Which heatsink?

[dennisjai215]

out these 3 heatsinks, which one is better?
the volcano 7+ HS
the Thermalright ALX800
the volcano 11 Xaser Edition HS

which heatsink is better out of this 3 ONLY? thanks!

 

[MegaWorks]

I believe it's the ALX-800, but I like the Volcano 7+ more

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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
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 550 5.1

 

[InlineFive]

The ALX800 is an excellent heatsink. I'm very happy with mine as it keeps my 64w (max) Athlon under 40c load with a 24cfm Panaflo L1a and Arctic Silver 5.

-Por

 

[dennisjai215]

any one got any reviews or comparison charts for the ALX800 compared with some other stuff?

 

[Blain]

The Volcano 7+ is a nice HS with a quality design.
But I've always liked Thermalright products, and the ALX-800 performs the same as the SLK-800A. So since the SLK-800 performs better than the Volcano 7+...
The ALX-800 is the "better" of the three HS you've listed

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: dennisjai215
any one got any reviews or comparison charts for the ALX800 compared with some other stuff?

I doubt it, because the ThermalRight and ThermalTakes are aimed differently.
The ALX-800 and Volcano 11 are the best of those, and I'd trust the ALX-800 + Panaflo as a better overall solution. It's about even with the good old AX-7 (just a hair behind the SLK-800) with a reasonably quiet fan (Panaflo L), and only starts sucking if you undervolt that to get some real quietness going on.

 

[dennisjai215]

hmm an ALX800 With Panaflo C Fan
and a Volcano 11+
and a Volcano 7+

wat would the temps be around on a 2500+ barton O/C'd to 3200+

 

[dennisjai215]

a volcano 7+ is 23 bucks
alx800 is 24 bucks with articsilver3 so the ALX800 is looking good, but how much does a PANAFLO Fan cost? im looking for a good CFM wiuth about 21-25 DBA

 

[McArra]

Buy a Silent boost. It performs better than the ones u listed.

 

[MegaWorks]

Originally posted by: McArra
Buy a Silent boost. It performs better than the ones u listed.

thats right I forgot about the silent boost excellent sink for a good price! here's the Link.
Volcano 7+ is only 17.99 at newegg
also look into theVolcano 12 it's a very good heatsink I think one of the best for Athlon XP

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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
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 550 5.1

 

[dennisjai215]

Originally posted by: McArra
Buy a Silent boost. It performs better than the ones u listed.

if it does, i probably would get it.. i hope its silent reading some reviews they said it doesnt seem like 21DBA..
also if i get this i wouldnt pay for artic silver =T

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: dennisjai215

Originally posted by: McArra
Buy a Silent boost. It performs better than the ones u listed.

if it does, i probably would get it.. i hope its silent reading some reviews they said it doesnt seem like 21DBA..
also if i get this i wouldnt pay for artic silver =T

Ceramique is cheaper and works beatifully. It performs really well and it's quite silent (silent boost).

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: McArra

Originally posted by: dennisjai215

Originally posted by: McArra
Buy a Silent boost. It performs better than the ones u listed.

if it does, i probably would get it.. i hope its silent reading some reviews they said it doesnt seem like 21DBA..
also if i get this i wouldnt pay for artic silver =T

Ceramique is cheaper and works beatifully. It performs really well and it's quite silent (silent boost).

I don't know about the TT SB, but ceramique is great stuff.

 

[dennisjai215]

ceramique cost 7 bux.. i dont think its worth it...

does anyone know if the thermal take silentboost is better than all of the ones i've listed? if so i am going to choose it, i would like mroe opinions.. thanks!

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: dennisjai215
ceramique cost 7 bux.. i dont think its worth it...

does anyone know if the thermal take silentboost is better than all of the ones i've listed? if so i am going to choose it, i would like mroe opinions.. thanks!

Ceramique is nice 'cause it's really easy to work with. Also, you could just get the 2.7g one. Not as much value, but it's suprising how far goop goes. I ahve one of those and a rat shack 3g tube...they last practically forever.

 

[FINGERS20]

Just buy an all copper Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu. Costs in, cools superbly and is very quiet even at full chat. Running my o/c P4 3.4 at 3.7gigahertz and normal operation temps are mid 30's. Today saw 45C after long download of a PDF file. What more can you ask of an air cooled heatsink?

 

[FINGERS20]

Just buy an all copper Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu. Costs in, cools superbly and is very quiet even at full chat. Running my o/c P4 3.4 at 3.7gigahertz and normal operation temps are mid 30's. Today saw 45C after long download of a PDF file. What more can you ask of an air cooled heatsink?

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: FINGERS20
Just buy an all copper Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu. Costs in, cools superbly and is very quiet even at full chat. Running my o/c P4 3.4 at 3.7gigahertz and normal operation temps are mid 30's. Today saw 45C after long download of a PDF file. What more can you ask of an air cooled heatsink?

The lazy thing doesn't even do the laundry! I can ask it that all day, but no...
:evil:
(nice OC and temps)

 

[dennisjai215]

damn everytime i think im about to buy something someone busts out another name and another thing.. i cant decide

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: dennisjai215
damn everytime i think im about to buy something someone busts out another name and another thing.. i cant decide

Look, I have both Zalman 7000Aal/cu (all cooper weights too much and difference in cooling is not even 1% better) and Silent Boost.

Zalman:
Pros: Very quiet, very good performer, good looking, 92mm fan.
Cons: huge (may not feet in your Mobo/case), you can't replace the fan

TT Silent boost:
Pros: Silent (not as much as Zalman but quite silent still), you can replace the fan, very good performer, feets everywhere
cons: not as good looking (but that's just me ), a little more noisy (but you can always replace the fan, 80mm fan instead of 92mm.

Both are great (two of the best) and perform very well (zalman a little ahead). Now you decide, none of them is going to bottleneck your overclocking.

 

[Blain]

* Do you want the absolute best cooling, no matter how loud or at any cost?
* Do you want the best cooling you can get, no matter how loud but dirt cheap?
* Do you want the best cooling you can get that's quiet, at any cost?
* Do you want the best cooling you can get that's quiet, but dirt cheap?

Give us something to work with or stick to your original 3 HS.

 

[fireontheway]

hmm...
anyway, you've got a nice combo (proc/mobo), dont go cheap on the hsf

 

[Metalloid]

I stay away from pretty much anything made by Thermaltake. After my experience with their Volcano 6cu+, their extremely poor noise/cooling ratio has pushed me away from their products.

Honestly, I don't think you will get a Barton 2500 to 3200 speeds with this cooling. My Barton 2500 is at 2230mhz, which is just over the 3200+ speed of 2200mhz, and I have pretty heavy air cooling. My Thermalright AX-7 with a Delta 80cfm (sounds like a vacuum cleaner) and my dual 130cfm Delta case fans gives me CPU temps of 30.5c idle and around 36c load. And yes, this is as high as I could get the CPU without it crapping out in Prime95.

If you truly want the best performance at any noise level/any cost, buy yourself a Thermalright SLK-900 (or and SP97, not sure how they perform though) and a 119cmf Vantec Tornado, then get some good case fans and have at it. If you want performance without too much noise, I recommend a Thermalright SLK-800 and this YS-Tech 48.5cmf 80mm fan.

EDIT: Oh, didn't notice that you were only interested in those 3. If that is the case, go with the Thermalright no question about it.

 

[dennisjai215]

well i've decided... the TT silent boost =X i hope its good..
i'll see what happens and let u guys know my stuff when i get it