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Good fan for AMD 64?
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Default Good fan for AMD 64? - 09-14-2004, 02:44 | posts: 114 | Location: missouri

so does anyone have any experience with any CPU fans for the AMD 64 chips? i'm going to buy a MSI Neo Platinum board very soon, with an AMD 64 3000+ chip. what fan should i buy? i will be doing some overclocking.
   
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Default 09-14-2004, 03:05 | posts: 3,466 | Location: CT

ThermalTake Venus
   
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Default 09-15-2004, 01:44 | posts: 114 | Location: missouri

which one exactly or does it matter? there's a venus 7 thats pretty cheap. is this one worth getting? or should i get one of the nicer ones?

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Default 09-15-2004, 02:36 | posts: 3,466 | Location: CT

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...106-038&depa=0

It's received some good reviews around the net + on newegg
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 02:50 | posts: 10,261 | Location: San Ramon, California

Well, you could get a thermalright model... they are more like $40-$50 without the fan, though...
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 06:32 | posts: 3,466 | Location: CT

yep , pretty expensive
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 14:03 | posts: 114 | Location: missouri

yea i doubt i'll pay that much. i'll probabaly get one of the Venus 12's. thanks for the info
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 15:03 | posts: 530 | Location: Hollywood, Florida



Its all about the Swiftech for me.
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 15:10 | posts: 670 | Location: Essex, UK

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Its all about the Swiftech for me
That looks like a cool solution, but what about O/C will this Heatsink be ok. for that

Thinking of getting rid of my stock H/F for either a better H/F or a water cooled solution..
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 15:41 | posts: 530 | Location: Hollywood, Florida

Here a video review from the 3dGameman website.

Check it out.
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 15:45 | posts: 3,396 | Location: Kansas

I am using the Venus 7+, it performs admirably.


One builder to rule them all.
   
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Default 09-16-2004, 17:46 | posts: 291

I have the Zalman 7000 copper http://www.zalmanusa.com/usa/product...41&code=005009
   
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