Cheap, small, Quiet Heatsink/fan for overclocking?

I'm looking for a cheap ($30-$35), small, Quiet heatsink/fan for
overclocking and intel oem e2180. I have an Abit IP35-e MB, and an Antec
SLK1600 case. Antec was of no help in telling me what size heatsink will
fit my case.
Is the Scythe Mine Rev. B good? I've read it's not good for overclocking.
I've never overclocked, and I'm completely lost on picking a heatsink.

Thanks,

area51

'area51' wrote:
> I'm looking for a cheap ($30-$35), small, Quiet heatsink/fan for
> overclocking and intel oem e2180. I have an Abit IP35-e MB, and an Antec
> SLK1600 case. Antec was of no help in telling me what size heatsink will
> fit my case.
> Is the Scythe Mine Rev. B good? I've read it's not good for overclocking.
> I've never overclocked, and I'm completely lost on picking a heatsink.
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The first limiting factor on your CPU heatsink is more likely to be the
motherboard than the system case.

The height of components like capacitors near the CPU socket are a problem
for some heatsinks that are relatively small.

Some motherboard memory slots are place close enough to the CPU socket that
some relatively small heatsinks interfere with the nearest.

Also the orientation of the heatsink air flow is important; make sure that
hot air from the CPU heatsink is not dumped into the heatsink for the
Northbridge.

Finally, small and quiet don't exactly go with overclocking since one of the
trade-offs made when overclocking; a cooler CPU allows a higher clock
frequency.

However, you might get a 50% overclock using just the stock Intel heatsink
(one advantage of buying a boxed, retail CPU.) Cheap is easy, there are
many suitable heatsinks available for $35 US or less that should give a good
overclock with your E2180. Ventilation of the entire system case is also
important since the temperature of air ENTERING the CPU heatsink should be
as low as possible.

Your goals, in order, should be

a heatsink/fan that will fit on your motherboard

a heatsink/fan that has a good orientation to move air through the case
and out the rear without dumping hot air into the rest of the system

a heatsink/fan that a low thermal resistance and a high air flow

a quiet heatsink.

From my experience with a ThermalTake i7 and an E4300 @ 2,7 GHz and an EVGA
680i motherboard, I'd recommend it. The price is less than $35 US, and it
is quieter than my hard drives.

Phil Weldon

"area51" <invalid.RemoveThis@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> I'm looking for a cheap ($30-$35), small, Quiet heatsink/fan for
> overclocking and intel oem e2180. I have an Abit IP35-e MB, and an Antec
> SLK1600 case. Antec was of no help in telling me what size heatsink will
> fit my case.
> Is the Scythe Mine Rev. B good? I've read it's not good for overclocking.
> I've never overclocked, and I'm completely lost on picking a heatsink.
>
> Thanks,
>
> area51