Bjorn3D has posted a review on the Thermaltake Venus 12 K8 Cooler

Athlon 64, it's the new buzzword in tech circles these days. The AMD Athlon 64 processors are an inexpensive way to step up into the world of 64-bit computing. Along with new CPUs, you will always see new coolers/heatsinks popping up on the market to service the needs of the overclockers and die-hard enthusiasts.

I've had my A64 2800+ now for just over a month, and to me it has seemed cool running. I say "seemed" as the BIOS that my Chaintech VNF3-250 motherboard came with was registering temps of around 8-10 degrees Celsius for the CPU at idle and 14-16 Celsius under load. Call me crazy, but I instantly suspected that a BIOS upgrade was needed. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get any response from Chaintech's support staff in a month as they seem a tad busy. However, I luckily managed to get a new BIOS the day after I received the shiny new Venus12 - a K8 Heatsink from Thermaltake (How lucky is that? I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that I used my Bjorn3D e-mail account this time and mentioned I would be doing a review of the motherboard and bad support would go under as a big negative).

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