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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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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 $_30 or so. > > > > thanks in advance for any advice. > please cc. > > rob > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" [-- Attachment #2 --] 0 *H 01 0 + 0 *H 0x0H,/l<TLV9'G 0 *H 0b1 0 UZA1%0#U Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.1,0*U#Thawte Personal Freemail Issuing CA0 080813005345Z 090813005345Z0K1 0 UThawte Freemail Member1(0& *H mark.picone@deakin.edu.au00 *H 0 vӸug2ힻ k *v]2do5Z_fm$BLKXtAw#%a yB]oJ6u$Ʊ<:x+[7F;5 F0D0U 0$U 0mark.picone@deakin.edu.au0 U 0 0 *H (Z| qVy Ss!7bi",f XWI*!E9_"ƭy P(AGG(btJ E /bƖAɰ\XFa5OP@ԞXZ Vx0-0 0 *H 01 0 UZA10U Western Cape10U Cape Town10U Thawte Consulting1(0&U Certification Services Division1$0"UThawte Personal Freemail CA1+0) *H personal-freemail@thawte.com0 960101000000Z 201231235959Z01 0 UZA10U Western Cape10U Cape Town10U Thawte Consulting1(0&U Certification Services Division1$0"UThawte Personal Freemail CA1+0) *H personal-freemail@thawte.com00 *H 0 id[qG Qr^}- {߅%u(t:B,c'{K~ ݹΖdnD|Mq @8 x^^v]nz| KU)&j8$jDZڣyZ 00U 00 *H ~Ngb*M`o`Xa&R5\0J bB#dG)ߝ^l`q\yn G (|_#& sC%/u Qkw0?0 0 *H 01 0 UZA10U Western Cape10U Cape Town10U Thawte Consulting1(0&U Certification Services Division1$0"UThawte Personal Freemail CA1+0) *H personal-freemail@thawte.com0 030717000000Z 130716235959Z0b1 0 UZA1%0#U Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.1,0*U#Thawte Personal Freemail Issuing CA00 *H 0 Ħ<UsUNʙZ hup [v :aQP 0cZ,p+Z?qV˯< 6$*+w=+>@dקe*TH<a@ dr` 00U 0 0CU <0:08642http://crl.thawte.com/ThawtePersonalFreemailCA.crl0 U 0)U "0 0 10UPrivateLabel2-1380 *H HP . fgCL!6 -6/ P p<ab:~ t%Pb'qW%ݩ9 Oe_N4[5MwV!x!5$ F]_eO100v0b1 0 UZA1%0#U Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.1,0*U#Thawte Personal Freemail Issuing CAH,/l<TLV9'G 0 + 0 *H 1 *H 0 *H 1 080826042011Z0# *H 1Q_2i{nbQ0g *H 1Z0X0 *H 0*H 0 *H @0+0 *H (0+0 *H 0 +71x0v0b1 0 UZA1%0#U Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.1,0*U#Thawte Personal Freemail Issuing CAH,/l<TLV9'G 0 *H 1xv0b1 0 UZA1%0#U Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.1,0*U#Thawte Personal Freemail Issuing CAH,/l<TLV9'G 0 *H B FnяC' RpFb|&nJv{7_"o$oG ,J\8@j=nh6*ͬ(%;0~ r n mr*%Mhelp
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