Good P4 Cooler for about $25

[s[H]sIkuA]

is there one ??? I am in tight budget and looking for a good cooler for my new 1.8A which I will plan to overclock it to the max

Any Recommendation?

[Silversinksam]

Ax-478 together with the fan of your choice will make your cpu happy for sure

[s[H]sIkuA]

any review/link and price of the ax-478?

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by s[H]sIkuA
any review/link and price of the ax-478?

http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/ (just click the ax-478)

http://www.kdcomputers.com/eui/prime/profile/772/77/component.htm

[s[H]sIkuA]

thanks :)

[larva]

Totally agree. AX-478 is o-so-nice. All the other choices that match its performance cost substantially more.

The only other heatsink I would consider would be a SLK-800 Thermalright, which requires an adaptor to mount to a P4. There is a replacement retention mechanism for the standard plastic one mounted to the motherboard that allow Socket A/370 designs to be mounted to the P4. But the SLK-800 costs a bit more, plus the adaptor cost. In the end there really is only one $25 heatsink that is better than the OEM Intel one... the AX-478.

[CPFitz14]

Dragon orb 478 is nice. $23 at newegg. On high it keeps me at around 38 idle, 44 or so load. Of, course, to get a feel for the fan on high, plug in a hairdryer, and set it on top of your case:D:D. I usually keep it on the low setting, which gets me 40 idle 50 load.

-CPFitz-

[larva]

Originally posted by CPFitz14
Dragon orb 478 is nice.

Heh, you've obviously not used an AX-478 :)