What do you guys think about the Volcano 5 from Thermaltake?

[Son of Orb]

Bought that to go on my 1.4 Tbird. I heard some good things about it.

[eh?]

i have it on my 1.2 gig athlon and the temps stay at about 32 c

[TranceBear]

If you want to overclock I would buy something that will keep the temps down under load. I would suggest the SK-6, Glaciator, Vantec, OCZ Gladitor. The Volcano may be pretty but will not perform well for anything over 1.2ghz.

[Amedeo602]

Originally posted by TranceBear
If you want to overclock I would buy something that will keep the temps down under load. I would suggest the SK-6, Glaciator, Vantec, OCZ Gladitor. The Volcano may be pretty but will not perform well for anything over 1.2ghz.

I'd have to advise against the gladiator...i have it and i still get temps well over 50C under load

[TranceBear]

Originally posted by Amedeo602


I'd have to advise against the gladiator...i have it and i still get temps well over 50C under load

I had the Glaciator for over a month and had no complaints, what fan did you use?

[bruce]

Gladiator, Glaciator? hahaha confusing isn't it. I've got a Volcano 6cu (not the 6cu+) on the way, I like it a little better because of the copper slug in the base and I don't want one of those 7K screaming fans, my kids do enough screaming as it is! For $13-14 (bought mine at KDcomputers for $14) it is a good performer and a good price. You might want to try a 6cu, or depending on how high you want to overclock, you might want to get something else, but I'd say the Volcano 5 would give you "adequate" cooling for a "modest" overclock. Now what heatsink were we talking about again?:confused: