Heatsink Recommendations

[dml54ccc]

What heatsink(s) would be best for an Athlon XP-M 2500+ in a NF7-S v2

 

[phpdog]

I think the best heatsink on the market just now is the ASUS STAR ICE --> Here <--

I got 1 2 days ago , and its lowered my temps from 42 Idle to 31 Idle 64/66 Load to 46/48 Load
They have heatpipes and you can add an extra 80mm fan to them .


There a lot bigger than i thought , but there real quality .

You get a Front Fan controller for your floppy bay and a back bracket fan controller &amp; Thermal controller.
Plus LED's on top of the blue jet engine design cover

 

[DragonFire]

Man that is ugly!

Looks like a blimp ready to blowup

 

[phpdog]

It performs great

 

[TStep]

A little dated, but I usually check in here before buying a heatsink.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

this will probably performe a lot better and cost less, and not look silly.

 

[jpeyton]

The Thermalright linked above is a great choice, but that Star Ice thing is interesting. Any pics of it without the fans on it (so we can see the heatpipes and fins)?

 

[Creigory]

Here is a review of the ASUS STAR ICE: DH review . They take the fan off and show the fins and examine the heatsink.

 

[phpdog]

Whene your wanting your CPU to run as cool as possible , why care what the HSF looks like ?

If it performs great that should be good enough .

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

there is very little info out for it cept ONE review. the SI-97 is a sure bet, plus i can actually find where to buy one unlike the asus.

 

[blacktankofhopelessness]

If you want to avoid the screeching noise of some power-heatsink/fan solutions but still end up with probably one of the best heat-dissipating hsf around, I'd go with Zalman's CNPS7000B. Copper or Al+Copper makes no difference.

I don't know how overclockers.com managed to get 0,32 C/W or at what rpm they then ran the fan at, but since SilentPCreview got 0.24 C/W in THEIR review, I'm assuming overclockers.com got something wrong...

SilentPCreview