days. I didnt even have to do the "melting thermal pad" process. I would imagine with enough case cooling, you shouldnt have a problem either.

 

[spaceman]

I have the sides off my case,its an atx full (mid?) with 6 5.14 bays room for 2 PS and has wheels on it,problem is with the sides off dust becomes a problem,should i invest in some more case fans,the reason i dont have any right now is that im particularly sensitive to noise,and the last fans i had were awful,but they did move some air.

 

[Stylewar]

Goto 2cooltek.com and check out the 5.25" bay cooler they have there. Has two fans, one intake, one exhaust, moves quite a bit of air in my opinion. The intake channels the hot air through a passage in the top of the cooler, and the exhaust then exits the air out the fornt of your system. I dont find it that noisy, actually sometimes I have to turn the case slightly sideways because the short breeze it blows out can become a bit chilly. LOL


You have a full size ATX tower, and with that many bays, Id get two bay coolers, put one in the top bay and one in the bottom bay for maximum cooling.

 

[DaddyG]

Your Taisol hsf will come with PCTC pre-applied, use it. Radio Smack grease can not handle the high clip pressure and temperatures of an OC'd BIRD. If you must switch to a thermal grease, do yourself a favor and get Arctic Silver. Some lapping on the base of the hsf will help as well. AS has the info on applying on their website.