Best heatsink for amd64 939 socket??

[dtech]

Is the new cooler master xdream III any good? How about some of the crazy looking thermaltake ones, ahahah. I'm trying to get a list for my upgrade.... so far i have

1.AMD64 3500+
2.MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Nforce3 Ultra mobo
3.Twinx Corsair XMS PC 3200's XLPT (1gig) 2-2-2-5!!
4.??? :confused: (heatsink) thats all i need to finish the list and thats when I'll go into deciding stage, LOL. :D

[bluegreenshxt]

thermalrite xp120..with a nice 120mm fan...

[PCgeek]

Definitely thermalright :)

[dtech]

but what about the cooler master's xdream III? Is it even out yet? Only thing that i find appealing from the xdream III is the blue LED's cuz it'll match perfectly in my case, eh

[Avid6eek]

thermalrite xp120..with a nice 120mm fan... $64 + price of a fan, and shipping. Definetly not worth the money. The stock fan is free, and works great. I love to waste money on my computer, but I would rather buy an extra HD, or high end sound card instead of that HS. Just my opinion though :)

[EWeezy]

i agree with Shiznit...you can even overclock a little bit (not max out) with the stock cooler on those 939 pin CPU's...so my opinion too is to get the retail 3500+

[danny16866]

i agree also

[danny16866]

$64 + price of a fan, and shipping. Definetly not worth the money. The stock fan is free, and works great. I love to waste money on my computer, but I would rather buy an extra HD, or high end sound card instead of that HS. Just my opinion though :)

since when is it wasting??


id rather call it constructive spending

[Avid6eek]

since when is it wasting??


id rather call it constructive spending Good point ;)

[dtech]

yeah i'm gonna get the retail no matter what, cuz oem's warranty suxxors!. How much can a 3500+ be clocked? from 2.2gigz to?
Also, since your saying amd's run better on tighter timing... i just clocked my 2700's to turbo settings (2.0-2-2-6) used to be (2.5-3-3-7). So far its giving me no problems.

[ElrichMeister]

yea they should be more responsive with those timings, have you tried OCing those?

[tumberi]

as I posted in a new thread, my athlon 64 3500+'s temp. is quite ridiculous. 53 at idle. I don't even wanna try to fully load the cpu. Too scared. So, let's continue the thread. WHat's the best heatsink for amd64 939 socket? I found thermalright xp-120, thermaltake silent book k8, evercool k802-715, and zalman cnps 7000-cu. I want a silent, but powerful one. Budget isn't too much of a concern for now.

[tumberi]

also any suggestion for any silent 80mm silent case fan?

[bluegreenshxt]

either the thermalright xp-120 with a nice 120mm fan or the zalman cnps 7000-cu...i think the thermalright will perform better...with the right fan....

the vantec stealth is not bad for a 80mm case fan 26dba...the Panaflo 80mm 'MEDIUM' 32.1cfm 28dba M1A Case Fan is good too

[tumberi]

bluegreenshxt, Can you recommend me one 120mm fan that is quite but still strong? Thanks man.

[Nova]

antec fan

[bluegreenshxt]

Panaflo - 120mm "LOW" 68.9cfm 30dba L1A Fan
Vantec 120mm Stealth Case Fan 53 CFM 28dba

these are some good quiet fans too...although they might be lacking in performance...

if you have a fan controller..get a better fan with a bit more cfms and turn it down when you dont need it to keep it quiet...and turn it up if it gets hot...

[dtech]

yeah i heard panaflo's are really good if you want silence, eh.