best air cooler for an opty 146 pls. £20 budget.

locutus12 · 18 May 2006 at 17:11

im currently using a vantec mach 1 which you can see here

http://www.overclockers.com/articles1231/

it cost £17 and keeps my venice 3000 @2.5Ghz around 45oC under load. im looking to clock my opty 146 to 2.85Ghz and am thinking im probably going to need a better cooler. what do you think and what do you suggest ?

also what are the acceptable load temps for an opty 146 ?

james.miller · 18 May 2006 at 17:13

the freezer 64 pro is about the best you can get @ ~£17.

temps <~57c ideally. less if your clocking it far. My 148 @3ghz loads @ 48c/3ghz using a scythe ninja. £31 so out of your budget, but its so good and so quiet

locutus12 · 18 May 2006 at 17:18

well im not adverse to paying more if it will DEFINATLY get me good results, ive just had a lot of bad luck with coolers in the past, always end up sending ££ on a supposedly good cooler just to find its either bloody noisy or crap at cooling. i had a coolermaster extreme once upon a time, the thing came with an 80mm delta screamer. 80 decibles!!! :eek:

james.miller · 18 May 2006 at 17:19

well for the price they are the only two you really need to concider. the freezer is dirt cheap and an excellent performer. the only drawback is that, at least compared to the scythe with its 120mm fan, it isn't exactly silent. If you can put up weith that, then its perfect for you

i love the scythe because it really is that quiet, even with the fan @ 12v.

reddeathdrinker · 18 May 2006 at 17:35

I'm running an xp3700+ (San Diego) at a modest 2.64GHz, with a Scythe Ninja, and I hit 46C under load. It should take care of your Opty

It's a fantastic cooler, and it even looks good in my case

james.miller · 18 May 2006 at 17:45

locutus12 · 18 May 2006 at 18:46

any thoughts on the Zalman CNPS7700-CU 12cm Silent CPU Heatsink ? its still a little over my budget but more affordable to me than the scyth.

Raikiri · 18 May 2006 at 18:52

Freezer 64 pro TBH

Running my venice at 2.5 ghz @ 1.55v and I get 38-41c load and is currently idling at 31c with the fan running at 80% speed (near enough silent) and best of all I only payed £11

locutus12 · 18 May 2006 at 19:46

Raikiri said:
Freezer 64 pro TBH

Running my venice at 2.5 ghz @ 1.55v and I get 38-41c load and is currently idling at 31c with the fan running at 80% speed (near enough silent) and best of all I only payed £11

your running an A3000+ venice at 2.5Ghz and you need 1.55volts ?! :confused:

mines doing 2.45Ghz with stock voltage... you might want to drop it a little, could get you even better temps.

Raikiri · 18 May 2006 at 19:48

locutus12 said:
your running an A3000+ venice at 2.5Ghz and you need 1.55volts ?! mines doing 2.45Ghz with stock voltage... you might want to drop it a little, could get you even better temps.

No a 3200+ venice, and no I cant drop it any more. It has been running like this for ages and isnt stable any lower, I got a crap clocker.

locutus12 · 18 May 2006 at 20:03

Raikiri said:
No a 3200+ venice, and no I cant drop it any more. It has been running like this for ages and isnt stable any lower, I got a crap clocker.

ouch,

a 3200 too, thats a lot of juice it wants for a small clock, that must be one hell of a cooler then lol

TaKeN · 18 May 2006 at 20:05

SCYTHE NINJA .

BEST CPU COOLER IVE EVER USED

and yes, ive used the Arctic Freezer,

locutus12 · 18 May 2006 at 20:08

TaKeN said:
SCYTHE NINJA .

BEST CPU COOLER IVE EVER USED

and yes, ive used the Arctic Freezer,

firstly it looks real complicated, second, its out of my price range anyway

3rd im not entirely sure it would fit in my case lol. but all reviews read good, i will say that much.

Raikiri · 18 May 2006 at 20:13

locutus12 said:
ouch, a 3200 too, thats a lot of juice it wants for a small clock, that must be one hell of a cooler then lol

Aye

got it cheap though. £90 brand new retail 6 months ago so I cant complain. They were £120 everywhere else

locutus12 · 18 May 2006 at 20:21

Raikiri said:
Aye got it cheap though. £90 brand new retail 6 months ago so I cant complain. They were £120 everywhere else

indeed

i got my A3000+ sent from america back in august 05, cost £97 inc shipping

although i only had to pay £20 for the postage as i did some work for my friends brother in georgia.

Cyber-Mav · 18 May 2006 at 21:13

for £14 inc vat and delivery the freezer 64 pro is the best value for money cooler around.

Cyber-Mav · 18 May 2006 at 21:15

james miller, i noticed you got your pc next to a car sub. big mistake, the magnetic field of the sub is more than enough to damage hard drives. trust me i know.

james.miller · 18 May 2006 at 21:18

Cyber-Mav said:
james miller, i noticed you got your pc next to a car sub. big mistake, the magnetic field of the sub is more than enough to damage hard drives. trust me i know.

im not worried. its been there for 2 years mate

Cyber-Mav · 18 May 2006 at 21:25

shocking. then again then resonant engineering sub i had next to the pc did have a triple stacked magnet that put out a very large magnetic field. must be difference in subs.

james.miller · 18 May 2006 at 21:27

mate ive never had any speaker affect any drive. although this sub does affect my tv from near 7ft away, it has never affected any pc.