heatsink/fan for XEON 2.8

[xgarcia]

What heatsink/fan do you fellas recommend or use on XEONs (2.8 dual). I'm upgrading within the next few weeks. Got everything worked except this detail.

 

Thanks!

[STRAT]

you buying a xeon or making one? cos if you buying one the heat sink should be sufficiant.

[xgarcia]

Buying the XEON (how the hell can I make one) - you are suggesting the retail heatsink that comes with the chip? I was thinking more of a performance cooler (I have a Thermalright SLK800 on my athlon 1900 now - works great). Thanks Strat.

[STRAT]

i had to get a better heat sink for my AMD because of overheating, but my xeon is fine. the fans on them should be adiquate.

[bigcahunak]

The Athlons were known to generate more heat and have a lousy retail HSF. That opened a lot of room for HSF manufactrer o fill the market with tons of socket A HSFs especially since AMDs were, and still, knwon to be great overclockers. Nowadys things changed a little. Athlons (XPs) generate less heat, and retail HSFs are much better, but people still remember the 'old' days and mostly get a power HSF with their new OEM athlon purchase.

Intel CPUs never got as much of a big HSF selection out in the DIY market. Here's why:

• Intel chips were always cooler and sorvived better through heat "disasters" (suddon death of HSF)
• Intel changed socket design for every pentium# release, and even in the middle of it
• Untill not too long ago, intel chips didnt overclock too well (accept for the old cellerons wich hardly generated heat anyway)

without any persolnal experience with 2.8 xeons, I'd think Xeons will be safe and cool with retail HSF.

[Greg Hess]

Retail HSF's should be fine with the Xeon's as long as adeqate case cooling is in place.

[xgarcia]

This is the only XEON cooler I could find. Looks like they're out of stock. I've never seen a XEON up close with the retail heatsink/fan...was wondering what size fan they use? Is it a 60mm "whiner"? I'd rather use some 80's for lower noise.