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twister

10-10-2004, 10:09 PM

ok im going to either buy a regular 2500 or a moble 2500 tonight from newegg.
if i get the regular one it comes with a heat sink and saves me some cash, if
i get the 2500 Moble i gotta buy a heatsink and i have no clue what to look for
in a heatsink :blink: and prices for them, can someone suggest some good brands
prices ect.

thanks in advanced :)

twister

10-10-2004, 10:17 PM

is this a good hs? its pretty cheap, but i want this thing cool too
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-150-023&depa=0

bigdawgfoxx

10-11-2004, 12:03 AM

If you dont plan on overclocking, or just going to 3200XP speeds, I would just get the Retail 2500 non mobile.

Virtualbody1234

10-11-2004, 12:03 AM

This is recomended by AMD for up to 3200+

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=CP5-6J31C-01&other_title=+CP5-6J31C-01+CPU%20Cooler

Keikan

10-11-2004, 12:11 AM

If you dont plan on overclocking, or just going to 3200XP speeds, I would just get the Retail 2500 non mobile.

*results may vary

twister

10-11-2004, 12:48 AM

just bought the regular 2500, if it gets too hot after OCing to 3200 i will get a better heatsink and some artic silver

Spicker

10-11-2004, 02:47 AM

Thermalright SP-97

lynx

10-11-2004, 03:14 PM

Aerocool HT-101 (http://www.aerocool.com.tw/aerocool-files-v3/cooler/ht101.htm)

Can't find the link at the moment, but I saw a comparison of quite a few HSFs and this one was only beaten by a water-cooled setup. It left all the others trailing in it's wake.

I can't give it a personal recommendation at the moment, but I'm going to replace my water cool system with one of these as soon as I get paid for my last contract.

kaiweiler

10-12-2004, 02:39 AM

Thermalright SP-97
Bingo :)
Match it with a variable speed fan such as the Thermalright Smartfan II and you'd be set, turn it up when you want performance, turn it down when you want silence....

Monkeee

10-12-2004, 03:03 AM

yeah but can you find Thermalright SP-97? everywhere i go its sold out.

mattesca

10-12-2004, 10:32 AM

yeah but can you find Thermalright SP-97? everywhere i go its sold out.

Just have newegg notify you when they have some instock... its takes about a week to a week and a half, only if you can wait that long

Bigdawgfoxx where did we get mine from???

bigdawgfoxx

10-12-2004, 11:30 AM

newegg

Monkeee

10-12-2004, 02:07 PM

Just have newegg notify you when they have some instock... its takes about a week to a week and a half, only if you can wait that long

Bigdawgfoxx where did we get mine from???

really? you can get it from new egg? its been sold out for weeks there..

lynx

10-12-2004, 03:31 PM

I heard a rumour that the SP97 is out of production at the moment.

Anyway, it's recommendation is Barton 2800+ and up. Personally I'd want something better than that.

kaiweiler

10-12-2004, 06:34 PM

I heard a rumour that the SP97 is out of production at the moment.

Anyway, it's recommendation is Barton 2800+ and up. Personally I'd want something better than that.
There's not a whole lot out there for air cooling that can outperform an SP-97 matched with say a Tornado or Delta fan. I'm not saying that the SP-97 is the best, as you can say that about no heatsink. But it is definatly in the top few.
Of coarse you do sacrifice your hearing ;)

EDIT
Oh and I also heard of the SP97 being out of production. As far as I know it has gotten replaced by the XP-90.

lynx

10-12-2004, 06:57 PM

Spicker

10-12-2004, 07:22 PM

the sp-97 would go great with a Tornado fan....if u dont mind the 50something DB noise :lol:

kaiweiler

10-13-2004, 11:23 AM

Problem is, the XP-90 doesn't fit Socket-A. And there are now quite a few Socket A heatsinks which are rated at 3400 or even 3600, and certainly outperform the SP-97.

I did notice there's a SI-97 which I haven't come across before, and it has the same rating as the SP-97. Is this a new one (possibly a replacement) or have I simply missed it.
www.thermalright.com states that the XP-90 is for only Athlon 64 and Intel, so I wonder if they are going to make a socket A version, or if that is what the SI-97 could be??
Either way, they are all quite high end heatsinks and would cool a 2500+ mobile sufficiently under the right circumstances (sufficient case airflow, CPU voltage, etc will of coarse play a huge factor).

mattesca

10-13-2004, 11:38 AM

i think the SP-97 is great, it got my mobile up to 2.5ghz so i dont c any problem with that

Snee

10-20-2004, 08:11 PM

Spicker

10-20-2004, 08:17 PM

I just got my mobile 2500 to run at 2.2Ghz (11*200) on 1.475v. Prime 95 stable, or so it seems.

I gotta' say that would have let you go with something cheaper in the heatsink-department. "All" I'm using at the mo' is shuttle's standard heatpipe-cooling.
good luck on ur ocing...i hope u dont beat me (2.46ghz) :P

hmm i just found something out...in the bios my vcore is set to 1.875v...but in cpuz it shows 1.808v-1.824v never higher.... :01: does that mean my cpu is actually running at 1.824 and not 1.875.. :01: btw i have a NF7-S

Snee

10-20-2004, 08:21 PM

Not trying to beat you clockspeedwise tho', I'm trying to get it stable at a lower voltage instead.

Had worked my way down to 1.45 before, but I got a error, mind you, I had the ram a bit overclocked then, and that's prolly what prime didn't like.

Also I'd trust the voltage I get in my bios under pc-health before anything else.

lynx

10-21-2004, 01:08 AM

Also I'd trust the voltage I get in my bios under pc-health before anything else.
By their very nature, on-board readings are very inaccurate.

The voltage provider has to be reasonably accurate otherwise it is useless. Most people do not monitor the voltage so the defaults need to provide what they are supposed to be. The accuracy of other settings are are obviously going to be relative to the accuracy of the defaults.

If you want real accuracy find which pin on the back of the motherboard carries vcore and measure it with a good digital multimeter. You've then got a good base comparison between true voltage and indicated voltage. If it changes you can work out the true voltage.

kaiweiler

10-21-2004, 01:15 AM

I just got my mobile 2500 to run at 2.2Ghz (11*200) on 1.475v. Prime 95 stable, or so it seems. After 6 hours+ so far.

I gotta' say that would have let you go with something cheaper in the heatsink-department. "All" I'm using at the mo' is shuttle's standard heatpipe-cooling.
2.2Ghz is actaully a very small overclock for that chip. However I'd say you did pretty good getting it to run at the voltage you did!
What are the temps with such low voltage?

Snee

10-21-2004, 07:00 PM

At best the idle was 42-43 and the load (prime 95+some other stuff) 48-49.
Which is pretty good on a shuttle with stock cooling [EDit: with these ambient temps and the extra drive below taken into account that is] (the AS5 was just applied though so there might be a drop), also I've got one more drive than it's designed for so it's a bit crammed, I think that kicks temps up something like 5C or more since there isn't that much room to breathe.

http://us.shuttle.com/specs_access.asp?pro_id=495 <- it's one of these.

But now I'm working on reducing the noise so temps are a bit higher at the mo'. With better 80mm fans for the heatpipe though, I've seen people bring temps way down and that was with voltages of 1.65 and above.

Oh and I had it stable at 1.45, cleared by prime even, but I kicked it up to 1.475 again 'cos I noticed a flux in the voltage, not enough to bother prime but still.

EDit: errm, just dropped another couple of degrees just by installing this:

http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/12/2/12-2-195.shtml :blink: