Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:20:11 +1000 From: Mark Picone <mark.picone@deakin.edu.au> To: 'spellberg_robert' <emailrob@emailrob.com>, "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: [ free_bsd_questions ] selecting a cpu heatsink / fan combo Message-ID: <787FAEC94123984293205DC78AD7C2C80E16551137@garnet-1.du.deakin.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <48B35CEF.3090501@emailrob.com> References: <48B35CEF.3090501@emailrob.com>
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------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C90786.D98AE3A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mark Picone, Trainee Unix Administrator Information Technology Services Division Phone: 03 5227 8602 International: +61 3 5227 0806 Fax: 03 5227 8799 International: +61 3 5227 8799 Email: mark.picone@deakin.edu.au Website: http://www.deakin.edu.au > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of > spellberg_robert > Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2008 11:31 AM > To: fbsd_questions > Subject: [ free_bsd_questions ] selecting a cpu heatsink / fan combo > > greetings, all --- > > this isn't exactly a free_bsd question, --but--, > since free_bsd is popular w/ the i386 crowd and > there are many rugged individualists on these lists > who like to "roll their own", > i figure i'll get way less hyperbole and > more practical experience here, > than at some of the places i've visited today. > > > > i had always been able to find the cpu / heatsink / fan as a sub_assembly, > so, i didn't have to deal with this issue. > i'm making some new boxen to replace > some 800mhz_p3, 256mb units which will be re_assigned. > i found a mobo i like; d_ram just keeps getting cheaper; etc., etc. > i even found a processor that appeals to me, but, it's oem. > it's the p4 "641" which is 3200 mhz, 65 nm, 775 case. > the mobo maxes out at 2048mb, which is just fine. > these are probably the last single_"core" boxen that i will build. > > > > now, back in the day, i had acquired the skill of using my index finger to > properly apply that white_stuff, from the good folks at wakefield, > to the tops of uhf pa transistors, from the good folks at motorola. > no, this isn't a case of fear. > > it's that i don't recognize so many of the manufacturers names. > some look familiar, but they might just be > similar to something i remember from long ago. > > q: would anyone care to wax rhapsodic > about any manufacturer > with whose heatsink / fan combo product[s] > they have had good success ? IMO: Pure copper zalman heatsink/fan combo (cant go wrong) > > q: is there a short list of manufacturers > who are "generally accepted" as > producers of reliable products > [ as is, e. g., antec, for cases and power_supplies ] ? IMO: Antec/Super Micro > > q: conversely, > are there any manufacturers with justifiably bad reputations ? > > > > i have seen several diameters described as appropriate for the 775. > > q: should i prefer any particular size ? No > > > > wakefield is still around, but there are other names. > > q: are there any opinions, pro or con, about thermal compounds ? Eh? We are talking a few degrees here. > > > > noise_level is not a criterion in this situation. > i'll err on the side of more cf/m. > > money doesn't appear to be an issue. > i've seen a range of $_10 to $_130, so far, but, > most are $_15 to $_30 or so. > > > > thanks in advance for any advice. > please cc. > > rob > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C90786.D98AE3A0 Content-Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature; name="smime.p7s" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="smime.p7s" MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIII8DCCAngw ggHhoAMCAQICEEgskC9sPFRM0lY5J0cgg9swDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkEx JTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQ ZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBMB4XDTA4MDgxMzAwNTM0NVoXDTA5MDgxMzAwNTM0 NVowSzEfMB0GA1UEAxMWVGhhd3RlIEZyZWVtYWlsIE1lbWJlcjEoMCYGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYZbWFy ay5waWNvbmVAZGVha2luLmVkdS5hdTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEA3trtdqYU 84jTuKnHdZ9nMu2euwy8xMgWHPvxk2sIqAsqdl0yyWTujbdvNQda9QSLll8XZuOwbfckkoeK8ZdC nUzxFLVLiKaz9M9YpLTgdPpB5fWk/HfzIyUDYR15FdFCkKldFG/qSo82qqp1JKnrowGYxrE8Onj0 