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My hampster has louder farts...Quote:
Originally Posted by K.I.T.T.
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Originally Posted by Jupiler
Actually, you should be using the double taped foam attached to the thin black plastic peice that came with it...this ensures that if the foam is compressed the backplate does not ground out the back of the socket. Hence. the double-sticky foam, and the thin black peice being in the box! :stick: you stick one side to the metal backplate, and the other to the plastic black "insulator"
Please tell me you used the plastic piece too...
loudest thing on my rig is the asus chipset fan( replaced with iceberq)....can't hear the typhoon over it.
OK. ITS OFFICIAL. ITS SILENT!! :woot:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ugly n Grey
oops........stupid caps lock key :rolleyes:
:D
Don't worry. I used all that was needed, as described in the manual. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by cadaveca
double sided sticky spounge, then that smaller black piece and then the metal backplate.
oh. that's not right. leave it to bad translation for that one. Guess an email is in order...
it should be...
mobo...thin black insulator...sponge...backplate.
I'm sorry, but why would you stick the sponge on the mobo, and then make it one-use, when the way i describe provides the same safety, and you can swap mobo's without having to buy a new mounting kit...
oh.
:slap: Shoulda seen that one coming.
nevermind.
:toast:
p.s. I know what the instructions say, and they are wrong, IMHO. :stick:
But once again, what do i know? :rolleyes:
I think you're right. I should have seen that coming.
That way would make it indeed easier to swap boards if needed.
I need some :slapass: :D
Ok verry nice results on that prescott.
But one last question (dont be hard on me ;) )
I had 2 heatsinks in mind for cooling my 4ghz prescott (see sig)
First is was thinking of an xp-90c, and secondly the big typhoon.
Im someone who moves his computer around a lot (lans.....)
Whats the cooler that fits me best xp-90c or big typhoon. (cause the BT is even more heavy then the XP-90c, kinda scary when moving around)
But I want my temps to be around 55° max (case is antec p180)
And is the BT way better then the xp-90c ?
Give me one final answer :) (thx for the help ;) )
I attached a thin strip of metal from each top corner of the BT to the top rail where the PSU fits in to reduce any chance of movement and also to reduce stress on the mobo....
If you turn your case on it's side, so that the board lays horizontally, then there won't be any problem with either of both coolers while carrying your case.
The "final" final answer:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/oth...cool-comp.html
That xbit article is good and adds extra weight to the BT being better. I'm avidly reading all these reviews as my BT has not turned up yet, it's a Big Late Tornado, or BLT :). It's a new place I ordered it from so hopefully they are ok ...hmmmm.
Two interesting things from the xbit article, the BT seems to lose it's advantage when out of the case due to the 9500 doing a lot better, this would suggest to me that something is up with the 9500 airflow when in a case, even with the case fan on.
I was also interested in what they said about where the BT got warm. I expected the cpu covering part of the sink and the bottom of the heatpipes to get hottest but they say it is where the fan / fins are, which goes to show you how much I know about how heatpipes work :). To be honest up until fairly recently I have been a bit sceptical in regards to heatpipes, thinking it more of a marketing trick, but the results of the BT from xbit and other reviews ( including XS members ) are consistently good.
When will mine ****** turn up ?! :mad:
:)
Regards
Andy
Well I orderd mine :D
One question though, do you guys put the fan on a motherboard fan header.
Cause an 120mm fan on the motherboard ??? isnt that asking for trouble :confused:
(thats what they say in the manual)
Cant wait to get it so my rig will be silent (damn stock cooler for the moment)
Here goes a tip from Portugal
i used 2 TT Smart Case fans (A2018) one on the top of the other and gained 1ºC.
Both at 2000 rpm.
I have a AXP 3000+ plus Asus A7N8XE-Deluxe
Temps:
TAmb: 22ºC
TIdle: 34ºC
TFull: 36ºC (With CPU Burn)
TFull: 38ºC (With S&M)
I´m waiting for a 170 cfm fan from Sunon (120x120x38cm)
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Originally Posted by Twisted-net
mines is on the mobo header for a few months now
It's a really slow 120mm fan so it doesn't eat much power. Shouldn't be any problem running it off the mobo IMO
My Big Typhoon was delivered yesterday. Quite a few of the fins were bent and pushed together so I spent 20 minutes asjusting them with a flat headed screwdriver. I was going to test it last night but our new sofa arrived and whilst testing this in front of the television promptly fell asleep.
I'll test it tonight. I have a similar current setup to Jupiler ( Zalman 7000 ) so we'll see whether I get similar results.
Regards
Andy
how about the new thermalright si-120?? It's supposed to be xp-120 on steroids... copper with nickel plate.
C
imagine this...
a pure silver(best heat-conducting element) sonic tower
with 3 120mm 220cfm delta fans hooked up to it, that or a centrifuge blower :P
lapped to 2000grit and polished
ihs off
using as5
:D
sry off the subject
--
but anyway after reading the reviews and everyones opinion, im considering the big typhoon for a future setup
I still haven't got around to fitting my BT yet, it's been sitting around on the table for 4 days. IT;s huge though, no wonder it does well. Maybe tonight.
Regards
Andy
take some picsQuote:
Originally Posted by zakelwe
http://www.aocb77.dsl.pipex.com/bt1.jpg
Now fitted. Done the tests and about to have some tea.
I hated the BT before the tests due to the stupid fitments, but I loved it after. Results to follow ( after tea )
Regards
Andy
Tea time over?Quote:
Originally Posted by zakelwe
:p:
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Originally Posted by novagamer
That was a long tea !
Here is the results from the original Zalman 7000 which used the same setup as in the picture above, ie dleta 80cfm fan on top and Papst 6212nm 200cfm to the side. Ambient was 22.8C, I'm using the nvidia ntune program to log the results, the link takes you to a log file which I have scanned for virus' and they are ok
www.aocb77.dsl.pipex.com/7000.log
I spent so long installing/ adapting the BT the ambient later was down 3C ! However it still did very well
www.aocb77.dsl.pipex.com/btdeltafan.log
As you can see, even with the 3C ambient loss the BT still manages to push out a big 5-7C decrease in temps, which is pretty impressive. I'll have to rethink my thoughts on heatpipes etc, I just thought they were a gimmick.
For a cheaper heatsink the BT is very good indeed, actually it is very good full stop.
Regards
Andy
Well I got my big typhoon last week and im impressed :)
The typhoon holds my system @ 50-52° stressed (s&m and prime95 test)
And thats in an antec p180 with all the fans running low speeds
But I did spend some time with it.
First I lapped it till it got a mirror finish,
and I used bigger screws and wingnuts to mount it.
(the screws that come with it suck, using bigger ones is better feels stronger)
But its a good deal not to expensive.
how does this compare to the SI-120? thermalright's new 120MM heatsink?