zipp51 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Well,I finnally got my upgrade.A little behind the times but well worth it.After flashing the bios on my KG-7 Raid board,I went with an XP 2100+ processor and a Volcano 9 cpu cooler.The deal was sweet for $107 including shipping.Everything went well,but had to remove the power supply to install the V9.I don't know why they call it the "Smart & Silent Volcano 9",it's quite noisy.The temps are a lot cooler than the Tbird 1.4GHZ processor,34c and holding steady compared with 41c to 49c.I kept the variable speed controller on and have tamed the rpm's back so I can hear when dinner is ready,or the phone ringing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FthrJACK Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 the volcano is noisy, all the models ive ever installed or seen have been, you should try a Globalwin FSP82 they are rated upto Athlon AP 2600+ and are very quiet, cost you about £15 (from me) or $18. A very nice cooler, quite big, but not heavy, the fans nice too you can see the motors internals as its transparent. Easy to clip on, and the clip has 3 holes for the CPU socket, so its pretty solidly fixed down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipp51 Posted December 5, 2002 Author Share Posted December 5, 2002 I just happen to have an Epox 8k7a mobo running a 1.4 Tbird and W2K,that will be my next project.That's a good price for the big fans FthrJack,thanks.I have a Globalwin cooling my Classic Athlon GFD system ,and it never occured to price that brand out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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