What's the best Athlon XP CPU cooling fan ?? - GoFuckYourself.com

Slick · 05-21-2003, 07:30 PM

Ok people, I'm checking to see what's the best cooling fan for an Athlon 2100XP processor ?? I'm gonna be stepping up to either the Athlon 2800XP Barton OR 3000XP Barton in the next month or two, so it should be able to handle those

I currently have the fan that came with my 2100XP, but I'd like to run a little cooler than it is.

I've been looking at the Volcano fans because I hear so much about them. I know a lot about other things like ram and video cards, but never looked into the cooling fans before, so I figured that I'd get your opinions to save me some time, PLUS I value your opinions

easyjesus · 05-21-2003, 07:41 PM

heatsink:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/fro...pu-tri-05.html

fan:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/frozencpu/fan-34.html

Have a good day

iroc409 · 05-21-2003, 07:44 PM

zalman copper flower. volcano's aren't worth it. for under $40 you get the hs, 92mm fan, fan controller, and fan mounting bracket. my pc overclocked runs 15 deg C cooler than my old 2000 (new one is 2400) at full load. i give fair warning though, it's a heavy hsf, heavier than amd recommends. but, it's a plus that there's no fan on it, you can bolt a 120mm to the bracket and cool everything with one fan.

05-21-2003, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by easyjesus
heatsink:

http://www.frozencpu.com/cgi-bin/fro...pu-tri-05.html

Have a good day

thats a FANTASTIC heatsink from what I hear

MuleScrote · 05-21-2003, 08:07 PM

I use this one right now:

Data sheet: http://store.yahoo.com/directron/volcano7.html

I have no complaints. It's quiet, variable, and moves a lot of air.

Edit: The data sheets show support up to 2000+, but that's all there was when this volcano came out. But I can say that it pushes more air than the fans that come from AMD in the retail box for the newer processors.

KRL · 05-21-2003, 08:09 PM

Same one they use over at Google.

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Slick Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Houghton, MI Posts: 7,338	What's the best Athlon XP CPU cooling fan ?? Ok people, I'm checking to see what's the best cooling fan for an Athlon 2100XP processor ?? I'm gonna be stepping up to either the Athlon 2800XP Barton OR 3000XP Barton in the next month or two, so it should be able to handle those I currently have the fan that came with my 2100XP, but I'd like to run a little cooler than it is. I've been looking at the Volcano fans because I hear so much about them. I know a lot about other things like ram and video cards, but never looked into the cooling fans before, so I figured that I'd get your opinions to save me some time, PLUS I value your opinions

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05-21-2003, 07:44 PM	#3
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05-21-2003, 08:07 PM	#5
MuleScrote Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 4,601	I use this one right now: Data sheet: http://store.yahoo.com/directron/volcano7.html I have no complaints. It's quiet, variable, and moves a lot of air. Edit: The data sheets show support up to 2000+, but that's all there was when this volcano came out. But I can say that it pushes more air than the fans that come from AMD in the retail box for the newer processors. __________________ ICQ 78681003 Last edited by MuleScrote; 05-21-2003 at 08:09 PM..

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