SLK900A or SLK900U?

MJOMJO Denmark New
edited November 2003 in Hardware
What would be the better choice?

Would one heatsink prove better than the other?

I know the only difference is the mounting method.

What about transportation, is one heatsink more secure than the other?

I am hooked on the 900A but give me some opinions.
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  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Well since the only difference is in the mounting there is no reason to go other than the 900a ...which will only fit the amd.
    I went with the 947u because it was the only option and all I notice is a few spare parts and that's it.
    Unless you plan on converting to Intel someday why bother with the extra parts?

    csimon
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    the 900u would be more secure for transportation to LAN parties and such, but other than that there is no difference. If you go to LANs regularly, I'd get something that bolts to the board and/or the case... the SLK-947U, SLK-900U, SLK-800U, or one of Swiftech's/Alpha's heatsinks would be suitable, and the 947 or 900 would offer the best performance.
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    keep in mind that these are very very heavy heatsinks ...I would'nt move it for no good reason.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited November 2003
    I do not go to LAN's all the time.
    It is quite rare actually.

    I am not planning a switch to intel in any near future.

    The 947U is too expensive here.
    I will guess my money is still on the 900A.
    Although the 900U is actually cheaper than the 900A.
    But I wouldn't want to take my mobo out to mount a HSF.
    Unless the 900U has a big advantage I had missed.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    I don't think you have to take the board out to mount the heatsink. I believe you take the board out to mount the mounting system for the heatsink initially, but once it's installed, you don't have to uninstall the board to take the heatsink off.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited November 2003
    Ok
    But anyhow I will have to take the board out.
    If I choose the 900U.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Just get the "A" and if you go to a LAN remove it and reattach after you get there, no big deal! ;)
  • ClutchClutch North Carolina New
    edited November 2003
    I'm with mtgoat, that way you want have to worry about ever taking out your board and screwing something up.
  • TechTech
    edited November 2003
    If he were to take it off and then reattach it at the lan party he would have to clean the cpu and heatsink and then reapply the AS3 or w/e. That'd be a pain in the ass to me, escpically if the heatsing was a pain in the rear to attach.

    Tech
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited November 2003
    Tech had this to say
    If he were to take it off and then reattach it at the lan party he would have to clean the cpu and heatsink and then reapply the AS3 or w/e. That'd be a pain in the ass to me, escpically if the heatsing was a pain in the rear to attach.
    I don't see it as being a problem at all...
    Before he leaves home, he removes the HS, cleans it, cleans the CPU and re-applies AS3.
    When he gets to the party, all he has to do is attach the HS. The SLK is very easy to install.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited November 2003
    I have been transporting my computer with my Silent Viking attached.
    It weighs in at 400-500g and uses a single clip.
    Never had any problems with it.
    Note: I am not tossing it around. ;)
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    it dsepends what type of case u have...my sister has a case that the mouning screws to the case are there from the beginning (enlight) and u cant remove them...so i had to dremel the end of the 900u in order to get it to fit.....
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited November 2003
    It's is the good old Aopen HQ08.
    Weighs a tonne. :D

    I am still a bit dissapointed with the design of the case.
    It does not have room for the bottom harddrive cage with a NF7-S mounted.
    Seems that the NF7-S is quite wide?
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    i think it is acutally...neone else?
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    I don't think so. I haven't measured it, but it's no bigger than 12x9.6. I'd rather have it 9.6" wide than 9 or 8 or whatever... my KX7 is just short enough to not use all 3 standoffs (front -> rear of board), so it bends precariously whenever you plug in IDE cables or whatever. Most of ASUS's newer ATX boards are the full 12x9.6"... I'd much rather have too much PCB space as opposed to too little.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2003
    I'm getting ready to order an Abit NF7-S rev. 2.0 MB and a Barton 2500. Would either of these be considered good for my new system? Do they come with fans? If not, what size would I need? I don't care so much about noise, just good quality.
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited November 2003
    Why order an NF7 when you can have an AN7?
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2003
    ...I may do that. I'm still waiting for the AN7 to show up for sale. The other factor is that the NF7 has been around long enough to be a "proven" board. Over the years I've grown leery of buying anything "just out".

    Ask me about my Slot A boards... :vimp:

    Edit: Just found it at Newegg ($104), you know, I think I'm going to rethink things...

    Thanks :thumbsup:
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited November 2003
    I don't think you have to worry about that because the AN7 is basically an NF7 on steroids.
    No new technology at all.
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited November 2003
    NE doesn't have it yet afaik. Can you post a link please? TIA
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2003
    :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

    Daggone autocomplete...

    I did a search, but ended up going to the NF7 page anyway... :buck:

    I'll have to wait. Any estimate on TOA?
  • EQuitoEQuito SoCal, USA
    edited November 2003
    profdlp had this to say
    Any estimate on TOA?
    I have no idea, I ordered from xcsystems.com

    Check my new thread.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    Prof, what fans are you talking about? The 2500+ retail heatsink is passable, but with an improved fan, it does very well.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited November 2003
    EQuito had this to say

    I have no idea, I ordered from xcsystems.com

    Check my new thread.
    Will do, thanks. :wave:


    Geeky1 had this to say
    Prof, what fans are you talking about? The 2500+ retail heatsink is passable, but with an improved fan, it does very well.
    It was my understanding that many heatsinks come sans fan these days, you order whatever fits your needs. The last heatsink I bought was for the Socket A board in my sig ( :rolleyes: ) so I wasn't sure.

    It would be just my luck to get the wrong one and have my new build sitting there waiting for a re-order on the HS fan... :D

    If the retail heatsink is OK I might wait and upgrade it later (but soon!); any extra $$$ I have will go into a better Video Card right now.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    The Ajigo retail hsf that comes with the 2500 has a lot of potential. If you're willing to take the time to re-tap it or find the right screws (I'm beginning to think they don't exist), and put one of those 40cfm 7000rpm 60x25mm Deltas on it, it'll perform very, very well. Not SLK-800 levels, but within 10*F of them.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Geeky1 said:
    .....and put one of those 40cfm 7000rpm 60x25mm Deltas on it,
    I'm sure you are using approve hearing protection with that, right? :eek3:;D
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    The 60x25s aren't that loud. I had two of them in my dually for a month or so. They weren't bad at all, actually. The 60x38s are pretty bad, but the 60x25s aren't.
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Anything doing 7,000 RPM just puts a knot in my brain.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    so, I take it that you aren't a big fan of ricers then, huh? ;D
  • Mt_GoatMt_Goat Head Cheezy Knob Pflugerville (north of Austin) Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Nope! ;)

    I do enjoy the sound of a small block chevy with mechanical lifters turning that high as it is a totally awesome sound.
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