EXCLUSIVE - Thermalright MUX 120 LGA 1156 cooler

[osiris999]

i will never understand why people with thousands of dollars invested in their systems still choose to go air.

[Levish]

because high end air is comparable to a "normal" watercooling kit at a lower price, easier to install and maintain and lower risk for component damage?

[Jamesrt2004]

because high end air is comparable to a "normal" watercooling kit at a lower price, easier to install and maintain and lower risk for component damage?

whats do you class as high end cooling ?

i had true pressure modded and lapped with 2 3000rpm+ fans... and it still got up to 75~80 under load depending on ambient, with my cheap loops of £150... it hasnt gone over 37*C its 3 times the price... and really worth it

[lkiller123]

Looking at a EVGA 123-CD-E635-KR, recommended cooler?

Need to mount a XFX 285 under it.

If want Air Cooling at best for LGA1156, get the Venomous X. The X is the current TR flagship.

BTW you can ask this in the air-cooling section, not the news section

[Rock&Roll]

whats do you class as high end cooling ?

i had true pressure modded and lapped with 2 3000rpm+ fans... and it still got up to 75~80 under load depending on ambient, with my cheap loops of £150... it hasnt gone over 37*C its 3 times the price... and really worth it

Without a doubt, if I wind up going to core i7 I've concluded it's time to drop the air cooling. It just dones't make sense anymore. Air coolers are getting so expensive that it really makes more sense to simply buy a water block when switching sockets. (assuming you've already bought a good radiator, pump, and fans) Comparable cost, but way better performance out of water.

[c22]

whats do you class as high end cooling ?

i had true pressure modded and lapped with 2 3000rpm+ fans... and it still got up to 75~80 under load depending on ambient, with my cheap loops of £150... it hasnt gone over 37*C its 3 times the price... and really worth it

What do you mean by "cheap loops of Ł150"? What exactly is in this loop. And I guess there should be "it hasnt gone over 73*C..

[Necetra]

i will never understand why people with thousands of dollars invested in their systems still choose to go air.

Because high end air is cheap as hell compared to high end watercooling.
A single Heatkiller 3.0 can get you 2 U-120Es (in Canada). Pump = 40-70$.
Rad = 50$-150$, res = 20$-60$, full coverage waterblock = 90-120$. CPU block - 40$-130$, Mosfets/NB - 50-80$.

Watercooling adds up to a lot more than air cooling. With the $$ invested though, you get some amazing as hell temps though..

[Rock&Roll]

Because high end air is cheap as hell compared to high end watercooling.
A single Heatkiller 3.0 can get you 2 U-120Es (in Canada). Pump = 40-70$.
Rad = 50$-150$, res = 20$-60$, full coverage waterblock = 90-120$. CPU block - 40$-130$, Mosfets/NB - 50-80$.

Watercooling adds up to a lot more than air cooling. With the $$ invested though, you get some amazing as hell temps though..

I understand where you're coming from, because this used to be exactly what I thought. What changed my mind? A few points..

1) Unless you're going to watercool EVERYTHING in your system (MOBO, Vidoeo card, mem, hard drives), then most of your costs are one time. Your money spent on a good rad, pump, hose, fans and fittings really is only a one time expense.

2) Remember, you're buying an aftermarket HSF to do one thing. Cool the CPU.

3) With 1 and 2 in mind, you're only buying a CPU waterblock when you upgrade your system.

A good waterblock is roughly the same cost as a good high end HSF, and both are doing the same job. But waterblock will perform way better.

[phantomferrari]

Leeghoofd - amen to that brother

sholvaco - AFAIK Noctua supplied free LGA 1366 mounting kits to all Noctua owners right after launch, and now they are doing the same. If you have the receipt for your Noctua heatsink, just write them an email and they will ship the new NM-I3 mounting (I got mine weeks ago).

monstru, what fan is that in your photo? it looks interesting

[Monstru]

Coolink SwiF2 120P

[osiris999]

I understand where you're coming from, because this used to be exactly what I thought. What changed my mind? A few points..

1) Unless you're going to watercool EVERYTHING in your system (MOBO, Vidoeo card, mem, hard drives), then most of your costs are one time. Your money spent on a good rad, pump, hose, fans and fittings really is only a one time expense.

2) Remember, you're buying an aftermarket HSF to do one thing. Cool the CPU.

3) With 1 and 2 in mind, you're only buying a CPU waterblock when you upgrade your system.

A good waterblock is roughly the same cost as a good high end HSF, and both are doing the same job. But waterblock will perform way better.

100% agree and a lot of people i see buying new heatsinks on the same systems. a new waterblock is only 50-60$.

[Levish]

along that same line of thinking a new i5/i7 bracket is 5-15$ for most heatsinks and some of them are sent free of charge