Suggestions for a heatsink and fan???

[Airdale30]

Basically Im building a new system, just got my ABIT AT7 VIA KT333 and my new chieftech case with a nice side window. Ill be running a XP2200 processor yet I need to find a nice looking heatsink and fan that looks somewhat great yet with very good performance in cooling. Any suggestions or maybe even some pictures would look nice. Whats the use of having a window if all your components looks fugly

 

[mechBgon]

For starters, a heatsink with a copper heatspreader in the base, or fully-copper construction, is desirable for cooling any of the Thoroughbred-core AthlonXP's. For a trick appearance... hmm, how about a Swiftech MCX462? It would show up pretty well and you could slap on a lighted fan with LED's and top it off with a custom laser-cut grille of some kind.

 

[jonmullen]

If you want a cool looking HSF that also has good cooling *no pun intended* take alook at the CoolerMaster HHC-001.
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I have one my self in my modding case...All my friends loved it at the last LAN party.

 

[Airdale30]

Well Im attempting to build the ultimate gaming machine "within my means of course". It being my first time ever building I dont know very much about the better products that are available on the market so I look towards reviews as well as personal opinions. Im leaning towards this thermaltake volcano 7+.......I heard it does a really good job, any thoughts on this puppy?

 

[Zim Hosein]

Airdale30, do a search for "volcano" in this forum and you will have plenty to read, hope this helps

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: jonmullen
If you want a cool looking HSF that also has good cooling *no pun intended* take alook at the CoolerMaster HHC-001.
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I have one my self in my modding case...All my friends loved it at the last LAN party.

I have one too. Very nice. If only the fan was a little quieter. I understand there's a new one (called "Alps", I think) that has a slower RPM fan that is much quieter.