Originally posted by: JSK06
I've read that the stock HSF that comes with the other AMD dual cores is a decent performer and can be found for a good price on eBay. Around $15 in most cases. Here is a good review
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=399 .
Personally, I ended up going with the Zalman 9500 cooler for my X2 3800. I had it overclocked to 2.5ghz with the stock HSF and my temps were peaking at 52C CPU, 54C PWM IC, and 47C chipset.
Once I installed the new Zalman HSF my temps dropped to 38C CPU, 44C PWM IC, and 40C chipset under full load.