I got a thermaltake 6 CU+ - but ive heard a lot of people say its not that great...... what does everyone think the best heatsink/fan is??? and how much cooler would it keep my CPU than the TT6CU+???
IMO you can't go wrong with the good old Alpha Pal8045 with a Mechatronics 53cfm. As for how cool it will keep your CPU, you haven't stated how your Thermaltake does and it depends greatly on your case temp. However, I get around 6-8 degrees above case temp with mine!
IMO that's a bit too much for that case temp! Your case temps are OK though, and a better HSF should help!
ive got parts comin in the mail right now, so my puter is sittin on my desk in many a part... so i cant check it right now, but if i remember right, thats what it WAS... i also did a few fan case mods since then, and havent gotten to test em, so i'll report u new case temps when i get my parts all installed and such...
Also, don't forget to use a good thermal paste like ASII or 3 when applying the HSF. It makes all the difference!
Yeah, that's another option. I would still go for the Alpha if you Motherboard supports it though! (Mounting holes I mean)
No way!! /me kicks thermalright crap that crushed my AXIA and raised my temps Swiftech or Alpha all the way
The original post doesn't say what the CPU is.... With my setup (as in sig), I get CPU LOAD temps of case temp+19-20C, and the case remains at room temp (22-23C typically). The Alpha is very good if you can fit it on your motherboard (many boards don't have room), otherwise go for the Swiftech MCX462.
I'd reccommend the new version of the Thermosonic Thermoengine...dunno what its called tho I've got the aforementioned product & my 1.2 TBird idles at a very nice 30*c load is around 38*c according to my Via Hardware Monitor
A vote for the swiftech MCX462 here My xp1700+ is running at 1900+, with an idle temp of 37C, and a case temp of 27C. I took the delta fan off tho as it was driving me nuts! It has a mechatronics on there now - much better
Im running a Soyo Dragon+ - I thought 37c was quite low compared to some of the XP temps I have seen posted? maybe coz mine is O/C slightly?
im runnin a 1.4 athlon with a thermalright sk6 with a delta ontop and my temp is way high, usually around 50c i cleaned out the heat sink the other day and aplied some fresh artic silver and it took it down to 40 but now its back at 50+ again. im goin to try usin a 60 to 80 fan adaptor next to see if that helps.
