Retail HSF Vs. Aftermarket

[4.6POWER]

Hey guys.... As you already know, I'm building a PC for someone. I'm not going to overclock the rig at all, and I was wondering if I should just go ahead and get the stock Retail HSF.

Is it quiet?

What temp will the cpu operate at?

Thanks guys!

[lechumbl]

Hi Joe,

The HSF that OEM's put on the system or sell with the CPU is sufficient for the CPU, or they would not sell it together.
With that said, an aftermarket HSF is much better for cooling, as they are made for extreme O/C.

The question is, even tho you are not O/Cing, do you want the rig to run cooler than with a stock HSF.

I would go and get the better HSF for lower temps.

But that is just me, either way is OK.

Take care........

[WesM63]

Joe,
The stock HSF do a suffiecent job, but not in a under ventilated case. Alot of ppl that have problem with amd (i'am assuming that's what your building.) because they stick there computers in a stuffy place with no ventilation of the case or computer at all. That and the stock HSF are nothing compared to an Intel HSF which is on par with a aftermarket AMD HSF.

With that out of the way, I would go aftermarket if amd. I urged my friend to purchase a Coolermaster heatpipe because the stock fan was, well crap in his particular cpu case. He does'nt even o/c it really, only upped the FSB to 140MHZ. It runs at ~30C load all day long. We were seeing mid 40's with the stock hsf.

If your going with an Intel cpu, I'd stick with the stock HSF because it's more than enough.

[spldart]

I would also say get a quality aftermarket HSF and buy that peace of mind that 10C lower can.

[lechumbl]

Hi all,

Remember that Joe asked if a stock HSF would work The answer is "YES".
Sure putting on an aftermarket would work better, but that was not the question.

It was not indicated that the end user wanted to spend more than the cost of the original equipment. Some folks don't care if the temp is high or low, as long as the system works. Some folks don't even know that there is a temp. :p

Take care........

[BigBen]

If possable fit a better fan on the stock heatsink which is quite cheap and may stop any heat probs (if any) that occurr

Regards

[4.6POWER]

Hey guys, thanks for the info.. does anyone also know how loud the stocker is??

I partly wanted to put the stocker since I knew it would be guaranteed to work for a few years. From personal experience with my SLK, I already had to clean off the layer of dust that forms over top of the fins and blocks air flow... kinda like your washer/dryer lint filter. I've been up and running 3 months and I've cleaned it twice... This guys rig isn't gonna get opened for a three years till I upgrade it again. But It sounds like I should do this.... and maybe just use dust filters on the intake and cpu fans. Cheers fellas :D

[Ruantic]

Doubt they have changed much since I bought my retail 2100+ Palomino, Its really not a terrible cooler, it keeps the temps bearable, it is extremely quiet, the noise level is below the 80mm case fan by quite a bit. And according to the pictures of current retail packages i've seen its still the same.

But I'll have to agree an aftermarket HSF would be much better.

[WesM63]

Hey joe,
The stocker is quiet. I had one, Got it with my 2200+ I won. It was working well untill i accidentally stuck my finger in the fan blade while on. Yeah they'll last a while unless you do that, broke a blade right off, and cut my finger too.

No really, they are decent coolers, will work for a while. I really think any pc with good case ventilation will have tons of dust. Fan filters are good. If you put case fans, get filters.

Good Luck, let us know how it goes.