Best price on CNPS7000?

MagusG · Post by **MagusG** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 12:36 pm

Right now I just have an Athlon XP 1700+ cooled by a not so silent thermaltake silent boost(it never was quiet). I want to get rid of what is currently the biggest noise maker. Would the ALCu be sufficient? even at 5-7v? Or should I go with the all copper version? Also, I do plan to eventually upgrade to an XP2500+ mobile and hopefully take it to at least 3200+ speeds. Would I still be able to pull off an overclock like that with the AlCu@5-7v and still be at a reasonable temp? Where is the cheapest place to pick up these HSF? Thanks
-Mag

sthayashi · Post by **sthayashi** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 1:05 pm

Depending on your motherboard, it may be incompatible. Otherwise, it ought to be more than plenty enough for you. Dunno about the overclock to 3200+ speeds @5-7V.

Best average price for the 7000-AlCu seems to be around $30. The best I found after a 5 minute search was here

Never dealt with them though, so caveat emptor.

MagusG · Post by **MagusG** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:23 pm

I'm pretty sure it'll fit, I have a Shuttle AN35N in an antec Sonata.
-Mag

Interitus · Post by **Interitus** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:35 pm

It'll definitely fit. I had the same setup awhile ago. At around 7v it should sufficiently cool your 1700 if it's the T-bred B with 1.5v default. It'll probably run about the equivalent of an overclocked 2500 barton to the same speeds. That's a big YMMV but I'm thinking it'll be okay.

If I remember right my DLT3C ran around 47 idle and 52-54C loaded with that setup.

silencery · Post by **silencery** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:56 pm

Get the AlCu, the value is definitely worth it. I went from a Silent Boost over to a Zalman unit (running at 5v), and while my temps went up a bit, the corresponding sound decrease was incredible. I dunno if my particular silent boost was faulty, but judging from other people's experiences, the loud performance is to be expected.

Oh yeah, I'm running my 2500 mobile @ 2.5ghz volted at 1.575 (lowest setting for my mobo), and its perfectly stable. If you need a reference, I picked up my cpu from mwave, but i'm sure most of the 2500 Mobiles available now will clock pretty well.

Good luck!

dac · Post by **dac** » Mon Nov 01, 2004 6:50 pm

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... 08-0392169

its even cheaper at amazon.com $27.99 AND free shipping

ceraf · Post by **ceraf** » Tue Nov 02, 2004 12:38 pm

If you're getting one, get the AlCu. It's nice and light, and usually performs around the same as the all copper version. Don't forget to make sure it's CNPS7000A or B (ordinary 7000's have no support for Socket A's)

Or, the cheaper way is to change the Silent Boost fan to a Panaflo-L. The heatsink is actually pretty good.