CPU aircooling roundup

[jmke]

with higher CFM fan the Infinity will come out ahead (not by much though) due to tighter packed fins and thus more contact area with the forced airflow. you can see my more in-detail Infinity test here: http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=503

the UltraChill is same as MACS TEC COoling and Titan Amanda , while their performance is pretty good, I found them to be too noisy to even come close to the noise/performance balance of Scythe Ninja/Infinity and other large tower coolers

[[cTx]Philosophy]

I think the XP-90 shld be in A coolers

Agree...

[ineedaname]

Whoa just saw this today. I think it should definatly be added to the collections in this thread.

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.ph...NU2-GP+GeminII

I might actually hold out buying an infinity for this instead. Can't wait to see some reviews.

Oh wait PcCI2iminal already did one:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=132996

[Battle_Rattle]

Further testing coming... but please keep an eye towards the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme....

[AMD_Deluxe]

sry

[zodden]

Great guide

except one little thing I would do....Either link a store that actually sells the A++ Amanda or let people know how hard it is to come by since its not being sold here in the US. I some time trying to find out where one could get it and the only distributor for the amanda in the US (inlandproduct.com) has listed the Amanda as "coming soon" or something for 5+ months and it still has not come.

As to people's comments about the unit? For people looking for end users results I would go to Hard OCP as some of them have the unit and have posted about it.

anyway thanks for the nice guide!

[Shift]

Great guide

except one little thing I would do....Either link a store that actually sells the A++ Amanda or let people know how hard it is to come by since its not being sold here in the US. I some time trying to find out where one could get it and the only distributor for the amanda in the US (inlandproduct.com) has listed the Amanda as "coming soon" or something for 5+ months and it still has not come.

As to people's comments about the unit? For people looking for end users results I would go to Hard OCP as some of them have the unit and have posted about it.

anyway thanks for the nice guide!

Performance PC has them, says they are in stock
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20691

[zodden]

Performance PC has them, says they are in stock
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=20691

well I'll be damned....I went down the entire list of stores in the liquid cooling section and I missed that one

I owe you a drink

I may just buy one of these to mod one of these days. I built some good good Peltier rigs in the 90s and have loads of stuff laying around. Got this great silicone stuff from New Zealand too which kept everything nice and dry. I wish these new models would have gone to a 70W or 80W though. I can't see the condensation risk being too large unless you were in a very very cold room at that low rating. Having said that even with this small peltier those guys who take their PC's outside in winter to bench couldn't do so with this baby

[TEDY]

gemini 2 or infinity ????

[jfl]

The Coolermaster is not really interesting with this review:
http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling...oc.aspx?i=2978

[mcoleg]

they tested it with 2 noctuas... common, those have no pressure. they should have at least tried yates.

[jfl]

But they tried all the heatsinks with the same fan.

2 fans of 50 cfm at low speed is not really bad, this heatsink is just disapointing.

[Kano]

Why is there no mention of the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro in here?
It is quite good (Better than Scythe Rev. B with stock fan) and under $30.

[mcoleg]

Freezer can't handle high loads, not even in the same class. good sink for a med. overclock but not for a high end of the spectrum.

noctua is not exactly a good fan to mount on a sink no matter what the rated cfm are. no pressure whatsoever. check here:

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=497854

[Kano]

Freezer can't handle high loads, not even in the same class. good sink for a med. overclock but not for a high end of the spectrum.

noctua is not exactly a good fan to mount on a sink no matter what the rated cfm are. no pressure whatsoever. check here:

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=497854

Not that I disagree, but do you know of another sink that performs better for under $30?

[AzraelDarkangel]

Cooler Master Hyper TX? It's very good for the price but I don't recall seeing a direct comparison at the moment to the Freezer.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103011

I only took it off my list because performance tests seemed to vary alot. Better than the Scythe Infinity in one test:
http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/hypertx_1

Also campatible with socket 775 here:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...3118d0e02b0fb6

[TEDY]

stock 0$

[mcoleg]

ultra 90 should be almost as good. but yah, hard to find top of the class bellow $30.

[Kano]

Cooler Master Hyper TX? It's very good for the price but I don't recall seeing a direct comparison at the moment to the Freezer.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103011

I only took it off my list because performance tests seemed to vary alot. Better than the Scythe Infinity in one test:
http://www.bigbruin.com/2006/hypertx_1

Also campatible with socket 775 here:

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...3118d0e02b0fb6

I'll have to read up on it.
Oddly the Freezer 7 is $60 on newegg but can be had for $25 at SVC and other websites.

I plan to buy an e4300 within the next few weeks and overclock it.
I want to go as high as possible with a cheap aftermarket cooler (hopefully 3Ghz+).
Noise is not a factor, I've gotten used to the loud hum of my case fans.

[barzi]

I think this is your best choice:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thulcpucofor.html

[barzi]

I'm looking for a good aircoller now.
In the netherlands the prices are:

Tuniq tower 120: 36 euro
Scythe infinity: 36 euro
thermalright 120 extreme: 57 euro
Coolermaster geminii: 30 euro

What is the best choice for me, and looking at the price too, because I know the ultra 120 extreme is the best cooler at this moment, but it's very very expensive compared to the other top coolers? I have a e6600 and i want to overclock it to 3,6/3.7/3.8ghz(higest stable possible, with good temps).

[mcoleg]

either one will do. i personally like tuniq, it's a monster of a cooler :P but either way, you'll get similar performance from all of them. just keep in mind, even the best sink does not guarantee your overclock - that depends on the cpu.

[Kano]

I think this is your best choice:

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thulcpucofor.html

Hmmmm I'll need to buy a fan but should stay under $30. (EDIT: Comes out to around $30 at SVC after shipping with this fan: http://www.svc.com/fba09a12u.html ).
Anyone recommend a good 90mm high CFM fan (again noise doesn't matter).
Can anyone find a review comparing this to the Ultra-120? That would really help me determine the actual performance of the Ultra-90.

Also if a heatsink comes with thermal compound already on it should I still apply arctic silver?
Or in the case of the TR Ultra 90, which comes with an offbrand thermal paste, is it worth using arctic silver instead?
Lastly, as far as lapping is concerned is it worth removing the nickel coat from the copper base on the HSF or IHS?

[fr8o]

Anyone seen this guy before? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4&Sku=ULT33186 what is the take on it? Other than expensive of course

[Kano]

Anyone seen this guy before? http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4&Sku=ULT33186 what is the take on it? Other than expensive of course

Its a TEC so its gonna be good.