The BEST???

[Skuttter_Bob]

I would like to know what the best heatsink and fan would be for a 1ghz t'bird in socket a format on an abit kt7 raid.

i heard something about a super hedgehog? does anyone have alink to info on this and where to buy it from in england?

i am new if you hadn't guessed

thanks

[Tim-]

From what I've read the hedgehog isn't as spectacular as first evaluated. All in all it seems to run a little behind the PEP66 in several reviews. It's weight is a problem for some slotkets also.

[surlyjoe]

I think the alpha pal 6035 is the best engineered and most efficient sink out there today , but there is alot of new aircooling out there ,but for the size-noise-performance and compatability the 6035 is tough to beat............OH ya ,,the pep66 is also overweight by the socket manufacturers spec.

[kat]

the reveiws on heat sinks are all over the place tom`s hardware gave the hog a bad reveiw but anandtech placed it number1

in my case it`s working great 39C full load 1.91 volts OCed to 1233

not to shabby

[Colin]

Stay away from the PEP66. I bought one from Tom Leufkens. The clip failed and killed my 800 mHz Bird. On top of that, Leufkens would not answer my email about the situation. Get a FOP32 or FOP38 if you can stand the noise. My 1 gHz Bird is stable at 1243 mHz and 43 degrees under full load with a FOP32.

Colin

[chris]

U can find Hedgehog's, Alpha's, GlobalWin and other coolers at: www.overclockers.co.uk
Although the Hedgehog is a pretty good cooler along with the Alpha's it isnt really much different. the Hedgehog has a copper heatsink with less dense fins which detract from its heat dissipation. The Super Hedgehog uses a FOP38 fan pushing 37CFM but at a price - NOISE. You can here how LOUD a variety of fans sound like at: www.ocinside.de The site takes a while to load but it's the only site I have come across where you can actually here how loud a particular fan is !!

[ChapFou]

the pal 6035 is the best, no doubt !!
apply some artic silver between ur cpu and heatsink and u get the best air cooling system !!