Hello!
For ASUS P5A (super socket 7) can anybody recommend a Zalman CPU cooler? Are the Socket 370 coolers compatible?
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wrote:Hello!
For ASUS P5A (super socket 7) can anybody recommend a Zalman CPU cooler? Are the Socket 370 coolers compatible?
I briefly ran with a CNPS-6000Cu on my K6-3+, before deciding that it was complete overkill for such a cool CPU and moving it to a P3-1000EB. In any event it will fit and cool it, and you only need minimal airflow to keep it cool.
I am using a GlobalWin FEP32 on my Asus P5A since the original days with an amd k6-3+ oc at 600mhz.Last 5 years with the revival of retro pcs i changed the loud 60mm ystech fan with a low noise 80mm fan using a 60mm to 80mm fan adaptor with great results.
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wrote:wrote:Hello!
For ASUS P5A (super socket 7) can anybody recommend a Zalman CPU cooler? Are the Socket 370 coolers compatible?
I briefly ran with a CNPS-6000Cu on my K6-3+, before deciding that it was complete overkill for such a cool CPU and moving it to a P3-1000EB. In any event it will fit and cool it, and you only need minimal airflow to keep it cool.
I like that CNPS-6000Cu, it would definitively make the internal look better, wonderful cooler! However it is too new for my 1997 system and wouldn't be necessary for a Pentium 233MMX CPU. Any other recommendation which looks premium, made before 2000 and preferably Zalman?
My high end of '96 gaming machine;
Intel PR440FX - Pentium Pro 200MHz 512K, Matrox Millenium I 4MB, Creative 3D Blaster Voodoo II 12MB SLI, 128MB EDO RAM, Creative Sound Blaster AWE64 Gold, 4x Creative CD reader, Windows 95...
Never seen a Zalman cooler before the CNPS series tbh. No doubt they existed before then, but they weren't exported to Europe afaik.
wrote:I have been using 1U socket A server fan/heatsinks such as MASSCOOL 5R057B3 and StarTech FAN3701U on my P5A-B. They are very loud but they are the only two coolers I can find that fit on the board and keep K6-3+ calm at 600MHz.
You can replace the fans.
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I'm using a thermaltake volcano 7cu on mine, solid copper 7000rpm
I'm looking in to options for cooling a K6-III+ 450@550mHz for a VA-503+. Any recommendations? Best function, best value, and best looking are all factors. Considering this as a tacky transparent case build.
Thanks in advance!
wrote:I'm looking in to options for cooling a K6-III+ 450@550mHz for a VA-503+. Any recommendations? Best function, best value, and best looking are all factors. Considering this as a tacky transparent case build.
Thanks in advance!
Did you take a temperature gun to it and see what temp it is running at ?
The AMD K6-3 450mhz. Is not suppose to run hotter than 65-Celsius.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K6-III/AMD-K6-I … III-450AFX.html
See how hot it gets and let us know.
http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/K6-III/AMD-Mobi … II+-450ACZ.html
It's this one. It shows 85c as the max. I don't have the chip yet, just ordered it. Want to order a good cooler.
If you really want an overkill:
Titan CU5TB
Copper and probably will fit on most SS7 motherboard, excluding ones with very tall capacitors near the socket.
I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.
Looks awesome. Alas none to be found for sale that I can see.
I have the aluminium version and it can cool an Athlon XP 1900 without problem, but take into account that the fan is very loud (and I mean VEERY loud, it's probably the loudest CPU fan I've ever used).
Just use external RPM regulator or resistor.
I must be some kind of standard: the anonymous gangbanger of the 21st century.
wrote:I'm looking in to options for cooling a K6-III+ 450@550mHz for a VA-503+. Any recommendations? Best function, best value, and best looking are all factors. Considering this as a tacky transparent case build.
You make me curious... can you post a photo of your "tacky transparent case" ?
Newegg sold some cheapish Startech ones brand new that seemed pretty nice. I prefer the stock heatsinks from lowend Celeron socket 370 heatsinks. Always seem to be around in good qualities for cheap/free/ drowning in them. And you can buy some nice 40mm fans like a Noctua to replace the noisy stock ones, makes a standard heatsink shine.
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wrote:I briefly ran with a CNPS-6000Cu on my K6-3+, before deciding that it was complete overkill for such a cool CPU and moving it to a P3-1000EB. In any event it will fit and cool it, and you only need minimal airflow to keep it cool.
No kidding overkill, I run an athlon xp @ 1.4 ghz passive with a 6000-cu. Awkward shape though.
For a long time my best socket-7 cooler was a cheap StarTech that holds a 60mm fan. I think the model was something like FAN370(Pro?) or something like that. It's for socket 7 and 370, obviously.
I originally used it with a K6-3 450MHz @ 2.3V which I think ran up to 60-65C in long term use (with dust accumulation in a closed cabinet), so it was borderline for that setup.
I currently have it installed on a K6-3+ that runs 550MHz @ 1.8V and there is no heat issue at all. It's been a long time since I ran it, but if I remember right I think it stays in the 30s or maybe 40C. That's with an open case though.
Something I like about it is that the clip doesn't have too much pressure. It's not that hard to cool socket-7 or socket-370 CPUs. What I worry about is breaking the heatsink retaining hooks on the socket, so I prefer something that doesn't stress them.
To that end, I now lean towards using a modified Socket-A cooler with 3 hooks on it. By "modified" I just mean that the clip has been bent so that it is gentle with socket 7. The only problem with these is that they can be too big for some motherboards.
Using a 'newish' s370/sA HSF may require use of a spare metal clip, as some put a lot of pressure on the CPU socket extension thingies, which are easier to break then one might expect (yes I've broken one once and yes it was a ss7 board 😒 ).
With s7/ss7 there's also the issue of clearance. Many ss7 boards seem to have caps and resistors and all kinds of stuff right next to the CPU socket, making the more beefy HSFs not fit.
Same goes for the metal retention clips that have 3 openings instead of the 1 that many other HSFs have. Usually 3 is better as it helps prevent breaking of these CPU extension thingies, but if the HSF isn't really tightly installed, 1 should suffice.
Some of the metal clips may require a bit of bending, these ss7 CPUs don't need a tight fitting HSF.
wrote:Newegg sold some cheapish Startech ones brand new that seemed pretty nice. I prefer the stock heatsinks from lowend Celeron socket 370 heatsinks. Always seem to be around in good qualities for cheap/free/ drowning in them. And you can buy some nice 40mm fans like a Noctua to replace the noisy stock ones, makes a standard heatsink shine.
I second this. On top of that, these heatsinks will usually always fit as they don't overhang the CPU socket anywhere (except for maybe thge much larger Tualeron HSFs or so).
wrote:wrote:I'm looking in to options for cooling a K6-III+ 450@550mHz for a VA-503+. Any recommendations? Best function, best value, and best looking are all factors. Considering this as a tacky transparent case build.
You make me curious... can you post a photo of your "tacky transparent case" ?
Sure, I'll try to get a pic with my phone today. It's in my basement hoard. Been waiting for years to do something fun with it.
