CPU FAN/HEATSINK combo ideas?

[Memphis`]

Well then i think before you buy anything you should resit the heatsink with some AS5, see what that does for the temps, and if it doesnt help then go for another heatsink.
If you heatsink is on properly i dont understand how your temps are so high, was anyone else wondering this?

 

[alvino]

Thats not the reason they discontinued the XP-120. The discontinued it because of the caps around the socket. The fins on the XP-120 were connected to the best so they would extend out over the socket and hit caps around the socket. This would cause major cleareance problems so they decided to remove the fins and rename it to the SI-120. The XP-120 performs better than the SI-120.

By a mere 1C in most cases. Either way, the SI-120 is still pretty good.

 

[ownage]

i think it was a good 3-4*C actually.