HEATSINKS!!!!!!!!!!!

[PCgeek]

I am thinking of getting a crystal orb for my radeon and some ramsinks for it as well and a heatspreader for my ram. <BR><BR>I wanna if its worth upgrading my current CPU heatsink for a Volcano 11 (I would love to have the Swiftech MCX462+ but i cant spend 50 bucks on a heatsink)

[FTO]

<br><br><< <i>I am thinking of getting a crystal orb for my radeon and some ramsinks for it as well and a heatspreader for my ram. <BR><br><br><< <i><BR><BR>I dont really see a point, you should have just saved up and got yourself a radeon 9500 or something...

[PCgeek]

If I put a AERO V fan on my current heatsink will I see a difference? Cause the 2 heatsinks look similar and I just wanna drop my CPU temps 2 or 3 Celcius I'm not o'clocking any faster cuz i dont need to its fast enough already Heck it was fast enough underclocked to 1700(thats how it ran for the first week cuz i didnt notice the mobo didnt automatically detect the proper CPU speed.

[PCgeek]

well all the stuff for the vid card will cost me 15 bucks<BR>so it all comes out to 90 bucks (vid card + coolers) The 9500 will cost a lot more and i dont have more $ <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0">

[PCgeek]

Nvm, my friend and i took temps of the vid card and o'clocked after running 3dmark2001 5 times the gpu was only 45 celcius and the mem was 40 and both seemed cold to the touch so I decided that 250 by 250 is just the cards max and it wont go any higher even if i use a better heatsink so i will spend the $$$$ on a window kit and some cathode lites since I just rearraged my desk and now my PC is on top where it can be seen.

[neverfastenuf]

I am using the 462+ and I love it. Dropped my temps 3c from using the Heatpipe HHC-1. Make sure you have the four holes around the cpu. I would also suggest using a vantec tornado 92mm 119 cfm fan with a nexus controller. Nice setup.

[GNXtreme]

In addition to neverfastenuf's suggestion...get Artic Silver 3...it lowered my CPU temps on the 1700 setup 3'C...

[TranceJunkieXL]

LOL, yeah. Even if you don't have the cash right now, save a bit longer PCgeek 14 for that set. You will find it was well worth it. I love mine as well.

[GNXtreme]

<P>I say save up the cash and buy the MCX462+...it will be well worth it...I have not actually gotten to run&nbsp;mine yet(should be getting my new PSU any day now)but I have heard reports from rithemking and neverfastenuf that the low low temps are well worth the cash.</P>

[Ginsu543]

Well, as for me, I can't use the MCX462+ because my mobo doesn't have the right holes on it, but I just ordered the SLK-800A and it's on its way!!! I've been getting some high cpu temps lately (around 50C while idle), and I'm really looking forward to some lower temps.<BR><BR>About how many degrees cooler can I expect with the SLK-800A?

[TranceJunkieXL]

The SLK800A dropped my Barton 2800+ temps from 44C to 34-36C idle. Not bad paired with AS3, I'll say. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><BR>Just keep in mind, the socket orientation on the NF7-S is not ideal for the SLK800. The fins will be sitting horizontally, not vertically as intended. Are you going to pair it with a Vantec Tornado or a Tt Smart Fan 2? Right now I don't have a Vantec Nexus, so I prefer the SF2 as you can adjust the fan speed to keep the noise down when you don't need drastic cooling.

[GNXtreme]

Ginsu did you ever flash the BIOS?...the high temp reading was a probelem in the BIOS on my board...as soon as I flashed it the temps were normal(from 55'C to 40'C after flash)

[Ginsu543]

Hey GNX,<BR><BR>Yeah, I did. I have the newest BIOS for the NF7-S rev 1.0-1.2 (ver 1.9) flashed, and it didn't do anything for my temps. Both my BIOS and MBM5 report cpu temps ranging from 47C to 52C. When the weather was hot, I think the temp went all the way up near 60C!!! Maybe it has to be the BIOS for NF7-S ver 2.0 to get the lower temps. However, I don't understand why that should be because Abit clearly says that it fixed the high cpu temp reading on rev 1.0-1.2 boards with the new BIOS ver 1.9!!!<BR><BR>Any ideas???

[Ginsu543]

rithem,<BR><BR>Actually, I was first going to install a fan rheobus before I think about getting one of those screamers you're talking about. I know the SF2 is adjustable, but I kinda like the idea of being able to do it without having to open my case up every time. Once I get that rheobus set up (should be next week or so... it's being shipped as we speak), I'll let you know.<BR><BR>See, I don't get it... Right now, my cpu temp is 46C and my mobo temp is 31C. Other times, they go up to ~52C/~35C. What's going on???