Thurmalright SP97 vs. SLK900A

[Titanion]

I currnetly have the SLK900A, and I am tempted to sell it to a friend and upgrade to an SP97? What type of results can I expect... I am running an overclocked (Duh) mobile barton 2600+ on an ABIT NF7-S.

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
210x12.5 1.808v SLK900A
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
Sapphire 9500np@9700np</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
XFX Ti4200

 

[scottchen]

Results won't be huge, how much extra you gotta pay?

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[Titanion]

Depends on how smooth I am... I am thinking at most $10... maybe $20... but is it worth tearing apart my computer and taking out my motherboard... and the whole bolting the heatsink on thing is new and scary to me, but I am sure it make sense once you look at it up close...

I am at 54c or so at load--with my smartfanII at 3800 or so... cranking it up to 4600 or at max gets me down to 49/50ish, but at a noise cost... and it is only Spring... even though I live in Washington, it does get hot here too... Of couse, I am running a mobile barton at 2.5 GHz... but will I notice an impact from the SP97? If not, it may not be worth the trouble... and slowing down to 2.4GHz still rocks all my games...

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
210x12.5 1.808v SLK900A
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
Sapphire 9500np@9700np</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
XFX Ti4200

 

[scottchen]

The SP97, if you have your case standing up, vertical, then temp difference would be minimal, like 3C max, horizontal, or lying down, you'll get about a 5C difference, since then the heatpipe's being used properly.

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[Titanion]

Thanks... my case is vertical... it does not seem worth it... the counter my case is on is actually very high up in the air and in a corner... perhaps I will lower it closer to the ground where I feels much clloer... but doing that will be as much trouble as taking out the board... I can live with 2.4 GHz until October or so... I will have to work on getting my fsb above 211...

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
210x12.5 1.808v SLK900A
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
Sapphire 9500np@9700np</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
XFX Ti4200

 

[scottchen]

Explain that please.

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[scottchen]

But I'd rather snap the socket out, it's fun to watch, and hearing the thudding sound of the copper heatsink falling and snapping AGP/PCI cards on its way down.

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[Titanion]

Do you mean the risk of transporting your computer...

<font color=red><b>NF7-S/Mobile Barton 2600+
210x12.5 1.808v SLK900A
1GB Corsair XMS PC3200
Sapphire 9500np@9700np</font color=red><font color=black>
NF7-S/Barton 2500+
200x11.5 1.76v
512MB XMS PC2700
XFX Ti4200

 

[wschuerm]

lol at that,

SL6EF OC's GOOD