Good Heatsink Fan for Socket A

[Red Beret]

Hey guys...I've been reading some reviews here and there ...and I've come to a conclusion that the stock heatsink fans, are not effective at all when it comes to a little overclocking ...So I was wondering...within the price range of about 25-30 US bucks, or about 35 Canadian, what would be a good and effective heatsink fan...Socket A(462), or even a universal one. I'm not carrying my case around...so I guess weight is not a problem...also I don't want to be TOO loud...if it's loud a little, it's o.k. Thanks guys.

 

[Harper]

Thermaltake Silent Boost for AMD Athlon Xp.

Their Volcano Series heat sinks are good for OverClocking, but they are noisy unless you mod them.

 

[Red Beret]

O.K...what about the Zalman 7000 ALCU? Is that any good? Will it drop the temperaures much?

 

[Apokalipse]

Cooler Master Jet 7
or
Thermaltake Volcano with ducting mod

 

[Red Beret]

O.k...which Volcano is it, (I mean Volcano 12, 9 or 10, or anything else? And what does ducting mod mean? Thanks.

 

[Nubius]

if you want volcano obviously you'd go with the higher model number..come on now thats common sense..... the Thermalright SLK-900A is about the best damn heatsink you can get on the market...but it is JUST a heatsink and you'd need to buy your own fan for it and the thing is $35 at www.svc.com I have the coolermaster jet 7 and the heatsink isn't that great and I think the previous series (Aero 7)'s blower fan actually does better than the newer fan. I got both...so I know.

http://www.thermaltake.com/accessories/DuctingMod.htm

thats the thermaltake ducting mod

 

[Red Beret]

oh o.k...Obviously I know the higher the number the better...but some models with lower number are actually better sometimes...if considering dimensions, or just features...but good advise though...thanks, I'll check that out.