best am2 heatsink

[bassmasta]

well, as the title hints at, I'm looking for a new cooler. my current choices are the thermaltake v1, or the the arctic cooling freezer pro 64. I don't want to spend much more than the v1, and I don't want to spend more than the freezer pro unless there are some major performance improvements. >.>

 

[bruins004]

I have this cooler and it blows away both of those coolers you list.

Zerotherm BTF90 CPU Cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835887002

Take a look at it over at www.frostytech.com
It is ranked in the top 10 AMD Coolers

 

[panchoman]

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

it was the thermalright ultra 120 a few days ago, untill this one came along:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thifforinlga.html

thats preety much like double the ultra 120 (well double the amount of fins and junk, though the new one has 8 pipes and the ultra has 6) with a heatsink to take heat away from under the core, which is suppossed to cool your mobo as well and increase its lifespan..

 

[bruins004]

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

it was the thermalright ultra 120 a few days ago, untill this one came along:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thifforinlga.html

thats preety much like double the ultra 120 (well double the amount of fins and junk, though the new one has 8 pipes and the ultra has 6) with a heatsink to take heat away from under the core, which is suppossed to cool your mobo as well and increase its lifespan..

The Thermalright Ultra 120 is the best w/ the Tuniq Tower.
However, he is looking for one around the price range of an AC Freezer 7 Pro.
So thats why I suggested the Zerotherm

 

[JC316]

The AC Freezer can be a nice cooler if you modify it. I lapped mine to a mirror shine and put a "Tatty Turbo" on, which is a good 80mm fan on the back side of it.

All in all it keeps my Brisbane@ 45*C load, with 3.0GHZ and 1.45V

 

[bruins004]

The AC Freezer can be a nice cooler if you modify it. I lapped mine to a mirror shine and put a "Tatty Turbo" on, which is a good 80mm fan on the back side of it.

All in all it keeps my Brisbane@ 45*C load, with 3.0GHZ and 1.45V

Very nice.

The main problem with the AC Freezer these days is that most places are selling them for $30+ dollars when they should only be $20.
B/c of that I went with the Zerotherm which gave me a slightly bigger fan, a copper heatsink, a nice red LED fan , and better performance.

If the AC Freezer was selling for $20 than it would be worth it
How much did the lapping drop temps btw?

 

[bassmasta]

lol for me the freezer pro is $23, so I was aiming about there lol. I really don't want to spend $50 dollars on a heatsink unless I can see a performance gap of like 10 degrees