Intel P4 HSF roundup

[JMke]

got my hands on 13 different P4 coolers and just had to test them

Aerocool DP-102
Aerocool HT-101
Coolermaster Hyper6
Coolermaster Vortex
Evercool CUW8-715
Scythe FCS-50
Scythe NCU2000
Speeze Coppersnake
Swiftech MCX478-V
Thermalright SP-94
Thermalright XP-90
Thermalright XP-120
TTIC NPH-1

all compared with different fans at different speeds , what do you think,

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=196

the XP-120 with a Delta 120mm fan would give you some overclocking headroom I'd say

 

[Stugots]

if i had to use aircooling id still prefer a sp-94 over the xp-120. its heavier and smaller but ive seen better results from more people than xp-120 users.

 

[The[H]uman]

Kewl .. but I like my Zalman CNPS7000-Cu

 

[kubalaTF]

No Zalman tested?

 

[Stugots]

Kewl .. but I like my Zalman CNPS7000-Cu

yea i was gonna say, you should have included the zalman 7000 in there. if i remember correctly its on scale with the sp-94

 

[JMke]

The Zalman is not on scale with the SP-94, the SP-94 beats it when using a fan with +/- same noise level see http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&number=4&artpage=437&articID=118
SP94 @ low: 35.8
Zalman @ low: 38.9


However since that review I was able to break the Zalman (dumb me) but I had 4 new ones coming in so I though it would work out fine. But that was then, now several MONTHS later I still have not received what I ordered and it is honest to say that I'm quite disappointent.

good news is though that this part 1 of the review; in part 2 I'll try to include the Zalman

 

[ziddey]

what makes me a little angry is that the sp-94 doesnt fit on the a64s

so it looks like im going to get the xp-90, since itll be reusable when i finally make that upgrade.

any good fan recommendations? im looking for quiet, which i hear the xp90 still performs ok with

vantec stealth 92 smartfan?