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Old 12-05-2003, 04:31 PM   #11 (permalink)
Lasereth
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Originally posted by sailor420
Just get the retail Intel CPU and use the heatsink that comes with it. It is a surprisingly good heatsink. I am using the one that came on my 1.8, and my chip is overclocked to 2.4. Temperature is about 40 degrees--very nice.

In short, the Intel heatsink is just fine, and isnt loud. If it was an AMD chip, I would get a different HSF, but dont even worry about it with that Intel chip.
An Intel CPU fan won't work with his if he wants to OC. His processor is a Hyper-Threading 800 MHz FSB P4. It'll run hot as hell at regular speeds. HT P4's are known for running hotter than Athlon XP's. If he overclocks, a new HSF is a must! Those high-end P4's (3.0 GHz) run really damn hot sometimes.

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