xp2500 retail hs/fan

[christopherg]

If upping fsb to 200mhz using crucial pc3200 on an abit nf7-s inside a stock case, should I get better fan or hs or are the ones that came with the retail package good enough?
Thanks.

 

[Hyperfocal]

The retail HSF will work if you replace the included clod of phase change goop with a good thermal compound, but you will see better temps with a higher quality HSF.

For example, I got 45 idle 51 load with the stock HSF and 37 idle 42 load with a Thermaltake Silent Boost at 200*11 speeds.

The stock temps were using the glop AMD put on the HSF, not anything like Arctic Silver, you may get somewhat better temps than I got.

 

[seepy83]

just to add some more number to the thread...with the retail hs/f and Arctic Silver 5 on my 2500+ i get 39C idle, and 44C under load at stock speeds. At 2000MHz (200fsb x 10), i get about 41C idle, and 48-49 under full load.

 

[Goatsan]

to say that the stock AMD hsf is bad would be an understatement of the world, but another one. Look here http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/socketA.asp
the lower the number the better, and scrool down to almost the bottom and see where amd's hsf is.

 

[Hyperfocal]

The HSF reviewed in the overclockers.com article is not the HSF fan that comes with the 2500+.

The current HSF is from AVC and is very similar to the AVC #112C83: in the review.

 

[TheCorm]

Originally posted by: Hyperfocal
The HSF reviewed in the overclockers.com article is not the HSF fan that comes with the 2500+.

The current HSF is from AVC and is very similar to the AVC #112C83: in the review.

Anyone know what heatsink & fan combo is generally being shipped with something like the XP2600+ Barton?

Cheers,

Jamie

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: TheCorm
Anyone know what heatsink & fan combo is generally being shipped with something like the XP2600+ Barton?

Cheers,

Jamie

I would have to imagine that it's the identical hsf, Jamie. Why wouldn't it be? They're only 66mhz apart (before we overclock them, anyway!).

 

[TheCorm]

http://www.avc.com.tw/products/oem/amd_k8.html

AMD have the 112C86 as their recommended option for the XP2600+ Barton so I was thinking it might be that one but I guess it could be the C83 model....which would be a shame as it's at it's maximum limit then.

Jamie

 

[edmundoab]

i would think getting a better Heatsink will be a better idea in anycase.
but stock should be able to handle it ... if u dont mind higher temps