Cooler

[Guest]

Anyone know where I could get a Vocano 2 for a good price?
Any other cooler suggestions for an tbird 1.2?
Looking to spend up to $30

 

[peteb]

volcano2 seems a good bet for the money. <A HREF="http://www.pricewatch.com" target="_new">http://www.pricewatch.com</A> will give you the locations if you are buying from the US.

-* This Space For Rent *-
email for application details

 

[Crashman]

The terrific VolcanoII is available for only $9 at Nexfan.com. If you love noise like the last guy seems to, it is also available with the 7000RPM Delta fan for $16 from the same place.

Cast not thine pearls before the swine

 

[Guest]

What are your thouts on the fop-38?

 

[peteb]

Another average cooler.

-* This Space For Rent *-
email for application details

 

[Crashman]

Better than the FOP32 or VolcanoII. Probably the least of the high end coolers, while the FOP32 and VolcanoII are among the best of the mid-range coolers. I would expect the FOP38 to give me 5C-10C better cooling than the FOP32. But I really don't get into noisy coolers.

Cast not thine pearls before the swine

 

[dan_gao86]

how about the Win Cak38???
it seems quite a nice cooler, though heavy, expensive, and NOISY...
you think the Win Cak38 will beat the Fop38???

I WoNdEr HoW, I WoNdEr WhY, I WoNdEr WhErE ThEy ArE, ThE AMD... We OvErCloCked ToGeThEr, Oh YeAh...

 

[Crashman]

I've been looking at them, but have not bought one. Maybe a search of reviews would turn something up for you. It certainly looks like a good cooler.

Cast not thine pearls before the swine

 

[funkdog]

If you are planning to overclock in the vicinity of 1.3-1.5ghz then you are going to need the turbine engine of a Delta 7k fan. No matter what heatsink it's on. For the money, a Volcano II with Delta seems the cheapest. I miself also run the Alpha 6035 with Delta, but am looking at the new Thermaltake 60mm fan with 31cfm at 28db. I can't stand the turbine hairdryer squeel. And I'm willing to sacrifice some mhz for a quieter fan.

Water cooling is another option I'm looking into, also maybe a gamma fan coverter like the silverado setup, with a couple of gamma 32's. But pretty much any good lapped piece of honking aluminum or copper with a Delta duct taped to the top will cool a 1.4 ghz Athlon and keep it in safe temps.

P.S. Case cooling is where it counts. That's the real heat dissipator.

These are my thoughts, your mileage may vary.