30db ish cooler for an XP2400 ?

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  1. Mr T

    Mr T 4 Left Into Long 3 Right

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    It was my 18th birthday on sunday and i got lots of money so im going to buy a nice xp2400. The problem is wot do i plonk on top of it? Im looking for something arround the £30 and 30dB ish mark.

    No alpha's though coz one won't fit my motherboard and their too expensive :(

    P.s. I doubt i will be doing much overclocking but i may be doing a little nothing too much.
     
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  2. Kevo

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    Didnt you ask this before nd come to final conclusion of the AKASA AK-824cu-BL Socket A Cooler? ;)

    You can overclock with it but not much temps jump up rapidly.
     
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    alpha pal 8045 with a fan of your choice...
     
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  4. Mr T

    Mr T 4 Left Into Long 3 Right

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    ;)

    Oh and Kevo i did ask before but im not that keen on it because its only uses 2 sockets lugs and im not sure if it will fit because my PSU is so close next to the HSF and some capacitors below the socket :waah:

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    Kevo anychance of a side on view of that cooler ?
     
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  5. Mr T

    Mr T 4 Left Into Long 3 Right

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    P.S. Will something like Surgical Spirit get an old TIM off my current CPU's HSF and Core ?
     
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  6. Kevo

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    I use a Gigabyte GA7DXR so it looks like yours will fit :)

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    For reference.

    And yes Surgical Spirit should get rid of it easly.
     
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  8. Kevo

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    The XDream motherboard clip rocks! But im not a fan of the copper slug idea. A copper plate is much better.
     
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  9. Mr T

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  10. Gretzky

    Gretzky What's a Dremel?

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    I have bin told that the Thermalright slk-800 is the best heatsink out on the market right now.

    http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/cpu-tri-03.html

    If you wont overclock then stick with the stock heatsink and fan, get a new heatsink and fan when you decide to overclock.

    Oh Alpha and Swiftech heatsinks are also very good. But ofcourse they cost a pretty penny same with thermalright.
     
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  11. The Savior

    The Savior What's a Dremel?

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    The Alpha & Swifty heatsinks are better than the Thermalright, but they require mounting holes in the motherboard.
     
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    ive currently got 31 degrees CPU temp @ 3500 RPM
     
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  13. webchimp

    webchimp What's a Dremel?

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    Thermalright slk-800 gets my vote, it fits all three socket lugs and you can fit a wide variety of fans, but it is a bit more than £30.

    I have one with a noisy 68cfm delta on my XP2200+ unlocked and overclocked to 1920 Mhz with 192 Mhz FSB. The the CPU never gets above 26 celcius according to the ASUS Motherboard monitor utility. I can't say how accurate the ASUS monitor is, but the room is fairly cool so it's not unfeasable.

    So with a lower overclock and quiter fan there should still plenty of head-room without things getting too hot.
     
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