Which HSF for Opteron 165 on Ultra-D?

[deton8]

Would I see a major improvement going from a Zalman 7000cu to one of the newer tower/heatpipe model heatsinks? I idle around 32C and load in the mid 50s (setup in sig). I'd like to try clocking a bit higher, but heat is holding me back.

I'm trying to decide between the Scythe Ninja+ Rev.B, Thermalright SI-128 or XP-120 (recommend fan anyone?), or possibly Thermaltake Big Typhoon. I've heard the Ultra 120 and Tuniq Tower are a bit better, but from what I can tell they would have problems fitting my case and/or the DFI board (plus the Tuniq seems near impossible to find in Canada).

Any opinions/experiences would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Tweakin]

I don't think heat is the issue holding you back and I don't think you would see a noticable improvement in temps. I will say that 311 on a MSI board is pretty good and that may be what's holding you back.

 

[CP5670]

I have a Big Typhoon and it works very well, keeping the processor under 42C on load at 1.425V, but at 311x9 you're probably close to the limit of your processor anyway.

 

[deton8]

Tweakin,

I tested up to 344HTT when I got the Neo2, and could still get into XP, except I'd get cold boot issues. I'd happily stop at 333 or so, which I think the board will do without to much trouble. As to the processor, I wouldn't know since I haven't tried to push it that far because of my cooling.

At any rate, I have 2 boards with 2 processors and only one HSF, so I need something either way. If you think I can't do much better cooling-wise than the Zalman, I'll probably just get another one. I just thought I should ask, as it's been a few years and there was bound to be something new out with better performance...

 

[firewolfsm]

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 is great and only $27 at svc

 

[deton8]

After checking out some heatsink roundups, I think I'm going to go with a Scythe Ninja Plus. With the included 120mm fan, it seems to perform notisably better than the 7000cu while also being fairly quiet (which is always nice).