Non Thermalright HSF recc's

teflemingtefleming
edited July 2003 in Hardware
I've had it with my two recent thermalright products.

The clips just aren't strong enough! Both of mine wore out in less than three months.

I'm still considering the 800U for mine (it uses the 4 mounting holes doesn't it?)

I want something that is quiet and inexpensive.

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited July 2003
    How about a thermalright SLK-800a? :D;D

    Not happy with them huh? No offense, but you ever consider that you're doing something wrong? Like I said, I'm not trying to be nasty or anything, but the clip on my slk-800 just broke (one of the 3 screwdriver retention tabs broke) and it's almost a year old... and, it's still easily functional...

    However, if you're unhappy with Thermalright... the next question is are you planning on overclocking? If not, I know of a bunch of very good heatsinks that perform very well but aren't up to the task of handling a highly overclocked 2500...
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    The good old Alpha 8045 is still the king IMO.
    That is if you have the 4 holes around the socket. It´s amazing how a 3 year old heatsink still perform equal or better than the new ones. I had that on a pretty overclocked 1600 @ over 2 volts with a 80-92mm adapter + a quiet Papst fan. Never over 45C. Dead silent as well.
  • teflemingtefleming
    edited July 2003
    The 800a is the one I was using on my main rig. The clip on it wore out to the point that it wouldn't adequately cool my Barton at stock speeds (temps in the high 50's immediately after cold boot.) The same type thing happened with an SLK-700 a few weeks ago. I don't think it was the age of them, I just don't think they can handle being put on and take off several times.

    I'll look into that Alpha. Any other thoughts, I don't really want to spend 35 on my parents comp (on mine is another matter)
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited July 2003
    strange; Do me (well, you) a favor and don't buy anything just yet... I've got some ideas, but I have to go to summer school in like 5 minutes, so I can't post much about them right now... I'll post when I get back (~5:00 PDT @ the latest) if I remember. If I don't reply by like 8:00 PDT tonight, PM me & yell @ me because I probably forgot.

    In the meantime, Thermaltake, Swiftech, Zalman, Vantec, and possibly some others have heatsinks that will work if you aren't overclocking it.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    SLK-900! No clips. ;D
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited July 2003
    A7N8X! No fit. ;D

    Okay, as I see it, if you want quiet and some measure of performance, you've got the following choices (ranked somewhat according to how well they cool, #1 being best)

    <ol>
    <li><a href="http://sidewindercomputers.com/swiftechmcx462.html">Swiftech MCX-462+</a>
    <li><a href="http://sidewindercomputers.com/al80barheat.html">Alpha PAL 8045</li>
    <li><A HREF="http://sidewindercomputers.com/thvo11xaed.html">Thermaltake Volcano 11</a> Say what you want- it's damn hard to f**k up a solid copper skived fin heatsink & 80mm fan combo...
    <li><a href="http://nexfan.com/zacnqucpucok1.html">Zalman CNPS5100-Cu</A> I dunno for sure how well this performs, but it looks decent...
    <li><A href="http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduct.asp?description=35-110-007&depa=1">Vantec Aeroflow</a>The TMD fan on the Aeroflow is much quieter than it's specs would suggest, and the Aeroflow does an OK job on the stuff I've used it on- it keeps the CPU in the server @ Habitat For Humanity (A7N8X, 1800+) @ 116*F at stock speeds & voltages with good case ventillation...

    I think those are pretty much your only really good choices... there are a couple heatpipe coolers on the market (Coolermaster & Aerocool) but neither one cools very well... certainly not well enough for a 2500...
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited July 2003
    go for the 800u.... u wont have any complaints
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited July 2003
    Like was said earlier, if you have the 4 mounting holes around the socket, the Swiftech MCX462+ or the Alpha PAL8045 are both excellent choices and you should be able to find some good deals on the Alpha. I have both and they both do a wonderful job with the 45cfm versions of the Delta focused flow fans, which aren't noisy like their higher cfm bretheren.

    The Swiftech will fit any mobo that follows AMD's recommended keep-out zone and height restrictions where the Alpha has minor clearance problems fitting on some mobo's, but can be easily modified with a dremel for clearance of caps, etc. My MCX462 is presently cooling an XP2400 running at 2.2 and 1.75v and the Alpha is cooling a Tbred B 2100 at 2.35 and 1.85v, so they both can handle high heat applications very well. Plus, I really like the 4 hole mounting method better than the clip method. If you use self-locking nuts with a nylon spacer on the standoffs on the mobo(the Swiftech comes with these already and you can buy them at the Lowes store here in New Iberia too) you will have no problems at all with the standoffs turning if you had tightened the mounting bolts too tight when you go to take the heatsink back off and they are a snap to remove and replace for processor changes or for cleaning.

    One other thing about both of them is that they are large, so that they will even cool effectively when clogged with dust bunnies, unlike smaller hsf's.
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