Best HS/fan for an XP3000?

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Am building a system using an A7N8X-X mobo, 512 mb Corsair XMS, Athlon XP
3000.
I am considering a Volcano 9 with the ducting mod, can get one for $19.00 on
eBay. Water cooling is out of the question, as it looks like it would cost
8-10 times as much. Will only overclock it to the limit of air cooling. I
want a really GOOD heatsink/fan, even if it costs a good deal more than
$19.00. The eBay ad claims Volcano 9 can be used up to an XP 3400.

 

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"Jim Caldwell" <Jamesw@grandecom.net> writes:
>Am building a system using an A7N8X-X mobo, 512 mb Corsair XMS, Athlon XP
>3000.
>I am considering a Volcano 9 with the ducting mod, can get one for $19.00 on
>eBay. Water cooling is out of the question, as it looks like it would cost
>8-10 times as much. Will only overclock it to the limit of air cooling. I
>want a really GOOD heatsink/fan, even if it costs a good deal more than
>$19.00. The eBay ad claims Volcano 9 can be used up to an XP 3400.

I've seen taking the side off the case and ducting a big room fan against
the board/cpu/fan can drop cpu temperatures 5-10C. This was with the AMD
supplied retail heatsink/fan combo installed.

 

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"Jim Caldwell" <Jamesw@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:2hn2grFf3a49U1@uni-berlin.de...

" Will only overclock it to the limit of air cooling. I want a really GOOD
heatsink/fan, even if it costs a good deal more than $19.00. "


There's only one solution for you then:

- Thermalright SP-97 heatsink http://snipurl.com/6ps6
- Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound http://snipurl.com/6ps9
- 92mm fan

Depending on your noise tastes, you can choose a 92mm fan to your
discretion. Most fan manufacturers produce low-noise 92mm fans, but the CFM
is generally quite low. If you want something with excessive overclocking
power, then you may have to suffer the sound of a hairdryer.

 

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you can build a water cooling kit and its not expensive at all

On Thu, 27 May 2004 15:49:49 -0500, "Jim Caldwell" <Jamesw@grandecom.net>
wrote:

>:>Am building a system using an A7N8X-X mobo, 512 mb Corsair XMS, Athlon XP
>:>3000.
>:>I am considering a Volcano 9 with the ducting mod, can get one for $19.00 on
>:>eBay. Water cooling is out of the question, as it looks like it would cost
>:>8-10 times as much. Will only overclock it to the limit of air cooling. I
>:>want a really GOOD heatsink/fan, even if it costs a good deal more than
>:>$19.00. The eBay ad claims Volcano 9 can be used up to an XP 3400.
>:>

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Yea! The SP97 is the heatsink to get. However, it is not specified what
thermal paste comes with it. Is it Arctic Silver 5? Also, I want a 92 mm
fan that will move as much air as the recommended Delta one. But is there a
similar fan that has a built- in control so that it is throttled according
to heat load, like the Volcano 9 (80 mm) fan? That is the really neat
feature about the Volcano 9! This would save wear and tear, and ease the
noise problem when not doing anything CPU-intensive. Or maybe there is an
external temp control accessory that can sense CPU temp and vary the fan
speed, even though the fan itself has no speed control? (See new post
related to this) BTW, the best price I could find for the SP97 heatsink is
$33, and that includes shipping.

"Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
news:2hnaluFf1g1oU1@uni-berlin.de...
> "Jim Caldwell" <Jamesw@grandecom.net> wrote in message
> news:2hn2grFf3a49U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> " Will only overclock it to the limit of air cooling. I want a really
GOOD
> heatsink/fan, even if it costs a good deal more than $19.00. "
>
>
> There's only one solution for you then:
>
> - Thermalright SP-97 heatsink http://snipurl.com/6ps6
> - Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound http://snipurl.com/6ps9
> - 92mm fan
>
> Depending on your noise tastes, you can choose a 92mm fan to your
> discretion. Most fan manufacturers produce low-noise 92mm fans, but the
CFM
> is generally quite low. If you want something with excessive overclocking
> power, then you may have to suffer the sound of a hairdryer.
>
>

 

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The Smart and Silent fan that comes with the Volcano 9 can
be purchased
alone, but be warned... at full throttle it is loud!

"Jim Caldwell" <Jamesw@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:2hoqf2Ffgd3vU1@uni-berlin.de...
> Yea! The SP97 is the heatsink to get. However, it is not
specified what
> thermal paste comes with it. Is it Arctic Silver 5? Also,
I want a 92 mm
> fan that will move as much air as the recommended Delta
one. But is there a
> similar fan that has a built- in control so that it is
throttled according
> to heat load, like the Volcano 9 (80 mm) fan? That is the
really neat
> feature about the Volcano 9! This would save wear and
tear, and ease the
> noise problem when not doing anything CPU-intensive. Or
maybe there is an
> external temp control accessory that can sense CPU temp
and vary the fan
> speed, even though the fan itself has no speed control?
(See new post
> related to this) BTW, the best price I could find for
the SP97 heatsink is
> $33, and that includes shipping.

 

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Larz50 wrote:
> The Smart and Silent fan that comes with the Volcano 9 can
> be purchased
> alone, but be warned... at full throttle it is loud!
>
<snip>

it's rather loud period. I just took one out and put in a SLK900a(no
mounting holes in the board for the other) with a 92mm fan and now you can
hear yourself think.

Shannon

 

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> Larz50 wrote:
> > The Smart and Silent fan that comes with the Volcano 9
can
> > be purchased
> > alone, but be warned... at full throttle it is loud!
> >
> <snip>
>
> it's rather loud period. I just took one out and put in a
SLK900a(no
> mounting holes in the board for the other) with a 92mm fan
and now you can
> hear yourself think.

True, it is quite loud even when turned down,
but until I get better fans for my case and PSU I can keep
the
it turned down below their noise level. Looks like my
simple
little case mod is going to grow a bit. ;-)

 

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SLK948U for my rig... nothing but the best.


"Cuzman" <cuzNOSPAM@supanet.com> wrote in message
news:2hnaluFf1g1oU1@uni-berlin.de...
> "Jim Caldwell" <Jamesw@grandecom.net> wrote in message
> news:2hn2grFf3a49U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> " Will only overclock it to the limit of air cooling. I want a really
GOOD
> heatsink/fan, even if it costs a good deal more than $19.00. "
>
>
> There's only one solution for you then:
>
> - Thermalright SP-97 heatsink http://snipurl.com/6ps6
> - Arctic Silver 5 thermal compound http://snipurl.com/6ps9
> - 92mm fan
>
> Depending on your noise tastes, you can choose a 92mm fan to your
> discretion. Most fan manufacturers produce low-noise 92mm fans, but the
CFM
> is generally quite low. If you want something with excessive overclocking
> power, then you may have to suffer the sound of a hairdryer.
>
>


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<snip>
.. Looks like my
> simple
> little case mod is going to grow a bit. ;-)
>

they always do. good luck and have fun

Shannon

 

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On Fri, 28 May 2004 07:44:01 -0500, "Jim Caldwell"
<Jamesw@grandecom.net> wrote:

>Yea! The SP97 is the heatsink to get. However, it is not specified what
>thermal paste comes with it. Is it Arctic Silver 5?

Nope, white stuff. Works for me. I wouldn't bother paying shipping
on ~1 degree C. Drilling a couple of holes in your case would do more
cooling.

>Also, I want a 92 mm
>fan that will move as much air as the recommended Delta one.

I've got a high speed panaflo 92, but I dial it down to about 2300RPM.
It's around 57CFM at 2800 or 2900RPM.