Best Air cooling?

[Creno]

I am going to buy a new CPU cooler and i'm wondering which one is the best for my athy 1,4.. Any advice is welcome :)

[Wyno]

Well I'm not the most knowledgeable person in the world as I just started geting into the oc thing, but I ordered the Thermalright SK6 and the ys 40 cfm fan and lowered my temps about 10 degrees c. 39 at idle and 44-45 full load. Oh also I used Arctic Silver 2.

[flounder43]

Hi Creno, I think I had some suggestions for you with respect to your bios flash...did that go Ok?

Also, with respect to your question, are you planning on overclocking your t-bird? I think that HSF recommendations would be different for stock vs. o/c speeds...

[Sonny]

THIS (http://www.swiftnets.com/) is the best so far. Just make sure that you get it with the 80mm Delta 69CFM.

http://www.swiftnets.com/_borders/mcx4624.jpg



http://www.swiftnets.com/_borders/mcx4623.gif



http://www.swiftnets.com/_borders/mcx4628.jpg



http://www.swiftnets.com/_borders/mcx4622.jpg

Just make sure it fits before you buy it. It's also expensive but it is the best IMO.

[flounder43]

I think you are correct. That is one nice HSF. Too pricey for me, but if you want to do some serious o/c'ing, you can't beat it...

[Creno]

My Reflash went very good. no problem at all. I renamed the ROM file to AMIBOOT.ROM and it reflashed automaticly. Now That Thermalright SK-6.
What does it cost? where did you buy it cause i'm rather interested in it :)
Plz reply ;)

[flounder43]

thermalright.com for specs, and links to buy.

It is not the cheapest.

My personal recommendation would be the Thermaltake Volcano 6cu. It is a lot cheaper, and performance is excellent.

I have the Volcano 5, which I like as well. The 6Cu has a copper base and works even better.

www.thermaltake.com

You should be able to find one for $15-$17.

I think that the SK-6 is like $30

[Creno]

Nice !
what temperatures do you have with the ThermalTake 6Cu?

[flounder43]

I usually get 44-45 C with my Volcano 5 (no copper base) on a 1.0 Ghz Athlon @ 1.165, 1.85 volts. It gets a lot lower if I can keep my case temp down.

My buddy just got an Athlon XP 1800+ and is using the Volcano 6cu. He is happy, and his temps are about the same as mine...

He is overclocking slightly with the fsb. It helped him a lot compared to the stock HSF.

Hope I am of help. I think it is a great buy, and I just don't see any reason to spend $30+ on a HSF.

[Sonny]

I think what you want is called 6Cu+/7000rpm.

http://www.thermaltake.com/images/productImagev6+.gif

http://www.thermaltake.com/images/productImageCopper.gif

But it might not hold up to high O/C so the SK-6 would be a good bet & they are not to expensive.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles394/therma1.jpg

The one on the right.

http://www.overclockers.com/articles394/therma2.jpg

Read article here (http://www.overclockers.com/articles394/) from the people that matter.

[Creno]

yes i'm going to buy it. In my shop 15 $ which is not that much :)
But I also have ECS K7S5A mobo but which o/c BIOS is the most stable one? and how do you have to unlock the bridges? You need this for the voltage, right?
You are a great help since I want to push this system further and further :)

[flounder43]

I have your mobo with a 750 duron. I pencilled the L7's up to 1.85 volts and am running 133/133. I didn't even need the o/c bios!!!

I have a link about the bridges, lets see, here: http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/00q3/000711/index.html

Page through a little bit, the L7's are the voltage.

BTW, If you use the o/c bios, you also have 112/112 and 124/124 options available.

[flounder43]

Just went back to look at your sig.

Looks like you have the DDR ram, I would say go for 133/133 first. If no luck, then use the o/c bios.

[Creno]

Well in the bios it is on 133/133 and that's the max so I have to download the oc bios. And connect the bridges

[flounder43]

I see, you have a Athlon...

I was thinking of my Duron--with a duron 133/133 is good...

Go for the oc bios. let me know the results...