I recommend the Thermalright SLK-900 (link here: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...lright+slk+900)

It sells for $47.00 at newegg.com, but this is about the
best heatsink you can buy (for Athlon processors) at the moment.
Also, you can get some nice 100+cfm processor fans to put on top of the heatsink and make for some MOST EXCELLENT cooling.

Also, look at this google search for lots of good reviews on
the Thermalright SLK-900: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&i...lright+SLK-900

How do you find the temperature of your system? what is the recommend temperature?

Since this thread was started over two years ago, how much have the heatsinks changed? Thermalright SLK-900 seems to be phasing out now - at least stores don't sell it anymore here - and some heatpipe setups have replaced it, like Thermalright SP-94/97. Then we also have Zalman CNPS6500 / 7000, any other recommendations?

is volcano 12 good?
delta fan good for p4 overclocker
Zalman is great

BE carefull but if a XP 120 fits your mobo and case thats the best money can buy as far HS , maybe you use the 90 " C " version all cooper much smaller but a lot heavier not recomended if you move your pc around unless you remove the HS . THE XP 120 is big but light since its all aluminum.

here is the perfect place.http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/tecar.html

i might add i just got a 120mm Panaflow at 100 CFM sitting less than 3 feet away i dont hear it my A.C wall unit is louder.

if you wanna keep a socket 478 cpu running cool, i highly reccomdn the thermaltake spark 7 xaser edition. i installed mine the other day and it lowered the idle and load temps of my cpu and northbridge by about 13 degrees.

also, the zalman 7700cu is very capable and quiet, but also costs over $40, unlike said thermaltake model.

Lokem dont take that sound room with recorded fans as a absolute bible. i notice the microphone during that recording is a bit sensitive . only the veriest loudest CPU fans are heard since the case acts like a muffler. steel cases are also better keeping the noise in. so for CPU they are not super critical unless you have extreme sensitive ears. with case fans is a difrent storie and more if they are 80mm size fan. with 80mm around 40- 45 CFM is the limit before they get really loud . AT 4000 RPM they are loud. and ZEPHEAD got some good advice too. money wise all top heatsinks for CPU are in the $39.00 $49.00 range , chump money considering other hardware. if you case is well ventilated you can get by with a lesser CPU heatsink . case fans even top rated fans are relative cheap. a Delta or Panaflow are around $14.95. chump money if you ask me.

Also Lokem is very important as wish size it is? 80mm = 92mm= 120mm ? 80mm tend to be the loudest since they must spin very fast around 4000 RPM. as the fan size gets bigger they spin less and make less noise. also the larger fan blades of larger fans make less of a high pitch noise. for example a Panaflow 120mmx38mm at 70 CFM is extremely quiet for the amount of air that is moving.

which means someone should start designing 200mm fans.

i know your kidding . but they allready have a 140mm <-square fan casing just as the 80mm ,92mm and 120mm and the 175mm and a 200mm are round casing and allready exist. Sanyo have the 175mm and a 200mm. also for your information Delta makes and sell a 225 CFM 120mm case fan but im sure very few souls could tolerate that much noise.http://www.subzeropcs.com/pc_cooling_fans.html

ahh, i know a place in nearby franklin park that sells gargantuan 12vdc fans. awhile back i mounted a 12x1" model in a steel rack enclosure, and let's just say it kept everything cool.

shiet, thats huge.

Maybe I should go down to the hardware shop and get myself one of those huge, heavy fans :P

Not sure if they're quiet, but they'll definately need a different power supply :P

Again, I don't suggest people get too high CFM fans, they're VERY noisy, and to me, its not really worth the noise. Unless of course, your computer is already overheating, in which case its either noisy, or noiseless (computer dies).

And who in their right mind has come up with casings which will accept those gargantuan fans?

And out of curiousity, how much CFM do those fans move? :P

CMH the highest CFM fan is the Delta SUPER HIGH SPEED 120mm38mm is rated at 225 CFM. if you click at the zubzeropcs.com website above you can see it they have detail picture of the fan.

So I'm pretty confident this is a stupid question, but almost every single HSF review I have looked at is in reference to an AMD athlon or thunderbird processor... I have a P4. Are HSF's pretty much universal?

I'm having overheating issues by about 20 C on load, do I need a better HSF or a new case?

Recommendations welcome.

Thanks

Eric

No, not all are universal. Most of them have different clips for installing them to Socket A/370, 478, 603/4, 775, 754 or 939/940. Good manufacturers also list which mainboards don't have enough space around the socket for big heatsinks (some mainboards have capacitors too close to sockets).

Ok I'm thinking about getting an aftermarket CPU cooler because I have heard that AMD's run pretty hot. My question is do I actualy need one, I orderd a X2 4800+ should arrive either today or monday, and if so what would be a good one for under $50 US. Oh and one last question would it be a good idea to get some kind of termal paste ex. Artic Silver?

CPU coolers I have looked at.
Zalman
AC
Thermaltake
Thermaltake

The only AMDs that run hot are the FX-60 & FX-62, but even with those the stock heatsink works perfectly without being noisy. For a 4800+, just make sure to get a silent one, with heat-pipes if possible.

Hey guys ive never modded my comp before. Im going to put a Samsung 80GB HDD SP0802N 7800rpm in it aswell as my WD Caviar 160 GB EIDE Hard Drive ( WD1600BB ).
What fan/s,heatsink should i put in it to cool it down.

And could someone give me like a simple diagram of a computer and where all the stuff is like the HD. And were you would put a new one in and were the fans are.. (im 13 and im trying 2 convince dad to let me mod it well not me but yer). I dont know much about the setup of one so that would help heaps too.
Cheers Kyle

EDIT
The fan/heatsink if theres a differnece..does it make less noise? that is also a needed thing cus our comp is quite loud