My 1Ghz T.Bird is cooking a bit with the ****ty coolermaster thing its got on it and the chewing gum style TIM it came with . I was just dondering how you guys rate the.... Akasa Icicle 765 (£5.40) Akasa Icicle 785 (£6.20) Coz there nice and cheep and i can get hold of one easy enough. And id probabley buy some AS3 to go with it Also my mate asked would it be ok with his 1.4 Athlon ?
Ive got an Akasa Icicle 765, for my xp1700, everything is still in their boxes though.So I couldn't give you any performance results It said they were rated for the xp's, won't they be good enough for the older amd chips, or do they get hotter?
The very cheap akasas, while perfectly worthwhile, aren't going to be a million miles in performance from a basic coolermaster. Really isn't worth the effort to upgrade it. The Taisol 760 would, however, be a worthwhile upgrade.
you really get what you pay for unless you are ripped off. I wouldn't really trust my £150 chip to a £6 heatsink. Would you?
i agree there....doesnt seem right... a taisol 760 is definatly worth it and much better performance....
Very good point lazydemon think of it as insurance and don't take the risk Danny. Pick a Heatsink from here that is rated by AMD as suitable for the 1700+ and you can't go wrong click here for list
Ok Ok Ok it looks like im getting a Taisol 760 then Just wandering how loud is the fan on these things ? Also someone said you can get AS2 for £3 ? Where ? Also where the best place to get a 760 ?
Lol, thats what I did- Akasa Icicle 765 (62 x 60 mm) Socket Athlon XP 1900+ Athlon XP 1800+ Athlon XP 1700+ Athlon XP 1600+ Athlon XP 1500+
www.tekheads.co.uk sell them, well the heatsinks anway. They aren't that loud and you can always change the fan on them.
the stock fan is a delta 5000rpm slimline fan (which is actually VERY quiet). whilst this has adequate cooling due to the large heastink, i still reccomend a YsTech 60mm Fan which will not only look better ( ) but will improve the kooling a bit more. and for a pic (complete with 60mm grill, spiral wrap and YsTech fan -
well on that point, it failed. It would seem that internet is not a good choice of media for delivering so called rhetorical questions
well if i was a moderator then i could ask a rheotorical question then lock the thread and you would be able to answer. WOULD YOU?
