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r0ckstarbob
07-24-03, 07:07 PM
whats the best copper air cooled heat sink to be had these days? used to be the Sk7. know this sounds like a newb question but i was doing watercooling for so long, and then i became a Mac convert and never looked back - well now i'm helping a friend of mine build a PC and are ramping it out and i'm back in PC world and i'm a little ashamed i don't know the answer to this question any longer. so whats the best air cooled HFS right now - preferably in copper. yes i'm aware that silver works better but thats a bit outside the price range that we're looking at.

thanks

RSB

WhiteHawk
07-24-03, 07:09 PM
slk900U

sangapski
07-24-03, 07:20 PM
heatsink roundup (http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/), check it out and its a good read :D
and hope it will help you decide on which HS to look for

r0ckstarbob
07-24-03, 07:50 PM
thats what i was looking for guys. thanks.

Graphic67
07-24-03, 08:00 PM
A Comparison of 34 Coolers for the AMD Athlon XP:
http://www17.tomshardware.com/cpu/20030113/index.html

65 Socket A Coolers Benchmarking, 2002-2003:
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/cooling-systems/socketa-coolers-massive-shootout-feb2k3-part1.html

Zoilo
07-24-03, 08:25 PM
SLK-900U with the Thermaltake Smart Fan 2 should suit you well with great performance/noise balance.

unreal
07-24-03, 08:33 PM
slk900U
is a very nicec one to have, but it has some poor instrructions for it,,

Mico
07-24-03, 08:47 PM
Any of the SLK/SK series are very nice, especially when coupled with the SF2.