TBird Heatsinks

JonasWorld · Post by **JonasWorld** » Mon Dec 10, 2001 6:30 pm

What heatsinks are poeple using to cool their TBirds now days? My Thermaltake Crome Orb says it is designed for all Durons and TBirds up to 1.3 ghz. Do you think it could handle a 1.4 I just bought? Or wouldn't you even try it? Thanks

RubberDuckie · Post by **RubberDuckie** » Mon Dec 10, 2001 8:13 pm

I have a SwifTech and love it (well as much as one can love a HS)

JMan · Post by **JMan** » Mon Dec 10, 2001 9:32 pm

Do you mind high noise levels? I don't want this room to be noisy so I will probably use a Millennium Glaciator 2 if I go Athlon sometime soon. It provides good cooling (many say it beats the Swiftech w/ Delta) at a low noise level.
http://www.millennium-thermal.com

JMan

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Mon Dec 10, 2001 9:46 pm

the only orb I would even Think of using would be the dragon highend one. but the SK6 is a high quality average cost heatsink. and the mellinum glacier is also very nice for the noise leval.

Im using 3 sk6's and a Taisol here. and have 2 glaciers sitting on the sidelines if I need them.

Greg

FuNPoLiCe001 · Post by **FuNPoLiCe001** » Mon Dec 10, 2001 10:08 pm

i m using a vantec heatsink (love the clip design) with the fan off a volcano 6

deltas are too loud

i m tempted to buy a volcano 7 (or just order it at work

), that variable fan control thing seems pretty cool, and at lowest speed it still pushes quite a bit of air and at only 27 dba's

blade · Post by **blade** » Mon Dec 10, 2001 11:24 pm

The dynatron 1206bh is probably the best bang for the buck, then next I'd say the vantec 6035 and the senfu or the dr thermal. All those except the dr thermal use airplane fans which I replaced with a quieter v2 fan and all cool eggselent. Surprisingly the dr thermal may be the best of them all, but more tests are due. Then I put in the V7. Now that baby looks cool!

I believe that cooler you have now will be ok Jonas, if you don't oc any. Some people get temps as high as 160 and say all is stable, but I don't think I'd want to get past 120 max though.

Celery101 · Post by **Celery101** » Mon Dec 10, 2001 11:28 pm

I put a 80mm panaflow on my sk6, replace all 4 case fan with panaflow, now the loudest thing I hear is the fan on my radeon card. Btw, I am clocking a 1ghz tbird to 1.45ghz, and the highest temp under full load is only 48c. under $30 for heatsink, $2.5 for each fan, Now this is money well spent.

sethpa · Post by **sethpa** » Tue Dec 11, 2001 3:27 am

Another recommendation for the SK6 with an 80mm fan wired to it, low noise, excellent performance

sethpa

DocSilly · Post by **DocSilly** » Tue Dec 11, 2001 7:37 am

Alpha PAL8045 with a low-noise 80mm (dats for my secondary rig, main rig is watercooled)

Jim Z · Post by **Jim Z** » Tue Dec 11, 2001 5:51 pm

Do you think it could handle a 1.4 I just bought?

Two words: HELL NO.

I second the Alpha PAL8045 if it fits on your board. If not, then the Taisol CGK760092, SK6, or the other ones already mentioned should do fine.

SWScorch · Post by **SWScorch** » Tue Dec 11, 2001 6:27 pm

Using an Alpha PAL8045 w/ 50cfm Sunon fan. It replaced a ThermalRight SK-6 w/ 30cfm Delta fan. Both performed admirably. Vantec CCK- series are nice.

Rooster · Post by **Rooster** » Tue Dec 11, 2001 9:19 pm

Swiftech MCX-462 w/Delta 80mm Fan.

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Wed Dec 12, 2001 9:57 pm

sk6 and volcano2 fan

Mike89 · Post by **Mike89** » Thu Dec 13, 2001 1:22 pm

I use the Taisol copper bottom heatsink on my 1.4 gig. I bought it with the Delta fan but not the loud one. The one I have runs around 5900 rpm, not that 7000 rpm Boeing Aircraft fan. Works plenty good for me. Not as cool as some of the hot dogs but cooler than most. I'm not going to complain about running 1 or 2 degrees Celsius higher. Noise level is very acceptable and I love the triple clip design.

This heatsink doesn't get much press but it is one that is very viable and worth considering.

VidmanII · Post by **VidmanII** » Fri Dec 14, 2001 10:56 am

I have one of those TAISOL 760's on my kidz 1.33 bird. Best clip in the biz to be sure. That is a big mofo of a HS too !!