heatsink for opteron 170 dual core

[cybermaniac]

hey guys,

its that time of the month again where i get money twichey and want to spend summat.

My cpu temp is about 50c idle on both cores (just under that actually), and not too much higher on load.

however, i would like to overclock the chip a bit more, but would PREFER lower temps (plus my room get DAMN hot during the day due to the pc lol).

but neways, need a cooler, was thinking of the following:

Scythe Andy Samurai Master

Scythe Infinity

Scythe Ninja Plus Rev.B

Scythe Kama Cross

Scythe Katana 2

Zalman CNPS9700-NT

there is enough air going thru my case, but i think theres just not enuf metal to actually lower the temps atm.......i'm using the new AMD heatsink with the heatpipes, but just thought of upgrading to something a bit..........larger.

views?

 

[Rastalovich]

Most of those would do the job for u tbh. Personally I like the Scythe Ninja, Kemp uses the Infinity in a test rig I believe. Differences ? Much of a muchness I suspect, I`d use either if they were at hand.

It aint gonna kewl u`r room mind u probably make it that little bit warmer outside of the case

Question may be the physical aspect of what u can fit in u`r case and mobo. Some of these are real skyscraper mofos.

(off topic, Intel E6400 stock cooler I`ve seen recently is a pretty good looking piece of kit)

 

[FarFarAway]

All of the Scythe kit is pretty nice. Some people like the Ninja and some like the Infinity

Both will be good

 

[!TIMMY!]

How much are you ocing atm and what are you aiming for?

 

[cybermaniac]

i've got a lian li v2100b.........if it don't fit in there.......it aint gonna fit nowhere lol

 

[cybermaniac]

stupid question i know...

im going for the infinity, but how heavy is it, and how CAREFUL do i have to be so it doesn't rip the socket outta the board?

ne suggestions on lightening the load on the board?

 

[FarFarAway]

Meh just as long as it's installed right you'll be ok

Tis pretty heavy but never had an issue with it

 

[cybermaniac]

would you recommend an extra pwmic cooler for the DFI?

 

[FarFarAway]

For what DFI? I stuck some Swifty RAMsinks on my ICFX3200, but you'll NEED a new cooler for the NB, that thing gets steaming

 

[cybermaniac]

DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR EXPERT

and i got some 2gb of G.Skill DDR HZ PC4000