It will probably work ok. It looks like a decent heatsink.

I personally have not really used any non-heatpipe coolers since Socket-A though.

SS7 was the last platform I used regular heatsinks on.

Try the cooler you have, if the CPU is constantly throttling buy a better cooler. 2.0ghz is either a Northwood or Willamette core. Neither is Prescott so it's not like the tdp is that massive. Remember, it's not like I'm P3 or earlier chips that lack overheating protection.

It's a Northwood CPU & thanks for the response but it's in case the Akasa cooler I've currently got is no good that I'm asking since I've struggled to find an alternative outside of a few stock intel coolers.

I prefer new coolers over used if only because that way (in theory) the fan won't need replacing, especially since it will be unknown as to how hammered the bearings are.

fatrapper wrote:

I'm about to start putting together a 2GHz P4 98SE PC but I'm having problems getting my hands on what could be considered a decent S478 cooler.

I'd say one of the last (pretty good) coolers that still has socket 478 compatibility is the Scythe Mugen 2 Rev. B. This is a socket 1366 compliant cooler, so it should give you more than enough performance for anything you can fit into the socket 478. I use it whenever I pull out my socket 478 based P4 3.4GHz EE CPU. You will have to remove the mainboard's retention module for this one though. It is screwed to the mainboard with a backplate.

I'm struggling to find a Mugen 2 (of any description) but thanks for reminding me about Scythe.

I've found a Shuriken Rev.B which supports 478 but a little more than I originally wanted to pay, but I'll give the Akasa a trial run and see how that goes before diving into replacing it without testing first.

One of the best coolers for S478 is the Thermaltake SI-120 or XP-120. Its easy to find on Ebay for a good price.

vetz wrote:

One of the best coolers for S478 is the Thermaltake SI-120 or XP-120. Its easy to find on Ebay for a good price.

I think it is Thermalright 😉

However, I used the XP-120 quite some time on a P4 3.0GHz CPU being very happy with it but found it too weak for the 3.4GHz EE. The Mugen 2 Rev. B. would be a better option for high performance (or just hot) CPUs in my opinion. This is of course no big feat as the Mugen 2 is way newer (and bigger, with more heatpipes, more fins, larger surface area etc.pp.) than those old Thermalright coolers and can manage socket 1366 CPUs.

Of course, for a P4 2.0GHz all of this doesn't really matter. Just get one that fits your budget 😀