which CPU should i buy for a rather small micro ATX

[breweyez]

The microATX box is very small so I am guessing that a mobile is the way to go. this will probably end up on a abit VA10. I may also be looking for a low profile HSF. What are your recomendations? I dont plan on any overclock.

If this belongs in general hardware....my appologies...thanks for your input

 

[mamisano]

Best bet would be a 35Watt mobile Athlon... they are made for small spaces.

 

[breweyez]

yeah...i kinda figured that although i havent used one before

Im also curious about the heatsinks everyone uses for a small enclosure

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

1U or 2U server copper heatsinks are a great choice depending on how much room you have to work with.

 

[Dman877]

If you need something a bit more powerful, most people are having good luck undervolting the A64 2800+ to 1.2/1.3 volts for a very cool proc.

 

[MrK6]

Get a 1U server heatsink and put a quieter fan on it, most of the time the fans are way too loud.

 

[Zebo]

why not get a flex atx? makes micro atx look like a server board.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-121-197&depa=0

 

[Mik3y]

or go for the mobile athlon 64's. you can get the a64 2800+ at newegg or zipzoomfly. too bad they dont have the mobile 3700+ in stock. i hear it runs at 35W also, but i'm not 100% sure of that.

 

[Cheetah8799]

Originally posted by: MrK6
Get a 1U server heatsink and put a quieter fan on it, most of the time the fans are way too loud.

The problem with this is that the 1U heatsinks are really small, and if you put on a slower fan you might not get enough airflow to dissipate the heat properly.

There are some stock AMD socket A heatsinks that are small enough for a microATX low profile case and give enough clearance for airflow. They might cool a Mobile XP ok.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Zebo
why not get a flex atx? makes micro atx look like a server board.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-121-197&depa=0

Because that's an Intel board, and according to NewEgg is mATX anyhow.

Mobile Athlon, and then undervolt and underclock it further.

- M4H

 

[MalikChen]

750 duron - those things run cool.

But seriously, get an A64 (a mobile, 35W if they have it) and use cool&quiet - it automatically adjusts your CPU speed to what you are doing. My 2ghz 3000+ used to run at 800mhz most of the time, and I would get temps below ambient with stock cooling. However, I got latched onto distributed computing.

 

[StarTech]

I recently rebuilt one of my rigs aroung an ARIA with a Biostar M7NCG-400 and Athlon Mobil 2200+ 35W runing at 1670MHz. For the most part I am very pleased with it. I whished the M7NCG-400 could go under 1.3V, so I am undervolting very little from the 1.35V nominal

 

[hasu]

Originally posted by: StarTech
I recently rebuilt one of my rigs aroung an ARIA with a Biostar M7NCG-400 and Athlon Mobil 2200+ 35W runing at 1670MHz. For the most part I am very pleased with it. I whished the M7NCG-400 could go under 1.3V, so I am undervolting very little from the 1.35V nominal

If I use a 35W AMD XP-2400+ whose default voltage is 1.35v, will M7NCG adjust the CPU voltage to this default, automatically?

 

[oldman420]

an xp2200 mobile will do 2 gigs at 1.5 vcore thats about 40watts under load if you run it at stock 1.3 vcore i think you could prob passivly cool it for a quiet box

 

[carlosd]

Mobile 2500+