[timbob2469]

I have to agree with johnny6722. Everytime I think I'm going to pull the trigger and get a waterblock, along comes Thermalright with another great heatsink. The latest I just bought is the SP97 . I have it on my Epox 8RDA+ v1.0 running an xp1700+ JIUHB @ 211 FSB X 11.5=2427 MHz. I have been running F@H for 3 days straight, 24/7, and it stays at 41° C. I had a Zalman flower (pctoys cp6000) on there and it ran almost 10°C hotter with the same fan. Chipset voltage set to 1.9v (mod), and cpu is set to 1.85v. Room temperature is a comfortable 20°C (68° F).
I am running the previous model, the SLK900u on this my main rig NF7-S v2.0 xp2500+ @200FSB X 12=2400 MHz ,42.5°C .And it has been folding most of the day (@100%). I think the Zalman 92mm fans are great with these heatsinks, I run them full blast 1750 RPM and they are a lot quieter than my wifes rig with its xp2400+ and 5000 RPM fan. Just today she mentioned again that , "I really notice how loud my pc is because after I shut it off, the room goes quiet again". I think that is a hint to get yet another ThermalRight. I just can't justify spending either a lot of money or time for a little bit more speed. I usually put 1 80mm intake and 2 80mm exhaust fans in my cases, except for the NF7-s , I put 2 80mm fans in the front of the dual Raptors (which together cost probably as much as a "starter" h2o setup).
Hypothetical question: Where is the bottleneck or slowdown in a system?
Find the answer to that by widening everything.
Bob