help needed!

phill9700 · 12-13-2003, 03:01 PM

hi!

i was hoping that you guys and gals might be able to help me out..
My setup is as follows (at the moment!!)

NF7-s Rev 2 with latest bios released installed
xp2500 @ 2.17ghz (10.5x206) @ 1.625vcore (set in bios) very stable (at the moment)
geforce 3 ti 200 )going to upgraded to a 9800 pro soon)
adaptec 29160LP card & a seagate cheetah 36gig HD 10k spin HD
maxtor 120 gig hd - storage
pioneer dvd-rw/rom drives
chenbro gaming case
spire falcon rock 2 cooler
standard 360w psu

now i have been having problems of late (i imagine due to the lack of power my current psu gives) as i have recently plugged in my scsi drive and things start shutting down...

i was thinking of upgrading to these few bits as i figured it would garrentee better performance than i have currently...

Antec true power 550w psu
Vantec Nexus NXP-305-SL Fan & Light Controller (with the 2 lights and loads of connections for under £27!!)
thermalright slk-900a/u heatsink
vantec tornado 92 mm fan

now the reason for the fan controller is that i can control the noise of the two 120mm fans i have at the moment (but i cant use them because of my current psu and the noise would bug me) and the 92mm tornado i would like to get for my heatsink that i buy.
im a little confused as to which thermalright heatsink to buy, so which one would anyone heartly recommend? and is the hardware i have mentioned buying any good? should i consider changing anything?

im sorry for the long message, but im a little confused and wanting some good advice as to what to buy..
thank you for your time and i look forward to the replies

thanks again

nicodache · 12-14-2003, 05:47 AM

[resuming]
you've the configuration described above, and you want some advice for a new heatsink.
[/resuming]

right ?

so, you may take which HS(F) you want, thermalright's are (very) good...

the best you can buy for your mobo is the SP97

the worse, humm... some verax ?

(too bad)

phill9700 · 12-14-2003, 05:55 AM

well i did say sorry for the long post!
well the heatsink was part of the question, but it was also down to the psu and the fan to sit on the heatsink.. i didnt want to go nuts but i wanted to get something that will cool the cpu down as far as possible..

i have just ordered a SLK-900U as i have read that the 947U isnt as good as the 900 and i figure for a saving of nearly £15, i figured i couldnt go that far wrong!

what the hell is verax? (excuse me for being a little thick!! :shrug: )

nth1rty · 12-27-2003, 01:55 AM

<-- hates tornadoes.

i wouldnt go with the tornado, even though it pushes 106 cfm of air, the damn thing sounds like a helicopter. For the 1 degree difference, go with a 92mm fan with a better cfm/noise ratio...

edit: like some panaflo fans or something similar...i use a volcano 9, and it works fairly well...

edit #2: i have the vantec sound and light controller. As a fan contoller, it's very good, with the voltages ranging from 0 (completely off) to 12 v, and the cathodes look cool too!

phill9700 · 12-27-2003, 02:12 AM

but what can i say? the noise for me aint that bad! i used to own a 60mm delta fan and that use to cool down my tbird i used to have. i have included a picture of my temps with my new fan and heatsink combo on my barotn xp2500 and one now (cos i killed off my barton

) with my xp1700 that im using...
i figured a 1GHz overclock was good enough on air!!

that was my barton xp2500..

and that is what im running my tbred at now.. any good?

12-13-2003, 03:01 PM	#1
phill9700 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northam, South West Of England Posts: 155	help needed! hi! i was hoping that you guys and gals might be able to help me out.. My setup is as follows (at the moment!!) NF7-s Rev 2 with latest bios released installed xp2500 @ 2.17ghz (10.5x206) @ 1.625vcore (set in bios) very stable (at the moment) geforce 3 ti 200 )going to upgraded to a 9800 pro soon) adaptec 29160LP card & a seagate cheetah 36gig HD 10k spin HD maxtor 120 gig hd - storage pioneer dvd-rw/rom drives chenbro gaming case spire falcon rock 2 cooler standard 360w psu now i have been having problems of late (i imagine due to the lack of power my current psu gives) as i have recently plugged in my scsi drive and things start shutting down... i was thinking of upgrading to these few bits as i figured it would garrentee better performance than i have currently... Antec true power 550w psu Vantec Nexus NXP-305-SL Fan & Light Controller (with the 2 lights and loads of connections for under £27!!) thermalright slk-900a/u heatsink vantec tornado 92 mm fan now the reason for the fan controller is that i can control the noise of the two 120mm fans i have at the moment (but i cant use them because of my current psu and the noise would bug me) and the 92mm tornado i would like to get for my heatsink that i buy. im a little confused as to which thermalright heatsink to buy, so which one would anyone heartly recommend? and is the hardware i have mentioned buying any good? should i consider changing anything? im sorry for the long message, but im a little confused and wanting some good advice as to what to buy.. thank you for your time and i look forward to the replies thanks again __________________ NF7-S Rev 2 XP1700 @ 2.45ghz (11.5x213fsb) @ 1.8vcore (bios setting) Memory timings at cas 2 2-2-6 @ 2.7Vdimm (memory divider set to 3/3) IBM Deskstar 80gig ata100 hard drive Pioneer dvd-rom/dvd-rw Xaser 2 case modded with 120mm side fan Thermalright SLK-900U + 92mmm Tornado fan Vantec 205SL Fan controller (controlling the 120mm fan and Tornado) Enermax 460W PSU Geforce 3 Ti 200 64mb

