Whats a good heat sink and fan for a p4?

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I've heard that the ones that come with the processor itself are not that good. Which one should I use?

[PyroTeknik]

slk-947 or sp-94

[skate2snow]

air, sp-94 is the best air cooling

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i looked at the sp-94 heat sink, and it doesnt come with a fan. Do I need a fan with that heat sink? Also I looked and noticed that it only reduces heat by 4-5C degrees, it doesnt sound like much... Should I even bother? Also I noticed that it weighs half a kilo, it sounds a bit too much... will the motherboard be able to handle it, or will I need to built some kind of a support for it?

[skate2snow]

Dont forget, its a air cooling, not a WC, chiller, phase-change, dry ice...ECT. Its only the heat is transfer from the CPU to the HSF, so it dosnt cool the card, but dissipate the heat. If you whant something more efficient go for something like WC, chiller, phase-change, dry ice...ECT

[SPQQKY]

Dont forget, its a air cooling, not a WC, chiller, phase-change, dry ice...ECT. Its only the heat is transfer from the CPU to the HSF, so it dosnt cool the card, but dissipate the heat.

Huh???

Yes, you will need a fan with the SP-94 or SLK-947U. I use the latter and a Vantec 80mm Tornado. They are heavy, but if you use the mounting holes, they aren't going anywhere. I actually just use the mounting clips with my SLK-947U and I don't worry at all about it failing.

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I meant the motherboard handling it weight wise. I wouldnt want it to break away or something like that. Im just looking at the performance of that heat sink, and 4-5 degrees doesnt sound like much. I might as well stick with the stock and spare myself the headache.

[SPQQKY]

I don't know where you heard 4-5 degrees, but I can tell you it will be more than that, especially with the right fan. If you are not into overclocking, then stock will do. 4-5c can make a difference anyway if you're OCing the cpu.

[wimpie007]

Originally posted by berries
I meant the motherboard handling it weight wise. I wouldnt want it to break away or something like that. Im just looking at the performance of that heat sink, and 4-5 degrees doesnt sound like much. I might as well stick with the stock and spare myself the headache.
Even if that would be at stock speeds, the difference you name is still too low, It's more likely to drop 15 to 20°...
Which is a huge difference when you start overclocking...

Btw, the stock cooler isn't that bad, if you don't take it too high, that'll do as well...

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http://www.cooltechzone.com/reviews/cooling/sp94_5.php