Barton 2500 / NF7-S v2.0 - Need advice on cheap heatsink(w/ fan)

[west|]

(wrong forum, pls delete) Barton 2500 - Need advice on cheap heatsink(w/ fan)

Just starting to get into oc'ing, and my stock heatsink can't handle much (I can do 3200 speeds, but it's at 66C while running prime95 ).

So far i've been looking at the following

THERMALTAKE EXTREME VOLCANO 12 SOCKETA COPPER 2000-5500RPM 26.5-72.9CFM 4PIN (41.05$ CAD)
VANTEC AEROFLOW SOCKETA CPU COOLER TMD 5600RPM 35.5CFM 38DBA ($27.09 CAD)
VANTEC AEROFLOW 2 SOCKETA CPU COOLER 4000RPM 34CFM 35DBA ($23.76 CAD)

I am open to other suggestions, but as long as it is <50$CAD and will fit on my NF7-S (rev 2.0)

Of course, I am also getting some AS5 and 2 case fans, but I am wondering which heatsink will work best for OC'ing my 2500 barton? I'd like to run 2.2ghz stable, at least.

I will be using NCIX for all of it, as I'm also getting a 80 GB WD ATA/100 drive.

edit: wrong forum? I prob should have put this in Overclocking > Cooling... anyone move it for me?

 

[FuPaKiLLeR]

Well i started ocing with coolmaster HHC-001 on my abit Nf7s and it worked great. think i paid about 40 bucks..
but i wanted to go more so two weeks later i got aquariusII watercooling..
Ill sell u this one 4 $20..?http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...duct&p_serial=HHC-L61&other_title=HHC-L61Alps

 

[Chris]

Well i started ocing with coolmaster HHC-001 on my abit Nf7s and it worked great. think i paid about 40 bucks..
but i wanted to go more so two weeks later i got aquariusII watercooling..
Ill sell u this one 4 $20..?http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...duct&p_serial=HHC-L61&other_title=HHC-L61Alps

No trading outside the classifieds dude.

 

[FuPaKiLLeR]

Sorry! new here. just tring to help.

 

[[UCF]YellowDart]

IMO, cheap is never the way to go with a HSF.
I mean, ur gona get great performance stuff with that Mobo and CPU. Why on earth would u cut back on the part that cools it off so it doesnt melt?

edit:

btw if you put that volcano 12 in ur case, u might as well put a gasoline engine too. very loud.

 

[west|]

IMO, cheap is never the way to go with a HSF.
I mean, ur gona get great performance stuff with that Mobo and CPU. Why on earth would u cut back on the part that cools it off so it doesnt melt?

edit:

btw if you put that volcano 12 in ur case, u might as well put a gasoline engine too. very loud.

budget.

I will likely get a better heatsink, case, case fans, ram etc when I have the money.


edit: from a bit of googling, it says the stock amd fan is 36.5dba, is 48dba (volcano 12) really that much louder? (newb question i know).

 

[Chris]

Sorry! new here. just tring to help.

no harm done bud, take a look through the Forum FAQs and Guidelines

 

[ColtIce]

I have the venus 12 and it uses the same fan.yes it is a bit louder than the stock fan but no louder than a Smartfan 2 at full blast.A friend of mine(Balrog) here on the boards has the volcano 12 and he seems happy with it.his temps always seemed to be about the same as my slk800/smartfan2 combo.

 

[Rilian]

man check on Ebay though, I bought my SK-7 off ebay for $15, its been a hell of a sport and does way better than my SLK-700U, but I could NOT agree more with yellow dart... DO NOT skimp out on your heatsink... if I had bought an SLK-948U when I wouldnt want another heatsink right now...

 

[Rilian]

Btw if you do get Thermalright SK-7 buy the thermaltake smart case fan2, its probably the best 80mm fan you can get

 

[baberpervez]

I'm somewhat suprised at the performance of some of the XP 2500+'s out there. My board and CPU managed to performed 2.1 so your Barton's I would expect to at least overclock well to a 2.2 easily.

Before I decided to go for watercooling I too wanted to invest heavily in some hardcore air cooling solutions.

Thermaltake Smart Fan II w/ temp. sensor control (A1357) more info $18
Thermaltake GIANT III VGA Cooler (A1919) *90-day in-store warranty $48
Thermaltake Extreme Volcano 12 (A1745) more info $45

All in Canadian $$$$.

As you can calculate I was willing to dish out over $110 dollars to get the best of the best in air flow only to realize if I spend a mere 30 more I could simply get watercooling!!!

Kingwin AWC-1 Arctic Liquid Cooling System more info $139

So if you're in Canada and you seriously want to INVEST in cooling solutions (I say invest because despite what cpu/board you have now you could always apply it to your next CPU upgrade) why not just go for water instead?

It's the overclocking smart thing to do.
Plus it's very easy to setup.

www.canadacomputers.com (the cheapest prices around!)

 

[speedX]

Get an SLK900 when SVC has it on sale ($19) I think

 

[west|]

I ended up going with a Vantec Aeroflow (5600 RPM 35.5CFM) for now, 44c idle about 52c 20 mins into prime95 at 1993mhz (181x11). Hopefully these temps get a bit lower once the AS5 gets "worked-in".


I will prob end up getting a better heatsink in about 6 months or so, after I upgrade my video card.

 

[Rilian]

man I wish I couldve persuaded ya in going the Thermaltake Smart case fan 2 route... up to 75cfm of airflow... cooling my desktop barton 225x10.5 <---runnin 35C idle 44C load