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I need to know what's the best or atleast pretty good heatsink/fan I can get for the Athlon 2500 overclocked on an Asus A7N8X-E. I want my temps atleast to be around 36*c to 45*c. I have a Thermaltake Dragon Orb 3 on here right now, temps' range from 48*c (lowest) to 57*c. That's just not cutting it like I would like. The setup is in a Thermaltake VM3000A Skull Xaser-lll Case with 4 fans (2 in - 2 out). Thanks for any input.
Take a look at overclock.co.uk it has a load of high quality products designed for the most extreme systems for pretty low prices. It's done me well for years.
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yea, the stock's laying around still. I have been thinking of putting it on and seeing what the temp' difference was.
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yea...give the stock one a shot, & if ya feel ambitious, try lapping/polishing it to a mirror finish 1st
http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/heatsinklappingguide.php
http://www.bigbruin.com/html/lapping-guide.htm
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the stock hs/f is pretty good im now getting 36C idle 49C full load on my 2500barton even when ocing to 3200
i just used as5 instead of the pad it came with
give it a try you might be pleasantly surprised^(-.-)~~~]>:}>
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Thermalright SP 97 is doing the job for me.
Depending on ambient temp,Full load=low 40's.(and that ambient temp is high).
Also have Tt Lanfire which helps.
nf7-s v2.0
1gb pc3200
jou jye 550w psu
xp2500-m @ 200x11
Thermalright SP 97
fx5600@360&600
WDCaviar 60gb
Seagate Barracuda 80gb
Thermaltake Lanfire;~}
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the stock hs/f is pretty good im now getting 36C idle 49C full load on my 2500barton even when ocing to 3200
i sure wouldnt say thats pretty good
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id say its damn good condsidering that the hs/f itself cost $5 and requires no maintenance except occasional dusting plus, i cant even hear it
^(-.-)~~~]>:}>
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"the stock hs/f is pretty good im now getting 36C idle 49C full load on my 2500barton even when ocing to 3200
i sure wouldnt say thats pretty good"I'd say those temps are pretty darn good xXx-HotShot-xXx...what do you recommend that will beat those temps, without spending more than say, $10?
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I guess to me when were talking about temps, i dont consider money as an issue. You get what you pay for. To me those temps arent acceptiable.
Mike
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You dodged the question...
36C at idle is unacceptable? OK...what CPU/HSF combo do you have & what are your temps (room, system, CPU)?
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My 1 has a xp2100 oc 2.2 case 21 idle 34 load 36 room 74 that has a slk900u tornado fan.
My other has a xp1700 oc 1.7 28/33 same room temps load 35 slk800 ocz fan. And those temps are NOT OK, maybe in your eyes they are.
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And you missed the point Jam, whats acceptiable to one doesnt mean there right for others, course i relize from reading all you other posted answers that your the answer man here.
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The fact that I answer a lot of questions on here has nothing to do with anything. I'm just a bored geek with way too much time on my hands since I quit doing drugs & rolling people in alleys...LMAO!
I'd be willing to bet that 99% of the people who post on here would say a 2500+ o/c'd to 3200+ running at 36C idle/49C load is perfectly acceptable, especially with the stock HSF...& I'll go a step further & say that most of them would say those temps are pretty damn good!
I'm looking at my temps right now...I have an 1800+ @ 1680mhz (8 x 210)...room/78F, system/26C, CPU/35C idle, w/$10 copper based CoolerMaster HSF. I suppose that is unacceptable as well? How much lower do you think it's go if I spent $50-75 for a "premium" HSF...maybe 2C, if that? It's not cost effective...
The last time I experimented with my settings & ran TOAST, my max load temp was 45C...once again, unacceptable?
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Well as i have said before and your missing the point, whats good for 1 doesnt mean that it is for everyone, and i happen to think for the extra money i will go with lower temps anytime. Why spend 200 to 300 dollars for top grade parts then stay with crap cooling.Well at least there is 1% that would see my point.
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i dont spend 200 to 300 dollars for top grade parts
i get the most out of my money and spend as little as possible$5 stock hs/f
what is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other
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xXx-HotShot-xXx,
Believe me, I know some "one percenters" & I highly doubt you're one of those! (If you don't know what that is, look it up)
We're just gonna have to agree to disagree on this one.
Hi giggles! ;)
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hey, whats happenin
what is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other
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"one percenters"
yea thats me, giggles the badasswhat is painfully obvious to one person might be just painful to the other
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I have the same setup, 2500 o/c'd to beyond a 3200 and I am liquid cooled and the 36c idle temps are good, Mine idle's at 28c and running toast for about an hour temps to about 36c and that's with water cooling, prior to that I had Volcano 11+ and it sounded like a damn airplane coming in for a landing right next to my head, so to the point I say if you don't mind the noise go with a good quality air cooling and if you have no overheat problems then all is well, if you hate the sound of a rocket launch next to your head, go water cooled.
AMD 3200
A7N8X-Deluxe
1 Gig Corsair
Swiftech Liquid Cooled
9700 Pro
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thats not true in the case of the stock hs/f tho, tleible.
i cannot even hear my stock fan spinning even in a near silent room with nothing else on and its doing a damn good job
the thing only spins 3096rpm and i can lower it to half that with my hardcano10 fan controller
my case keeps out most all fan noise anywayso if you cant stand to worry about leakage/blockage and pump breakdowns, you cant bring yourself to remove your entire cleaning system at least 3 times a year for cleaning and tediously reinstall it carefully checking for leaks and spills and before each time you move your computer, and if you actually want things besides your cpu vid card and hdd to prevent from cooking when air cant get through your case, and when you cant afford to spent $100-500 for cooling THEN an airflow system is right for you
that volcano 11 is overkill
if you think that you must keep your cpu temps under 50 degrees or else the world will end and your computer will melt down
then you are clearly wasting your money
cpus run just fine at 50degrees, wasting money on extreme cooling is frivelous^(-.-)~~~]>:}>
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helo all
did any one tray to connect small plate of metall by one or more screw fitting the cpu fan & traying to lit that metal facing the case fan (the metal will be connected to cpu heat sink ) also what the meaning of HSF ? thanks
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