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May 2, 2006View in Crawl 4
Thermalright all the way. It's all the packaging, haha. And definately the best looking heatsinks out there.I've got a XP-90 for my CPU and a V-1 for my GPU.Never even have to crank the CPU fan over a few hundred RPMs to keep the CPU under 40C.
I have an all-copper Zalman (CNPS7000B-CU) on my P4. It's a beautiful little thing - works amazingly well. When idle, my CPU is always in the low 40s (Celcius - around 110F). During full-load, it rarely even gets to 60C (140F)
socketA.aspthat's for last generation hardware dude :p+ heatsink tested outside a case tend to scale differently when heat goes up, case cooling is a vital part of the equation and some cooler designs just work better inside a case then others. when you test a HSF outside a case you won't find these differences
I tested the AMD stock all aluminum one you get with most lower/mid-end A64 CPUs and also tested the newer heat pipe equipped AMD HSF which you get with dual core (X2) starting from 4200+
zalman rocks. I just built a new machine and used that giant hunk of copper and even at majo load the temp hasn't gone over 44. i wouldn't use anything else.
kitejumpingMay 3, 2006
thermaltake sonic tower is great... with a 12cm fan mounted i think it rivals most watercooling...it does require some space in your case though<a class="user" href="http://www.thermaltake.com/images/coolers/ComboCool/cl-p0071SonicTower/onMBenlarged.jpg">http://www.thermaltake.com/images/coolers/ComboCool/cl-p0071SonicTower/onMBenlarged.jpg</a>
charlesdarwinMay 3, 2006
But they didn't test the stock cooling. :(
satertekMay 3, 2006
Thermalright all the way. It's all the packaging, haha. And definately the best looking heatsinks out there.I've got a XP-90 for my CPU and a V-1 for my GPU.Never even have to crank the CPU fan over a few hundred RPMs to keep the CPU under 40C.
zippoMay 3, 2006
I have an all-copper Zalman (CNPS7000B-CU) on my P4. It's a beautiful little thing - works amazingly well. When idle, my CPU is always in the low 40s (Celcius - around 110F). During full-load, it rarely even gets to 60C (140F)
cakefartMay 3, 2006
Absolutely... my only complaint is that it weighs a ton.Can't wait to move it off my current home server onto a Conroe setup this summer.
jmkeMay 3, 2006Submitter
socketA.aspthat's for last generation hardware dude :p+ heatsink tested outside a case tend to scale differently when heat goes up, case cooling is a vital part of the equation and some cooler designs just work better inside a case then others. when you test a HSF outside a case you won't find these differences
jmkeMay 3, 2006Submitter
I tested the AMD stock all aluminum one you get with most lower/mid-end A64 CPUs and also tested the newer heat pipe equipped AMD HSF which you get with dual core (X2) starting from 4200+
spybotMay 3, 2006
zalman rocks. I just built a new machine and used that giant hunk of copper and even at majo load the temp hasn't gone over 44. i wouldn't use anything else.