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HideOut   01-31-2006 at 11:46:47 PM

For an OC project with opteron, whats the recomended ones? Ive seen a few and have heard varying results...

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Bad_Actor   02-01-2006 at 07:31:17 AM
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I like my Thermalright Si-120. One of the most thermally efficient heatsinks according most reiews. Only the Thermalright XP-90C has a lower rating. But the reason I went with this one was that it looks cool, you can put any 120mm fan on it that tickles your fancy, plus it more or less gives you active cooling of your RAM and FET's and blows across my OTES (at least on my mobo). Prestty cheap, too. $40.00 at mwave.com.

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HideOut   02-01-2006 at 06:10:33 PM
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Ive tried to find that there but mwave dont list ANY thermalrights...

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspe [...] ia=BA21976

That dont sound to horrible either. Newegg has it but its $51 and pure alluminum with no copper base...no way would I pay 50 for an all aluminum cooler...
the 92mm one ya talk about looks perfect but man is it pricey...then id need a fan to boot...

Ive heard about something about the freezer 64 here http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] etailSpecs For the money it seems like a good cooler. Its tall but so long as your case can handle it, it might be decent.

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HideOut   02-18-2006 at 04:42:11 AM
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Bump any ideas? I think im ordering parts this weekend

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StigHelmer   02-18-2006 at 03:25:24 PM
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no way would I pay 50 for an all aluminum cooler...


Do you realize that the SI-120 is more efficient than those all-copper coolers you praise so much? The difference between copper and aluminium is all in design.. The difference between an all copper-variant and an all-aluminium one of any cooler is a few percent, but a better designed aluminium cooler will still beat both of them..

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unreal111   02-18-2006 at 04:12:21 PM
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Hey guys, i came across this heatsink on newegg

Tuniq Tower 120 P4 & K8 CPU Cooler

website: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835154001

Well then I did a google search on it, and according to the review on xbitlabs its better than big typhoon.

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HideOut   02-19-2006 at 04:58:18 AM
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Ive read on the Tuniq and its supposed to be good actually but its SOOOO big. might be hard on the mobo with the frequent moving of said rig...

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linux_0   02-19-2006 at 05:55:49 AM
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Both of them are great. They are indeed quite heavy. If secured properly you shouldn't have any problems though.

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Dybowski   02-19-2006 at 06:09:41 AM
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go with the 9500 itll cool you down nicely, you might want to look to water cooling

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Lead_Head   02-19-2006 at 06:38:06 AM
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Big Typhoon will out perform all of those coolers. Its a fact.

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HideOut   02-20-2006 at 11:59:45 PM
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ive considered H20 but i move my computer sometimes more than once a day from town to town. Im affraid i'll leak :(

Big typhoon has bee considered but @ $65 it ought to do your dishes too...

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dvdpiddy   02-21-2006 at 12:24:09 AM
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well the scythe ninja is good or you could get a zalman like linus said btw if i were you i would get some kind of hybrid cooling like water and air or fanless water!

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WhiteFox37   02-21-2006 at 07:22:48 PM
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I would recommend the Zalman 7700, keeps things real cool when OCing 8)

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penguin_d   02-21-2006 at 07:51:12 PM
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My roomate is currently running, a Scythe Ninja with an Ultra 120 mm Fan (60 CFM) his CPU runs cooler than his board, under load it's a whoping 38 degrees C.

*edit*
AS5 TIM as well...

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HideOut   02-22-2006 at 04:14:57 AM
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i cant even find the ninja but such a goofy naming scheme...

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penguin_d   02-22-2006 at 05:29:05 PM
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Sorry, it took us forever to find it as well...
Here's were we ordered it from: www.frontierPC.com

:D

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trdexalbee   02-26-2006 at 04:04:03 AM
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true since aluminum can dissiplate heat to air faster than copper. Copper only transfers heat faster through the same medium.

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pengwin   02-26-2006 at 06:53:37 AM
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heres a nifty fact for ya i woudl choose the Big Typhoon

why?

http://reviews.pimprig.com/cooling [...] -chart.jpg


it beats zalmans flagship cooler


AND

its cheaper, we all love it whem our moeny stays in our wallet

Tt Big Typhoon - $54 + Shipping (Newegg)
ZALMAN CNPS9500lman - 63.99 + Shipping (newegg)

so yah would go with the Thermaltake

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pengwin   02-26-2006 at 06:54:35 AM
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sigh my post came too late

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