Best heat sink and fan for socket 939.

[Bodah]

Whats the best HS and fan for a 3500+, I'm considering getting the swiftech mcx6400-v
http://www.newegg.com/app/view...amp;manufactory=BROWSE
but it seems heavy, if I were to take my computer to my friends house a lot could it fall off? I don't know what fan to get either. Thanks.

 

[Tiamat]

Many people recommend Thermalright and Zalman CNPS 7000 series Heat sinks.

For thermalright - XP120 if it fits on your mobo. Check thermalright's webpage to see if it is compatible with your motherboard.

XP90 is compatible with almost everymobo. www.svc.com has it i believe.

Panaflo 92mm M1 is a good fan. The Enermax 92mm blue or red fan is good too, it has a variable resister on it.

www.silentpcreview.com has some recommendations for fans, and heatsinks.

I cant say anything about zalman since i dont own one, but thermalright heatsinks do a great job in cooling.

Also, i cant say anything about swiftech, maybe someone else is more knowledgeable in this respect.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: Bodah
if I were to take my computer to my friends house a lot could it fall off?

As long as you get a model that bolts directly to the backplate, such as this Swiftech, it is not a problem.

 

[Bodah]

I got a budget cut, would stock cooling be fine, for a 9800pro and 3500+, I see people complaining about the cooling. Or is there a good cheap HS out there?

 

[pirred908]

Stock cooling works fine. Just get some fans for your case to get the hot air out and you'll be okay.

 

[Bodah]

The case I'm getting is a mini-tower with 2 120mm fans, is that enough cooling?

 

[Tiamat]

2x 120 fans is great cooling