Thermaltake TR2-M2
Any idea if this will cool as advertised? (It says up to 3400+ and since there isn't such a beast I'm guessing they mean up to 2.3GHz and since 2.3GHz (or lower) is all I would really need, I'm hoping this will be fine.) Temps in the high 40s and even low 50s are OK, I'm not one of these guys that demands high 30s or low 40s (though I do prefer those temps 
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I like this because it's cheap; not because I think it compares well to something like the SLK-9XX or SP-9XX series. I only need to cool 2.3GHz (and less) so cooling for chips that exceed 2.3GHz doesn't need to be considered.
If this HSF won't adequately cool a 2.3GHz chip what's the least expensive HSF I can get that will adequately cool a 2.3GHz chip?
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I like this because it's cheap; not because I think it compares well to something like the SLK-9XX or SP-9XX series. I only need to cool 2.3GHz (and less) so cooling for chips that exceed 2.3GHz doesn't need to be considered.
If this HSF won't adequately cool a 2.3GHz chip what's the least expensive HSF I can get that will adequately cool a 2.3GHz chip?
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The Aeroflow cooled both my systems at default clock very well, and even allowed Folding 24/7. At that time though, I didn't have the overclocks that I have now.
At this point, I've got to be neutral, leaning towards negative with the TR2. (Pic of Aerflow is below.)
For one, they seem to be very power hungry. Even though it comes with a 3 pin power cord, it needs to run straight from the PS. Plugged into the MB, mine would stop running after a couple of minutes. And for the amount of noise they make,there wasn't equivalent amoint of air being moved.
This is just from my experience with this fan, your milage my vary
BTW, while we're talking knock-offs, the Aeroflow is Vantec's adaptation of the original Thermal Integration/Arkua Thermoengine.
-drasnor
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If I take that crappy fan off and put on a decent fan 50-60CFM would that be OK?
I really don't want to spend any more than I have to.
As far as air-flow in the case goes . . . since there is no case I'm going to say airflow will be pretty good.
// Edit: If that isn't good enough, then just tell me what you think I should get. I need to purchase 2 so that the new NF7 mobos I ordered will have a HSF for the CPU. (Have the CPU). Actually I have 2 or 3 of the above HS, but they look pretty cheap, I'm not even sure if a 120CFM fan would let them cool well enough to keep a 2.3GHz chip from burning.
Put a higher flow fan on that if necessary, and it should be fine.
The TMD fan is quiet, at least compared to some of the beasts that many of us are used to using, but it is higher pitched than other fans. I have it in the livingroom, and I'm really thinking about switching the Aeroflow to something that uses an 80mm fan so I can get a lower pitch.
The TR2-M2, on HIGH cools at 34-35 C, full load (22-23* C Case). I didn't test on low or medium. The TR2-M2 are quieter than my dynatrons on high, but is fairly quiet on medium.
Those are my temps, I'm a little dissapointed, I wish I would have got a little better temps, but its okay. I got them because they were pretty cheap, quieter than what I already have, and for the heck of it.
As for value, my Dynatrons (purchased about 1.6 years ago) were about half as much as the TR2-M2 cost, for the same temps.
I actually have a similar HSF as that one (without the copper base). I have it on a 1GHZ Tbird. I get about 34*C full load with stock Fan. 24*C Case. But your right, I think it would be great for a duron system too.
This one is all alluminum, but there are some with copper.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-114-005&depa=0