Which HSF is the most suitable for AMD processors?

[DragoonEl]

Hi guys, i would like to know which HSF is suitable cause i am looking for one.

I am now using the HSF that come with my Processor (T-bird 1.0GHz) and my Abit KT7A Mobo.

The HSF is the Cooler Master DP5-6I31C
http://www.coolermaster.com/home.html

But my current temp is at 45*C

I have two casing fans A and B.

A is beside the HSF on the back of the casing blowing air out.

And B which i fix the on the side casing to blow air in. (Its positioned on top of the HSF so that air could to the HSF.)

Anyone have ideas welcomed.

Check out this casing. (http://www6.tomshardware.com/cpu/01q4/011029/index.html)

[SEALTEAMTHREE]

Go to www.plycon.com

They sell a large number of various socket A HS/F's. I would personally recomend either the GlobalWIN CAK-38 or the Zalman CNPS 5000. Both work great; my friend has the GlobalWIN and it keeps his 1.4 T-bird right around 39, and I use the Zalman on my T-bird 800 OCed at 950, which runs at 39 idle/41-42 load. Plycon is a great company, I've never had any shipping or billing problems that I get at most other places. Oh yeah, stay away from the orbs-they suck!

[rangeral]

Alot of hs/f's are coming with a copper base these days which is a better material for moving heat away or all copper mine is an OCZ gladiator all copper, I would look for it or give it some thought in making your selection.

Your A and B sounds good.

[DragoonEl]

SEALTEAMTHREE, thank you for your links and advice.

[DragoonEl]

SEALTEAMTHREE, the Global Win CAK-38 don't really look good, with large fins and heavy noise at 46.5 dBa, but the CFM and RPM is good.


Global win comes out with a second version of the CAK-II38, noiser and better CFM and RPM, but its heavy at 440g.


Do you recommend other hsf, like the Alpha or Coolermaster?

Why does Orbs sucks?


Thanks

[cray]

If you want good cooling, you have to live with the noise, which isn't all that bad on the CAK-38. I read a review on HardOCP.com (i think) which was a November heatsink roundup. and the CAK 38 *should* have been the best all around, It had the best performance/noise ratio of all of the coolers. The CAK-II38 is noisier more, expensive and it only cools one degree better than the CAK. If you want the ultimate copper cooler that takes 60mm fans then try a Thermalright SK6(be warned you need a high output fan and this combo can be pretty noisy) Above that you're in 80mm fan/heatsink combos. Don't bother with fan adapters either-they reduce performance and are a watse of money. I've tried smaller fans and bigger fans on my heatsink, and the delta 38cfm seems to be the sweet spot as far as fans go. The 50cfm delta is obscenely loud, and a quieter ys-tech i used shot the temp up 4 degrees. MY 1.4 athlon runs at 25C/45C (case on) and 23C/39C (case door off). The thing about copper coolers is that they absorb heat better than aluminum, but they have a hard time dissipating it - so an all copper will require a noisy fan. The copper cored ones are only as good as the bonding process, but one of those might do you well if you're going for quiet. You could also try acoustical foam...