come on guys help me out here
please recomend me a heatsink for my 2500xp barton
ive been looking at sk-800 s and the aero-7+ but im not sure what to buy
ive got a volcano 7 at the mo and its keeping the cpu at 44C idle but it goes up to 51C when im playing games for a while
ive got about £40 to spend
thanks in advance
CrapshoT


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Don't worry too much about specific temps as they are only there as a rough guide, if you're stable then you're stable. Of course if you want to o/c more or alternatively simply run quieter / cooler...
Volcano11 is a decent step up and cheap, esp if you have Volc7 rather than Volc7+. Zalman Flower ALL COPPER are meant to be great coolers and VERY quiet, I haven't had the pleasure though. People seem to like Thermalright AX-7/SLK800, Alpha PAL 8045/8942 and Swift MCX462+. For a fan the Smart Fan 2 is very good & it's v.nice to have the adjustability, goes nice on a Thermalright SLK-800 (great HS and easy to mount). Vantec 's Aeroflow is significantly less expensive than either of the above heatsink + fan combinations. It uses the innovative TMD (tip magnetic driven) 70mm fan from Y.S. Tech. Some of these HS req more room or holes around the CPU so be sure to check.


