I replaced the stock Big Typhoon bolts/nuts with 6-32 sized bolts/wing-nuts. Works like a charm, much easier.
My experience was that the Big Typhoon was 4-5 cooler than the Ninja with the same fan/ambient temps.
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I replaced the stock Big Typhoon bolts/nuts with 6-32 sized bolts/wing-nuts. Works like a charm, much easier.
My experience was that the Big Typhoon was 4-5 cooler than the Ninja with the same fan/ambient temps.
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Originally Posted by hookid
Agreed. I recommend Scythe Ninja as cheap(er) alternative. Mine keeps 805 at 55 C load OCed to 3800MHz.
How about the Sonic Tower? I used it on my Athlon64 and with a 120mm Papst fan in the middle it performed very well!!!
I used the Scythe Mine for my Opteron165 (horrible clocker), got it from NCIX. It was the recommended alternative to the Tuniq 120, which was my first choice.
At full load, with a 2.5Ghz clock, the Scythe Mine reduced my temp from 51C (Stock AMD HP cooler) to 40C. Not too shabby.
Well like I said, my XP90c keeps my 840D EE @ 33c Idle 46c Load @ 72F ambient.
My Asus P5W DH arrives today and I will report back tonight the cooling prowess of the XP90c on that board with my 840D EE. I am going to wait a bit before ordering either a Conroe or a Kentsfield.
Did anyone try the 9500 LED on a P5W DH? I just bought one and I want to install it today. Does replacing the stock cooler with a third-party one void the CPU's warranty? Not that I care much about my Celly's warranty but I'll sure care when I get my C2D.
Replacing the stock cooler does not viod the warrenty of the chip, don't worry. A CNPS9500 should be a pretty good heatsink for your C2D :)
The one that interests me the most is the Scythe Mine III if I am able to mount it in such a way that its sandwiched fan can blow in the direction of my case exhaust fan.
I am using Antec P160 case and Giga Ds3 mobo.
One reason I'm asking is because someone in the new egg reviews was saying the had to mount it in such a way that it blew top to bottom in their case (which to me seems less than ideal blowing hot air downward instead of in the direction of the exhaust)
Also did I read it right that you can replace 100mm fan with 120mm?
I'm also considering thermaltake BT.
I've got a mine set up with a 120mm fan blowing towards my rear exhaust and the fan is easily replaceable.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phosphate
Wondering when we'll see that Zalman 9700 with the larger fan (110 or 120mm)
That might make a cut higher in the ranking :)
I want a Tower 120 :(
same :dammit:Quote:
Originally Posted by Supertim0r
Is it me, or are those really hard to get these days?Quote:
Originally Posted by hookid
You guys are far too worried about a 1-2C drop at best...just give up and get a Ninja. Cheaper, available, and easier to mount.Quote:
Originally Posted by Artmic
Done deal.
yeah definitely. people sweat the last degree or two a bit too much. Im gonna be running a zalman 9500. It performs up there with the rest, while looking cooler and being a bit more wellsuited to my narrowish case.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mako88
Wow this only proves how much I need to learn? So having the CPU cooler oriented vertical with the fan blowing towards the exhaust case fan is not optimal? (because of the heatpipes)Quote:
Originally Posted by Anemone
Is there any cooler where the arrangement of heatpipes allows CPU cooler fan to blow towards case exhaust fan?
P.S. I was thinking of the Scythe mine, but what worries me is that one review claims the heatpipes come to close to moffsets and capacitors on the mobo.
I'm not sure about you guys but I think the best air cooler for Conroe has got to be the Big Typhoon VX. Check out my test results:
http://lp.pcmoddingmy.com/albums/use...TT/BTVX/c1.jpg
It beats the SI-120, even at low fan speed!
Dittos, I have the Mine III and replaced the 100mm fan with a 120mm YL. It's positioned to blow to the rear.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozz
However it did require a modest modification to fit the P5W DH. I had to shave about 1mm off the upper part of the extrusion so it would clear the black IC's near the socket area. (took about 2 minutes with a Dremel).
Other then that the Mine is superior to the Ninja since it uses the push pin mounting system and it also has a superior fan arrangement. Ninja is best for passive.
LGA 775 roundup @ madshrimps:
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...57&articID=433
Nice to see an updated version of the Big Typhoon :) Way better mounting system.Quote:
Originally Posted by pcmoddingmy
I did find this on the site while I was there ... very interesting .. This could be a great way to cool the P5W DH and such, I would just switch out the Ultra 90 and replace with Ultra 120, not sure if it would fit though... thoughts ?
http://lp.pcmoddingmy.com/albums/use...t/HR-05/16.jpg
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If you don't mind noise... Tuniq Tower 120; if you want utter silence, Scythe Ninja.
All really depends on the fan ... but the TT120 really needs more air to get the same cooling becuase the fins are so close together.Quote:
Originally Posted by jmke
with exactly the same fan the Tower 120 outperforms the TT BT in a low noise environment , but either HSF will be great, the difference in temperature won't give you a higher OC worth mentioning.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver Bullet
Already got my Ninja this past Friday, waiting Conroe and Motherboard have everything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by SupaMan
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Originally Posted by pcmoddingmy
Not sure how the temps are being measured and what the ambient temp is but my setup beats all of these.......
I am using an XP90c/Panaflo H/o 92mm fan/Arctic Silver 5 combo and at 73F ambient I am getting the following temps according to PC probe for my 840D EE:
Idle : 31c
Load: 47c
Like I said, I dunno how accurate the temp probes are on the mobo.