Best Heatsink/Fan Combo for Overclocking?

[Axeman098]

Okay, I am curious as to everyone's opinion of what is the best HSF combo on the market today. I use a custom 120mm 110v Blower fan mounted over my proc with a stock hsf, but I want to go to an aftermarket hsf to get into the 6,000rpm range. I feel this would be a better performer. I am familiar with several manufacterers suck as Thalman, and Thermaltake, but I am curious what other, more experienced, overclockers prefer for Air Cooling.

And please....don't let my Avatar distract you.....focus! LOL

[jurtje]

On this site all the admins use the Foxconn AMD 3400 + Heat Guzzler Heatsink and that one only ;-)


No really, on my xp 3200+ I have a thermaltake volcano 12, which goes up to 6200 rpm. Cools excellent, but LOUD as hell.
I guess the best one to get is a thermalright, they use heatpipes, which is like a very tiny water cooling system.
I hear the zallmans are nice and quiet.

[leezard]

Thermalright sp94 for intel or sp97 for amd are excellent coolers

[Beemer]

Yea, I have the SP94 - It cools very well and has the option of either an 80mm fan or 92mm fan to meet your cooling needs. :wink:

[undergroundtech]

I think you would have to look hard to find one that will out cool the Swiftech V-series

[Fantasma]

I also have a thermaltake volcano 12 and it cools very well, but very noisy at full speed

[ericxw]

Get the Thermalright heat pipe cooler, then get a Vantec Tornato or even a Delta (If ur okay with the noise :lol: )..........then OC like maddddd 8)

[Beemer]

Bought a 92mm Tornado for the SP94, decided to stick with the 92mm panaflo for noise reasons. Never really tried to see how much further I could push my system with the Tornado - maybe I should give it a try. :)

[PhoenixAshes]

I'm running ThermalRight's SLK-947U (Cause I found it for cheap) with a 92mm Tornado spinning at just under 2700 RPM. It keeps my P4 nice and cool. Turning it up drops my temps about a degree or two but not worth all the noise, IMO. Gotta love those fans controllers.

[overvolt]

Look at my sign.... :D

It does not sound like a missile , and it keeps my baby cool at 2.8@3.2G.

Room temp 29C - Idle 37-38C , Full load 48-49 Max :D

[DaMiEn]

or you could always get one of these big mothers http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_xp120-01.html 8)

[playafly187]

or you could always get one of these big mothers http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_xp120-01.html 8)

wow, i feel like a slacker... i didnt even know thermalright had released something new....

anyway, yea, thermalright has proven to be the best for me, with swiftech in a very close second....

[Beemer]

or you could always get one of these big mothers http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_xp120-01.html 8)

Yeah, I could see that breaking my mobo in half after hanging on there for a week. :lol:

[KryoNexus]

or you could always get one of these big mothers http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_xp120-01.html 8)

omg!!! that thing dwarfs the sp-94 (which is not a small heatsink itself)

kinda cool that it weighs less than the sp-94 though. i don't think that it's in production mode yet. so until it is, i'd say the sp-94 is still my favorite heatsink. :-)

[mtfresh]

If your using a socket A mobo then I'd suggest using the same heatsink as me or the sp-97 with a 92mm Tornado. If you are using a socket 478 mobo
then I'd use the Coolermaster Hyper6 if it will fit.

[fstroupe]

or you could always get one of these big mothers http://www.systemcooling.com/thermalright_xp120-01.html 8)

Man!

Though only to be beaten by the Thermaltake Tower 112. (see XPTB's excellent review here if you haven't seen it yet. ) http://www.ocia.net/reviews/tower112/tower112.shtml There's no way I'd put that heavy mother on my mobo unless I left my rig on it's side. :lol:

[AnDr3wYoN]

i got a blue orb and it ocs fine its not that high of an rpm (like 1700 i tink) but its real big so it pushes more air and its mad silent

[upd]

I currently have a zalman on my P4, and it is VERY quiet (no overclock tho)

fan controllers generate more heat imo for those crazy about temps

[privatedonut21]

I really like my Thermaltake Big Typhoon, I have my 3700+ OC'ed to about 2.8 at times and temps never approach 40.

Of course, thats with the case side off, and in our basement which is underground and extremely cool.