Copper heatsink for P4

PC Hardware & Gaming PC Building
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Hi all,
Can anyone tell me where I can get a copper heatsink for my P4 processor in Mumbai?
I am planning to overclock it from 1.7Ghz to 2.0ghz
Will the copper heatsink be able to bear the heat?
Secondly, can you reccomend me some thermal paste?

Thanks in advance.

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Yours looks to be a Socket 423 based P4 - it would be very hard to find a heatsink thats compatible with it (leave alone a copper based one).

As far as thermal paste, AS5 is what you’re looking for. I guess it should be available at Prime, Mumbai.

IMHO the expense doesnt seem worth it in your case. What are your present temps like? The Socket 423 procs (williamettes) have a max allowable temp of 78 degC… so if the temps are ok, try overclocking on the stock cooler itself.

P.s: I also hope your motherboard is capable of overclocking without the PCI/AGP bus going haywire :wink:

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—Double Post, Sorry—

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Hi,
Thanks for the reply..
Actually mine is a Socket 478 one…It was giving me high temperatures (87C highest with the cabinet open, lol) recently coz the heatsink was not fitted properly. Now its going fine…
Its giving me decent temperatures and no BSODs when I overclock it to 1.87Ghz but, i want to push it to 2.0Ghz…Thats why I want a good heatsink :D.. How much does the copper heatsink cost approx.? Is it worth it in my case?
Do you think its wise to invest in a new PC, or should i wait for Directx 10 to set in?

Thanks in advance..

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What are the temperatures like now?

Copper heatsinks i can think of are the Coolermaster Hyper 48, Vortex. They should be around 2k i guess. BUT .. Aluminium based heatsinks (most with copper bases) are usually just as good if not better in some cases with the added advantage of being lighter.

Among them the Thermalrights are a very good choice . Have a look through this thread here for the pricing : http://www.techenclave.com/forums/prime-will-have-thermalright-heatsinks-wednesday-90155.html

On a tight budget, the Ultra 90 would probably be a wise buy (with the Socket 478 bracket) + a decent 92mm fan. It would have the added advantage of being quite well performing for any future PC you put together.

BTW your 1.7Ghz would be a Williamette core, which did not have too much headroom for overclocking. So temperature issues aside you may not be able to clock too much. Again i hope your board has some sort of PCI/AGP lock so that you dont risk corrupting your data when OC’ed.

No BSOD’s alone arent a test of stability, use something more stressing like SuperPi/Prime95 to thoroughly test your PC’s stability.

About buying a new PC, i think prices are pretty good at the moment. DX10 would only influence your graphics card buying decision! :wink:

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wat motherboard do u use for overclocking ?

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^ What motherboard to use varies from platform to platform. Its best to just read reviews and get recommendations in case you’re not sure.

Some general aspects for a good overclocking board that i can think of :

  • PCI/AGP/PCI-E bus locks (so that increasing the HTT/FSB does not take the frequencies of other buses out of spec)

  • BIOS should have the necessary options to increase clock frequencies

|-> The better BIOS’s have options to fine-tune other aspects such as Voltages, RAM timings/ratios, etc.

  • General build quality : stuff like how good the VRM circuitry is, quality of capacitors, etc.

Finally its best to see reviews and actual real world tests, since even the best boards on paper can fail to perform in practice :slight_smile:

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Hi,
I am using a DFI NB-30 EC (its quite old)..
The original BIOS did not have support for overclocking, but the latest BIOS which I flashed supports overclocking…Unfortunately, the onboard sound card dosent work when i overclock it above 1.9Ghz…So, it defeats the purpose of buying an heatsink as it is giving me good temperatures..
I am planning on buying a new pc now…
Thanks for the prompt replies…

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it’s not the problem with only that mobo.. when u start ocing u shd keep the considerations to ditch sound chip & Ethernet also sometimes..(the onboard ones i mean)

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That means the board doesnt have PCI/AGP locks.

The onboard sound resides on the PCI bus and is usually the most sensitive to variations in the PCI bus clock speed, so it will be the first to go once your PCI bus is out of spec. The next would be your hard disk controllers, i.e. data corruption would occur.. so best to keep a watch on that overclock :wink: