My CoolerMaster Aero 4 Copper Heatsin/Fan Experience

[UnFoRgIvEn876]

Wel.. As many of you know, I was in the process of shopping for a Copper heatsink and fan for my overclocked P4C. I finally settled on this bad boy, the CoolerMaster Aero 4. To some it looks awesome, to some its the ugliest thing in the world, but I am leaning more towards the first one. Of course, when one buys a Heatsink and fan they don't care as much about the looks as the noise and best of all, its cooling abilities. Well, I must say that on both of these categories this hsf combo gets a 10 out of 10 for me. I went from idle temps of 33-34 for my CPU and 27-28 for my motherboard with stock intel hsf to about 22 mobo and 25 CPU idle. Thats a good improvement might i say. On top of that, i was going around 50-51 C at full load in Prime95, now I am getting like 40C tops for full load. I am using Arctic Silver 5, and I think i did a pretty good instillation job for my first time using AS5 and mounting a heatsink/fan, although its not very hard. It is a great buy at only $25 USD and I prefer it over a SP94 which will run you at least 2X the price without the fan. Although I'm sure they are great cooling solutions as well. Here is a link at newegg if anyone is interested... http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=35-103-138&depa=1
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CASE ASPIRE ATXA2XPW-BL/420
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
ATI RADEON 9800 128MB Pro@ 420 Core/ 370 Memory
P4 2.6C 800 MHZ FSB @ 3.268 GHz (FSB 250)2X512 DDR Corsair PC3200 XMS C2 @ 2-3-3-6
80GB Maxtor 7200 RPM Hard-Drive

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[UnFoRgIvEn876]

oops lol..i forgot to mention the noise factor. Sorry, i have had too many meetings with this girl i know lately ::cough cough mary jane cough::. Anyways, I have it cranked up all the way at 3700 RPM right now (advertised at 3500 RPM) and I can say it isn't any louder than the stock. When I crank it down to about 2500 RPM its practically silent, and cannot be heard over the the case fans whatsoever. I could really careless about the noise as I am using headphones and always talking on ventrillo or playing games or listening to music. But to some, the noise may be important, so there you have it.
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CASE ASPIRE ATXA2XPW-BL/420
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
ATI RADEON 9800 128MB Pro@ 420 Core/ 370 Memory
P4 2.6C 800 MHZ FSB @ 3.268 GHz (FSB 250)2X512 DDR Corsair PC3200 XMS C2 @ 2-3-3-6
80GB Maxtor 7200 RPM Hard-Drive

[[TN] Nathan]

Nice, just don't bump the case much.

Those things are heavy.
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