CPU Cooler for Pentium D

Did you buy that CPU already ?

If you didn't then DON'T !

<A HREF="http://www.overclockers.com/articles1043/" target="_new">Maybe this one</A>

I have a PIV pc at work and it works fine, but if you compare the price of it to a similar performance system with AMD CPU there's a big difference.
I don't think Intel is that bad, but if you can buy something as good or better for a lower price, why even bother?

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one thath will go wrong first will be the one that will do the most possible damage

I wasnt doing anything but trying to give the guy an answer to his question. He asked about Intel and I gave him an answer without giving 10 reasons why he should go with AMD. People that already have Intel or want Intel cant get an answer here anymore. Something that never seems to be considered here is that there are alot of people out there that are not very well off when it comes to money. If they have a system, be it Intel or AMD all they get here is their feelings hurt. There are plenty of other situations that dont revolve around money, but the bottom line is that this place has become hard to like for anyone thats not a member of the AMD club. I dont own AMD but have suggested them over Intel most of the time. Im just about to the breaking point with this forum. Im sure there are many that would love to see me go anyhow.

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Its a waste of time. Anything that I say gets hammered so bad that its forgotten almost as quick as I can post it.

<font color=green>NED FLANDERS FOR PRESIDENT</font color=green> Its justa nother gansta PARTY!
Intel P4 Extreme(3.73)@<font color=green>5.6Ghz</font color=green>
Asus P5AD2-E-Premium
Crucial Ballistix DDR2 667@DDR2 855

dunklegend makes very valid points, and I completely share his view. Its simple reality that for most enthousiasts here, an AMD setup currently makes far more sense, so if someone asks for upgrade advice or whatever, a sensible and helpfull reply will usually be 'have you considered the A64' ?

Of course, its not always like that, and for certain workloads I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a P4 setup either (not too mention pretty much everyone will recommend a PM for mobile use); or if someone wants to hang on to his motherboard, or is limited to Dell as a supplier or whatever, I will give whatever advice I feel is right within the boundaries set he is subjected to.

BUT if someone just asks which P4 to get just because he thinks he wants a "true intel" or 3+ GHz chip for better gaming performance, what good is it I give him advice ? He is not taking it anyway! If someone asks you which 4 way Itanium board to get for his next ultimate gaming rig, and insists because he thinks Itanium will be the next big thing on the desktop, will you recommend a supermicro 4 way IPF board or tell him he needs to buy a single socket x86 board instead and leave it at that ?

And you are taking all this far too personal, it seems you feel personally insulted because no one recommends your setup. YOu've got an awesome rig there (wanna swap ?), but if you're buying from scratch, and you are not limited somehow in the suppliers you can choose from, for most apps its just not the setup that makes the most sense now, so its not the setup you will see me, or most people here recommend. If you can't live with that.. well, what can I say ?

= The views stated herein are my personal views, and not necessarily the views of my wife. =

The guys at XS have had their single stage compressors overloaded fairly easily with a minor overclock...CO2(s) and LN2 are probably his best bets.

If he wants aircooling....<A HREF="http://img.hexus.net/v2/internationalevents/computex_taiwan_2005/zalmancooler/zalman_big_cooler.jpg" target="_new">this</A> might have to do. (yes, that is real) The regular sized version probably won't cut it.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.

Yeah I think he subscribes to newsletters and just copies and pastes the phrases that seem impressive.

If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one thath will go wrong first will be the one that will do the most possible damage

If you will look back, you may see that I wasnt talking to you. Thinking that someone is talking to you or about you when they are not is a sure sign of VANITY.

<font color=green>NED FLANDERS FOR PRESIDENT</font color=green> Its justa nother gansta PARTY!
Intel P4 Extreme(3.73)@<font color=green>5.6Ghz</font color=green>
Asus P5AD2-E-Premium
Crucial Ballistix DDR2 667@DDR2 855

James, do what you can to get passive cooling and BTX standards. Fan noise is a major issue on systems that have fans or cpu's with fans that run over 4000RPM.

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Nothing will cool your 840EE beter than <A HREF="http://www.wholehousefan.com/theghost.html" target="_new">this.</A>

Abit IS7 - 3.0C @ 3.6ghz - Mushkin PC4000 (2 X 512) - Sapphire 9800Pro - TT 420 watt Pure Power
Samsung 120gb ATA-100 - Maxtor 40gb ATA - 100
Sony DRU-510A - Yellowtail Merlot

You could try <A HREF="http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/4in1heatpipe/cl-p0071SonicTower/cl-p0071.htm" target="_new">this one</A> with a good 120mm fan.

<pre><font color=purple>The silence is golden, even if the PC is olden. Fanless P4C2.6 rocks.</font color=purple></pre><p>@ 190K -> 200,000 miles or bust!