From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 26 13:51:39 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6C191065677 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:51:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chuckr@telenix.org) Received: from mail1.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail1.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.3]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D58958FC15 for ; Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:51:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chuckr@telenix.org) Received: (qmail 2017 invoked from network); 26 Aug 2008 13:51:39 -0000 Received: from april.chuckr.org (HELO april.telenix.org) (chuckr@[66.92.151.30]) (envelope-sender ) by mail1.sea5.speakeasy.net (qmail-ldap-1.03) with AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 26 Aug 2008 13:51:38 -0000 Message-ID: <48B40A3F.5010800@telenix.org> Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:50:55 -0400 From: Chuck Robey User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (X11/20071107) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: spellberg_robert References: <48B35CEF.3090501@emailrob.com> In-Reply-To: <48B35CEF.3090501@emailrob.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 OpenPGP: id=F3DCA0E9; url=http://pgp.mit.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: fbsd_questions Subject: Re: [ free_bsd_questions ] selecting a cpu heatsink / fan combo X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:51:40 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 spellberg_robert wrote: > 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 ? OK, I will. I got taught, in extremely clear fashion, about the direct linkage between keeping the temperatures low and even, and the ultimate reliability of your system. I won't go into the war story, but most everyone knows this is true, anyhow. I won't go into the fan either, because it's my personal opinion that there are a large selection of good fans. The item I want to extoll is the Ultimate 120 heatsink from Thermalright. Huge heatsink, and the 120mm fan that you get separately mounts on the _side_, not the top, like you might be used to. One look at this, at the great engineering ... well you might possibly find something else as good, but I bet you'd not be able to find anything better. Get that installed, and you can be really certain you didn't short on the CPU cooling. > > 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 ] ? > > 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 ? > > > > wakefield is still around, but there are other names. > > q: are there any opinions, pro or con, about thermal compounds ? > > > > 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" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAki0Cj8ACgkQz62J6PPcoOlAGACeJQGL9lcY5idUvRMIt+apF5d8 7k4Anipx+yCRA0HMuMdpDVQUqTwxEz5u =Sduw -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----