Nice P4 HSF shootout

[THUGSROOK]

http://www.ocia.net/reviews/p4shoot/shootout-1.shtml

 

[ShoNuff]

That was a good review. I would have liked to have seen how the SwiftTech performed under those conditions.

 

[THUGSROOK]

 

[poMONKey]

cool (haha )... cuz i bought one of them thermaltakes....

thanks for the link thugs

 

[dbwillis]

Nice, alpha is one of the better ones I guess

 

[Megatomic]

Those guys do pretty good work. And I should know, I used to do work for that site on the side.

 

[Wingznut]

Nice. But I wish they would've included the retail heatsink as a baseline. And maybe the Sunflower, since it seems to be the most popular.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Wingznut
Nice. But I wish they would've included the retail heatsink as a baseline. And maybe the Sunflower, since it seems to be the most popular.

Definitely a big mistake not to include the stock hs/f and I would have liked to have seen my Vantec AeroFlow in there as well, still a nice little review of the ones covered though, thanx Thugs

 

[jpetermann]

Very nice review. That is why I use an Alpha

PJ

 

[John]

I just picked up a TT P4 Spark 7 and it's a really nice HSF. I lapped the bottom w/ 600 grit for about 10 min to make it flat, and it seems to be a nice improvement over the AX478 w/ Panaflo I was using.

 

[blindtothagame]

I GOT THE COOLER MASTER SILENT HEAT PIPE..

 

[Mikki]

Good link Thugsrook, thanks...what's your opinion of them?

 

[THUGSROOK]

Alpha PAL, hands down

 

[Mikki]

Yep...

I really would like to know how the Swifty measures up to the Alpha...we already know the mounting is inferior, but I'd like to know how the temps fair...

 

[LastRide]

Thermalright AX-478 would have been nice aswell.I use the Alpha myself.

 

[Drsignguy]

Originally posted by: pastorjay
Very nice review. That is why I use an Alpha

PJ

I have to agree......I have 2 take a Look

 

[Rahl03]

Seriously, the Alpha PAL8942 is hands down the best air cooling heatsink i've ever used. In combination with AS3 and a YS tech 80mm variable, i've been able to drop cpu temps from (idle/load) 42C/59C to an incredible 32C/45C overclocked to 2.88ghz! It's a bit on the pricey side, but i don't regret one penny. Thanks to ChampionatTufshop, OulOat and RalfHutter for helping me choose a combo

Edit: I just checked temps again with prime95. It seems that the AS3 has 'set' and now my temps are 28C/41C now. Amazing! (I might mention, also, that it is especially cold this morning.)

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: THUGSROOK
Alpha PAL, hands down

Yep - thanks for the link Thugs. Nice review and once again confirms my 8942 for air cooling.
I would like to have seen the comparison to the stock heatsink, also though.

 

[SinfulWeeper]

I read the review and liked it. But that was it... tried scoping out the rest of their site but they use a proprietary html editor and pages do not display properly with Mozilla. Not to mention the layout while trying to read the review pages bit the bullet also.

 

[wicktron]

I prefer the bolting mechanism of the Swiftech above the Alpha. I also feel that the build quality of the Swiftech is better overall. However, for a price/performance heatsink, I would definitely go with the Vantec AeroFlow.

 

[SinfulWeeper]

Anybody ever do a review of the SLK-900 vs. the Alpha 8942?

I am in the market for another hs/fan combo.

 

[kevman]

kinda an OT question,

Is the retail HSF on P4 Socket 478s the same for all of their processors? or are they better as you go up in CPU ?
for example, if I buy a retail HSF that was with a 2.4b CPU and I dump that for an alpha, can I use that one my 1.6a and get better cooling then the retail 1.6a one ? Basically are retail HSF's interchangeable?

Kevin

 

[oldfart]

They are all the same 1.6A - 2.8. The 3.06 uses a bigger one.

 

[techietam]

Originally posted by: SinfulWeeper
Anybody ever do a review of the SLK-900 vs. the Alpha 8942?

I am in the market for another hs/fan combo.

I second that. I spent almost the whole day while not on the phone
with a customer trying to figure out which one to choose, since both
of them have great reviews.

 

[RayEarth]

Here's a review that compares the SLK900 with the Alpha 8942T along with 3 other fans. The price of the SLK900 seems to range in $50-55, but it will cost more when add a fan and shipping, so wouldn't it be better to just spend that extra $60+ on a P4 2.66B instead and have a higher change of running at 3ghz?

would there even be a noticeable difference in running at 18x167 using the 2.4b over 20x150 using a 2.66b? if not, wouldn't it make more sense to get the 2.66b and use the retail hs and have a better chance of getting 3.1ghz running 20x155?