P4 478 cooler ?

P4Clock · 7 Feb 2010 at 11:15

i have an old P4 3.00ghz SK478 running at 3.79ghz and it starting to run a little hot on stock cooler,
i asked a friend what was the best air cooler to upgrade to, and i was told to make an account an post here because your the best guys to ask

Also:

Hi am new to the foruns I am david and just starting to play with over clocking on my PC's and want to distroy my P4 with testing before i over click my main PC.

3t3P · 7 Feb 2010 at 11:48

I ran a thermalright xp-120 back 'in those days'
was good

P4Clock · 7 Feb 2010 at 12:29

is there any site's that i could use to find out what over socket coolers would fit onto a socket 478

hellsinger · 11 Feb 2010 at 01:49

The XP-90 is compatible as well, still available in US~

check it here~

http://www.google.com/products?q=xp-90&aq=f

stulid · 11 Feb 2010 at 03:40

A quick browse through ocuk shows a scythe mugen2 and a zalman cooler are compatible with 478, couldn't tell you how they perform thoe.

Have you tried cleaning the CPU and stock cooler surfaces and applying some new thermal compound.

KnightsWhoSayNi · 11 Feb 2010 at 19:16

The mugen 2 is a great cooler. It maybe overkill (and expensive) for the p4 even if they do run hot. I have seen a 478 cooler for less than a tenner elsewhere. You'll have to pm me though

Cookeh · 11 Feb 2010 at 22:43

Hey man.
Ive got an oversized Zalman C something running on mine.
Load temps of 48 degrees c at a 3.36ghz clock (I fail at overclocking XD)

Could I ask what mobo you're using an what setting you used to get that overclock?
Cookeh