What is the best air cooling solution for a P4 setup?

[Rob_63]

I have just bought a P4 combo (2.4c-M0 stepping, 3.4@ 1.65 vcore) that was in an H2O cooled rig, I need to get a good HSF for it. Zalman 7000 or thermalright sk94 or 97? I have a Zalman 6000cu on my amd system, it is surely quiet BUT it cools no better than the stock HSF. Or is there a better product out there? I will have this in a Lian li 61 case.

 

[RalfHutter]

I'd go with the Thermalright SP-94. It's arguably the best P4 heatsink that you can buy these days. The Zalman 7000 is also very good (and much better than the Zalman 6000) but it's forte is quiet cooling, not just out-and-out hardcore cooling. The SP94 is better for that.

 

[Rob_63]

Ralf, I see in your rigs profile you are using a P4 Zalman, then you speak from experience. I am looking for quiet too, I realize I will have to compromise a bit on both ends. I will go with the SLK, at least I can change fans if unsatisfied with the noise level. Thanks!

 

[MegaWorks]

SP-94 period

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AMD Athlon XP T-Bred B DLT3C 1700+ @ 2.3GHZ (1.775v) 400FSB = 3200+
Abit NF7-S V.2 (nForce2-U400)
Corsair TwinX XMS 3200LL 512MB @ 2-3-2-6 (2.6v)
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB
Antec TrueBlue 480W
Thermalright SLK-947U with 92mm Vantec Tornado @2800RPM
Maxtor 91531U3 15GB
2x Western Digital WD400BB 40GB serials
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 550 5.1

 

[Rob_63]

Thanks for your input gents, I just ordered the sp 94 from the egg.

 

[Corporate Thug]

sp-94 or cnps 7000, very close