Best Fan for this CPU.
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Do you mean a heatsink? If you just want fan then it depends whether you want silence or high performance. For high performance get a Delta. For silence get a Scythe SFlex, a Papst or Panaflo on a fan controller or a Noctua (120mm of all).
If you mean heatsink, then take your pick from the Thermalright Ultra 120, Zalman CNPS 9700, Scythe Ninja or Infinity, or the Tuniq Tower.
Edit: have you already bought that CPU? If not, then I'd reconsider your options - an Intel Core 2 Duo system would be much better value for money and would offer much better performance.
If you mean heatsink, then take your pick from the Thermalright Ultra 120, Zalman CNPS 9700, Scythe Ninja or Infinity, or the Tuniq Tower.
Edit: have you already bought that CPU? If not, then I'd reconsider your options - an Intel Core 2 Duo system would be much better value for money and would offer much better performance.
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Agreed, for example, I just upgraded from a single core Athlon 64 3800 to an E6300 (which is roughly equivalent-ish) and even at stock I was seeing a 50% gain in my 3DMark CPU test scores.Zefan said:
After overclocking I'm seeing a 100% gain in my scores and that's despite the fact I bought the wrong mobo, I'm @ 2.4GHz because of it, but if I'd of got the 964P instead of the 945P by accident (*kicks self*) then I'd be looking at at least 2.8GHz, probably even 3.0GHz without breaking a sweat.
The short story is, if you're building a new system, it's C2D all the way, and this is coming from soneone who's always been a bit of an Athlon fanboy.
Cheaper, faster and cooler.