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which hsf for Qpack?

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aiya

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I have a stock AMD hsf (the one with 4 heatpipes on one side) and I have my xp-90. Which would you guys use in a Qpack? I know if I use the xp-90, I would have to do some cutting and I'm perfectly fine with doing that, but is it really worth it or just use the AMD hsf I have?

edit: some pics of the AMD hsf I have.


 
*shrugs*

If you aren't doing any overclocking, the stock AMD HSF will work perfectly fine.

For myself, I *DO* do overclocking, and value silence, so the Zalman CNPS-7000Cu is the ticket (or the 7700 if it'll fit your mobo - most mATX mobos won't).
 
_G_ said:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=938839
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True dat - I'd heard that it cooled better, which is why I asked that.

The problem I'd noted in that thread with the 7000Cu 'not doing anything for the heat' was in error, as I mentioned later in another thread. Was just a stupid BIOS bug - the actual temps were MUCH lower.

Thing is, benchmarks I've seen online just don't show the XP-90 that much better. And given that cutting up the case to support it would weaken the case quite a bit (an already weak case, too)....or trying to work in a ducting system like you did, that would cut down the smoothness of the airflow (and thus HSF performance)....I couldn't make that make any kind of sense to me.

IMHO, I consider the 7000Cu or 7700Cu a better option for the X-QPACK than the XP-90 for silence and performance.
 
I will overclock of course. Want to hit 2.7ghz with my venice since it can do that now. I'm just considering this because I don't want to shell out money for a zalman 7000cu if I can still use my xp-90. I'm using a panaflo 92mm L1B on a fanmate2 so I can adjust the rpms and its dead silent right now and cools pretty good too. Idling at 30-32c load 38-40c.
 
the stock amd heatsink is excellent in my qpack, my opteron 170 at 2.6 and 1.4 gets up to around 42 C with both cores 100% loaded. I did swap out the stock AMD fan though for a better 80x80x25 fan.

-dan
 
aiya said:
I will overclock of course. Want to hit 2.7ghz with my venice since it can do that now.
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Not sure you can do that w/ mATX boards. They either suck at overclocking or are just so-so...
 
kenyee said:
Not sure you can do that w/ mATX boards. They either suck at overclocking or are just so-so...
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and then there was TForce...
 
I am getting the tforce and hoping it can reach 9*300. Still don't know whether to use xp-90 or the heatpipe AMD stock hsf :confused:
 
stock is working just fine for me. my temps are typically 42 at full load both cores, 2.4ghz per core, 1.375 real volts. the 170's stock hsf with pipes is actually kinda sexy. but, on the other hand, i have a TDX Copper waiting for my rear end to tap the reservoir and get watercooled.
 
you have them both already, so y not just try out the amd heatpipe one first, and see how your temps are. after you try it, if u see the temps are too high for your liking, *then* you cut up ur case to fit the xp-90 in. but i dont think the xp90 is much better than the stock heatsink you have, as thats a pretty kickass cooler. might want to get a different fan as someone else said/did tho.
 
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