I would think that most of the latest heat pipe styles should work as the plate is small and then everything else is up high away from the caps. The slk800 is one that I have been looking at. http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1280
Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Maki Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 7:07 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] AMD XP Temps (WAS -- OT: Is this on?) > -----Original Message----- > From: jeff.lane > Just waiting for > you....................................................... Okay, Item for discussion. I am running an AMD Athlon XP 3200+ with a Speeze HSF unit on a Gigabyte GA-7NNXP board. To me, it has always run hot. It idles in the mid 50s (celsius) and climbs to the low to mid 60s underload (i.e., DVD recoding). IIRC, AMD recommends a max out temp of 85 C. I assume this is the "melt down" temp. In the summer months, the temp can get into the mid to hi 60s. I turn the system off till the ambient temps come down. Many of the hi capacity HSF won't fit on the Gigabyte board (to my understanding) due to the close placement of some capacitors. So, the matter for discussion is possible solutions for this temp problem. Are the temps I am experiencing normal enough not to worry? Does anyone have experience with a good HSF that works on the gigabyte board? What about liquid cooling. I have seen the Kingwin AWC-1 Arctic Liquid Cooler System for $86.99. Experience, comments or warnings? I understand the AMD64 chips run much cooler, but do they also have a lower thresh hold temp? Hope this gets some discussion going. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
