The Best Cooler

[marciorr]

Hi people, I'm thinking of buying a new cooler for my FX-55 and I would like to hear different opinions on the subject.
Which would be the best cooler for an Athlon64 FX-55 socket 939?

 

[bjc112]

Thermalright XP-90 XP-120 is your board permits..

Hands down the best A64 cooler..

keeps mine 1.8@2.8 under or @ 55C loaded.

 

[jpeyton]

XP-120.

ThermalTake Big Typhoon is getting popular too, as is the Sonic Tower.

 

[imported_Kensai]

XP-90C is in general the best performance cooler, but not so much in general where the price and the weight overrule performance.

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: Kensai
XP-90C is in general the best performance cooler, but not so much in general where the price and the weight overrule performance.

 

[BitByBit]

I was under the impression XP-90s and 120s were fanless?

 

[marciorr]

What about the Akasa Evo33?

 

[Gamingphreek]

Originally posted by: BitByBit
I was under the impression XP-90s and 120s were fanless?

Lol, they merely dont come with a fan. I suppose you COULD run them fanless with a cool processor, but you are supposed to get a fan for them.

The XP-90 and the C while the C uses copper it doesn't do much. I find it hard to recommend the C over the regular. If you are looking for the absolute best, the XP-120 is it. It might not fit on your motherboard however.

The Zalmans are also very good, and they come stock with a fan. I would highly recommend the 7700 series.

Do not get a Thermaltake. Artic Cooling is decent but not nearley as good as Thermalright or Zalman.

-Kevin

 

[marciorr]

And Zalman 7700Cu?

 

[keeleysam]

ThermalTake Big Typhoon

 

[Chode Messiah]

xp-120 witha nexus,panaflo, or yate loon that or u could go with phase-change cooling