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May 6th, 2003, 04:22 AM
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| what's a good hsf for my athlon xp?
a SUPER QUIET athlon xp cooler that can handle up to 2000 and up. Thanks. | 
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May 6th, 2003, 04:27 AM
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If your not into OCing or heavy gaming the HS and HSF that came with the cpu will do the job fine.Tell us what you intend doing with this pc.
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May 6th, 2003, 04:51 AM
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The Volcano 7 is not the best but I was getting decent temp on it, like around 40 degrees celcius on average. What I liked about it though was it had a manual speed adjuster for the fan, low, mid and high and my pc is in my bedroom and no noise was more important to me than performance when I was sleeping. I left it on low when I was snoozing and high when I was at pc. Plus its cheap and looks cool  .
Oh yeah, I should mention on low setting it was quieter than my case fan.
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May 6th, 2003, 06:13 AM
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I got the Volcano9 (with CoolMod) which has manual control and/or temp sensor control..
As Discreet said, it's probably not the best in the world, but it's certainly user friendly and easy to install and use...
Keeps my XP2600 around 40-45 degrees even in a warm room (my bedroom).
The SLK800 or SLK900 are said to be the best, but I've heard they can be difficult to mount because they're so wide?? | |
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May 6th, 2003, 06:31 AM
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i got a vantec aeroflow on my xp2400 it is really quiet keep my cpu cool it runs like 32c idel and 35c-36c under load got it at frys for 29$ .
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May 6th, 2003, 07:47 AM
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Omardeth-
Great Zappa pic.
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I agree, I have built several systems (Athlon 2600+) with the Vantec Aeroflow. Sweet fan (it's quiet for 5000rpm) , Al+Cu heatsink, all for $33 at Newegg.com. I can't wait 'til I do my latest upgrade- that's the fan I'm getting!
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May 6th, 2003, 02:33 PM
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Get the vantec areoflow, it's extra quiet. The volcano 9 works well, it just may get a little loud if you need to speed it up. | |
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May 6th, 2003, 02:46 PM
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ZALMAN CNPS6000Cu!
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May 6th, 2003, 05:35 PM
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I use the Thermaltake Mini Copper ORB which keeps my XP2100+ at around 43C idle and 50C max load but its pretty damn loud!
It's also a bit heavier than AMD reccomends.
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May 6th, 2003, 06:01 PM
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radio1_mike
its not a zappa pic , it is the cover art of scorpions blackout album
i had the retail hsf on it and the vantec aeroflow is way quieter . | |
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