Best yet Silent Barton 3200+ HSF
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Best yet Silent Barton 3200+ HSF
What hsf would be the best to cool my 3200+ well enough to warrant some minor overclocking yet remain silent? I'm looking at the TT Silent Boost currently but I am a strong TT hater. Money really isn't an object but I don't want to go with H20 cooling. Any recommendations?
Well, I'm not sure how much overclocking it would allow, but I am using the Nexus AXP-3200 SkiveTek cooler on my Thoroughbred 2400+, and I like it a lot.
Another possibility--and probably your best bet for overclocking, would be the Zalman 7000A-AlCu, assuming your motherboard has the mounting holes and the room for it.
Another possibility--and probably your best bet for overclocking, would be the Zalman 7000A-AlCu, assuming your motherboard has the mounting holes and the room for it.
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I use the silentboost and it is a nice cooler but is not silent, merely quiet. Replacing the fan would fix that of course. For a money-no-object purchase i would suggest looking at the spcr recommendend list and grab one of those nice thermalright heatsinks and an appropriate fan if it will fit you motherboard
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Zalman CNPS-7000 Al-Cu or Cu, no contest.
At 5volts and modified with some damping it is the most silent cooler in it's cooling catetory.
It is heavy and expensive, but it's ability to still cool CPUs with lower volumes, is superior to all other air cooling heat sinks I've seen reviewed (including the ones referenced above).
At 5volts and modified with some damping it is the most silent cooler in it's cooling catetory.
It is heavy and expensive, but it's ability to still cool CPUs with lower volumes, is superior to all other air cooling heat sinks I've seen reviewed (including the ones referenced above).
Link here lists the Abit NF7-S as incompatible.
I'm not sure about revision 2 of the NF7 though, which includes mounting holes.
EDIT: found this "The Zalman requires a corner to be cut off to avoid bending a cap on NF7 boards"
kogi
I'm not sure about revision 2 of the NF7 though, which includes mounting holes.
EDIT: found this "The Zalman requires a corner to be cut off to avoid bending a cap on NF7 boards"
kogi
I've got a Zalman 7000A on my NF7-S board... fits just fine. You'll have to cut the clip though, which can be a pain. I actually spent a lot of time filing it off with a metal file because I didn't have the right tools.
Just do a search... there should be lots of posts about using the Zalman on an NF7-S.
Just do a search... there should be lots of posts about using the Zalman on an NF7-S.
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I'm running the TT SilentBoost on a 2500+ o/c'd to 3200+ (2.2ghz) at 1.74v. The SilentBoost is noisy at its highest setting, so I have mine running 1050rpm - close to its lowest setting - which is pretty quiet - in any event the noise is drowned out by my Antec Sonata 120mm fan and PSU. CPU temps are about 51 degrees idle and about 57 degrees under load.
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Look here:
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.c ... 557&page=4
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu achieves almost as good results as SLK-900 does, but with much less noise.
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.c ... 557&page=4
Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu achieves almost as good results as SLK-900 does, but with much less noise.