Is stock cooling enough?

[Emultra]

For an A64 3000+ or 3200+, is stock cooling enough or should I get a brand fan?

 

[Super56K]

Stock cooling is usually never enough when overclocking. Especially if your bumping up the voltage to get a maximum overclock. I'd suggest buying an OEM version of one of the processors above and use the extra money saved to buy a premium heatsink. Afterall, overclocking will void the warranty anyways so it won't be that much more to buy a nicer heatsink.

 

[Koyanisquatsi]

bah! stock cooling should suffice for a moderate overclock.

 

[Emultra]

I see. Problem is, I know next to nothing about heatsinks/fans.

Are heatsinks included with premium fans or vice versa?

What brand is the best for price/performance/noise?

 

[Wicked2010]

If you are doing a mild to medium overclock with that chip, you are ok with the stock cooling.

 

[Wicked2010]

I hear lots of good things about Zalman products.

Look them up.

 

[Emultra]

I can't seem to find any guides as to the best fan/heatsink solution.

Zalman I think is good, but which model? There's comparisons for motherboards, video cards and processors, but...

And I'm going to try out some good overclocking this time around.

 

[paladiin]

The stock HSF I have for my 3000+ winchester is certainly more than enough. I used AS5, but I hear the thermal grease that comes with it is plenty good itself as well.

I'm currently at 2.4Ghz at a fairly high 1.55v, and I idle at around 32C and hit around 38C at max load while stress testing Prime95. And it's much more quiet than I expected, coming from my Volcano 11+ on my Barton (thing sounds like someone turned on a hairblower in my case).

Of course, my case is well ventilated and room temps are pretty cool, but I'm impressed with the stock cooling solution. My 0503 CPU is topping out well before I'm even nearing 50C (heck, the highest its gotten is 42C at 1.6v at an unstable Prime 2.6Ghz).

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Koyanisquatsi
bah! stock cooling should suffice for a moderate overclock.

Especially if they're Winchesters.

 

[Mucker]

You will find good info here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article30-page1.html

If you decide Zalman, look at Amazon for great prices.

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[Emultra]

It's a 90nm Winchester.

Thanks for the tips, guys.