new HSF?

[bhess]

What do you guys think of this? Look kinda neat. Anyone have any experience with it?

http://www.ipkonfig.com/Reviews/Heatsinks/CoolerMaster_HeatPipe/index.shtml

[bhess]

Here is a review.
http://www.amdworld.co.uk/hhc.htm

here it is for $34

http://www.kdcomputers.com/eui/xNuPG3Qc88HFYIAAAfIqJ8/main.htm

[Mntsnow]

I havent used that exact model but I have used several in the past from coolermaster and their HSF's seem to do a good job. Looks to be a fairly straightforward design and should work on most motherboards.

[jadison]

Well bhess, I've never had any experience w/all copper HSF, but in my experience w/previous HSF, an all copper one might just prove to be the best bet. Copper is the best conductor of heat, therefore allowing for cooler CPU temps than say an Aluminum or partly-copper HSF. That's all the input I can provide for now...:)

Along w/several other computer products on my got-to-buy list, is a new HSF, the Thermaltake Volcano Cu+.
I have a T-Bird 1.2GHz, and have been looking forward on OC'ing it. A modest OC, nothing Xtreme yet...;) .

I'll post some pics of my case w/CPU and new HSF when it's purchased and the case is ready (have to give it a good cleaning, and maybe a case mod.)

[Kahuna]

Whelp 4 my dough ... I believe I would choose the Swiftech MCXC-370 ... I did ;) & that baby works like a charm :cool: One note of caution would be to make sure that you have enuff clearance in your box to handle this HSFs height. There have been many HSF reviews posted on the net ... so there is plenty of information available to assist you with your decision (I myself am suffering from information overload ;) Here is one showing the Swiftech MCX-370-0A ... the difference being that it doesn't have a copper base like the MCXC-370

http://www.tweakersasylum.com/Reviews/HSF_Roundup/00000002.html

AMD rocks !
Kahuna

[jadison]

Welcome to XtremePcCentral, Kahuna! :)
Thanks for the info, and link...enjoy XPC! :)

[bhess]

I was ordering a hardrive so I decided to through one in. And a case fan. and a volcano7 fan. And a blueorb.
Sheesh it was like going to Home Depot for one item. And leaving with a cartload. :)

[Mntsnow]

hehe I know that feeling Bhess :D

[bhess]

OK here are my results.

I just installed the cooler master HHC-001. It's all copper with heat pipes.
I had such bad luck with my volcano 6cu+. First it was sooo loud. And my temps were in the high 40's with the case open. I couldn't stand the noise so I bought rheostat to slow the fan down. It was still noisy so I bought a 60mm to 40mm adapter and put a Sunon fan on it. That was better but my temps were now in the mid 50's with my case closed under load (51-52 with the case open). So I worked on the case with 1 fan in and 1 out. I redused the temps 1-2 deg.
Then I put AS 3 on in place of AS 1. It was supposed to be good for 2-4 deg. I got 2 deg. I thought that it might also had been a bad install of the HSF the first time. Maybe some lint or foriegn object had gottn in there. Changing to AS put that theory to rest. While I had it off I also lapped the HS because the volcano was full of awful machine marks on the copper plate.

So I ordered the HHC-001 Lapped it (wasn't too bad from the factory) and installed it with the 7000rpm fan that came with it. Back came that scream but my temps were 34 deg! sweet! So now back to the noise problem. I installed the 80-60 adapter and a temp sensor fan from a volcano7. Temps didn't change. Great! I did some case modding by putting a 120mm adjustable fan on the side plate right over the CPU.I have it turned down as slow as it will go. I then installed the rheostat and slowed the fan down even more. I'm running it now around 2200 rpm and my temps are 31. Yes 31, it seems the AS took a few days to set in maybe? My temps dropped.
For the heck of it I overclocked it too. I'm running the FSB at 150 with no voltage change.

BTW the loudest part of my computer now is my enermax "whisper PSU"

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