good after market hs and fan for p4?

[Sachmho]

Hey yo, i was wondering what good quality after market heat sinks and fan combos you guys would recommend, please link to a good place for it... thanks a lot

 

[bozo1]

I think the consensus is that the retail HSF on the P4's are just as good as any aftermarket one you would buy.

 

[Sachmho]

i've read a lot, and yes, i know the stock hs and fan is good, but i've also read results of using an aftermarket one, such as the sunflower? and people getting better OC's with those... if you have knowledge of these and where to get a good one, let me know...

 

[jcmkk]

Go with the Alpha P4 heatsink. Alpha makes some of the best heatsinks around.

 

[LP29]

Thermaltake volcano 7+ can be used on a P4. It's a great HS for the athlons which are definitely hotter than P4. Plus you can control the speed of the fan. Low, medium, or high speed.


here's a review of the HS
http://www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/cooling/Tt_Volcano7Plus_1.html

 

[LarryJoe]

The Alpha or Swiftech are the best air solutions, but they will require you to remove the mobo for the initial mount. If you are just starting to assemble now, then I suggest getting one of these. If you have already built it and do not want to remove the mobo, then the AVC Sunflower is the way to go. The Intel hs/fan is nice, but the fan is only 3000 rpm's and will have some trouble when or if you juice the vcore to above 1.7. This is where the aftermarket coolers have a few degree advantage.

 

[ElusivePeon]

I've got a sunflower running with an Intel fan. Same amount of noise, but now Prime95 doesn't crap out after 14 hours.