Best cooler for AMD 3800 x2 & x1800xt

oinkypig · 01-30-2006, 11:02 PM

hey i recently got a AMD 3800 x2 cpu along with my new rig i built. i am wondering if there are any REAL good cpu heatsink coolers i can get to overclock it to mabey about 2.4-2.7 ghz. i would liek the heatsink to be all copper for best results. Also i would like to get a Good cooler for my new x1800 xt. on default clocks i can only get grand theft auto san andreas to play for about 30 min unless i go into atitool and crank up the fan from the default 30% to about 50-70%. Any good coolers for this specific graphics card? The reason im not sure is because it seems as though the x11800 xt already has a great cooler on it. but i would like to overclock it to about 750/800-850 stable. is that even posible ? well anyway somewhere around those clocks.

ASUS A8R-MVP

AMD 3800 x2

X1800 XT 512mb

1GB dr 333 pc2700

(gonna upgrade to 2gb ddr400 pc3200 very very soon)
300 gb seagate barracuda

160 gb external iomega

buch of other stuff
and lots of led lights

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 11:08 PM

You dont need a amzing heatsink to get those clocks ... you might want one but it certainly isnt neccesary. Some that come to mind are
- Arctic Cooling Freezer64 Pro ($33.99)
- Thermaltake Big Typhoon ($48.99)
- Zalman CNPS9500LED ($59.99)
- Thermalright XP90c ($68.99) + Vantec Tornado 92mm 115cfm ($10.55)

Of those coolers, id reccomend the Big Typhoon with a different 120mm fan (ive got a 95cfm one in there in mine, up from 54cfm) and possibly even lapping the cooler since Thermaltake's machining job is... not the best

fade2green514 · 01-30-2006, 11:19 PM

id get the thermaltake blue orb that one looks cool and seems like itd be quiet. never had it though... or the zalman fatal1ty cpu cooler!

**Praetor** · 01-30-2006, 11:56 PM

Quote:

id get the thermaltake blue orb that one looks cool and seems like itd be quiet. never had it though... or the zalman fatal1ty cpu cooler!

1. I'll assume you mean Blue Orb II ... which is a ripoff of Zalman's design
2. The Fatality cooler doesnt differe from the nonfatality version other than the anodization ... not to mention the model it rips off (the 7700 series) is superceded by the 9500 lineup

Ctcoyote16 · 01-31-2006, 12:23 AM

9500 gets my vote. its awesome.

**Praetor** · 01-31-2006, 12:24 AM

Also expensive! And slightly dainty (bent some of the fins real easy, but then again it IS copper...). Realistically, with the coolers i listed in post2, you prolly wont notice much difference.

oinkypig · 01-31-2006, 06:00 AM

hey i found this cpu heatsink. would this be compatable with my AMD 3800 x2?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106044

bigsaucybob · 01-31-2006, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oinkypig

hey i found this cpu heatsink. would this be compatable with my AMD 3800 x2?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106044

yes its socket 939.

**Praetor** · 02-01-2006, 06:06 PM

Yes its compatible but the Big Typhoon is far superior.

01-30-2006, 11:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
oinkypig Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 57	Best cooler for AMD 3800 x2 & x1800xt hey i recently got a AMD 3800 x2 cpu along with my new rig i built. i am wondering if there are any REAL good cpu heatsink coolers i can get to overclock it to mabey about 2.4-2.7 ghz. i would liek the heatsink to be all copper for best results. Also i would like to get a Good cooler for my new x1800 xt. on default clocks i can only get grand theft auto san andreas to play for about 30 min unless i go into atitool and crank up the fan from the default 30% to about 50-70%. Any good coolers for this specific graphics card? The reason im not sure is because it seems as though the x11800 xt already has a great cooler on it. but i would like to overclock it to about 750/800-850 stable. is that even posible ? well anyway somewhere around those clocks. ASUS A8R-MVP AMD 3800 x2 X1800 XT 512mb 1GB dr 333 pc2700 (gonna upgrade to 2gb ddr400 pc3200 very very soon) 300 gb seagate barracuda 160 gb external iomega buch of other stuff and lots of led lights

01-30-2006, 11:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	You dont need a amzing heatsink to get those clocks ... you might want one but it certainly isnt neccesary. Some that come to mind are - Arctic Cooling Freezer64 Pro ($33.99) - Thermaltake Big Typhoon ($48.99) - Zalman CNPS9500LED ($59.99) - Thermalright XP90c ($68.99) + Vantec Tornado 92mm 115cfm ($10.55) Of those coolers, id reccomend the Big Typhoon with a different 120mm fan (ive got a 95cfm one in there in mine, up from 54cfm) and possibly even lapping the cooler since Thermaltake's machining job is... not the best __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

01-30-2006, 11:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,630	id get the thermaltake blue orb that one looks cool and seems like itd be quiet. never had it though... or the zalman fatal1ty cpu cooler! __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3ghz HD 4850 512mb (750/2350mhz) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-835 (5-4-4-10) 2x80gb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 250gb sata2 storage drive 13,574 - 3dmark06 score

01-31-2006, 12:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ctcoyote16 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Too' Oh' 'Tree Posts: 192	9500 gets my vote. its awesome. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5 Ghz XFX Geforce 7800GT 256MB DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) Dual Channel Platinum W.D. Caviar SE16 250GB 7200 RPM 3.0Gb/s HD Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550W All on a DeLL 2005FPW:P 3DMark03- 16,352 3DMark05- 7,710 3DMark06- 4292

01-31-2006, 12:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Also expensive! And slightly dainty (bent some of the fins real easy, but then again it IS copper...). Realistically, with the coolers i listed in post2, you prolly wont notice much difference. __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

01-31-2006, 06:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
oinkypig Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 57	hey i found this cpu heatsink. would this be compatable with my AMD 3800 x2? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835106044

02-01-2006, 06:06 PM	#9 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Yes its compatible but the Big Typhoon is far superior. __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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