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[tdotcbc84]

Hey guys,

My dad's computer is getting LOUD.....

this is perfect time for an excuse to buy a new HSF :) hehehe


however, i dont know what is good for the NORTHWOOD CHIP :S

i know the big names for socket939 and the ones for AMD...


but i havnt been following on INTEL....


so could anyone suggest which HSF i should buy for my dad's Northwood Chip ?


The only real thing he is looking for is "QUIETNESS"~!!!!

no OC'ing here!

[JoKeRr]

I use thermalright XP90 + 92mm panaflo Low, very quiet and my OC'ed northy @ 3.75 ghz never exceeded 47 degree celcius load (that's in the summer with AC at 78F)

Only sketchy part is if and when you change CPU, take it really slow b/c once the heatsink took my processor out of the socket as well, had to fix a lot of bent fins but that never hindered OC.

[tdotcbc84]

yeah that happened with my stock HSF !

dont really want to spend that much on a hsf...

i just want something in the $20-$40 range no more!

[bug]

I put a stock prescott(copper center) fan on a 2.4(533fsb)northwood, and idle temps were 19c

[tdotcbc84]

I put a stock prescott(copper center) fan on a 2.4(533fsb)northwood, and idle temps were 19c


it fits ?

hmmm now where to get one?

[chicken_little]

I bought a Zalman for my P4 3Ghz Northwood.

http://www.infonec.com/site/main.php?module=detail&id=2673

[goofball]

http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=7813&Category_Code=5.9

[PC-stuff]

The stock Intel HSF/fan is fairly quiet and reasonable cost.
There are usually a few avaialble in the FS forum.

[kev*]

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu.php

[Jon Lai]

I have a Northwood too, would be great to find a professional heatsink to play with. Using the stock sink+fan and cleaning all the dust out that I can physically reach under the fan (bad design), a 3.2Ghz OC @ 230Mhz FSB takes my CPU to anywhere from 52-56C on load, and around 34-36C on idle. A little higher than what I want it to be, but not looking for anything expensive.

I know Zalman's are great, except they look pricy to start off.

Also, I've never replaced a CPU heatsink before, how hard is it? When I do my casecleaning, I tried removing the stock sink by lifting those two levers, but even so I'm unable to pull the sink out completely, only out by half an inch. It felt like some other gadget had to be released. Anyone able to fill me in how to take apart these Intel stocks?

[Amourek]

Zalman 7000ALCU/CU or Thermalright XP-90/120. Anything cheaper isn't worth using.

Jon, you'll notice the plastic on the fan extends on each side making a sort of claw that grasps the 4 holes on the black retention cage. You need to pull each of the 4 "claws" downward and outwards to release it. Releasing the levers only loosens it - it's still physically held onto the mobo.

[tdotcbc84]

yeah i think im gonna go get the Zalman 7000 series ones.....

$10 cheaper than the 7700.... and a lot cheaper than my 9500 :)




im just scared of pulling the stock HSF out... when i installed my 9500 on my Socket939.... oh man i wanted to cry !! the thermal pad was stuck to the HS and the CPU !!! when i RIPPED IT OUT.... some PINS on the cpu kinda bent !! i thought it was GG for that CPU... then i just bend it back and installed it... works fine :) *YAY*

just hope that doesnt happen to my dad's Northwood :)

[BeaverLiquor]

yeah i think im gonna go get the Zalman 7000 series ones.....

$10 cheaper than the 7700.... and a lot cheaper than my 9500 :)




im just scared of pulling the stock HSF out... when i installed my 9500 on my Socket939.... oh man i wanted to cry !! the thermal pad was stuck to the HS and the CPU !!! when i RIPPED IT OUT.... some PINS on the cpu kinda bent !! i thought it was GG for that CPU... then i just bend it back and installed it... works fine :) *YAY*

just hope that doesnt happen to my dad's Northwood :)

i almost made that mistake, luckily my friend was over here and he told me to heat up the cpu with a hair dryer for a few minutes before trying to pull it off.

make sure the mobo can support the 7000 as some s478's cpus are located pretty high up on the mobo.

[tdotcbc84]

hmmm i think i need to check on the zalman website ...


does anyone have another suggestions on what i should buy ?