How well do these things Cool?

[Hate_Bot]

http://canadacomputers.com/cc/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=005125&cid=FN.349


Thinking of picking this up. It's going to cool a AMD Mobile Barton 2500+ (OCed as far as it can go, of course)

So ya, anyone have an experience with it? It looks pretty nice...

 

[DFI Daishi]

yes, it certainly does look pretty.

as for how well it cools: not very

however, in that price range, and in your general area you could get one of these, which are SOLID performers: http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Mer...reen=PROD&Product_Code=1568&Category_Code=5.6

you should probably get teh fan elsewhere, though.

 

[atp1916]

I'd suggest an XP120 if your board can fit it.

 

[gwai lo]

yeah...not too well I have one and yeah =/ muuusssttt...ggeetttt...bbeeettteeerrr...ccccooollliiinnggg...

3.45GHz P4 = ~40°C with F@H (not quite idle, not quite load), ambient temp ~28°C

 

[ryuji]

yeah...not too well I have one and yeah =/ muuusssttt...ggeetttt...bbeeettteeerrr...ccccooollliiinnggg...

3.45GHz P4 = ~40°C with F@H (not quite idle, not quite load), ambient temp ~28°C

40C? let it go lol its got fine cooling
im perfectly fine with such temps:

 

[atp1916]

40C? let it go lol its got fine cooling
im perfectly fine with such temps:

Do you run that thing 24/7 @ 1.8v?

 

[ryuji]

Do you run that thing 24/7 @ 1.8v?

once i get new psu i can turn it down to 1.725.. im using my friends old antec after my enermax died... it made the cpu voltage really unstable ranges from 1.725-1.825
but yes, its been running like this for about 1 or 2 weeks 24/7 somthing wrong with that? p4s are indestructable

 

[DFI Daishi]

I'd suggest an XP120 if your board can fit it.

he's cooling socket A.

 

[ryuji]

he's cooling socket A.

was waiting for someone to notice that

 

[atp1916]

once i get new psu i can turn it down to 1.725.. im using my friends old antec after my enermax died... it made the cpu voltage really unstable ranges from 1.725-1.825
but yes, its been running like this for about 1 or 2 weeks 24/7 somthing wrong with that? p4s are indestructable

I'd be careful because the Northwoods were dying suddenly and without good reason. I do believe people called it the "P4 Sudden Death Syndrome", or something to that effect. Not sure if Pressies still have that problem, but it was (and probably still is) a valid issue.

As for P4s being indestructable... I'd still deciding if that's a fishing attempt