which heatsink/fan

[Trey]

Hello:

I am getting a 1.2 GHz Athlon with an Iwill KK266-R mobo. Any recommendations for a heatsink and fan for this combo?

Thanks in advance
Trey

[Hoot]

The answer to this can vary as much as you are willing to spend. I have heard good reports for the GlobalWin CAK-38. It has that loud 60mm Delta 38cfm fan on it though. The Taisol CGK-760092 is also a good HS, but the stock fan does not utilize the cooling capacity. That HS with a better fan works very well. Those are only two of many reasonable heatsinks out there. Read some of the Heatsink reviews on the front page here.

Hoot

[proze]

there are LOADS to choose from. as hoot says, the cak38 is shaping up to be great, despite the name ;). the new millennium glaciator is going to be really good as well. joe loved it and it gave great performance in his review. i trust joe's heatsink tests more than most, so i recommend you read up on them on the frontpage.

the only personal experience i have is with the fop32, pal6035 and chrome orb. don't touch the chrome orb with a barge-pole!! and the fop32 is too underpowered. my pal6035 with a delta 38cfm beast is great, but there are better hsfs out there now.

actually, now that i look, there's even an article on the main page in the cooling section called "socket a/370 heatsink recommendations", so go read that!!

good luck! :)