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What's a good cooler for my P3-700e?

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ivanov

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it's using a gorb now and the highest i took my cC0 stepping 700e is 994mhz at 1.7v.... i'm sure it'll go higher but the heat is a problem... any suggestions what cooler i should get? and where's a good deal for it?

definitely dun want the fop38... it's waaaaay too loud 😉
 
If it's on your P3V4X, the Alpha PEP66 would be a good one. edit: it's especially good for use on slockets, and I'm assuming you are running a slocket here. If not, look at the VOS32 and replace the two 60mm fans with a quiet 80mm fan. On the PEP66, the fan makes the air go all the way through the heatsink, so even if you have a quiet, lower-output fan, the middle of the heatsink still gets airflow. You can buy the heatsink with a powerful fan and lower it from 12 volts to 7 volts, if you want. This is a nice trick with the 27cfm YSTech fan. Or you can get it with a low-rpm, quiet fan. The heatsink itself has a copper heat-spreader base.

millisec.com sells the PEP66 with the YSTech fan or a lower-output Sunon, and I like the YStech better, since it is about the same percieved noise level and gives more airflow.

plycon.com has the PEP66 with the quiet-running Sanyo Denki fan, I haven't tried one but people are saying it is very quiet.

phamcomputer.com has the PEP66 with the ultra-quiet Adda fan or a high-output Adda.

2Cooltek.com has the PEP66 with the Sunon fan.

I saw that millisec also has the FOP32 on special, it is the version with the lower-pressure clip intended for FCPGA processors, and it will be more versatile in socket applications that the PEP66, if you end up moving on from the P3V4X and need to reuse it. FOP32 on sale for $18 with YSTech 27cfm fan

Like I mentioned, you can run the fan at 7 volts and get decent airflow, I estimate about 18cfm, with a lot less noise. Just ground the fan's black wire to the power-supply harness's yellow wire.
 
I've got a Coolermaster DP5-6H51 on mine. It works much better than the retail cooler. It's a tight fit, though, because it's a Socket A unit. It's pretty quiet too.
 
Alpha pep 66, just go with a YS Tech fan and not the 38 cfm Delta if you are bothered by LOUD stuff.
 


<< Who needs IBM accoustic drive management with a Delta fan? >>


could you please repeat that as I couldn't hear you! 😀
 
If you want a quiet, running computer, then get a 60mm to 80mm (or 92mm) converter and put it on an Alpha. More CFM; less dBA. You can find the converters in the For Sale/Trade forum.
 
i've seen those converters too... but wouldn't such a big fan put too much weight/stress on my slocket/mobo?
 
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