Best GPU HSF?

[touser]

hi all i want to overclock my geforce 2 ultra card and wanted to know what you guys thought was the best GPU HSF?any help or comments are greatly appreciated!.

[JaY_III]

ones that intel give you free with your Boxed P3/Celeron 2.
sure it takes up 2 PCI slots(1 without fan or put on the side)
but it does wonders to cool a GPU and best of all it was free.

[Paul -The Mad Hatter]

or you could check http://www.millisec.com for some nice hs. al though the intel hs is a good idea.

[touser]

thank you all for the quick replys! the p3/celeron2 cooler intrigues me but where would i get that cooler? could i pick it up at fry's? also i found this http://millisec.safeshopper.com/11/348.htm?831 on millisec.com do you guys think this would be better then the p3 cooler and this cooler http://millisec.safeshopper.com/11/348.htm?831
?

[Paul -The Mad Hatter]

looks good. its up to you though, I bet you could pick up a generick cooler at frys for like 7-8 $.

[outhouse]

I picked up a CPU HSF and cut it down to size its way better then the borb and i got it at fry's for 5 bucks just ask em if they have any old HSF's in back that may have a bent fin or something tell them what your doing and they should dig one up for ya.

[touser]

hi guys thank you all for the replys i really appreciate it, but i was wondering 1 last thing, do you think the golden orb would be better then one of those stock intel hsf's?if so thats what i am getting :)

[Silversinksam]

Problem with the Orb as a GPU heatsink is that the base is not the same size as the chipset its supposed to be cooling, any socket heatsink whether it be the Intel stock heatsink will do the trick,

Personally I am partial to the low profile Alpha PAL15Ufor the bad@ss GPU heatsink, but like I said most any socket HSF will do the job
http://www.rackmountpro.com/prodimages/alpha.jpg

http://www.ocshoot.com/ultra/hot/assy.jpg

[touser]

thank you for the reply Silversinksam, but where could i get that hsf u refered? it looks good and i am very interested :)

[Silversinksam]

The downside is the cost Here is a link for one for $25

ALPHA PAL15U - for 1U Rackmount .......... $25

http://www.xxera.com/ad.html

[touser]

thanks again Silversinksam :)

[Silversinksam]

http://www.coolerguys.com/cpucool/duron.shtml

$28.95
This ALPHA that can be used for Thunderbird and Duron. It super slim design is made for tight areas in the case such as the 1U rack computers. These are hard find and are of exceptional quality.

Note: Assembly required. Directions included.

Designed for tight spaces such as the 1U computers
Total height 60x60x25
Alpha Heatsink!
Heatsink dim: 60x60x15
Copper Embedded
Delta 60x60x10mm high speed, dual ball bearing fan
21.19 CFM
31 dba
http://www.coolerguys.com/cpucool/duron.shtml

[touser]

thanks for the link Silversinksam, in your opinion would you dump the $30 on it or would u just got with the stock intel hsf cooler?because i really dont know the rating difference or the price difference :(

[Silversinksam]

Pro and Con on each Heatsink

I'll start with the Regular Intel stock Heatsink

They can be purchased on Ebay for roughly 3-5 dollars and you will definitly lose several Pci slots. But it does a fairly decent job, definitly better than the small blorbs and such.

With the Alpha you probably will lose 1-2 pci slot(possibly more depending on your mobo), and the cost of 25-30 dollars makes it a hard decision.

If you plan on OC the card both will work well, just one looks better while its doing its job ;)

[touser]

ok welp sence i have 3 open slots and no plans on upgrading anything any time soon i think i will go with the stock intel hsf and see how it goes sence it is so cheap and if it doesnt make the cut i will dish out the $30 for the alpha :) thanks again everyone for the help
p.s.-i do plan on heavily overclocking the video card :D

[Silversinksam]

Touser glad I could help, Look at it this way:

You have a Ferrari(alpha) and a Mack truck(Intel), Both will get you to the finish line, just one might make it there a little faster and in better style than the other. :)