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Old 10-30-2003, 03:33 PM   #1
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Best Heatsinks for Overclocking
I've been looking around for a new heatsink and I can't decide. I'm looking for one that isn't extremely loud, but a good overclocker. Please help.
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The Thermaltake Silent Boost is a great on for that.

What kind of processor do you have?
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Old 10-30-2003, 04:40 PM   #3
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Yeah...what kind of CPU do you have...AMD or Intel?

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Old 10-30-2003, 05:13 PM   #4
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CPU is a AMD 2500 Barton
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In that case, the Silent Boost would be a good choice.
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Yeah, I looked at that, but somewhere I saw a review that said it was "definitely not for overclocking". I was kinda confused by this, because all the tests I looked at, it got pretty good temp readings. I was also looking at the Coolermaster Aero 7+ and the Coolermaster Jet 7.
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Old 10-31-2003, 04:34 AM   #7
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my aero 7+ works nice for my o/c.i want the jet too
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Old 10-31-2003, 08:53 AM   #8
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The Jet is not for overclocking. The jet has an excellent visual design, but the airflow on it is not very good for an oc'ing cooler.
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what is a good one for an intell p4 with a gigabyte 8knxp mobo
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what is a good one for an intell p4 with a gigabyte 8knxp mobo
The stock Intel heatsink is about as good as they get. You can easily overclock a P4 quite a bit with it.

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I realize that but that doesn't let me do any modding so I will ammend my question to which one is the best for a p4 and modding
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You could get the Alpha PAL8942T, and stick an LED fan on top of it. Any 80mm case fan would fit that heatsink.

Also look at the Vantec AeroFlow. Its a nice looking HSF combo, and a lot of people love it.
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Old 10-31-2003, 03:38 PM   #13
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I realize that but that doesn't let me do any modding so I will ammend my question to which one is the best for a p4 and modding
Oh sorry, I didn't realize you wanted something flashy...I've always been a function before looks kind of guy. Take a look at these heatsinks for the P4. Don't know if you'll like any of these since they're more functional than pretty.

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Old 10-31-2003, 07:30 PM   #14
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How are the Zalmans, I've heard they are the best for OC'ing
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How are the Zalmans, I've heard they are the best for OC'ing
The Zalman's claim to fame is quiet operation. That usually doesn't go hand-in-hand with good overclocking performance.

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Old 11-02-2003, 11:57 AM   #16
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thermtake are good heatsinks specially their ones that run a 6000 rpm holly crow but u can set it back and its not all that noisey but compared to some 2400 rpm ones its noiseyier but not to bad
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Next to water cooling I would get a SLK-800 or a SLK-900 . If you have a fan controller or don't care about the noise, pair it up with a Vantec Tornado. My CPU temp is at 41c right now and 37c in the morning. Another plus is that you can use it on both Intel and AMD boards.
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