[ka0s]

I need a good HSF to go on my new Abit NF7-S2.
I won't be overclocking the system, but I need it to be cool and small enough to fit around the capacitors on the NF7. Any suggestions?

 

[eternal11]

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118112

that thing has all you need.

 

[D.D.]

yes...except the compatible with NF7-S part i think.

 

[ka0s]

Yea, that's the HSF I ordered...way too big. I could get some epoxy and stick it on, but I would be scared of it falling off and crashing into my poor video card, as the thing is heavy.

 

[eternal11]

oh oops, what about the thermaltake xp90 or xp-120?

 

[cooliscool]

Wasteful if he's not overclocked.. ah, and it's thermalright, not thermaltake.

Get a Speeze WhisperRock II. They cool exceptionally well at a GREAT price; <$10.

 

[ka0s]

It's Thermalright you are thinking of, and they aren't compatible with socket A, not to mention they cost a ton.
I am going with http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835106037
The 22 or whatever dba is fine for me, and people say it cools well. It's also relatively cheap and I know that it will fit the board.

 

[cooliscool]

Don't get a SilentBoost.. they suck for the price. Read my above post.

 

[ka0s]

Newegg is failing me, first no good Thermalright stuff and now I can't find speeze

Edit: Yeah, i found nothing called speeze on any of the sites I went to...got a link?

Edit numero two: Hey cool, found it under the brandname masscool, just wondering how quiet it is compared to the other parts in your tower.

 

[D.D.]

i wud say a vantec aeroflow 1 or aeroflow 2 shud do ok.

 

[n_w95482]

The Speeze/Masscool HSF seems to be decently quiet considering how much air it says it pushes. Considering you're not overclocking it probably will be more than enough . As for the Zalman, you don't attach it to Socket A systems using epoxy, it bolts onto the motherboard using a backplate . Zalman's site says that the 7000B is incompatible with any NF7 board; are there any members here with a 7000B-AlCu and a NF7-S?

 

[D.D.]

actually i am one myself (AN7, but its the same around the socket area). i just dun recommend it for others....it requires some...moddage.

 

[cooliscool]

Newegg is failing me, first no good Thermalright stuff and now I can't find speeze

Edit: Yeah, i found nothing called speeze on any of the sites I went to...got a link?

Edit numero two: Hey cool, found it under the brandname masscool, just wondering how quiet it is compared to the other parts in your tower.

I had a Speeze (now named masscool, same thing ) all copper HSF on my P4 before I got this and it was very quiet @ 5000 RPMs and it pushed very good air.. it kept my CPU very cool aswell. about 32C idle and about 46C load, all for $12. Replaced it because I accidentally stuck my screwderiver in the fan while it was running and broke about 3 blades and couldn't find a fan of that size to replace it with. Had ghetto rigged a fan on there, but I couldn't stand the ugliness.

I totally recommend it, you won't be disappointed. Masscool even has a line of Socket A HSFs in the $10 range that have LED fans, for an extra mod touch. They also have copper inserts for better heat conductivity.. for $10 you can't beat em.

 

[n_w95482]

actually i am one myself (AN7, but its the same around the socket area). i just dun recommend it for others....it requires some...moddage.

That sucks, I was planning on getting one to help quiet down my PC but it looks like I'll have to wait to get one until I upgrade to an Athlon 64 . Good thing I found out now before I ordered it. What kind of modding does it require?

 

[D.D.]

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=507692#post507692

check out this post, it has some info in it that shud help .

 

[n_w95482]

Is the outer screwhole needed for Athlon 64 systems? If not then I may go ahead and mod it if/when I get it.

 

[D.D.]

according to this : http://www.zalmanusa.com/Upload/product/eng_7000B LED.PDF

u just need to fasten to the inner holes. so no i guess.

 

[n_w95482]

From what it says on page 7, it uses the outer holes when being used on an Athlon 64 system. Since I would be carrying the heatsink over to the new system, I'll just have to wait until I upgrade. Doing the mod would make it unusable on an A64 system .

 

[D.D.]

erk >> was reading the one for athlon xp. my bad.