Where to buy fans and shim?

[JServ]

I'm trying to find a place that has 80mm fans and Athlon XP shims in stock for a good price?

Right now i'm looking at:

www.heatskinkfactory.com
www.2cooltek.com

Also, what is a good 80mm fan to combo with an SK6....that delta is too damn loud.

 

[FlowerMan]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=37&threadid=632918

Got my XP shim and Alpha PAL8045 from www.2cooltek.com IMO, get the PAL8045 instead of the SK6 if you can afford it. Well worth the extra money.

 

[JServ]

The one thing that i'm worried about with the alpha is it's weight....i read somewhere that it is extremely heavy. This will be my first time building a system, so I really don't want to crush the core of my chip.

Which is easier to install? Alpha or SK6? Also, which fan should pair with these heatsinks...not the alpha (way to loud).

 

[EXman]

www.bestbyte.net for 80mm fans CHEAP! and FAST!

 

[SpeedTester]

2COOLTEK is the best place IMO. I just ordered a Radeon cooling kit
and received it in 2 days via USPS (From FL to RI).



<< The one thing that i'm worried about with the alpha is it's weight....i read somewhere that it is extremely heavy. This will be my first time building a system, so I really don't want to crush the core of my chip. >>



It would be hard to crush your core with this heatsink (Pal 8045)if you follow the directions properly. You have to tighten the screws in a cross pattern to prevent unequal
pressure. The only thing negative I can say about this HSF is that you have to remove the motherboard to install it, Otherwise its the best one I ever seen. It dropped
my temp 12c and I got rid of my screaming Delta.

 

[JServ]

SpeedTester...what fan do you have on your Alpha?

 

[FlowerMan]

Dont worry about breaking your mobo with an Alpha PAL8045. It aint that heavy, and it IS mounted via the 4 holes in the mobo. The shim will protect your CPU plenty

Fan? I use Sunon 2.1W 80mms I just got 2 of the kits from 2cooltek. Pretty decent temps, always under 32*C. (office environment with A/C)

 

[techweenie]

I got my SK-6 and 60mm Sunon fan from 2CoolTek. It works much better than my old equipment. However, I'm going to lap the SK-6, as it's not the smoothest finish...