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AMD 64 Heatsinks

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I have an FX-51, and I am a little behind on what are best heatsinks for the 64s.. I was looking for something semi-quiet, but keeps the processor in the low 30s or lower with stock speeds. Right now with the stock fan I am getting ~43C Idle and ~53C load.
 
the zalman CNPS7000's are great coolers and are fairly quiet. you could also get a xp-120 with a s940 bracket, pair it up with a quiet 120mm fan and you'd have a great quiet combo.
 
any of those are good, personally i prefer thermalright, i love their products, and the xp120 is great, cools good and can fit a silent 120mm fan on it, or the SLK-948 is good too, its a lot smaller than the xp120 but cools comparabilty, with a 90mmfan though so it might be a little louder

all three of those are awesome coolers though, you it almost comes down to, do you want 2x80mm fans, 1x 90mm or 1x 120mm fan?
 
ZQL8TR said:
I like my coolermaster hyper 6.
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this paired up with two quiet fans would also be great. most of the hsf combos mentioned would be fine, so it's pretty much down to making a decision. the best in terms of silence/cooling would probably be the xp-120, but it's also the most expensive and largest (and doesn't include a 120mm fan). is there any price limit to what you want to buy?
 
maxxo said:
this paired up with two quiet fans would also be great. most of the hsf combos mentioned would be fine, so it's pretty much down to making a decision. the best in terms of silence/cooling would probably be the xp-120, but it's also the most expensive and largest (and doesn't include a 120mm fan). is there any price limit to what you want to buy?
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the hyper 6 cools better than the xp-120 period...i've owned both
 
Sc0rched said:
Would the XP-120 fit on an SK8V without hitting anything?
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get the hyper 6.

Is your heatsink the one with the copper base and aluminum fins? If so, would you mind sending it to me if i payed for shipping? :)
 
Is your heatsink the one with the copper base and aluminum fins? If so, would you mind sending it to me if i payed for shipping?
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It has aluminum fins, but not sure what the base it made of.. I would sell it if someone was interested, but I am sorry I wouldnt give it away... First of all, I am a pack mule (I keep everything), secondly I would use it if the one that I got did somthing wrong, brakes, etc., thirdly I might get an OEM processor later, and use that fan for it, while the new one on this.
 
Sc0rched said:
It has aluminum fins, but not sure what the base it made of.. I would sell it if someone was interested, but I am sorry I wouldnt give it away... First of all, I am a pack mule (I keep everything), secondly I would use it if the one that I got did somthing wrong, brakes, etc., thirdly I might get an OEM processor later, and use that fan for it, while the new one on this.
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thats fine, the one that comes with the newcasltes are all aluminum, i'm just looking to see if anyone has one lying around that they don't mind parting with, heh.
 
I love my Zalman 7000cu but any of these other suggestions are good as well. I am just biased :D
 
mikemodano9c said:
the hyper 6 cools better than the xp-120 period...i've owned both
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what type of fan setups were you using for both?
 
maxxo said:
what type of fan setups were you using for both?
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on the xp-120 i was using a 120mm 108 cfm sunon at full blast...

on this hyper 6 im using one 80mm vantec tornado with a vantec nexus turned all the way down...which is about 3000 rpm.

the hyper 6 cools better with less cfm's

the xp-120 is just too damn light, it might have a lot of surface area, but even though it has large footprint, it is rather dinky at the base...

the xp-120 is NOT the BEST performing heatsink, even though it does cool well.

ive had two heatsinks that perform better...the hyper 6 and my aerocool dp-102 both perform better...

i've got my athlon 64 3000+ running at 2.5 ghz at 1.7-1.74 volts using this hyper 6. my
temps range from 34C at idle to max 56C...

with the xp-120 i cannot achieve this overclock, and even at a lower voltage and clock speed the temps are higher...

even though the xp-120 uses a 120mm fan and looks huge, it really isnt all that bulky and is outperformed by heavier copper coolers...
 
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