new AM2 cpu fan....

[soul geezer]

hello all. im looking for new cpu cooler for my athalon64 X2 4600+ cpu (socket AM2). i'm after the best available! (if its illuminated, then blue please...)

any suggestions greatly appreciated, as im lost in a sea of cpu coolers at the moment!

Gabs.

 

[subaru_swift]

zalman 9500 mate the best about so farr .

 

[Solaris]

dude.....socket AM2......

If he was gonna get a zalman it *** have to be the 9700....

Blue LED as well and good cooling...

 

[subaru_swift]

the 9500 i meant is what i am using on my am2 the zalman cnp9500 am2 .
the 9700 is its better brother, Instead of using a 92mm fan like in the CNPS9500, the CNPS9700-LED has a huge 110mm fan!

 

[soul geezer]

cheers!

9700 it is then!

cheers for the help, peeps

 

[pastymuncher]

If you have just built that rig then you should have gone for Conroe. It would have kicked that AM2 rig to death. I know AM2 is really cheap but Conroe is so much more powerful.

 

[Kinitawawi]

If you have just built that rig then you should have gone for Conroe. It would have kicked that AM2 rig to death. I know AM2 is really cheap but Conroe is so much more powerful.

Perhaps he's thinking of the future? AM2+ ?

 

[soul geezer]

..It would have kicked that AM2 rig to death...

...a bit like me trying to kick myself to death when i was told that after i built it 2 months ago?? lmao!

on the plus side, i'm looking at buying a new case already so i can fit the GPU in without having to remove anything... so i might just buy another mobo and cpu, and ebay the ones i've got afterwards... or just buy an fx62 and see what happens!

 

[soul geezer]

result!

thanks for the advice lads! went for the 9700, as you can see from the pics...
ambient temps (everest ultimate edition)
core 1 - 35c
core 2 - 36c