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Old 06-25-2003, 01:48 AM   #1 (permalink)
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CPU Cooling
Okay.. on my new computer, there's going to be a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro nForce2 Ultra 400 motherboard.. and I'm contemplating about a AMD Athlon XP 2800+ CPU.. now my question is.. what is the best cooling possible I can get for the CPU? I'm not on a budget so it can be expensive, and I do plan on overclocking. So.. anyone who has an opinion on the best cpu cooling there is, state it here

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Old 06-25-2003, 01:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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The thermal take 11 or 9 cant remember looks like a mean hs/f for like 30 bucks.
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Old 06-25-2003, 02:19 AM   #3 (permalink)
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The Volcano 11 is horrible...the Volcano 9 is a great cooler, but it can be kinda loud. That CPU will probably stay pretty cool though so you won't have to turn the fan speed up

If you want the best though...you can go with water cooling...which is expensive
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Old 06-25-2003, 02:25 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I have never her antying aobut them except they were cool. Some pll liek zalmen. I am not a fan of them.
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The V11 is enormous, loud, and inefficient.

Zalman setups are only good on older XP systems...they've never cooled 2000+ and up CPUs very well.
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Hummm Right now i am funnin a stock hs/f on a 2000+ overclocked to 2100+(i hate the paminilo core) maxing out at 105F.
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Old 06-25-2003, 02:31 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I have a Volcano 9 on my XP2600, and even in warm weather, the temp never goes above 53 deg.

I'll agree with Telexen that it is loud at full speed, but it IS supplied with a temp sensor and a rheostat dial so that you can either have the speed (and the noise) auto adjusted, or DIY.
I use the dial, and keep the speed around 3000rpm which gives adequate cooling, and still quiet enough for me to sleep with the rig in my room.
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I keep mine at ~4200rpm on the same CPU...never goes above 40c
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the zalman is nice but not very good if you wanna oc . if your not gonna oc the glacialtech igloo 2500 or silent breeze are great . and you can overclock alittle with the igloo 2500 . also the vantec aeroflow is nice also . very quiet .
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I'm runing a TT volcano 9 on a barton 2500 at stock speed and it idles at 42C.When I ran 3D Mark 2001SE it maxed out at 50C.
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