Need help deciding on which Heatsink to get

[Cat5Messiah]

Okay, I'm debating on whether to get one of these three:

http://www.thermaltake.com/products/heatsink/v10plus.htm

Thermaltake VOLCANO 11+ Xaser Edition.
Opti-fin technology, made of All Copper.
2 Adjustable fan speed controllers, installs in expension slot or in the front( in 5.25’’ drive bay) .
For AMD Athlon XP up to 3400+.
Specifications:
Fan: 80x80x25 mm(Two Ball Bearing). Heat sink: 70x66x30.8 mm.
Air Flow: 20.55 CFM at 20°C~ 75.70 CFM at 55°C.

Thermaltake VOLCANO 10+, AMD Recommended!!
Opti-fin technology, made of All Copper.
For AMD Athlon XP up to 3400+.
Specifications:
Fan: 60x60x10 mm(Two Ball Bearing). Heat sink: 67x60x28.8 mm.
Fan Speed: 4800 ±10% RPM.
Air Flow: 21.19 CFM.

Also, is speed control really neccessary? Should I spend the extra ten bucks on it? Anyways, suggestions?

You know, you could just buy me one since I'm so broke and running at and running at 78 Celcius, hehe.......

 

[Evil_Ernie]

I'd say go with the 10+

You might want to look into getting a higher wattage power supply too if you don't already have one...minimum 350 Watts.

 

[Tut Ankh Amon]

me too dude. I think the fan controller is just one of those gay things they add to make it more appealing and because of that, more expensive

 

[Cat5Messiah]

Well the thing about the fan controller is that you can turn it down if it's too noisy like if you are watching a movie or something and would rather hear the movie and not the CPU fan. Also, I guess the 10s are Low-End HSF, so they are pieces of shit.

 

[†_Aragorth_†]

why you wanna buy this crap??! to blow your ears out?
I have Zalman CNP6000 AL-Cu and its noiseless!

 

[Cat5Messiah]

For one thing, I have never heard of Zalman and have been told that the Volcano is the best to get for an AMD. If Thermaltake makes it, it's badass.

 

[†_Aragorth_†]

...and you call yourself a PC freak?
Vulcano or whatever you call that piece of shit....is totally crap...and fucking noisy, too....
go to google and get know more about Zalman and such good CPU fans...

 

[Evil_Ernie]

http://www.pcpowercooling.com

look at their cooling fans...they're the best cooling company I've ever dealt with.

 

[Steve]

Get a CO2/Nitrogen compatible one
Cooling your processor with compressed gas is fun.

I would say go without a heatsink and have your motherboard sittingin a bath of cooled R-134A refrigerent. That's what I'm going to do once I have enough money (not a lot for comp parts, but more than I have)

Steve