new heatsink/fan for amd athlon x2 5600

hello as the tittle says im after a new heat sink/fan for my cpu as the stock one runs to 68 oC with the fan at 4700rpm making alot of noise when tested with prime 95 overclocked at 10% (becomes unstable at 15%). any sujestions bearing in mind id like to do this as cheap as possible

thanks

hello as the tittle says im after a new heat sink/fan for my cpu as the stock one runs to 68 oC with the fan at 4700rpm making alot of noise when tested with prime 95 overclocked at 10% (becomes unstable at 15%). any sujestions bearing in mind id like to do this as cheap as possible

thanks

lugsey2k4

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hello as the tittle says im after a new heat sink/fan for my cpu as the stock one runs to 68 oC with the fan at 4700rpm making alot of noise when tested with prime 95 overclocked at 10% (becomes unstable at 15%). any sujestions bearing in mind id like to do this as cheap as possible

thanks

swehunt

in this case yeah not worth it.. given that this is an am2+ cpu id recommend upgrading to a phenom x4 with a cpu cooler for like 90-100 bucks and jsut sparing you the pain :P

[QUOTE="swehunt"][QUOTE="lugsey2k4"]

hello as the tittle says im after a new heat sink/fan for my cpu as the stock one runs to 68 oC with the fan at 4700rpm making alot of noise when tested with prime 95 overclocked at 10% (becomes unstable at 15%). any sujestions bearing in mind id like to do this as cheap as possible

thanks

aura_enchanted

in this case yeah not worth it.. given that this is an am2+ cpu id recommend upgrading to a phenom x4 with a cpu cooler for like 90-100 bucks and jsut sparing you the pain :P

The 5600+ I had (on an after market cooler) would only go from 2.8GHz to a whopping 3.08GHz before becoming unstable (at least one of the cores became unstable).

These CPUs can take a bit of overclocking, but nothing like you can get from a Core 2 or the Phenom II CPUs. As the first poster said, you'd just be wasting your money getting a new heatsink/fan for your Athlon.

Just be happy you can get an overclock out of it as much as you have.....I've seen people post that they can't get even up to 3.0GHz (on the Windsor or Brisbane models of that CPU).

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[QUOTE="swehunt"] Your spending like $50 on a cooler to get a few % better performance of your CPU?, not worth it!neatfeatguy

in this case yeah not worth it.. given that this is an am2+ cpu id recommend upgrading to a phenom x4 with a cpu cooler for like 90-100 bucks and jsut sparing you the pain :P

The 5600+ I had (on an after market cooler) would only go from 2.8GHz to a whopping 3.08GHz before becoming unstable (at least one of the cores became unstable).

These CPUs can take a bit of overclocking, but nothing like you can get from a Core 2 or the Phenom II CPUs. As the first poster said, you'd just be wasting your money getting a new heatsink/fan for your Athlon.

Just be happy you can get an overclock out of it as much as you have.....I've seen people post that they can't get even up to 3.0GHz (on the Windsor or Brisbane models of that CPU).

i was referring to the origional phenom x4 quad cores that used a bit more power and needed to fend off the moderately stronger intel core 2 quad lineup.

Why is it a waste in buying a Cpu cooler and then when he moves on he can still use the cooler for the next AMD system he builds, or Intel 1366/1156.

^ got to get me one of those 1337 cpus. :Psmc91352

thanks might just give it a miss then.

^ got to get me one of those 1337 cpus. :Psmc91352

your suggesting he upgradfe to a new socket entirely? and that he can keep his cpu fan lol fail. its a reference am2+ cpu fan gl getting ti to work an an am3, 1156 or 1136 socket.. fail!

hes better off getting an am2+ socket 4 core and calling it a day. jesus this would be like you suggesting he go from 775 socket mto 1156 when a quad core can be had for a fraction of the total cost.. heck the cpu alone would be about as much as the mobo for the new socket hahaha. you sir lose

[QUOTE="smc91352"]^ got to get me one of those 1337 cpus. :Paura_enchanted

[QUOTE="aura_enchanted"][QUOTE="smc91352"]^ got to get me one of those 1337 cpus. :Psmc91352

yes im aware of the poorly place joke in that but there still isnt logic in recommending it as 04 clearly tried to do.

but there still isnt logic in recommending it as 04 clearly tried to do.aura_enchanted