What cooling to get

[enwar3]

k what kind of cooling should i get for overclocking an X2 3800+ to about 2.5 ghz? i wanted to stay with air, and was thinking the XP-90 or a zalman 7700, but im not sure.. anyone?

 

[Markfw]

XP90

 

[stevty2889]

I'm at 2.475ghz with the stock AMD cooler, load temps never get above 51c, it's actualy pretty decent. With an XP-90 should be a little lower but not much.

 

[Pabster]

I'd go with a Swiftech MCX6400-V and a high output Delta for air...

 

[enwar3]

hmm i forgot to mention i wanna stay quiet, ill try the stock amd cooler at first and if its not good enough ill replace it with an XP-90 plus a panaflo..

does that sound good? ive heard some of the scythes are good, along with the arctic freezer.

 

[Bona Fide]

Originally posted by: enwar3
hmm i forgot to mention i wanna stay quiet, ill try the stock amd cooler at first and if its not good enough ill replace it with an XP-90 plus a panaflo..

does that sound good? ive heard some of the scythes are good, along with the arctic freezer.

Here are my recommendations:

- XP-90 + Panaflo L1A
- CNPS7700-AlCu (if your mobo supports it)
- Scythe Ninja + Panaflo L1A (if your budget supports it)

 

[AthlonPowers]

I found the stock hsf was reasonable only noisy. I swapped it out for an XP-90 and Panaflo M1A - I don't find the extra noise over the L1A obtrusive, but I guess it's all relative to the graphics card 🙁

 

[kruull]

Though i am quite new on this field i wold wait for the Zalman 9500 to come out - or a similar thing made by Primecooler - they tend to be a bit better these days. However the 9500 kix ass - best choice for the dual core.

 

[entropy1982]

Is the scythe ninja better than xp90?

 

[SamzAthlon]

 

[SamzAthlon]

Get XP90C the Copper Version dude! Then fix a 120mm fan on it blowing downwards!

 

[Diogenes2]

I'm using the Zalman 7000 on 4200@ 2.55 1.55v.. Full load about 48 .. I't's very quiet..

I found a 7700 for $36 + free ship at Amazon.. It should be here in a couple of days.. I will see what it does to my temp..

 

[n7]

Zalmans are very quiet. But they suck for cooling.

 

[sOKaLiBoY]

xp-90

 

[theMan]

xp90

 

[kruull]

id suggest a PELTIER WATTERCOOLING - the CPU will freeze