Fan for a P4 2.8 ghz

Im thinking about getting a new processor soon and i am pretty sure that i am going to get a 2.8 ghz pentium 4 [northwood]. im wondering if you have any suggestion for a fan for the cpu or if i should use the one that comes with it [have to decide between an oem one and a retail one] I have heard that the intel fan is not very good. Well if you have any suggestions im all ears, one more thing... any one have a suggestion for a mobo [i like the IC7-max3 or non-max3 and the p4c800-e deluxe or just the p4c800 deluxe]

thanks a bunch
-alawlz

The question is that if you want to overclock or not...

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If not Ocing, then the retail package would be fine, then if you want to save money buy a mobo using the SIS or VIA chipset, they could be as cheap as half the price of i875P mobos. But they offer great performance.

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well what would a decent mobo be for overclocking... i have a very general scope of ocing [oced video card] but i dont want to do anything that could mess up my purchase.

I've seen reviews where P4 C's were OC'd pretty well (300-400MHz ?) with stock air cooling (stock Intel Heatsink & Fan) so, unless you're really going to try and push that thing hard stock cooling should be fine (especially with a 2.8C Northwood).

If you really want to OC, the IC7 MAX3 or P4C800-E Deluxe are both excellent choices when coupled with a Thermalright SP94 or Swiftech MCX478-V Heatsink and the 80 or 92mm fan of your choice.

P.S. Don't forget the high performance (PC 3500+ DDR433+) memory if you really plan to OC in the future. Corsair, Kingston, OCZ...

"Nuke em till they glow, shoot em after dark"

i was just looking at fans and i am wondering if the Thermaltake Spark 7+ is any good... its cheaper than both the heatsinks you posted. and how does that perform against the Zalman CNPS7000A and both of those against the stock heatsink and fan?
thanks
-alawlz

is the polo better than the spark 7+ or are they about the same because im kind o tight on money [getting job soon] and i dont want to spend more money than i have to

is there a difference between the stock 3.2 and the stock 2.8?

one more question... you said the 3.2 stock cooler was about 10 bucks and i know the spark 7+ is about 20+ bucks... is there much of a difference between the two or are they similar enough that its really 10 dollars wasted?