K1uEN0Y7pDUCAwEAAaNGMEQwDgYDVR0PAQH/BAQDAgP4MCQGA1UdEQQdMBuBGW1hcmsucGljb25l QGRlYWtpbi5lZHUuYXUwDAYDVR0TAQH/BAIwADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFAAOBgQCBEiip5LxafJC6 hKUTkQnJcbSjVnkdU3MhN/ti0WkDqSKG5QIslGYei1hXrUmjKpuehCGvRTlfIsatENvgonnZ3/sF nh2RUChBl0e9+0coBMTSGuFidEqHIEUJL/ZixpbNQcmw1/xcyFgDRu3hYdI1T1ARtkAZmdSeg51Y Wh9WeDCCAy0wggKWoAMCAQICAQAwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEEBQAwgdExCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMRUwEwYD VQQIEwxXZXN0ZXJuIENhcGUxEjAQBgNVBAcTCUNhcGUgVG93bjEaMBgGA1UEChMRVGhhd3RlIENv bnN1bHRpbmcxKDAmBgNVBAsTH0NlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gU2VydmljZXMgRGl2aXNpb24xJDAiBgNV BAMTG1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBDQTErMCkGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYccGVyc29uYWwt ZnJlZW1haWxAdGhhd3RlLmNvbTAeFw05NjAxMDEwMDAwMDBaFw0yMDEyMzEyMzU5NTlaMIHRMQsw CQYDVQQGEwJaQTEVMBMGA1UECBMMV2VzdGVybiBDYXBlMRIwEAYDVQQHEwlDYXBlIFRvd24xGjAY BgNVBAoTEVRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nMSgwJgYDVQQLEx9DZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIFNlcnZpY2Vz IERpdmlzaW9uMSQwIgYDVQQDExtUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgQ0ExKzApBgkqhkiG 9w0BCQEWHHBlcnNvbmFsLWZyZWVtYWlsQHRoYXd0ZS5jb20wgZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0A MIGJAoGBANRp19SwlGRbcelH2AxRtupykbCEXn0tDY97Et+FJXUodDpCLGMnn5V7S+9+GYcdhuqj 3bnOlmQawhRuRKx85o/oTQ9xH0A4pgCjh3j2+ZSGXq3qwF5269kUo11uenwMpUtVfwYZKX+emibV ars4JAhqmMex2qOYkf152+VaxBy5AgMBAAGjEzARMA8GA1UdEwEB/wQFMAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcN AQEEBQADgYEAx+ySfk749ZalZ2IqpPBNEWDQb41gWGGsJrtSNVwIzzD7qEqWih9iQiOMFw/0umSc F6xHKd+dmF7SbGBxXKKs3Hnj524ARx+1DSjoAp3kmv0T9KbZfLH43F8jJgmRgHPQFBveQ6mDJfLm nC8Vyv6mq4oHdYsM3VGEa+T40c53ooEwggM/MIICqKADAgECAgENMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAMIHR MQswCQYDVQQGEwJaQTEVMBMGA1UECBMMV2VzdGVybiBDYXBlMRIwEAYDVQQHEwlDYXBlIFRvd24x GjAYBgNVBAoTEVRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nMSgwJgYDVQQLEx9DZXJ0aWZpY2F0aW9uIFNlcnZp Y2VzIERpdmlzaW9uMSQwIgYDVQQDExtUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgQ0ExKzApBgkq hkiG9w0BCQEWHHBlcnNvbmFsLWZyZWVtYWlsQHRoYXd0ZS5jb20wHhcNMDMwNzE3MDAwMDAwWhcN MTMwNzE2MjM1OTU5WjBiMQswCQYDVQQGEwJaQTElMCMGA1UEChMcVGhhd3RlIENvbnN1bHRpbmcg KFB0eSkgTHRkLjEsMCoGA1UEAxMjVGhhd3RlIFBlcnNvbmFsIEZyZWVtYWlsIElzc3VpbmcgQ0Ew gZ8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADgY0AMIGJAoGBAMSmPFVzVftOucqZWh5owHUEcJ3f6f+jHuy9zfVb 8hp2vX8MOmHyv1HOAdTlUAow1wJjWiyJFXCO3cnwK4Vaqj9xVsuvPAsH5/EfkTYkKhPPK9Xzgnc9 A74r/rsYPge/QIACZNenprufZdHFKlSFD0gEf6e20TxhBEAeZBlyYLf7AgMBAAGjgZQwgZEwEgYD VR0TAQH/BAgwBgEB/wIBADBDBgNVHR8EPDA6MDigNqA0hjJodHRwOi8vY3JsLnRoYXd0ZS5jb20v VGhhd3RlUGVyc29uYWxGcmVlbWFpbENBLmNybDALBgNVHQ8EBAMCAQYwKQYDVR0RBCIwIKQeMBwx GjAYBgNVBAMTEVByaXZhdGVMYWJlbDItMTM4MA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBBQUAA4GBAEiM0VCD6gsuzA2j ZqxnD3+vrL7CF6FDlpSdf0whuPg2H6otnzYvwPQcUCCTcDz9reFhYsPZOhl+hLGZGwDFGguCdJ4l UJRix9sncVcljd2pnDmOjCBPZV+V2vf3h9bGCE6u9uo05RAaWzVNd+NWIXiC3CEZNd4ksdMdRv9d X2VPMYIC+DCCAvQCAQEwdjBiMQswCQYDVQQGEwJaQTElMCMGA1UEChMcVGhhd3RlIENvbnN1bHRp bmcgKFB0eSkgTHRkLjEsMCoGA1UEAxMjVGhhd3RlIFBlcnNvbmFsIEZyZWVtYWlsIElzc3Vpbmcg Q0ECEEgskC9sPFRM0lY5J0cgg9swCQYFKw4DAhoFAKCCAdgwGAYJKoZIhvcNAQkDMQsGCSqGSIb3 DQEHATAcBgkqhkiG9w0BCQUxDxcNMDgwODI2MDQyMDExWjAjBgkqhkiG9w0BCQQxFgQU2VFfMt/y 84MDG4Jpe8sEbmL4UcIwZwYJKoZIhvcNAQkPMVowWDAKBggqhkiG9w0DBzAOBggqhkiG9w0DAgIC AIAwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICAUAwBwYFKw4DAgcwDQYIKoZIhvcNAwICASgwBwYFKw4DAhowCgYIKoZI hvcNAgUwgYUGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDF4MHYwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBD b25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJ c3N1aW5nIENBAhBILJAvbDxUTNJWOSdHIIPbMIGHBgsqhkiG9w0BCRACCzF4oHYwYjELMAkGA1UE BhMCWkExJTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1Ro YXd0ZSBQZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBAhBILJAvbDxUTNJWOSdHIIPbMA0GCSqG SIb3DQEBAQUABIGAokINRm7Rj9pDJx+BFFJwRhWhfxfw5J/mGRFifCZuSpwXrYXtdr97N8FfIg9v 3iTbb0eKHtcBLKgYn+VKXIW1ucCtOPpA3tz6l6FqqwQGmj1uaDamuSruzawoJf47kjCeon7rqH+i Da8PcgnLbpYKiG3A6cTzDw+PtMbtj3IqJU0AAAAAAAA= ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C90786.D98AE3A0--
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