X2 4800+ stock HSF = IMPRESSIVE!

[c1001]

Who else likes the stock AMD HSF on their X2?

I have worked under the assumption that the first thing to get swapped out in a new build is the stock HSF. The grating whine of the stock fans create instant annoyance. When I got my X2 4800+ I went out and bought a Big Typhoon and an Si-120. A month later both are still in their boxes.

The stock HSF cools well and is pretty darn quiet. With CoolNQuiet enabled, it spins quietly along. Well done AMD! I am in no hurry to swap it out.

There was a link on AnandTech that gave a thumbs up to the stock HSF:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=dcopteroncooling&page=3

 

[roflcopter]

Yes, I like it. Good build quality for a freebee cooler and very quiet. Much better than the standard Intel turbines.

 

[_Korruption_]

Yes, it is surprisingly good... I'd only exchange it out if I wanted something quieter or more aesthetically pleasing.

 

[Elysian]

i just wonder how itd do on my 3000+ venice hehe

 

[N H O]

i just wonder how itd do on my 3000+ venice hehe

it should do pretty well considering that the stock A64 heatsinks do a decent job already

 

[Black-Falcon]

I buy OEM CPU's so I wouldnt know.

 

[aldy402]

I will also stand by the heatpipe stock cooler, I got one from a friend when he upgraded to a xp-90 from his opteron. It dropped my temps by 5-6 degrees and was much quieter. I used it on my old s754 3000+ newcastle

if you guys want 1, its 20 shipped here - well worth it for the price
http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-ORIGINAL-CP...ryZ80139QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[xappie]

My x2 4200 came with a pretty regular looking aluminum heatsink. No heatpipes or copper plugs or anything fancy, but it is REAL quiet and my CPU idles at 30C at stock settings. After 2 hours of Quake4 my cpu shot all the way up to 38C. hahaha pretty cool!

So yeah, I am happy with the stock HSF.

 

[Elysian]

My x2 4200 came with a pretty regular looking aluminum heatsink. No heatpipes or copper plugs or anything fancy, but it is REAL quiet and my CPU idles at 30C at stock settings. After 2 hours of Quake4 my cpu shot all the way up to 38C. hahaha pretty cool!

So yeah, I am happy with the stock HSF.

i've got my x2 3800+ hsf sitting on my desk right now, and it looks like a much nicer design than the one that came with my venice 3000+

 

[heero884]

Who else likes the stock AMD HSF on their X2?

I have worked under the assumption that the first thing to get swapped out in a new build is the stock HSF. The grating whine of the stock fans create instant annoyance. When I got my X2 4800+ I went out and bought a Big Typhoon and an Si-120. A month later both are still in their boxes.

The stock HSF cools well and is pretty darn quiet. With CoolNQuiet enabled, it spins quietly along. Well done AMD! I am in no hurry to swap it out.

There was a link on AnandTech that gave a thumbs up to the stock HSF:
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=dcopteroncooling&page=3

thats pretty impressive, stock cooling better then the 7700 and almost as good as the 9500 thanks for the good reading.

 

[Steel Chicken]

all of my stock amd64 coolers have worked very well
in fact the one for my older 754-3700 worked better than the arctic cool 64 i put on it.

 

[aldy402]

i've got my x2 3800+ hsf sitting on my desk right now, and it looks like a much nicer design than the one that came with my venice 3000+

thats weird the x2 3800+ comes with the crappy aluminum heatsink, the same as the venice would come with

only the new opterons and the 4400+ and aboves come with the new heatpipe cooler

your confused....

 

[Jasonx82]

thats weird the x2 3800+ comes with the crappy aluminum heatsink, the same as the venice would come with

only the new opterons and the 4400+ and aboves come with the new heatpipe cooler

your confused....

That is also the FX coolers!! since the FX-55

 

[mavalpha]

Yep, I bought a heatsink from another forum user's X2, and it was the same basic aluminum block as my Newcastle 3400 came with.

 

[sarbz]

I will also stand by the heatpipe stock cooler, I got one from a friend when he upgraded to a xp-90 from his opteron. It dropped my temps by 5-6 degrees and was much quieter. I used it on my old s754 3000+ newcastle

if you guys want 1, its 20 shipped here - well worth it for the price
http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-ORIGINAL-CP...ryZ80139QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

$20 is a steal! I just bought one. I dumped my h20 stuff a while back, and I'm using the stock hsf for my 2800+....it's a POS.

My 4400+ hsf at work really surprised me when it came. Very high quality....can't wait to get mine from ebay and slap it on my 754 2800+ newcastle. It's only running at 2.2ghz comfortably at 1.3v with the stock cooler. With water, it did 2.4 @ 1.45. Maybe the x2 hsf will allow it to hit 2.4 again

 

[mj007]

Got the heatpipe one with my 4400+ and it cools really nice. I was pretty shocked. Idles at 29C, doesnt even reach 40C after a few hours of gaming.

 

[Elysian]

thats weird the x2 3800+ comes with the crappy aluminum heatsink, the same as the venice would come with

only the new opterons and the 4400+ and aboves come with the new heatpipe cooler

your confused....

i never said it was a heat pipe cooler, i said it was a better design than a venice, since someone mentioned the non heatpipe cooler in this thread... way to put words where they weren't to begin with. you're confused.

 

[Waterboy]

thats weird the x2 3800+ comes with the crappy aluminum heatsink, the same as the venice would come with

only the new opterons and the 4400+ and aboves come with the new heatpipe cooler

your confused....

My Opteron 146 came with a crappy aluminum heatsink.