stock AM2 cooler best performance?

[notquitehere188]

according to this chart
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1986&page=4
the stock cooler that comes with am2 processors is the best one overall
is this true, i dont want to spend money on a third party cooler if the stock amd is the best...who would
i dont mind how loud it is, but it seems that with all the reccomendations of third party heatsinks you can potentially get exceptional performance out of the stock

 

[Morton]

Is stock Core 2 Duo E6400 cooler enough if the CPU is not overclocked?

 

[nukemaster]

The stock cooler is designed to meet the needs of the CPU.....so if u are not over clocking...your good to go....even if you are....a small oc is easy on stock...

@ Morton ohhh yeah it will do...even with some ocin in there....after all it cooled down a PD monster....

Hope this helps

 

[BrockSampson]

Investing in an aftermarket cooler is a good idea if your looking to reduce noise or overclock. I have the AM2 3800 X2 and the stock heatsink and fan is much quieter then my VGA fan. I was actually able to overclock to 2.2ghz a 10% increase over stock with the AMD stock heat sink and fan. Like the other guy said they wouldnt make a fan that couldnt cool your CPU. I purchased the CNPS 9500 and although its really expensive its going to help me to overclock to 2.4 - 2.6 ghz. That chart you showed is not a very reliable scientific experiement and I would hardly take it as fact, and only take it as a piece of information to help you make your decision. In my opinion you should be looking for real world tests by Maximum PC, or TomsHardware.