I found a nice $25 dollar cooler from Thermaltake TR2 series that looks like a nice improvement over the stock CPU cooler and has copper heat sinks. I have a AMD dual core processor/AM2 motherboard and an ATI X1950XTX video card that has a great heat cooler on it already. I don't overclock anything and play the game at the highest setting I can but never more than 1024X768. For the game Oblivion, I play at 1024X768 with all the other settings on high.
The Question is, will this new heat sink be enough? I don't overclock like I said, so will this be sufficient?
2007-07-23 07:34:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Since the heatsink is copper based, thats a plus, since it is not aluminum (not as good as copper). Make sure you pick up some Arctic Cooler 5 Thermal Compound and you'll be good to go.Make sure the heatsink fits your processor type (AMD is different than Intel sockets). If you plan to get it for games, this will be a good addition to your system. If you want to go to a higher resolution, make sure your monitor supports it, otherwise your computer usually wont allow it. It will give you some performance increase, but if you really want something drastic, get more RAM (if you have 1GB that will suffice for Oblivion), get a better monitor that supports higher resolutions, and unload all excess programs before you load a game. If you have cooling issues, an extra fan for your computer case wouldn't be bad to add either, if you have an extra slot, spend an extra $5 and get another fan too. It might make your computer louder but I never really cared how loud my computer gets, it always gets overpowered by my speakers. Hope this helps.
2007-07-23 08:02:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The TR2 series is the value offering of Thermaltake. They usually just come with a Copper base but Aluminum fins. The TR2s were good replacements for the small/low performance stock coolers of the legacy socket A processors. But the stock coolers of newer AMD64 processors (AM2, 939, 754) are BETTER (esp. the heatpipe version). The TR2 offers very little performance gain over current stock coolers. BUT they look nicer and have a quieter fan.
2007-07-23 13:19:12 · answer #2 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. None of them will additionally extra healthful on a AMD Athlon sixty 4 X2 6400+. All of those have been made for various sockets. selection a million and 3 have been made for socket LGA 775. selection 2 became made for a BTX form ingredient motherboard, something i doubt you have. you may seek for a cooler that's made for AM2/AM2+. Spending plenty funds on a 6400+, i would not low-priced out on a cooler. Having an ideal cooler will perpetuate the sturdiness of your processor. procuring a ten/20 greenback cooler will purely enable your 6400+ fry.
2016-11-10 04:46:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that cooler is more than good. I have used stock coolers for all my computers, and so far there have been no problems, so upgrading the stock cooler is a good investment though. So yes, it would be enough.
2007-07-23 07:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by Awsimo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that should be fine
2007-07-23 07:47:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