best heatsink
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 5:06 pm
what is the best heatsink fan for an athlon xp 2000+? i want a good but quiet heatsink fan that will stand up to some overclocking...
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Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2003 6:19 pm
a thermalrite SK7 or slk800 wiht a quiet 30-40cfm fan would do the trick. SVC.com has both at a fair price.
If your motherboard has the right holes....
Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2003 9:39 pm
I have the Thermalright SLK900U mounted to the Epox EP-8RDA+, running the Athlon XP 2100+ Thoroughbred 'b' CPU. I get 35C at idle, running this baby just over 2 GHz at stock voltage, and with a Vantec 92mm Stealth fan (low RPM). You need a motherboard that has the four holes around the socket for this heatsink, as it's mounting bracket requires bolting the thing down.
I also have two systems using the Kanie Hedgehog Type-W heatsink, and that heatsink uses two 60mm fans. This heatsink is also very heavy, but it uses the three-hole clip to attach itself to your socket. I would not be banging that type of mounting around, as it might rip the socket away from the motherboard. I am running it on a Soyo K7V Dragon Plus with an Athlon XP 2000+ Thoroughbred 'a', and on an old Asus A7V with a T-bird chip. Both heatsinks use dual 60mm Sanyo-Denki fans that run around 3500 RPM (fairly quiet).
I also have two systems using the Kanie Hedgehog Type-W heatsink, and that heatsink uses two 60mm fans. This heatsink is also very heavy, but it uses the three-hole clip to attach itself to your socket. I would not be banging that type of mounting around, as it might rip the socket away from the motherboard. I am running it on a Soyo K7V Dragon Plus with an Athlon XP 2000+ Thoroughbred 'a', and on an old Asus A7V with a T-bird chip. Both heatsinks use dual 60mm Sanyo-Denki fans that run around 3500 RPM (fairly quiet).
Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2003 1:16 pm
I just bought the slk800 I highly recommend it for the athlonxp's. I've got a 2100+ it was running upward of 45c (with a zalman heatsink) now it's just above 30c.