1 gig tbird running hot with chrome orb....

[XJ]

I have a thunderbird 1gig on a asus a7v133a board and it is running pretty warm.
bios says 51c and the probe says 60c this is with it being used not idle.
now i know the prob isnt as acurate as the bios but i would still like to bring down the temperture. im running a chrome orb with thermal grease right now
I'm looking at a couple of fans/heatsinks
flop32
and alpha of some sort
or a hedgehog
now the one thing im concerned about is noise witch of the bunch is the quietest
and which would you say is best
thanks in advance

[FaTs]

The new Globalwin HSF looks very solid if you dont mind noise. Other wise go with a fop32-1.

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[XJ]

thanks fats
thats what I am was most likely going to get i was just wondering if anyone had anything to say on the others

and why is the hedgehog so much more than the others?

[Rogue]

First off I do not buy the hedgehog, it is very expensive and does not offer the best cooling. The Delta's are good but need a loud fan to peform the best. The heatsink with the good price and noise is the FOP32-1.

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[Rogue]

Originally posted by XJ:
thanks fats
thats what I am was most likely going to get i was just wondering if anyone had anything to say on the others

and why is the hedgehog so much more than the others?

The hedgehog is so expensive because it is an all copper heatsink. If it had as good a design as the Globalwin's did then it would be good. But it's poor design hold it back from being that good a cooler.



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[pertinax]

If you have the money, get an Alpha. They are expensive, but offer quiet, excellent cooling.



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[XJ]

so your saying that the alpha is a better cooler than the flop32 and quiter just more expensive?
if so i would go with one of those
and witch one are you referring to
thanks again

[FaTs]

Alpha's PEP66's are around 2x the price of a fop32-1 and offer less cooling than a FOP38-1. They are a very good cooler just expensive. An Alpha PAL 6035 is good choice IMHO if cpu temp tests on socket A where done properly it would beat an FOP32-1.

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OC Crusaders
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TBird 1100@1300(12.5x104)

[Thoth]

No no no no no no. . . .

Get the BigMoFoHO www.3dfxcool.com !!!!!!

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[XJ]

Thoth i want a semi quiet fan and i dont think the bigmother qualifies
so is the Alpha's PEP66's quieter than the flop32
if so i would buy the alpha

[FaTs]

Originally posted by XJ:
Thoth i want a semi quiet fan and i dont think the bigmother qualifies
so is the Alpha's PEP66's quieter than the flop32
if so i would buy the alpha

No they use the same fan and make the same amount of noise


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[XJ]

so do you think the alpha is better than the flop32 even though its not as good as the flop38

sorry so many questions but thanks

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