I'm still curious to see how the V series coolers perform though. They look pretty crazy.
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I'm still curious to see how the V series coolers perform though. They look pretty crazy.
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Originally Posted by Simps
http://www.octeamdenmark.com/forums/...ead.php?t=1089
/Thomas
So if a $20 heatsink performs 2c lower than the TRUE in ANY form of testing, it the true's price/performance still cannot be compared to the $20 HS ?
Temps don't have much to do with it with the numbers I'm using...just MHz. If a $20 HSF performed like the NV120, it would beat the TRUE in price/performance unless total system cost is very high or you already have a similar performing HSF.Quote:
Originally Posted by Demo
I just want to see this HSF try to cool a Q6600 or Quad Extreme. And even better.... cool it while the CPUs are overclocked into the 3.6ghz range.
My Q6600 @ 3.6ghz with TRUE is idling @ 40/38/36/39 in a pretty warm room. Oh... i'm also only running a Scythe NMB-MAT 64cfm 1650-1700rpm 120mm fan. Neither the cooler or CPU are lapped.
Under full load in Prime95, all 4 cores have temps between 51'c and 54'c.
Personally... i'd like to see this ZEROtherm cooler compete using quad core CPU's both stock and overclocked. Ramping up the MHZ on a quad core CPU is how you truly show the cooling power of a heatsink.
Lots of reviews for this thing out there but almost all on dual cores. Here's what I found on a Quad:
QX6700 (Beats TRUE120 and IFX-14??)
http://www.google.com/translate?u=ht...&hl=en&ie=UTF8
Q6600 (Same as Tuniq)
http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...a_review/5.htm
And
http://xtrempc.ro/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&p=774699:
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7498/nv2jy8.jpg
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/1542/nvgf0.jpg
Is there somebody who has bought the Nirvana and also has the TRUE? It would be nice if he would use a high performance fan (S-Flex F, ZM-F3) on the TRUE and mod it on the Nirvana, so we would have a fair showdown!
Thing is, the 3000 rpm fan on the Nirvana probably pushes more CFM than the TRUE. That, and the way the cooler is designed it'll take advantage of every bit of CFM the fan can pump out, much like the Zalman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenom
I have one sitting in front of me, but no other air cooler to test it with other than a stock cooler..
Honestly though this HSF looks like a very good price/performance heatsink. Although Newegg has them regularly priced @ 60.00 you can pick one up for 40 bucks now after MIR.
$34.99 now after $15 instant discount and $10 MIR. That's a winner for my secondary Q6600 rig. :yepp:Quote:
Originally Posted by GripS
I just orderd one for my main rig, I plan on making a jig to hold 2 120mm fans in a push pull to see if I can get the temps to stay in line with the True and keep the noise down, I'll put up some results at the end of the week if there is any intrest.
The nirvana is a beautiful cooler. Really shinny too.