Best CPU Fan for Athlon 64 3800+ on a ASUS A8V Deluxe MB

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Best CPU Fan for Athlon 64 3800+ on a ASUS A8V Deluxe MB

Post by DarthZug » Mon May 30, 2005 7:07 pm

I just orderd my new Athlon 64 3800+, and ASUS A8V Deluxe MB. I need to know what quiet CPU Cooler to get for the combo. Seems like Zalman is out of the question, as it does not fit easily. I was looking at the Nexus AOP-6400. Let me know what you think.

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Post by thetoad30 » Mon May 30, 2005 7:22 pm

Not an AMD person, but I would really consider the XP-120... it can take a MUCH larger fan and therefore you can use a lower RPM with more airflow... seems to me to be a better choice.

Just my opinion. :)

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Post by GuySmiley » Mon May 30, 2005 7:43 pm

The XP-90 (smaller version of the XP-120) has worked wonderfully on my A64 3200+. I would recommend it as well, especially if the XP-120 is too big for your motherboard.

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Post by thetoad30 » Mon May 30, 2005 7:54 pm

Not sure if they sell it anymore, but if you can get your hands on an XP-90C, for around the same price or maybe a little more, I would try to get one of those. Copper looks better, and it cools a little better too. If not, though, an aluminium one works just fine.

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Post by mleung » Mon May 30, 2005 8:59 pm

i just put a zalman on my AV8 and it was a piece of cake. check the following link:

http://www.zalman.co.kr/product/cooler/ ... e_eng.html

pretty much u re-use the screws from the black mounting bracket on the mobo to hook up the cooler to the mobo. just make sure it is about the height of the spacer they have. use the stock back plate from the AV8 - nothing to remove and it's faster for me to install it than a snap on cooler.

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Post by DarthZug » Tue May 31, 2005 6:17 am

I'm not going to mess with the Zalman, I'm getting a new CPU and MB so I'm going to get a new CPU Cooler also. I would like to get the Termalright XP-120 if it will fit on my MB. So what 120mm should I get for it? I'm not going to be over clocking my CPU, I just want something that will cool it and be quiet.

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Post by nbac » Tue May 31, 2005 6:31 am

Read the review to find out which fan to buy:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article186-page1.html

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Post by Xarafax » Tue May 31, 2005 11:00 am

I have an A8V with an XP120, it fits, although the heatpipes is about one mm from touching the RAM. I got a 3200+ with a Nexus fan, idle is about 30°C with C'n'Q. I haven't watched the temperatures much but I have never seen it above 39°C. No over clocking.

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Post by Xarafax » Tue May 31, 2005 11:01 am

*sorry double post :oops:

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Post by Sooty » Tue May 31, 2005 11:23 am

Akasa AK913 Available in the UK, not sure about elsewhere.

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Post by JimK » Tue May 31, 2005 11:28 am

A8V with a 3500+, XP-120 with a Nexus 120 fan. I have never seen temps of 40 C or higher.

Xarafax is right, the heat pipes just miss the RAM but they DO miss it.

I put the XP-120 on the CPU/A8V and then installed the motherboard in the ASUS 3000B case. It went very smoothly. When I look in the case I know installing the XP-120 on a motherboard already in the case would be much tighter.

Enjoy.

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Post by mongobilly » Tue May 31, 2005 11:58 am

Thermaltake SonicTower or Titan Vanessa L Type.

My 3000+ on A8V Deluxe works passively with the SonicTower, the whole system is cooled by one 120mm 600RPM fan in the back.

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Post by Sooty » Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:46 am

mongobilly wrote:Thermaltake SonicTower or Titan Vanessa L Type.

My 3000+ on A8V Deluxe works passively with the SonicTower, the whole system is cooled by one 120mm 600RPM fan in the back.
There's a lot of large sinks around that can be run the same. So close to the rear fan they can be run 'semi-passive'. Checking out the MadShrimps shootout the Scythe Ninja looks a prime candidate.

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Post by nickdeck » Wed Jun 01, 2005 6:26 am

I'll echo JimK; I have the exact same set up. Idle temp for the CPU is about 40C, according to Asus Probe. XP 120 fits fine, installs easily.

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Post by mongobilly » Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:01 am

Sooty wrote: There's a lot of large sinks around that can be run the same. So close to the rear fan they can be run 'semi-passive'. Checking out the MadShrimps shootout the Scythe Ninja looks a prime candidate.
If I could have gotten it (and at a reasonable price, on top of that), I'd probably have gone for the Ninja (might have gone with the NCU2005 if it had been on stock the day I bought my stuff). But alas, the SonicTower is shipping, worldwide and quite affordable (~40$), too.

Those really big boys are mostly in the same category, they all work very well. Much better than the XP120 from a silent point of view but not as nice for systems that get carried to lan parties as the size generates quite some torque.

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Post by Sooty » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:13 am

Do you know what your temps are, Mongobilly, and what case and fan do you use?

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Post by Sooty » Wed Jun 01, 2005 9:36 am

Sooty wrote:Do you know what your temps are, Mongobilly, and what case and fan do you use?
I searched your previous posts, and found the answer:
mongobilly wrote:Evem a Winchester 3000+ is easily cooled passively at load in my SLK3700 with ONE 600RPM 120mm Yate Loon fan in the back. That is if you can live with 60° CPU temp under load (you can, the spec says stay below 65). If you drop the voltage to 1.25V (works just fine) it stays clearly under 60° with the same setup. With 27° room temperature I boosted the fan to still nearly inaudible 1000rpm to get the HDs to stay below 40°.

I suppose one could go completely fanless in a proper case but I don't want to fry my HDs nor does it make much sense to leave the fan away if you can't hear it over the HDs even at 800RPM.
So what CFM is your Yate Loon making at 600rpm?

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