P4 Heatsinks

[GT98]

Well I'm looking at one of these babies with a P4 1.6A CPU to go with it. I've been out of the Intel side of the house for while now, so I need some assistance in finding a good heatsink/Fan to go with the 1.6A (planning on overclocking it), but trying to keep it cheap as possible, since its primarly going to be used as a secondary PC/HTPC/LAN box. Anyone have any suggestions for one less then $50 bucks or so?

[LvR]

I cant complain about the standard huge heatsink supplied by Intel with the cpu. (OK - so it doesnt impress anybody with its looks when compared to the other custom rainbow colored jobs)

Granted I dont overclock, but with a P4 1.8a, I just completed a SVCD creation process (3.5 hours) with TMpgenc and the cpu is sitting at 32C with a ambiant of 20C - I would say there is plenty in reserve?

How far are you planning on going with the clock? - I would certainly try the standard jobbie first.

[ALBPM]

These guys have some of the best prices I've seen in awhile.

The Swiftech MCX-462-U for $38 or the Alpha PAL8942 for $15 without fans.

http://www.1coolpc.com/

Paul

[Agent31]

I don't know who retails ThermalTake in the US... I've got a Volcano7+ on my XP2000+, weighs several pounds but does a great job! has all the mounting braces, bolts, adhesives and scaffolding you'll need to make it all hold together on a P4 too!

These are the same people that made the orbs, which were practically unforgivable, but I'm not one to hold a grudge for more than a few years...

[Fogel]

With the standard heatsink for the P4 1.6A (Northwood) it should be possible to overclock it to about 2.4GHz. So I don't think it's necessary go get a new heatsink.

[Guru]

I agree with Agent31 the Volcano 7+ is a good alternative for the retail HS!
1coolpc sells them for $38.00 plus S&H!

http://www.1coolpc.com/volcano7p.htm

[Technoid]

Haven't you read THG?

P4's can operate without a HS at all!!

(For those who takes it to seriouse: It's a joke )

[[Ch]amsalot]

GT98 my friend,

Have I ever steered you wrong? ... I MEAN WHEN IT'S IMPORTANT

Look no further than this:

http://www.plycon.com/ax478.htm

Furthermore, I see no reason NOT to choose this fan, which gives a fine balance of noise and airflow (but it's still on the noisy side).

http://www.plycon.com/mech80.htm

I should tell you that I have the AX-7 (the Athlon version of the above heatsink) for my T-bird and it SIMPLY ROCKS! Also be sure to get some Arctic Silver III: http://www.plycon.com/grease.htm

Good luck, and please let us know how your temps dropped. With the AX-7 and above 80mm Mechatronics fan, I'm able to get my 1.4GHz T-bird to 1.6GHz under typical desktop load and run at approx. 48-C. For heavy loads (i.e., gaming), I'll do a milder overclock to 1.53 for stability and sub- 50-C temps. Remember, my 1.4GHz T-bird is the hottest Athlon AMD ever made, so you can see how effective the AX-7 is.

-[Ch]ams

[Guru]

Originally posted by [Ch]amsalot
Also be sure to get some Arctic Silver III: http://www.plycon.com/grease.htm

Don't bother with AS 3 AS 2 is just as good and costs ~2$ less!

[frankymail]

And it is much thicker and difficult to apply; anyway, I recommand you rather go with Artic Alumina or Nanotherm ICe/Blue coupounds... cheaper than AS2/3, just as good and NON-CONDUCTIVE... remember; there's a hole in the P4 HS for expansion; you would want to get AS in there too much, since the P4 's epoxy coat is MUCH thinner than on the P3/Athlon...

[[Ch]amsalot]

Well GT98???

Which one did you get???

-[Ch]ams

[GT98]

Originally posted by [Ch]amsalot
Well GT98???

Which one did you get???

-[Ch]ams

Well looks like I'm sticking with the one that it comes with for the timing being

From www.viahardware.com


I got the SS51G ordered yesterday from Newegg.com with the following:

PIV 1.6A CPU
ATI Radeon AIW 8500DV (Does this mean I lose my FanBoy Status? )
Seagate 80GB 7200 RPM HDD
TOSHIBA SD-R1202 DVD/CD-R/W combo Drive
Samsung 256MB or 512MB (trying to figure out if I want 1GB RAM in my Main PC)

Well there goes the next couple months Computer/Hobby Budget and moving into a new apartment doesnt help either

[[Ch]amsalot]

Samsung 256MB or 512MB

What motherboard?

-[Ch]ams

[GT98]

Originally posted by [Ch]amsalot


What motherboard?

-[Ch]ams

Well my AMD Board is the Asus A7S333

The Shuttle SS51G is a flexATX board with the SiS 651 North Bridge and SiS 962L South Bridge