looking for the smallest aftermarket heatsink

[corgann]

I have a amd 3800 and want to replace stock HS. I need a small but efficient
HS. Could someone give me a good suggestion? This is my first build and my MB doesn't have much room for the larger Zalmans etc. Any help would be great and I do not want to go water cooling. Thanks

I figured if anyone could figure it out it would be you guys.

 

[Mondoman]

What exactly are you trying to accomplish? Reduce noise? Increase cooling? What about the stock HS is insufficient?

 

[rwaritsdario]

Besides Mondoman's questions. How much space do you exactly dispose of?

 

[function9]

Listing what motherboard you have could help. Either someone might be using it or is familiar with it and can make a recommendation accordingly.

 

[corgann]

I guess I should have mentioned the MB- MSI K9N NeoF 550. The stock HS is doing an alright job at cooling but I want temps to be a bit lower. Plus I didn't mean the heatsink had to be smaller than the stock one (because I know smaller means less cooling) but not the size of a Honda Civic. Temps are my main concern. The thing is my case is an experimental one from one of my college buddies and I cannot have an extremely tall HS. Being a mechanical engineer he is trying to design cases with certain airflow paths that he thinks will work better but who knows. I just told him I would give his case a try. Once I have everything installed I will post pics if he will let me. Thanks

 

[retepallen]

Why not try something like the Zalman CNPS7700. Its low profile, even though its still quite big.

 

[Doughbuy]

Honda Civic's are small, Hummer's, on the other hand... aren't... anyways

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro. One of the best, cheapest, efficent HSF on the market. Not really that low profile, but not a huge beast either... more like a Camry, or an Accord... affordable, but works very well.

Edit: Arcitc Cooling Freezer 64... the 7 pro is for Intel, just realized after I hit post that you had an AMD...

 

[corgann]

Thanks the Zalman CNPS7700 will fit. I checked the dimensions and will have about an inch to spare. Appreciate the advice.

 

[Mondoman]

Remember that the stock Intel hsf is likely letting the CPU run hotter in order to cut down on fan noise. You may be able to override this in the BIOS, or you can try unplugging the fan from the 4-pin CPU fan header and plugging it into a 3-pin fan header instead. In the latter case, the fan will be controlled by its built-in temp sensor and should run a somewhat cooler profile.

 

[Anoobis]

He's running an AMD CPU.

 

[rwaritsdario]

The Hyper TX will do a much better job without high CPU overvolting. Its on par with the heatpiped, 120mm tall ones at stock speeds.

 

[Mondoman]

He's running an AMD CPU.

Yeah, he even said it in his first post. Should have gone to bed earlier...

 

[corgann]

We are going to do that then check to see how an aftermarket works. I hope his idea works cause this will make an overclock on air great.