What's a good heatsink for overclocking an XP 2000+

[Potatopopper]

I was thinking about overclocking my Athlon xp 2000 cpu and I was wondering what would be the best heatsink for doing this. I don't want to spend 200 dollars on water cooling when I could just buy a new cpu, so what do you all think. Oh yeah and I don't want the fan on the heatsink to sound like a lawnmower (I don't mind it to be loud, but not too loud, you know).

[Telexen]

Right now I have a Volcano 9...it's loud but it cools very well...I'm switching to water cooling in 3-4 days though

People who reply to this are going to say go with the SLK-900 or SLK-800 along wiht a good 92mm fan..these are priced RIDICULOUSLY...but they cool well. Here's the problem with going this route...
You'll spend nearly $50 on the HEATSINK...then $5 - $15 on a fan.

When you look at water cooling setups, you're put in the dark a little bit...you see Innovatek, Swiftech, and now Corsair kits that cost in excess of $200...The truth is you can build your own water cooling setup for just over $100.

[Potatopopper]

Wow, thanks for the information. I see there is a lot of options open for overclocking. Would you happen to know of a place where I could get water cooling for approximately $100? Though I am not too sure how much options my A7N8X Deluxe board gives me...I have read some places that this board is, for the most part, easily overclockable. what do you think about a volcano 10 heatsink for 20 dollars?

[Darthgary]

Always remeber, You usually get what you pay for!

[Potatopopper]

Hmm....yes darth gary...you are right about that. I am thinking that I might go with that slk-800 heatsink along with a powerful fan. That should do the trick. Thanks for you guys inputes.

[chinq82]

Get a Vantec aeroflow, it'll keep your cpu very cool and quiet as well.

[cyclist110]

Don't forget th Artic SilverIII paste!

By the way I love my SLK7, it just has an 80mm case fan and does a great job.

[RedFury]

I'm looking at a new heatsink myself for my new system, something that can handle at least a 2400+ processor. That Aeroflow one looks interesting if it's the one I'm thinkin of with the squirrel cage fan on top of the heatsink.

I think the advantage of that would be the ability to duct outside air to it easier...

[shawshank62]

i had vantec aeroflow for an hour it was great, but unfortunatlley its to big and it touches the capicators on my mobo. Im selling it for $22 + shipping if your interested.



its absolutley new, still in the package, i used it for an hour but was forced to put my old fan back on. I have heatware but havnt sold anything before, shawshank62.

[Potatopopper]

Shawshank62, thanks for the offer...but I am almost certain it will interfere with my capacitors in a A7N8X Deluxe motherboard. How well did it cool your system? That heatsink looks pretty interesting.