stock heatsink and fan

[sdot]

i read alot about buying new fans and heatsinks...these nice looking
zalman ones...but say i get a p4 dual core at 3.2 ghz....and i have no
plans oof overclocking it....is the stock heatsink and fan enough..or
is it recommendable to get a better standalone one...if its better i
shall go with it..but for non overclockers...does it make a difference..

 

[JAD]

i read alot about buying new fans and heatsinks...these nice looking
zalman ones...but say i get a p4 dual core at 3.2 ghz....and i have no
plans oof overclocking it....is the stock heatsink and fan enough..or
is it recommendable to get a better standalone one...if its better i
shall go with it..but for non overclockers...does it make a difference..

rarely.

and AFA 'looks' are concerned , are you using the mainboard out of the case?
or have a plexiglas windows in the side of your case?
What care you then, of 'looks'?

The number one thing that affects temp of the rig is the 'room' temp
(ambient).

 

[Roy Coorne]

i read alot about buying new fans and heatsinks...these nice looking
zalman ones...but say i get a p4 dual core at 3.2 ghz....and i have no
plans oof overclocking it....is the stock heatsink and fan enough..or
is it recommendable to get a better standalone one...if its better i
shall go with it..but for non overclockers...does it make a difference..

The major difference is in the noise. Intel stock fans are efficient
but loud.


Roy

 

[sdot]

seen

 

[Half_Light]

The major difference is in the noise. Intel stock fans are efficient
but loud.


Roy

Maybe they are loud now but the stock fans on both a P4 1.8 and P4
2.66 were fairly quiet. Not compared to a Zalman though. My AMD64
stock cooler was a tad noisy as it was running at 3300rpm but I volt
modded it so it's *much* quieter now. I'm not overclocking so don't
need full rpm on any of my fans. Every fan in my computer is volt
modded to be near silent. The temps rose a bit but nothing to be
concerned about.