Aftermarkey HSF

JLV2k5 · 01-14-2008, 01:48 AM

Do a lot of people purchase and use a different heat sink fan than what comes with the CPU? Are these stock heat sink fans usually of poor quality? Thanks for the help.

colt1911 · 01-14-2008, 02:29 AM

Alot of people buy the aftermarket simply because they will be overclocking and needing better cooling than what the stock heatsink will provide. If you are not overclocking then just use the stock one with some AS5 thermal paste and you'll be good to go.

Kesava · 01-14-2008, 02:30 AM

the ones that come with it are fine. but if your overclocking its usually betting to get an aftermarket one.

the stock HSF are usually good to sustain the cpu at the normal clocks but probably will let it get to hot when overlclocked.

but then again, i have no idea what im talking about.

JLV2k5 · 01-14-2008, 02:45 AM

Thanks. Sounds fine. I do not think I will be overclocking or buying an aftermarket HSF, I was just interested to know.

GSAV55 · 01-14-2008, 02:52 AM

Depending on the quality of the fan that came with your cpu, an aftermarket fan can
significantly lower the temp of your cpu. Which can in turn make the entire case a little
cooler, depending on the airflow of you case, which is always good. Your parts will last
longer if they run cooler.

JLV2k5 · 01-14-2008, 03:01 PM

Thanks for the help. I don't think aftermarket HSFs are very expensive so I may consider one.

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colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 643	Alot of people buy the aftermarket simply because they will be overclocking and needing better cooling than what the stock heatsink will provide. If you are not overclocking then just use the stock one with some AS5 thermal paste and you'll be good to go. __________________ Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Intel Q9450 w/ Zalman 9700 cooler Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ WD 250 Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card w/ Logitech Z5500 speakers

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Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: India Age: 17 Posts: 3,101	the ones that come with it are fine. but if your overclocking its usually betting to get an aftermarket one. the stock HSF are usually good to sustain the cpu at the normal clocks but probably will let it get to hot when overlclocked. but then again, i have no idea what im talking about. __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

01-14-2008, 02:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
JLV2k5 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: University of Delaware Age: 21 Posts: 1,300	Thanks. Sounds fine. I do not think I will be overclocking or buying an aftermarket HSF, I was just interested to know. __________________ Can't wait to finish college and build my system.

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GSAV55 Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FL Age: 18 Posts: 629	Depending on the quality of the fan that came with your cpu, an aftermarket fan can significantly lower the temp of your cpu. Which can in turn make the entire case a little cooler, depending on the airflow of you case, which is always good. Your parts will last longer if they run cooler. __________________ Acer 24" wide screen 2ms 1920x1200 Asus M2N-E nForce 500 SLI 2x XFX GeForce 7900GTX SLI 2gb OCZ DDR2 RAM AMD 64 x2 5600+ 3.02Ghz 550watt X2 Ultra modular PSU 250gb Seagate Barracuda G15 Gaming Keyboard

01-14-2008, 03:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
JLV2k5 Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: University of Delaware Age: 21 Posts: 1,300	Thanks for the help. I don't think aftermarket HSFs are very expensive so I may consider one. __________________ Can't wait to finish college and build my system.

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