ThermalTake SK6 on an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ HELP!!

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09-28-2003, 05:29 AM
Shadowfire

ThermalTake SK6 on an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ HELP!!

I got me a ThermalTake SK6 Copper HSF with a GlobalWin 7K 60mm Fan on top of it. It gives me idle temps of about 42-43C... thats dandy, expect its freaking loud as heck!!! Now, I have a 60 to 80 mm funnel convertor which I put on earlier, and out on an Enermax variable speed fan which I set at 3500 RPM, which supposedly gave out about 40 CFM, however my temps jumped to 51C idle! So now I ask you Sharky members to recommend me a good 60 or 80 mm fan that would do the job fine, keep it at those low temps, and give me some peace and quiet rather then a loud loud screaming sound coming out of my comp that makes it look as if its gonna take off to the moon :D.
09-28-2003, 06:30 AM
talldude

I'd invest in a new heatsink. The thermaltake silent boost is REALLY good for the money. When I say really good, I mean it! It's damn near completely silent and it can handle moderate OCing. :)

www.excaliberpc.com

They have it for $33 AND you get free upgrade to 2nd day air Fedex. :)
09-28-2003, 06:52 AM
Shadowfire

Well, I do not OC by much, only by 10% or so, and my friend who had the SK6 used to get 35-40C with a XP2200+... altough he had a delta screamer on it.
09-28-2003, 06:53 PM
Vengance_01

the SK-6 only did well with 60mm fans that pushed 30-45CFM AKA Delta black lable fans:p
09-28-2003, 06:55 PM
XP1800

If you want silent and cool, grab a better SLK. the 800 will keep your chip cool and you'll be able to stick a 35-40cfm fan on top:)
09-28-2003, 07:27 PM
talldude

Quote:

Originally posted by Shadowfire
Well, I do not OC by much, only by 10% or so, and my friend who had the SK6 used to get 35-40C with a XP2200+... altough he had a delta screamer on it.

I'm telling you, the silent boost is a perfect match for you. :)
09-29-2003, 02:27 AM
Shadowfire

Quote:

Originally posted by talldude
I'm telling you, the silent boost is a perfect match for you. :)

Hmm... well I suppose I don't have much choice lol...
09-29-2003, 02:37 AM
tituswolf

Quote:

Originally posted by talldude
I'm telling you, the silent boost is a perfect match for you. :)

he is absolutely right, i got the silent boost on my barton 2500+ (no overclock right now) and it is dead silent and keeps my cpu at 35c idle and 38c load... the thing is excellent... makes me want to buy a tornado and see what it could do with a high cmf fan. it is well worth the money, i know i am not sorry. by the way it is $26 at www.svc.com ,but i am not sure what it would come to with shipping.
09-29-2003, 03:02 AM
Jagermeister

A HA! But he does have a choice! Vantec Aeroflow for $30. Nice cooling, uberquiet, uberefficient TMD fan. In fact, svc.com has a TMD fan adapter for the SK-6... I'm using one right now. My temps are around 47C... and silent.

(although I am getting an SLK800 for the barton)
09-29-2003, 05:01 AM
Isezumi

dude, post a pic of your fan adapter...
09-29-2003, 10:43 PM
Jagermeister

Quote:

Originally posted by Isezumi
dude, post a pic of your fan adapter...

Well, I'm too lazt (and it's too dark) to post my own... so I'll post a pic from Thermalright. For some reason SVC doesn't have it anymore... even though I saw them laying around last week (at their office).

Picture from Thermalright:

http://www.thermalright.com.tw/a_ima...t_sk6_plus.jpg

The thing on the right.
09-29-2003, 11:59 PM
Vengance_01

I thought it was only for SK-6+ and not regular SK6???:confused:
09-30-2003, 01:42 AM
Jagermeister

Quote:

Originally posted by Vengance_01
I thought it was only for SK-6+ and not regular SK6???:confused:

Eh... with enough lube everything fits! :D
09-30-2003, 02:21 AM
perdomot

If you already have a good 80mm fan, why not just get the SK7? It's lots less expensive and does an awesome job keeping my OC'd 1700+ in the mid 30s. I researched the Thermalright HS and although the SLK line is superior, the cost to performance ratio did not justify the expense. I got mine from Sidewinder Computers and its just $19.95 right now. They are also blowing out the AX-7 for 13.95 and this HS actually outperforms the SK7 with lower speed fans. Check it out.
09-30-2003, 11:11 AM
speedstream5621

Quote:

If you already have a good 80mm fan, why not just get the SK7? It's lots less expensive and does an awesome job keeping my OC'd 1700+ in the mid 30s. I researched the Thermalright HS and although the SLK line is superior, the cost to performance ratio did not justify the expense. I got mine from Sidewinder Computers and its just $19.95 right now. They are also blowing out the AX-7 for 13.95 and this HS actually outperforms the SK7 with lower speed fans. Check it out.

The SK-7 is a great deal for the money, though you will want a good fan(40+cfms) on it. If you'd rather keep it quiet, the AX-7 will do fine as well.
09-30-2003, 12:23 PM
sapasion

Re: ThermalTake SK6 on an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ HELP!!

Quote:

Originally posted by Shadowfire
I got me a ThermalTake SK6 Copper HSF with a GlobalWin 7K 60mm Fan on top of it. It gives me idle temps of about 42-43C... thats dandy, expect its freaking loud as heck!!! Now, I have a 60 to 80 mm funnel convertor which I put on earlier, and out on an Enermax variable speed fan which I set at 3500 RPM, which supposedly gave out about 40 CFM, however my temps jumped to 51C idle! So now I ask you Sharky members to recommend me a good 60 or 80 mm fan that would do the job fine, keep it at those low temps, and give me some peace and quiet rather then a loud loud screaming sound coming out of my comp that makes it look as if its gonna take off to the moon :D.

I'm not surprised you're temps rose. Although your cfm might be similar there is more air pressure with the 60mm over that 80mm. You are clearly worried about the higher temps and thats understandable. However, was your system stability compromised by the higher temps? Good Cooling with a 60mm fan and quiet will never co-exist. You either must A] slap that louder fan back on B] live with the higher temps and the quieter fan C] get a new cooler