good heatsink?

tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
edited January 2005 in Hardware
I'm probably gonna get a new heatsink for my AMD Athlon 64 3200, which is a socket 754. I want one thats reasonably priced(up to $35-40ish at most). I was looking at this one because I have a blue led theme going on in my case.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-122-002&depa=0

It seems to be decent, I mean most are better than the stock one. Tell me what you guys/grils think, or make suggestions for a better one(it doesnt have to have led's, just a bonus if it does especailly if theyre blue)

any suggestions at all will be greatly appreciated!

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    http://www.svc.com/xp-90-21.html with this fan:
    http://www.svc.com/92smartcasefanblueled.html
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-124-004&depa=0 this one has nice reviews. btw it doesnt have to have leds on the fan


    anything uner $40 total would be nice
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    latest review:
    A64 3200+ not oc idles at mid 40C, runs full service at 56C. This is a nice heavy fan which can take the heat. Copper blades help spread it around nicely.

    Those temps are PATHETIC.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    $39:
    http://svc.com/zaulqucpuco.html
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    I still dont know what caused my sudden temperature increase. The case is very clean, no heat is blowing on the computer, I have 3 case fans, and the room temperature is always what it is. My cpu used to idle at around 105*-110*F if not lower. Now its idling at around 115-120*F +. My cpu fan's averaging at around 1500+ rpm's and changes speeds often. The speeds range anywhere from 1300-2800 rpm's....strange. The heatsink is securley on, and Im out of suspects other than the heatsink is a piece of crap!


    I know my temps are still low, but its just annoying not knowing why they jumped about 10-15 degrees, and I think it could be my stock heatsink
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    Either the fan is dying or you have a craptacular PSU.
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    I put a new 450 watt psu so i'm pretty sure its not that
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    New doesn't mean good.. At all.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    and what brand of PS are we talking about here?
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    its an ultra, but I've had it in for about 3-4 months and no problems at all. The temperature just started increasing within the past week. Its not like its a huge problem, I'm just confused why its doing it. It doesnt go past 55* C, but before it would be around 43*C
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    a what? got a link?
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    I'll try to find one....I got it from my cousin, and no, it was not used. It is a newer model.
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    oops I was wrong. Its made by coolmax. I havent looked at it for a while, which could be the reason why i thought it was ultra. Im an idiot, but anyway heres a link http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=719593&CatId=1078

    I'm pretty sure this is the one, considering that I got it from my cousin and not online
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    ugh. oh well... i suppose it'll work... for now...

    Anyhow, have you checked the BIOS? There are some boards that have thermal control functions for the CPU that vary the fan speed based on temperature.
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    Yea i have cool & quiet enabled on my bios, and I have the cool & quiet program installed on my computer. I'l check to see if there are any other thermal control functions for the cpu/fan.
    thanks for all the help so far
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    Alright i went into bios and I didnt find any other thermal controls. however I was looking at the rpm's of my heatsink's fan for about 5 minutes and it stayed around 3,000 rpm's. Maybe its just the program thats acting wierd. Im using the program that came with my motherboard.(ASUS K8V SE DELUXE)
  • floppybootstompfloppybootstomp Greenwich New
    edited January 2005
    As to the original question, how's about the Gigabyte 3D Pro cooler?

    I'm using one and can honestly say it's the best cooler I've ever used.

    Good review on this very forum.

    And blue led's.

    Only prob, not sure how much it costs in the States, it's about £30.00 over here in the UK.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited January 2005
    tmh88 wrote:
    Alright i went into bios and I didnt find any other thermal controls. however I was looking at the rpm's of my heatsink's fan for about 5 minutes and it stayed around 3,000 rpm's. Maybe its just the program thats acting wierd. Im using the program that came with my motherboard.(ASUS K8V SE DELUXE)

    then most likely it's the software that's varying the fan speed based on temperature. you can probably disable it or just uninstall the software, or you could just leave it alone.
  • tmh88tmh88 Pittsburgh / Athens, OH
    edited January 2005
    yea thanks for the help with everything. If the temperature goes higher/rpm's lower I'm going to get a new heatsink. But for now i'm fine. Thanks
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