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Cooling an AMD 3200

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I'm using the retail HSF along with AS5 on a 3200 Barton running at 1.8ghz because of cooling issues.The temp is hitting 60C at full load and it would go higher if I'd let it. I know that's not a 'bad' temp to run at but it's too much for me.

Right now I'm considering this HSF unless pointed in another direction. Noise doesnt really bother me, and money isn't too much of an issue.

Any comments / suggestions welcome.
 
I have dual Athlons (Barton core, modded into MPs) running at 2.1GHz; they put out some serious heat, and my Volcano 11s are way too noisy. I've just got a new case that has 120mm fans, and I'm looking into either of these to take maximum advantage of that airflow:

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/comboCool/cl-p0024tower112/cl-p0024tower112.htm
http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/cl-p0025/cl-p0025silentTower.htm

They by far the largest coolers I've ever seen... The big advantage they have over regular coolers is that the airflow is side to side, not down onto the board, so they wouldn't be fighting the case's airflow very much.
 
Just go w/ the sp97 & the Tornado....can't beat that combo & if the noise is objectionable then track down a Nexus or Sunbeam fan controller/ rheo-bus (as these will handle the draw of the Tornados). Of course, fan-induced dementia is not to be so easily dissed, as it's way cheaper than drugs or alcohol...guess auditory overstimulation is just not as fun as visual, heh. :D
 
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