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Sorta OT - Now a cooling debate! :D

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This is all the stock Dabs have under the heading of 'Fans':

Cooler Master
FCPGA-1.2Ghz SoA XP - 1900+
S478 - 2.4Ghz
FCPGA-2.2Ghz SoA-1.733Ghz
S370(PPGA)/FC-PGA to 933Mhz, Socket A to 850Mhz
K6 to 600Mhz, FC-PGA to 1.1Ghz, Socket A to 1.2Ghz

Thermaltake
Dragon Orb Cu 7000rpm SoA-XP 1900+
Dragon Orb Cu 4900rpm 1.5Ghz Low Noise Model
Volcano 5 4550rpm SoA-XP 1800+
SoA Volcano 7
Volcano 6 Cu+ 7000rpm SoA-XP 2000+
P4 Volcano 478 4800rpm
 
I haven't used any of those, but I think the coolermasters are similar to retail heatsinks. It all depends on if you're looking for regular or high performance. I found this site while searching the forums Overclockers UK, not sure if the prices are good, but they stock very good heatsinks.
 
Found this place in the UK too Chillblast Store. The prices look high for US, but I don't know how they compare to UK. They do have some nice HSF though.

[edit] Checked Overclockers UK site much better pricing that this place [/edit]
 
Ditto what micron said. I believe that some version of the Coolermasters are used on the retail chips. Since you're in the UK, you might be able to buy a GlobalWin FOP and maybe replace the fan with a Panaflow. But by god though, stay away from the Orbs. I don't care what improvements they claim to have made with them! 😉
 
OK I'll see what can be done!

I'll stay away from the Coolermasters and the Orbs. (What I have now is reputed to be 'about' retail standard, so I dont want to repeat myself with a Coolermaster 😉)

I am interested in the Thermalright SK6, although the £30 price tag is a bit high.

I'd like something that is better than stock cooling, but cheaper than the 'ultimate' solutions available.

If I do end up spending £30, then that Zalman Flower looks great - the quieter fan being a real bonus! 🙂
 
The Coolermaster I ordered is nothing like the retail fans 😀

On an 1800+ set at stock settings on a Soyo Dragon Plus it cooled the CPU to as low as 25.6C and as high as 33.3C with an average reading of 29.4C.

[edit] numbers taken from review linked above Thermalright SK6 performed well also [/edit]
 
Migroo, OcUK are a quite good site, i have ordered from them before, but i have heard their returns policy leaves, well a little to be desired. If i were you i would go buy an alpha 8045 from OcUK and then take a trip to rapid electronics or RS and go buy a nice papst 80mm fan, i think that would be the overall best, tis what i want to do 🙂 🙂


Hope u get it fixed

Alex 😀
 
Thanks you two!

Crazee - Could you let me know what model Coolermaster you are referring to?

alex - Thanks. Any idea how much a Pabst fan goes for at Maplin?
 
No idea at maplin, but looking in my nice rapid electronics catalogue a nice papst 80mm is £18 or an adda is £4.20, i guess nationwide prices will not be 2 dis-similar


alex 😀
 
Thanks alex..

Right, I have some thinking to do. All these solutions are pretty expensive...

At the moment I have a poor cooler that cost £9.

I am being recommended excellent coolers that can cost £30+

I want something in between 😉

All appreciated. Many of you deserve Elite status.
 
The coolermaster I am referring to is the HHC-001 all copper with heat tubes 😀

The link I put up above will take you to a review of it and compares it to the top ten rated HSF tested so far by the reviewer.
 
:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q:Q £37! Holy Hell!

£37.00 = $53.26 USD

OUCH!! The US list price is $39.95!

Anything slightly cheaper?

Thanks Crazee 😉
 
OcUK has it for £31.50

You might look at the Dynatron DY1206BH-625 it sells for $25.50 in the states. It did very well in the roundup.
 
You might want to check out the TaiSol CGK760092. I think AMD uses the small taisol's for their retail cpus now, this is a bigger HS/Fan though, with a copper insert in the bottom. Overclockers UK has it listed for £15.00. Here's a review on AnandTech.
 
Crazee - thats where I got the price from. Here we have to pay VAT on items. It brings the cost to £37.01.

Micron - Thanks for the suggestion, that price is ideal. Although £15 + VAT + shipping = 🙁 Hehe nevermind I cant have everything can I? 😉
Do you know if the Delta fan on that HSF is noisy? I suppose 32dba isnt too bad, I seriously dont want to increase the noise though - it is too noisy as it is!
 
If the fan ended up being noisy though, you could probably replace it with the fan on your current HS.
 


<< If the fan ended up being noisy though, you could probably replace it with the fan on your current HS. >>



Good point... Thanks for the information!!
 
I also have a 7DXR motherboard and this thread has gotten me a little concerned again since the System Information Viewer program reads 64C under full load. I am running an Athlon XP 1800+ at 1.8v @ 1610Mhz.

I'm still not convinced this is really too hot though since I've read elsewhere that the 7DXR MB reads the temp much closer to the actual CPU core and therefor reads as much as 10C higher than other MB's. I also have not experienced any crashes since I moved up to 1610Mhz and added an exhaust fan in the rear of the case. (Before that I was running at the stock 1533Mhz but without the extra fan and was still at the 64C)

Should I be more worried, or is this a case of apples and oranges with different types of temperature probes?

 
I have had the same experience.

While SIV would say that I am running at perhaps 54 Deg. C at idle, the BIOS would report I was running at 46!

I would say that without random crashing, you are alright. If you get any trouble, then back off the overclock slightly 🙂
 
On my most heat intensive box this is what I have done:

80 mm fan intake from front bottom of case
90 mm fan intake top front of case
replaced fan in PSU with higher cfm larger fan exausting heat out back
120 mm fan intake on side of case opposite cpu area
Alpha PAL6035 with 7200 rpm Delta fan

This keeps the system running smoothly even on very hot days. On normal days I leave the 120 turned off, due to the extra noise.
 
What kind of thermal-interface material is connecting the heatsink to the CPU, since this has turned into a heatsink thread? 😉 Is the heatsink on the right way round, so the stepped end of the base is over the cam box on the CPU socket?

All the same, I don't think an overheating CPU is going to cause your RAM to be damaged. I have a high regard for Crucial and I'm sure they will promptly send you a replacement. Keep in mind that it could also be your motherboard that's weak, and perhaps it gets fuzzy when it's got more than one stick of RAM.
 
Thanks to you both for the replies.

mechBgon - Thanks for your thoughts. The HSF is installed perfectly, it was one of the first things I checked when I opened the case 😉 FYI I am using normal thermal grease.

I still have to test the RAM in another slot on the motherboard, indeed it could be the slot that is damaged. Thats something for tomorrow 🙂
 
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