P3 HSF or my Alpha 66

[Zorom]

I just upgraded from a Celey 566 to a P3 1GB. Woohoo!

The P3 came with a HUGE heatsink. Should I use this instead of my Alpha66? ie., Which provides better cooling?



PS: Please don't flame the Newbie if this has been well covered already....

[The Doors]

Hi Zorom
More depends by your chip temps, but otherwise the Pep66 it's absolutly better, especially if you wanna OC it, like you'll do soon as possible :-)

I hope it helps you.

[jeff_harrison_344]

Yeah almost any HSF that isnt stock (not including the ORBS) are better then the stock ones that come with the computer, just know that and youll be fine :)

[Zorom]

Yeah, that's what I thought...it was just that the stock heatsink was so much bigger than the Alpha 66 I thought it might be better.

I've overclocked this sucker to 1.12 GB's. Unfortunately, that's my max with the P3V4X (150 FSB max) :( Not nearly as much fun overclocking as my C566 was with a default 66MHz FSB. I had it running at 980 with the Alph.

The temps seem high to me...close to 40C at idle. MB temp is 26C and ambient is prolly around 21C.

[Bender]

The pep66 is an awsome cooler. I really doubt the stock HS is better than the ALPHA. If your board will handle a higher fsb you could try a 70-85 watt pelt with the pep66. Just make sure you have everything sealed off so you don't get condensation.

[sfa ok]

As said before, the stock hs won't be better.

And what wasn't said, you don't have to worry about flames in this board. :D

[Zorom]

...but are those temps normal...seem high to me. Typically around 38-40C at idle and max's in the mid 60's.

[The Doors]

Uhmmm, seems to be something wrong, it's too higher the temp @full load, try reseating your Pep66.

I hope it helps you :-)