[geeks] CPU fans

[Lionel Peterson]

On Oct 29, 2009, at 5:13 PM, "Ido Dubrawsky" <idubraws at dubrawsky.org>  
wrote:

> Need advice on a good CPU fan for an AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus
> Quad-Core CPU.  Building a new server for the home.

I almost always run my systems at stock clock speeds and use OEM  
heatsinks/fans from retail packaged CPUs, so that would be my advice,  
unless you can't find a retail-packed AMD 630 CPU.

I've had good luck with lower-cost Thermaltake units, but that is as  
much a function of what is available locally.

I just bought two new heatsinks for an older Dell 1600sc server,  
taking it from 1x 2.0 GHz Xeon to 2x 3.06 GHz Xeon, and getting two  
appropriate heatsinks cost almost as much as the CPUs..

I (personally) don't understand $75 heatsink/fans, but I also don't  
overclock...

Lionel