what is the coolest heatsink/fan combo?

[newbietweaker]

what is the coolest heatsink/fan combo?
i dont care about price!
what is the coolest heatsink/fan combo for fc-pga, socket a?

[Hoot]

The Swiftech MC-462A. This monster has head room to spare. Fan noise it tough, but it can be reduced by dropping the voltage going to the motor. If expense is not an issue, I highly recommend it. also, it has got the most reliable, no-nonsense mount I could have ever dreamed up. downside it the fan does not have tachometer feedback and if you're running an Abit KT7, make sure you have the WZ bios loaded before you switch.

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[newbietweaker]

where can i get that fan?

[Hoot]

I got mine from Sidewinder Computers, but check around and see who has them in stock. Right now, they are hard to find in stock.
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com

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[cntw82oc]

i personally like the Alpha Ultra Pep66. I just got it the other day and my oc'ed 1.1 gig never gets above 33 degrees celcius under load. the only downside is the noise factor. It comes with a Delta 38 cfm fan which literally sounds like a blow dryer...but if you can get used to the noise...nothing cools better.
you can get it at www.2cooltek.com for 34 dollars.

[Metaxas]

Why get a different bios? Just plug one of your case fans that is rpm sensing capable into the CPU fan header...the system doesn't know any different, and then plug the coolers fans into one fo the secondary fan headers, or use a 3 pin to 4 pin converter and plug her straight into the P/S.

[Hoot]

I got my case fans from the local electronics surplus store. They are Panaflo's, but they are only 2 wire. I can't find a local source for 3 wire fans at prices like I see on pricewatch. They are like the fries and medium softdrink you get with the combo meal. Highly marked up and intended to help the store make back some of the profit margin they lose on the loss leader item they are featuring.

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