volcano 9

[steviemo03]

i have just bought a volcano 9 heat/sink for my amd 2200xp.
first it was a barstard to put on. <had to dismantle it first> but when it was finaly on the temps rose by 10c. so i thought i had not put it on properly or put on to much artic paste. so took it off <pure hassel> reapplied the paste put it buck on properly and the processer failed!!!! 3 times.!!!!! put back on the old sink and it worked fine. om examining the heat sink i noticed that the `step` which only allows you to put it on one way?? was much bigger than the one on my old heat sink. there fore the heat sink is not going to cover the processer properly. can any one tell me whats going on? as it says that the volcano 9 was suitable for AMD athlon XP up to 2600 and iam using 2200. so what the f**k is going on. i fitted it properly and when i refitted it the same way it wouldnt work at all. iam going to send it back of course, but i thought i would run it buy you guys first.
any comments any one???????????????????????

 

[ufo_warviper]

Maybe this particular one is defective. Is there a manual that comes with Volcano HSF? If there is there might be a way to manually adjust the RPM on the fan to higher which could help. I have personally never seen a Valcano cooler,but their supposed to be pretty good. So, I wouldn't have any idea if they offer additional features/settings/or callibration and adjustment utilities unlike standard run-of-the-mill HSF cooler solutions.

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[GeneticWeapon]

There isnt a problem with the Volcano. I use one, and so do alot of people here. Take your time and reinstall it.

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[brit]

Sure they sent you the right model in the first place? CPU sockets and heatsink bottoms follow an almost universal standard.

Most of these fancy HSF combinations are available for Athlon XP and P4, but obviously the mouldings would vary for the two socket models.

Seems odd though, if it is a Heatsink which screws onto the PCB, P4 models wouldn't (normally) fit the holes the same.

Your right to send it back.

If you want a different HSF which works on the same lines, I have an Alpha PAL8045 8cm Heatsink and Papst 8412 NG 8cm fan combination and would always recommend it. (Not cheap though)
Even with my really cheap heat compound it maintains a temp between 32 and 37 degrees C with my Athlon XP2100+.

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[Marvelii]

Make sure you set the fan to exhaust air from the cpu not intake hot air from the case to the CPU. ok that was confusing. Dont let the fan blow to the cpu its better when the fan is blowing out. By any chance did you install the fan to Auto-Fan control where you stick this chip thing under the CPU to detect temp and controls the fan speed depending on temp? I prefer to have control over the fan speed i put it to at least 4000RPMs it worked fine for my other system. Do you have a palomino or a thoroughbred cpu?

BTW I dont think this post belongs here
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by marvelii on 08/30/03 04:14 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Flinx]

That is wrong, blow on the heatsink with the fan.
There has been numerous discussions about that in these forums.

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[Crashman]

Fans blow forward and pull from the sides. What this means is that if you have an unskirted sink, pulling from the sides will make the extra length of your fins useless, allong with the center fins ineffective. Also, pulling hot air from the motherboard and associated chips into a skirted sink is a lot less efficient than blowing in cooler air from over and inch away from the board.

Even skirted sinks such as Alpha have been shown more effective with the fan reversed to blow, rather than suck. Alpha persist with the sucking design based on phylisophical reasons more than engineering.

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[Marvelii]

hmmm...maybe i should try that out i could save a few degrees it seems more efficient. So wat u guys are trying to say is that its better to have air blown into the CPU? I have two case fans intaking air in the front and two exhaust fans on the back.

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[Crashman]

Well, the CPU cooler works better with the fan blowing, but the case has unique circumstances: Since heat rizes, and the rear fans are higher, the rears should be exhaust, to remove heat. This isn't a factor in the CPU cooler since the fan is mounted vertically, the heat rises upward toward the power supply.

Even in a horizontal position, pulling air out of the cooler pulls the rizing warm air off the board into the cooler, so in horizontal cases, it would be best to have the case fan blowing towards the CPU cooler and the CPU cooler blowing that fresh air into the sink.

Most people use towers though. Unless you want to design a CPU compartment that has the rear fan blowing into it and the power supply fan pulling the exhaust air from that comparatment, I suggest you stick with the traditional method of intake at bottom of front, exhaust at top of rear.

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[Willamette_sucks]

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[phial]

from experience *i have a volcano 7* Thermaltake HSF are freaking hard to put on


i almost jabbed my screwdriver right thru the pcb beside teh cpu socket

yes, it sucked



get a small screw driver that can fit GOOD, and put the mobo on a flat surface on syrofoam and be careful. youll have to push hard, warning you.

im not buying thermaltake again... way too loud

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[Flinx]

Yep, but have u tried adjusting the clips minutely.
You have to make small adjustments or you can make the heat sinks fall off.

Look at how the regular heatsink clip was designed. Maybe a little curl to the clip near the attachment point(two pairs of plyers).

Anyway, I know ur experience of driving the screwdriver through the Mobo. I'm thinking these Thermaltake HSF's are way overrated. They only seem to help by a few paltry degrees C. I wonder how they got their reputation?



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[phial]

i dunno, maybe the name sounds cool

*says "thermaltake" a couple of times to self*


yeah that must be it.. bceause the HSF arent exceptionally well made. just a heat sink and custom fan



maybe they were one of the first? like back in the days when people just started overclocking. you know how people are with brand loyalty -__-

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[Willamette_sucks]

I'm not sure about the volc. 9 or the volc. 7, but in my moms computer I put a volcano 11 and it is excellent in every way, looks, noise (adjustable speed), performance, reliability etc.

I've had a few different HSF's in my computer (non thermaltake), and I've put the volc. 11 in my moms. Right now I have an thermalRIGHT slk-800 in my computer.
I've also helped friends put on various cpu coolers.

Every single one I've ever put on has been at least somewhat of a pain in the ass, and all took what I would consider (for something like sensative computer equiptment) an EXTREME amount of force. If you're not careful it's quite easy to damage one or more of your components.

The hardest one I've ever had to put on was a Mr. Cool something, second hardest was a STOCK 2500 cooler! (as with most things different samples can vary).

The volcano 11 and my slk-800 have been the easiest to put on.

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