Stock P4 coolers

[alius]

Is there any place to buy them? I've checked around...couldn't find anything. I'm thinking I'll grab the one that comes with the retail 3.2 ghz p4 and slap it on my 2.4c, thus overclocking it nicely but keeping sound levels low...at a pretty good price as well. Anyone know?

 

[mindwreck]

i don' t think any store sells the stock cooler... u hafta buy teh retail cpu. u can try the fs/t section and see if anyone wants to sell one

 

[alius]

You would think there would be a way to aquire one incase of a failure or something...but I'll try your suggestion. I doubt intel develops the heatsinks so they have to go to some other manufactuer, hmm...

 

[RalfHutter]

You can buy them on egay, brand-new for around $5-10. YOu can get the all-aluminum versions that are for the 2.8 and below CPUs or the alu+Cu versions that come with the 3.0GHz+ CPUs.





Here's a guy selling the 3GHz+ versions.

 

[cockeyed]

Tiger Direct has them for $18.99. Part # TC1-1026. Listed as "Genuine Intel Socket 478" in theier catalog. I bought one from them ~10mths ago and it is the real deal!

 

[User1001]

why get the stock if its 18 dollars?

 

[alius]

Then the real question is, am I going to see better performance from the Al-Cu stock cooler or a CNPS7000A Al-Cu?

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: alius
Then the real question is, am I going to see better performance from the Al-Cu stock cooler or a CNPS7000A Al-Cu?

I would go with the Zalman if it fits your system. 🙂

 

[alius]

Hmm, I've been looking into the Thermaltake P4 Spark 7...I've been seeing the zalman and this are pretty much the most reccomended. Which one will overclock the best while keeping low noise? The stock one I'm using now is doing fine at 2.9 ghz...can these hit 3.2 or higher hopefully? I havn't been able to find a review that adaquetly tells this! Its been really annoying.

 

[RalfHutter]

Originally posted by: alius
Then the real question is, am I going to see better performance from the Al-Cu stock cooler or a CNPS7000A Al-Cu?

Zalman, by far.

Originally posted by: alius
Hmm, I've been looking into the Thermaltake P4 Spark 7...I've been seeing the zalman and this are pretty much the most reccomended. Which one will overclock the best while keeping low noise? The stock one I'm using now is doing fine at 2.9 ghz...can these hit 3.2 or higher hopefully? I havn't been able to find a review that adaquetly tells this! Its been really annoying.

TT cooler isn't even in the same league as the Zalman cooler. Top Dog P4 coolers are Zalman 7000, Thermalright SLK900/SLK800, Alpha 8942, Big Giant Swiftech (don't remember the model #). Zalman and SLK900 are the best for cooling vs. noise because they are the highest performing of the bunch. You'd really be pushing your stock cooler up at 3.2GHz.

 

[alius]

Yeah, looking into it more thats what I've seen too. I just had an idea though, I could get an 80 to 120mm fan adaptor and plop it onto a thermalright SLK800, whould that screw up airflow and make it louder or could I get a nice quiet fan that blows alot of air and get some really nice cooling like that? Or would the adaptor push it too far to the side of the case? Anyone hear of someone doing this?

 

[RalfHutter]

I don't think you can get an adapter to work with the SLK800/SLK900 heatsinks because their clip-based mounting system clips over the top of the fan and the clips aren't long enough or bendable enough to fit over the added height and width of a huge 80-120mm adapter.

I'm using SLK900U's on both my 2.4Cs. Both are running a 92mm Panaflo L1A running at about 8V. This is pleny of cooling for that CPU even though I live where it gets into the 95°F range every day inside my computer room. Under those conditions my CPU temp under full load runs about 51-52°C.

 

[0roo0roo]

i'm sure you can do it with some creative bending/cutting notches into adaptor for wires etc. people have gotten adaptors to work with em, just have to be creative. no plug and play.

technically using an adaptor would seen to be good, since you reduce the dead spot under the motor.
i might do it later.

 

[User1001]

Originally posted by: alius
Hmm, I've been looking into the Thermaltake P4 Spark 7...I've been seeing the zalman and this are pretty much the most reccomended. Which one will overclock the best while keeping low noise? The stock one I'm using now is doing fine at 2.9 ghz...can these hit 3.2 or higher hopefully? I havn't been able to find a review that adaquetly tells this! Its been really annoying.

Thats what I have now. Its CRAP!!! and very loud. I ordered a Zalman CNPS7000a-cu.

 

[porkbun]

alius, i found one for $6 shipped on egay and have just sent you a PM.

 

[lodog00]

The swiftech big @$$ copper chunk is the "MCX-4000".

I got one back in the day when it came with the TMD fan. Great combo, less noise than most other 80mm fans but equal performance. My temps were just as good with an Alpha 8942 and Sunon high speed 80mm.

Haven't tried the Thermalright, but since you can use a 92mm fan with it, I would bet it has good noise v. performance ratio.

The Zalman is a great cooler. Don't overtighten the screws though or you can break them! Well, I broke mine........next time remind me not to use an electric screwdriver. LOL.

The stock intel performs admirably, and is in fact, IMO, better than any thermaltake anything, unless you go for something that makes a LOT of noise 🙂

But any of the "big 4" will do well.