Best Heatsink for my AMD Athlon 950

[paulhaskew]

OK, this is my first time posting here...

I want to get the best er the most recommended heatsink for my AMD Athlon 950. I have it unlocked and am going to over clock it to 1007 MHz. So I need some nice cooling.

Right now I have a Thermaltake Chrome Orb, but that isn't cutting it...

I have a Epox 8KTA+ motherboard, I know its kinda old, but it works great for me.

So if you can give me your recommendations that would be great.

oh, my current temps are 40 idle 45 load...

[Yodums]

Volcano 6cu+
Use Arctic Silver II or Arctic Allumina
You want to shave off another 4-5 degrees lap it.


This heatsink is very good and cheap(14 USD)
Remember to use a 3pin to 4pin connecter to the PSU since this thing takes 4.44watt and your motherboard can support near 4 so it might fry the motherboard if you plug it in there upon boot.


Yodums
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[funnyperson1]

the best heatsink in the performance aena is the AlphaPal8045, the Swiftech MCX462 is better, but not enough to justify its 80$ pricetag....

[DeerHunter]

Any decient HSF will do. I wouldnt spend more than 20 bucks. Maybe you can find some one who dosent have a use for an ol' FOP38. The Volcano6cu is a good choice too and I recommend lapping any HSF that dosent have a bottom that is flat and mirror smooth. My CPU never breaks 40C (104F) with a lapped FOP38 on an 800 @ 1Ghz (1.92 vcore). The nice thing about a FOP38 is it comes with a 38CFM Delta. If you get a faster processer sometime in the future you can buy a bare HS like a SK6 and attach the delta from the FOP.

[Yodums]

Thats why I recommended the Volcano 6cu+...

There's no need going over the edge buying a Swiftech or something for it as these will overclock to 1.1 or 1.2 or something and don't run as hot as Amd tbird.

[paulhaskew]

Ok, what does it mean to "lap it"?

I have decided to buy the Volcano 6cu+ and I already have the proper plug to hook it to my PSU.

I already have two fans hooked through there. Since I have a 400 watt power supply wattage is not my main concern.

I found this on another post...

So I suppose I am to sand the HSF down on the bottom with the suggested sand paper?


Well I suggest you go through it again since you have no idea what it is take my lapping advice:

Start with o

Two 180, 200 or 220 grit and then keep sanding down the thing till everything is flat do not move to another sandpaper grit until everything is all sanded down to one level.

Once everything is flat go 400grit for about 5-10 mins then 600, 800, 1000, 1500 and 2000 if you really want it with mirror and smooth, obviously spending 5-10 mins on each sandpaper.

I'm guessing your aware to use wet waterproof sandpaper.

Take off the fan on the heatsink and remember to wet the heatsink and the sandpaper every 30secs.

Do the lapping on glass, since you need very flat surface. Rub in a figure 8 of up and down motion.

You should be patient when going through this best to do it when watching tv since your mind is sort of on something else and you won't rush the thing so much.

Once your done lapping let it dry and then before using the heatsink rub the part you lapped with alcohol.

Clean the blade of a razor blade with the alcohol lay it on the base and shine it to the light and then you should see no light and you should see yourself in the heatsink.

Good Luck

[Yodums]

Originally posted by paulhaskew
Ok, what does it mean to "lap it"?

I have decided to buy the Volcano 6cu+ and I already have the proper plug to hook it to my PSU.

I already have two fans hooked through there. Since I have a 400 watt power supply wattage is not my main concern.

I found this on another post...

So I suppose I am to sand the HSF down on the bottom with the suggested sand paper?




Lap it meaning to sand down a layer so you end up with a flat layer for 100% full contact and not using a lack of ASII to cover the space if there is.

Sanding it down yes but not in mid air.

It should be done on glass a really flat surface.

You should use wet sandpaper, make sure the sandpaper is waterproof in the first.

Wet the sandpaper and the heatsink alot to get off the metal and to make the the sandpaper stick more.

What I wrote down there was basically a lapping procedure.

Yodums

[paulhaskew]

hehe, this post is old, but i did get a v6cu+ and my temps are now 30c idle, and 35c load... so that is a considerable drop from before :P

[Kid Payne]

Good choice on the Volcano. I used to have a V6 when I first built my Duron system. Now it sits happily in my buddy's system.