System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build OS Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit CPU AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz Motherboard Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard Memory 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12) Graphics Card ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4 Sound Card Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound Monitor(s) Displays 22" Acer X223 Widescreen Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Mouse Microsoft Sidewinder X5 PSU ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular Case NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans Cooling 1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU Hard Drives 320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium) Internet Speed 6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up Other Info AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound
Join Date : Mar 2009
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Re: Best cooler for Phenom II
Any type of cooler that has more than 4 heatpipes and dual fans installed on the sides. Aluminum structure and aluminum base. Copper composites the heat faster but not dissinpation. It is thicker in density than aluminum, platinum & titanium while all of these metals are light in nature thus I can't see how copper is better. I don't remember characteristics of each metal from chemistry class but I'm certain about the dissinpation. We're all equally different with opinions, some suit for flashy looks, some pick for a decent price & some buy for the quality of the product. There is a large variety of cpu heatsinks on the market. Just need to research & decide which suits your motherboard the most to it's potential.
OS Vista Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU i7 965 Motherboard Asus Rampage II Extreme Memory Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 x 2 Graphics Card Gigabyte GTX295 SLI Sound Card SB X-Fi MB Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Syncmaster T240 Screen Resolution 1900x1200
Mouse Logitech MX Revolution PSU 1200W Thermaltake Toughpower Case Lian Li PC80P Cooling Chassis - 3 Front 140mm, Top 140mm, Rear 140mm Hard Drives 2x1TB Western Digital Black (Raid 0), 150GB WD Raptor Other Info Fold up beast by me :-)
System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer, Aspire M1201\Custom Build OS Vista Home Premium 32bit and Ubuntu 9.10 32bit CPU AMD Athlon X2 5000+ @ 2.6Ghz Motherboard Acer Micro-ATX Motherboard Memory 2x2gb Patriot Viper DDR2 PC6400 @ 800mhz Dual Channel SLI Edition (4-4-4-12) Graphics Card ATI HD3870 with 512mb GDDR4 Sound Card Realtek HD 7.1 Onboard Sound Monitor(s) Displays 22" Acer X223 Widescreen Screen Resolution 1680 X 1050
Keyboard Microsoft Sidewinder X6 Mouse Microsoft Sidewinder X5 PSU ULTRA X3 600 Watt Modular Case NZXT Tempest (The Airflow King) 2x 140mm Fans, 4x 120mm Fans Cooling 1x 135mm In PSU, 1x 70mm On CPU, And 1x 120mm On GPU Hard Drives 320gb Western Digital SATA II (Ubuntu 9.10)
500gb Seagate SATA II
1tb Seagate SATA II (Vista Home Premium) Internet Speed 6 Mbs Down 1 Mbs Up Other Info AVerMedia 1500MCE TV Tuner
Logitech X540 5.1 Surround Sound