Thermaltake or Thermalright

[umheint0]

I currently have a Thermaltake Volcano 9 with the coolmod. I'm considering getting a Thermalright SLK-800 and adding an 80mm Vantec Stealth fan. How much quieter and cooler would this combination be? Or would it be worth my while. I like the coolmod feature, because of the window on my case, but if I can get significant results from the thermalright, I'll make the switch.

Who has experience with both of these, and can safely say that the SLK-800 and Vantec Stealth would be quieter while providing better cooling? I've been using AS3, if anyone cares.

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[LtBlue14]

does your volcano 9 have a copper bottom? i've heard some of them do
if so then your current setup is not much worse than your proposed one, because the slk-800 will do better with a high cfm fan
i'm not sure you'd see enough of an improvement to warrant the upgrade, unless your volcano 9 is all aluminum, THEN you'll see a good improvement

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[umheint0]

Mine has a copper base, but there are little ridges on it, so it's not a flat base. I was also wondering if that was a cause for concern, as there isn't the best contact surface in the world to transfer heat, or would the AS3 do a good enough job filling in the gaps.

My main concern was heat, as if I crank up the fan on my volcano 9, it sounds like an F-14 firing up. It's really friggin loud. I wanted some good decent cooling but that is quiet as well. The Stealth fan seems to move a lot of air, and is deadly quiet.

I just wanted to know if it would work better moving air off an SLK-800 or a Volcano 9 HS.

I mean, I had the thing hooked up to a Palomino 1600+ and I had to run it fairly warm so that the fan kept an acceptable volume. I want my new Barton to be cool and quiet at the same time. What setup will work best for me?

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A7N8X Dlx
2x512MB Corsair PC3200
ATI 9700 Pro
16x DVD-ROM
2x80GB 7200RPM Maxtor
Onboard audio

 

[andlcs]

Volcano 9 all aluminium??

 

[andlcs]

The Thermaltake Smart FAN II @ minimum speed is quieter than vantec stealth...

 

[umheint0]

I know it's quieter, but I was wondering if at the same volume (dB) it moves the same amount (CFM) of air.

So, by what you're saying, just stick with the volcano 9 and let the system monitor the fan speed?

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A7N8X Dlx
2x512MB Corsair PC3200
ATI 9700 Pro
16x DVD-ROM
2x80GB 7200RPM Maxtor
Onboard audio

 

[LtBlue14]

what are your temps at idle and load?
i would say stick with the volcano 9 and leave the smart fan 2 on low with the manual controller.
i bet your temps will be acceptable like that, unless you have a hot case

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[lhgpoobaa]

I would say you are definately better off with the sk800. while the vol9 is big, it performs like a decent heatsink, not a excellent one... so the sk800 with a slow fan may give better cooling, for less noise.



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[zed201]

I have a Volcano 9 on my Asus A7V8X with a AMD 2800+ 333 FSB
Part number A1365 dose have a copper insert in it but befor i put it on I
lap and polish the bottom my temp with ASUS Probe gose from
33 deg C but I have not seen it go over 44 deg C yet on any of the game i do play i do have the fan set at max all the time it is kind a loud

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by zed201 on 03/25/03 06:22 AM.</EM></FONT></P>