best AMD CPU Cooler?

archaeic_bloke · Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject: best AMD CPU Cooler?

k guys, an gals, as u all know, im going to be buying my cpu cooler soon since the ram i want istn available yet and money burns holes in my pockets...i have major names in mind.

swiftech mcw 6002 for athlon k8 (all copper 1 inlet 1 outlet)
polar flo TT amd athlon cpue cool34 (copper with metal head 3 ports)
and the danger den tdx (copper with lucite screwed on top, 3 portS)

i lean towards the polar flo TT because the danger den has a lucite top.... those to me dont seem leak proof, after the post about the thermaltake bigwater cpu cooler. and the swiftech cooler is just near impossible to get a hold of. everywher eis out of stock. the polar flo TT seems good because i contacted their customer support to inquire about shipping and they were very professional, firstly.. and secondly it just seems like a well built product.. its a bit more expensive than the rest, but it seems better.. but which do you guys think has best performance?>? and can you reccomend a different cooler maybe? thanks.
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Yoshida · UberTweaker Joined: 24 Dec 2003 Posts: 1219

I have the Tt volcano 12, works amazingly great. Really loud on full rpms tho.

JayDubya · Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 3:02 am Post subject:

Thermalright is your best bet for good heatsinks. Thermaltake is good but they can be a little on the noisier side.
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FreeTheRock [banned] · Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 8:42 am Post subject:

i would get the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 its extremely quiet and cools very well.

i was gonna get it but i dont really plan to overclock that much.

it didnt show up on pricegrabber but heres the link for newegg

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185115

[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 12:52 pm Post subject:

first he is asking for waterblocks...

The one I would suggest is the the Swiftech. Very well made products and you dont have to worry about leaks. You should be able to order directly from their site

http://www.swiftnets.com/

and which do you want the 3/8" ID or the 1/2" ID block. IMO the 1/2" is just too big for a small loop watercooling system. If you were making a system that would service a couple of computers then the 1/2" would be good.
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archaeic_bloke · Posted: Fri May 06, 2005 9:48 am Post subject:

thanks weaz for being the only one to notice what i was actually asking..lol, i was originally looking at the swiftech, and not i cant deicde between the mcw6002 swiftech or the polarfloTT, swiftech is simple and pretty much garunteed to work, but in reviews ive seen the polarflo out perform the swiftech by 3 or 4 degrees, i only worry about leaks with the polarflo. and im going 1/2 inch ID hose for 2 reasons, 1) already have the danger den bay reservoir in half inch, alrady have 1/2 inch hose, and clamps, aaand 2) i want to eventualy be running, 2 HDD coolers, CPU cooler Chipset cool, and 2 GPU coolers, and then maybe if thye relase something better then what is out now ram coolers,.
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[KoG]^weaZel · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 12:13 pm Post subject:

ok since you already have all of the other stuff then the 1/2" is fine.

Hmmm all the tests I have looked at show the Swiftech to be one of the best blocks out there besides the low production custom blocks that some guys make. And since you are going with that much flow the Swiftie will work great. One thing to keep in mind is that different waterblocks work better at different flow rates. And also that they have different amounts of restriction.

If you do get the swiftie you can paint the upper part of it any color you wish. I did mine in black. And with the blue hold down on it, it looks very nice.

And no problem that is what I am here for

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archaeic_bloke · Posted: Sat May 07, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject:

ok,ill trust ur advice and go with the swiftech, only because i have a tendency to lean towrard the simple but perfect product more... its a solid piece of copper, it;ll never leak y`know..lol, the only problem is availability, well i guess ill ebay it, i almost got it off ebay last week but when it went above 65USD (because it was in GBP to begin with) not including hsipping i couldnt bring myself to keep bidding.. anyway.
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Armor case
Logitech Lx700
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Plextor PX716SA
XFX GeForce 7800 GT