im about to upgrade to from a 3500+ to an opty165

im really wanting to be able to get it clocked up to about 2500-2600MHz on air.

what would you folks suggest??

right now i have a zaleman LED flower.
but its not cutting it for the 3500+ bumped up to 2500MHz

was thinking of getting something along the lines of Enzotech Ultra-x with a silverstone FM121
or maybe a big typhoon vx

meh, but i dont know exatly what the best thing out is right now..

and i dont think i really need that 2 fan monstor that just got posted on here lol..

thanks !!
-j

I've got one of the zalman 9700 coolers. Does a good job of keeping things cool. I ran it originally on an opty 146 @ 3ghz easy. Sub 50c temps full load while folding. Currently have an fx-60 with that cooler. Overclocked at 3ghz running dual folding at 50-51c full load 24/7.

I used a Thermalright XP-90, a Zalman 7700 Al-Cu, and a Zalman 9500-LED in different builds with Athlon 64 3200+ CPUs set to 2.5GHz. All of them never break past 52C on a hot California summer day at medium speed.

Go for the BT or Tuniq Tower.
Newegg.com - Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler - Retail

Big Typhoon Had my Opty 148 @ 3GHz load never went over 50C

Quote: Originally Posted by killert Big Typhoon Had my Opty 148 @ 3GHz load never went over 50C

awsome, what fan did you use? just the stock one..

my pc sets idle at like 35-38c and constantly breaks 50 and crashes under load (i run it a bit more conservative now)

its time for a dual core, and i want it cooled right.

thanks guys.

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edit
im using a silverstone temjin tj-03, im shure itll fit.. but ill ask anyways lol. that thing looks like a monster

more input is very welcome

It was a Compusa brand 100CFM fan.

The Scythe Mine is a good cooler. And if you've got the room
the new CM GeminII is 939 pin compatible :-)

Quote: Originally Posted by Slaymate The Scythe Mine is a good cooler. And if you've got the room the new CM GeminII is 939 pin compatible :-)

i probably have the room lol..
i may just try it with the flower first, then move it up to that CM GeminIl lol, that thing is amonster (how is that pronounced anyway...) with 2 silverstone FM121s that thing would be a beast.

You can check out my posts on the GeminII here :-)
http://forums.pcapex.com/heatsinks_f..._geminiii.html
I'll be doing my final testing on it this weekend so I can
write my review for HWHell. But I'll be posting all my pic's
and info here for viewing as well :-)

Sempron 2800+ oem hsf got me to 2.9ghz on my Opty 146.

the plan is to get an opty 165 and get it up to ~2.5-2.8 stable.. my room fluctuates in temp alot..
sometimes my comp will idle at 32c, others its idleing at 40c (on the zalman cnps7500-AlCu LED)
matter of fact, today i believe it was idling at around 45c on a 250 Mhz OC.

a big typhoon may work too..
so ill wait on your review to be completed on the geminII..

i noticed that the bottom of the CM geminII looked kinda rough.. (as compared to some of coolers with copper mirros for contact patches).

Just remember that even the best air coolers are limited by the airflow of your case, if you have rat's nest of wires you're cooler won't be able to function nearly as well as it should.

In other words: Pics please!

Also, use those alcohol wipes that your doctor uses when he sticks you with needles when you clean the heatsink and CPU for Arctic Silver.

I Have been running my x2 4200 with a TT Big Typhoon. it it Idles at 32, and on load it goes as high as 43.. thats on a room temp of 23. I have it on a tsunami case and the fan on the BT is the stock one.. so far the best Heatsink/fan I have ever use...

OK, i need some recent pics anyways, all i have are old ones.. but heres an oldone as a teaser..
i have since removed the red fans and the turbine fan from the front. ( im gonna paint some stuff on the aluminum red fans, and the silverstone fan makes about 20 more cfm than the turbine.. so i put it back in lol) i also have added a thermaltake heatpipe chipset cooler and another hdd since that pic as well..

so, it has a 54ish cfm fan in the front (120mm)
2 80s in the back (silverstone, dont know the cfm)
one 92 silverstone in top (mounts on the 80mm holes, dont remember the cfm either)
2 blue 12" cathodes

i want to put an fm121 in the front and keep it at like 60% (around 80 cfm) when its hott and if im gaming or something cut it up. and im gonna put the aluminum red fans back in the rear as soon as ive modded a switch to cut the leds on and off. and i want to ditch those blue cathodes for some UV ones.

anyways.. enough about that

For overclocking.. Def the tuniq tower.