12-14-2003, 05:55 AM	#3
phill9700 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northam, South West Of England Posts: 155	well i did say sorry for the long post! well the heatsink was part of the question, but it was also down to the psu and the fan to sit on the heatsink.. i didnt want to go nuts but i wanted to get something that will cool the cpu down as far as possible.. i have just ordered a SLK-900U as i have read that the 947U isnt as good as the 900 and i figure for a saving of nearly £15, i figured i couldnt go that far wrong! what the hell is verax? (excuse me for being a little thick!! :shrug: ) __________________ NF7-S Rev 2 XP1700 @ 2.45ghz (11.5x213fsb) @ 1.8vcore (bios setting) Memory timings at cas 2 2-2-6 @ 2.7Vdimm (memory divider set to 3/3) IBM Deskstar 80gig ata100 hard drive Pioneer dvd-rom/dvd-rw Xaser 2 case modded with 120mm side fan Thermalright SLK-900U + 92mmm Tornado fan Vantec 205SL Fan controller (controlling the 120mm fan and Tornado) Enermax 460W PSU Geforce 3 Ti 200 64mb

12-27-2003, 01:55 AM	#4
nth1rty Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Mass Posts: 23	<-- hates tornadoes. i wouldnt go with the tornado, even though it pushes 106 cfm of air, the damn thing sounds like a helicopter. For the 1 degree difference, go with a 92mm fan with a better cfm/noise ratio... edit: like some panaflo fans or something similar...i use a volcano 9, and it works fairly well... edit #2: i have the vantec sound and light controller. As a fan contoller, it's very good, with the voltages ranging from 0 (completely off) to 12 v, and the cathodes look cool too! __________________ Air cooled...and at stock speeds, I may be in the wrong place =) Rig 1: Intel p4c 3Ghz Intel D865GBF 2x512 Mushkin Level I pc3500 (200ddr @ 2-6-3-2) ThermalTake PurePower Butterfly 480watt Aspire X-SuperAlien Rig 2: AMD 2500+ Barton (200 * 10.5) Asus A7n8X Deluxe Retail 2x512 Kingston HyperX pc4000 (200 ddr @ 2.5-7-3-3)

12-27-2003, 02:12 AM	#5
phill9700 Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northam, South West Of England Posts: 155	well i got the tornado... but what can i say? the noise for me aint that bad! i used to own a 60mm delta fan and that use to cool down my tbird i used to have. i have included a picture of my temps with my new fan and heatsink combo on my barotn xp2500 and one now (cos i killed off my barton ) with my xp1700 that im using... i figured a 1GHz overclock was good enough on air!! that was my barton xp2500.. and that is what im running my tbred at now.. any good? __________________ NF7-S Rev 2 XP1700 @ 2.45ghz (11.5x213fsb) @ 1.8vcore (bios setting) Memory timings at cas 2 2-2-6 @ 2.7Vdimm (memory divider set to 3/3) IBM Deskstar 80gig ata100 hard drive Pioneer dvd-rom/dvd-rw Xaser 2 case modded with 120mm side fan Thermalright SLK-900U + 92mmm Tornado fan Vantec 205SL Fan controller (controlling the 120mm fan and Tornado) Enermax 460W PSU Geforce 3 Ti 200 64mb

12-14-2003, 05:47 AM	#2
nicodache Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: brussels.be Posts: 7	[resuming] you've the configuration described above, and you want some advice for a new heatsink. [/resuming] right ? so, you may take which HS(F) you want, thermalright's are (very) good... the best you can buy for your mobo is the SP97 the worse, humm... some verax ? (too bad)

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