This is exactly the kind of thing I've been going on and on about.
Don't believe everything that you read. Take everything with a grain of salt.
I'm sure the 462A is a great heatsink; probably even the best. However, at what point is a heatsink worth $80+? In my opinion, never! There's only so much that a heatsink is going to accomplish. Your PEP66 is a great heatsink. A lot of webmasters are doing people a disservice by boosting these outlandishly expensive cooling devices. To be honest, $30 is probably too much to spend on a heatsink.
If a person is really serious about overclocking a Socket A CPU there's only so much that cooling is going to accomplish. Of course, you must keep the CPU within a reasonable operating range, but spending hundreds of dollars to achieve a minimal difference in clock speed is a horrendous waste of money. Especially, when the top of the line Socket A CPU is just over $200.
Now, I realize that overclocking is a hobby, and there's a lot to be said for novelty. I myself enjoy tweaking my system quite a bit. Goodness knows I've spent a lot of time and money trying to get the most out of my computer.
I suppose the whole point of this is. Don't get your expectations too high anytime in overclocking. Inevitibly you'll be let down.
Pat (Mar 21, 2001 01:12 p.m.):
Just installed the cooler with a Paniflo 80mm 39cfm fan. My Asus Probe reads the same temps as my PEP 66 with a pair of Y/S 26cfm fans pushing & pulling. I'm running 43*C under load. Called Swiftech & they said that it should drop in the mid 30*C when I install their special 80mm 69cfm Delta fan running at 2/3 speed. I was worried that I never had the heatsink mounted properly. Guess I would fry the cpu if it was not mounted correctly.
So much for reviews! It sure is a lot quietier now, but not worth the addition 100 bucks.
Pat