25 CPU Cooler Round UP

[humeyboy]

http://www.behardware.com/articles/568/page1.html

TT Big Typhoon as good as or better than TR XP90c at less noise level.

Both share No 1 slot out all 25 tested.

[=[PULSAR]=]

Good review, makes you realize how much manufacturers fabricate their noise levels :( I wish they had a review where they used the same exact fan for all the heatsinks. Put on a 220cfm delta and 80mm stealth fan on every heatsink using adapters then you dont have the variable of cfm come into play and truely find out what are the best high/low cfm sinks.

[AMD-me]

Gigbyte G-Power is absent from this review :(

When will i know dammit!

[KoolDrew]

Pretty nice article :thumbsup:

[dnottis]

Gigbyte G-Power is absent from this review :(

When will i know dammit!

http://www.3dxtreme.net/index.php?id=giga-bytegcpucooler1

[TMM]

TT Big Typhoon as good as or better than TR XP90c at less noise level.

Yeh but look at the curve on the noise graph. The Tt only performs better then the XP-90c when you crank up the Fan (and noise). The XP-90c is a good all-rounder ;)

[One_Hertz]

if you stick a 92mm tornado on an xp-90c it'll outperform any air solution and most water solutions.

[EnJoY]

if you stick a 92mm tornado on an xp-90c it'll outperform any air solution and most water solutions.


Water? Yea ok buddy, most crappy water solutions and maybe, just maybe on a cool day something like the Asetek Waterchill. But it certainly won't out perform any custom built loop with the right parts.

[One_Hertz]

Water? Yea ok buddy, most crappy water solutions and maybe, just maybe on a cool day something like the Asetek Waterchill. But it certainly won't out perform any custom built loop with the right parts.

Exactly most people with water do not have the "right parts". A bunch of people just buy kits... And yes water would easily outperform it if you built a loop properly.

[humeyboy]

I knew it wouldnt be long before the TT haters try to question the results.

How can the TT be cranked up to a loude level, the fan is a single speed 16db fan and its silent and it equaled the Tr with that quiet fan, read the full review and accept, TR aint the be all and end all i use them in test as i get AXX to them in cousins shop, but like i said before i dont follow the flock i bought a TT From USA, both Pipe101 and new big Typoon cause at time they were new because nowhere in UK had them.

You could get the 120mm variable speed fan and it be better than the TR as 16db is bit low for me, i go upto 21db, so you would have more rpm and cfm added.

TMM, you obv misreading it, cause the TT Big Typhoon only has 1 speed fan and its 16db.

Most users got case fans on there TR that made a loud noise unless controled by a controler and even then the whine is PIA cause ive tried them all, Tornados are not cpu fans but case fans.

TT need make a silentcat 120mm and that would be sweet as the 90mm is best rpm/cfm.db ratio you can get, i ran one on a TT pipe101 with a amd mobile at 1.9v to get 2.8gig, never went over 52C load.

Who the hell want a 90mm deskfan on Cooler at full speed anyhow, only someone deaf would be able to bear it.

I dont know where he got the db readings but its not gonna be correct if the TT fan is 16db, he must be adding to rest of case noise for all the tests with different coolers and that would still be fair, so thats probably why its 40 odd db, he says its till quieter then the TR XP90c.

Quote "The Thermalright competitors aren’t left behind and we noticed Thermaltake’s comeback with the imposing SonicTower, as well as with the Big Typhoon, which is better than the XP90C and that also features lower noise levels (39 dB(A). Those who prefer performances to noise level and are looking for a reasonable product also have a wide choice. We only find its weight and the low availability in several countries unfortunate."

[Wam7]

The slight problem with the review is that it conclusions aren't clear. On one hand it says that "The Big Typhoon performance/noise ratio is excellent and it is even better than the XP90C for noise level over 39 dB" and on the other had it also states that... "Thermalright confirms its leadership with the XP90, 90C and 120. Amongst the three products, the XP90C is the one that provides the best performances"

This may be in part due to the standard of English being slightly below par.

[comrad]

How come the Thermaltake Tower 112 wasnt in there?

[Dave in Daytona]

XP-90:
It provides very good performances and at only 7V it turns in equivalent performances to the Swiftech S4 at 12V, and with a lower noise level! With the SE2, the XP90 becomes the first in terms of noise level and only loses 1°C. It is even better than the astonishing Papst 4412F/2GL at 5V. In the end it is an excellent cooler , very light, not too expensive but sold without a fan.

XP-90C:
Despite identical behaviour and a very similar design to the aluminium blade version, the XP90C is in fact more efficient with an identical ventilation for high voltages (9 to 12V). For lower voltages, the effect of the copper blades is less noticeable. The XP90C is probably the best compromise as regards performance and silence, because it is even ahead of the XP120.

XP-120:
Same heatpipe process as the XP90 but one step above. The 120 is in the top 3 of the best radiators and since the Cool Scraper sensitivity to ventilation variation is low, you can even reduce the voltage to lower the noise level. Compared to the XP90, it is approximately 2°C better at full load for the whole range of uses with the best fan, but provides comparable performances to the XP90C. It is also a little bulkier.

Conclusion
Thermalright confirms its leadership with the XP90, 90C and 120. Amongst the three products, the XP90C is the one that provides the best performances but its counterpart is a high price at US$60 without fan with an optional LGA775 set. The XP120, at the same price, is slightly less efficient and is only a little bit lighter. But if you choose a product with lower performances it is best to take the standard XP90.
http://www.behardware.com/articles/568/page32.htmlPlease note that all of the Thermalright HS's were tested with less than optimal fans for OC'ing.

Dave :toast:

[AMD-me]

I just bought a Big Typhoon :D

[KoolDrew]

I just bought a Big Typhoon :D

Tell us how it performs ;) I still think an XP-90/120/C with a good fan would be better.

[Dave in Daytona]

I just bought a Big Typhoon :DGood Luck & please tell us all about it.

Dave