i think i tried that some time ago and did not work cpu temp went strait up
and pc shutdown. Any way if you go hear this is the cpu cooler i have
http://www.cooltechzone.com/reviews/cooling/jet7_1.php
The temp should not get that high with a 2200 RPM 80x25 mm
fan on it. Is the bottom of the heatsink rough? Maybe it
needs lapped. Are you using a good quality (like Arctic
Silver or alumina) synthetic thermal compound? The stuff
included with Coolermaster products may not be so good, but
even so if properly applied might only make a minor
difference- unless the bottom of the 'sink were too rough.
fan runs at 3590 rpm cpu termp 50.6 c under normal load if temp goes up to
60 c i turn fan up to 4500 rpm and that brings it back down but still to
load if i have to by another cpu cooler, so be it but it must be quiet owe
i have a 120 mm exshaut fan on the side.
Are you overclocking? A Sempron 2800 is not that hard to
keep cool. I don't own a Jet 7, perhaps the (metal portion
of) sink itself is junk? Does your motherboard reduce fan
speed by the onboard header? When I wrote 2200 RPM, I
meant running it at that speed, of the motherboard is
further reducing the speed, you may need choose a higher
default RPM spec'd fan or not use the motherboard fan header
(or a different header that doesn't have the fan control.
To give you a frame of reference, at the moment I'm typing
on a system with an overclocked Athlon XP @ 2.3GHz. It has
one of the NMB fans mentioned above on an Alpha 'sink, which
was regarded as a pretty good 'sink for it's day but it's
not a high-performance 'sink by modern standards (inferior
to something like a Thermalright SLK-900, for example).
Why is your side fan an exhaust? Why do you have a 120mm
side fan? Regardless, I would wonder if your case has amply
intake area in the bottom front, perhaps this is the cause
of the poor cooling.
The jet fan type is inherantly louder than a typical fan
though, as it needs to run at a higher RPM for the same
result.
If you buy another 'sink you may still need buy a diffeent
fan (than came on it) for lower noise. Thus my prior
suggestion still applies, to get a 80x25mm fan of roughly
2200 RPM or a little higher if the system has the front air
intake problem (though ideally, that kind of issue would be
rectified instead of a work-around).
I don't know who has the best value in skt A 'sinks at the
moment. I used to keep track of that but skt A is aging now
and I need no skt A 'sinks so ...
Typically the best deals come from Thermalright or Zalman,
ie- they may cost a bit more but instead of gimmisks you get
a decent 'sink. Other brands like Arctic Cooling make junk
then hype it a lot. Your present 'sink with a good quality
80x25mm fan would be better than Arctic Cooling products.
I still think it's unusual that you're getting the temps you
are with that 'sink if you had a 80x25mm fan on it
previously. A Sempron 2800 is only 2.0GHz, IIRC, which is
still a fairly manageable heat density.