You can put 1000 fans on a stock heatsink and it can not cool any better than the Tuniq with 1. Airflow is not the only factor.:)
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You can put 1000 fans on a stock heatsink and it can not cool any better than the Tuniq with 1. Airflow is not the only factor.:)
What the OP has proved with this thread is that anyone who is willing to put some thought and effort into modding any cooler can make it far better. However to come to the conclusion that "heatsink A is better than heatsink B" is near impossible with all the variables to take into account and no one is un-biased enough or has enough time to test all coolers in exactly the same conditions; mounting pressure, airflow, ambient temperature, thermal paste, lapping finish, etc, etc.. . Also the old saying of "Different horses for different courses" is very adaptable to heatsinks, as mentioned different fin densitys are better for different fans, some coolers are designed for low noise operation some are for high noise, some benefit from more case airflow, some don't. Then cmes the fact that not everyones case's and fan placement's are the same so ofcourse results will differ. What I'm saying is although the OP has done a good job with his infinity the results are not and cannot be good enough to draw the conclusion infinity DESTROY'S the tuniq with some mods. Sorry if I sound like an ass :p:.
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No offense, but this thread is not informative, or even slightly useful.
By your own admission in your own thread mounting alone was huge
Lapping a heat sink from a halfway decent manufacturer has been proven useless, all this is saying is that "more fans=lower temps" and who knows how much lower given the extremely large variable that is mounting.Quote:
Originally Posted by enz660
Its really no suprise that proper mounting, and dual fans in a push pull compared to stock center fan of the tuniq is beating your modded scythe. I could do a modded tuniq and quite possibly beat the numbers your getting from the scythe in a similar setup.
So I wouldnt really say tuniq testroyed, nor would I say that teh Infinity is a bad cooler, more so that your test and environment arent verbatim. The mounting could be better, the push pull is forcing more air into the fins creating more heat dissipation, and your room temps could flucuate. Its a cool mod idea, but I would put my money on a modded tuniq to beat that.
Well I don't care who the king of the coolers is because I am happy with what I see and 10-11c drop under full load is staggering. and I am sure that once it sets up it will drop another couple of degrees and even more when I lap it!:D
But in all actuality I think that when I have the money I will go with water and tec colling because I am getting to old to be hearing these high speed fans full time and its starting to wear on my nerves!:stick:
guys guys, reelaaaxx! There are more updates comming soon. Im going to lap the tuniq, and add more fans, just like the infinity.... I just need to find some time between classes, homework & my job to do all this.
based on the vibes I'm getting from this thread, I wouldn't be surprised if someone said that the Infinity couldn't destroy the stock intel cooler...
:woot: , go stock cooler.
This test is unfair for the Tuniq, not just because its fitted with one fan, while the Infinity has two. More importantly than that, the way the fans are set up on the Infinity allows maximum air flow, with fresh air coming from the front of the case, and the hot air immediately blown out through the exhaust fan. Meanwhile, the only fan the Tuniq is equipped with looks like its about a centimeter or two away from a large video card. (DUH! No air flow!)
It doesn't use the air flow in the case efficiently. Its pulling air from the bottom of the case, off of the back of a video card that I’m sure adds some heat to the air that’s been sitting down there, unless you have some fans on the side panel. Also the exhaust from the cooler isn't moved fast enough out of the case, because the fan on the cooler is pointed right at a PSU. And we all know that PSU fans don't usually have very good air flow.
Also keep in mind, that heat rises. So, once the heat is blown to the top of the case, it’s going to be very hard for that exhaust fan to get it out.
This test is totally unfair, and completely biased.
The only possible way for this test to be fair would be to rotate the Tuniq 90 degrees, or give the Tuniq two fans and connect them with ventilation tubes to the intake and exhaust fans on the case, then use the same ventilation tubes with the Infinity. But even then it wouldn't really be fair for the Tuniq because the fans would have to work hard to get the air flow through the 90 degree turns in the ventilation tubing.
The only time a test result is unbiased, is when EVERYTHING is the same about the setup. That includes installation angles, fans, lapped surfaces, room temperature, air flow setup, etc.
i expect the infinity to beat Tuniq Tower 120, not by this large margin but i do think Infinity > Tower 120
why?
cuz the desing, most of the heat ( i would say about 90% of em) are gather by the little heatsink just above the CPU socket, not the big one, and thats what the infinity has over tower 120
i'd say so... infinity with 955XE heater http://i4memory.com/showthread.php?t=3211 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by enz660
3.46Ghz 955XE Extreme Edition cpu quad stressprime 1+hr stable @4399Mhz at 1.476v vcore (bios)
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/coo...finity_001.jpg http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/coo...finity_005.jpg http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/coo...finity_014.jpg
http://fileshosts.com/intel/Intel975...5-2.1/cpuz.png
Scythe Infinity with 2x 120x25mm Thermaltake 81cfm 0.40AMP fans push-pull config
Bios value => Intel Desktop Utilities value (windows)
CPU idle = 79-80C => 55-56C
System Zone 1 idle = 38C => 35C
System Zone 2 idle = 31C => 31C
Intel Desktop Utilities value (windows)
CPU load = 79-81C
System Zone 1 load = 38-40C
System Zone 2 load = 31C
Room temp = 26.8C
Idle
http://fileshosts.com/intel/Intel975...pu_idle_tn.png
Load (click image for larger image)
http://fileshosts.com/intel/Intel975...e_load_tnn.jpg
955XE at stock
Scythe Infinity with 2x 120x25mm Thermaltake 81cfm 0.40AMP fans push-pull config
Bios value => Intel Desktop Utilities value (windows)
CPU idle = 51-52C => 40-41C
System Zone 1 idle = 33C => 34C
System Zone 2 idle = 30-31C => 31C
Intel Desktop Utilities value (windows)
CPU load = 55-57C
System Zone 1 load = 37-39C
System Zone 2 load = 32-34C
Room temp = 26.1C
Idle
http://fileshosts.com/intel/Intel975...pu_idle_tn.png
Load (click image for larger image)
http://fileshosts.com/intel/Intel975...e_load_tnn.jpg
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/coo...ed_4config.png
the fan is placed so that it pulls air from the fromt bays and pushes then out, just like the infinity. Also, that video card fan helps, but only when its not under load.Quote:
Originally Posted by Judaeus Apella
I take it you've never seen a Tuniq in person? You're kinda missing the big freakin fan in the middle of the tower dude. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Judaeus Apella
hey guys, im getting ready for a "round 2" thread where I have the Tuniq fully modded, and Im retesting the infinity as well. What types of fan configs do you want to test? Im thinking first the stock one at different speeds, then a yate, then two yates, then all three at once :p: Anything else?
Oops... I forgot about that. lol!
Look its a Tuniq made of solid gold! :eek: *points, runs in the other direction and hides*
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Lap both HSs, then do a test with both running the same two yates only. IMHO that is the only fair comparison.Quote:
Originally Posted by enz660
DDTUNG:cool:
Ypu'd think that but it doesn't make much of a difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by theteamaqua
Have you ever tested the thermal paste bath mod on it's own? I have more ceramique than I know what to do with...
Nice mods on the Scythe :up: