Pissed!!! Everything fried.. What's a good CPU fan?

[localcpuguy]

So basically my Koolance water setup leaked through the CPU block (it had a bad inner-seal that took a few weeks to develop). It fried My 8800GTX, P5K Deluxe, possibly CPU (don't know yet). Koolance said they would RMA the water block but they are not responsible for anything else and their warranty covers them..........

So... Aside from me being really mad, I deffinately am not going to use their cooling setup and take the chance when I replace the hardware out of my pocket. I need a good after marker HSF for overclocking my Q6600... What's the best right now. Size shouldn't matter for me- got the room

 

[chadsxe]

I belive most are going to say Tuniq Tower.

Sorry to hear about the the leak...

Good Luck

Chad

 

[localcpuguy]

Thanks. This is my 1st Intel setup since they released their 1st LGA775 3.0GHz Pentium. I'm not so up to date on Intel as I am on AMD.

 

[bash007]

Oh man that sucks!
Anyway, if you want the best air-cooling available, then get a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme, but you'll have to buy a fan or two for it as it doesn't include any.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835109140

 

[chadsxe]

Word of caution when you get up into the high-end air coolling system the diffrence between something like a Thermalright Ultra 120, Tuniq Tower, Zalman 9700 is usually nothing more then 1-1.5 degrees C.

(This is most likely going to start an argument)

I personally have a Zalmn 9700 and love it.

 

[localcpuguy]

Thats what I figured; thanks.

 

[DJ_Jumbles]

I agree. Once you get to a certain price range/performance level with air-cooling, you can't really get much better.
Zalman 9700
Tuniq Tower

It's all about the same

 

[mike99]

Where did you buy the water cooling system? How long for problem to show? If you are in UK check out Sale of Goods. I believe supplier of defective item (the retailer, NOT manufacturer) IS responsible for consequential damage! Sounds like could go with Small claims court.

Mike.

 

[Kari]

Check this anandtech's graph of different aircooling heatsinks
http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/cooling/2007/thermalright-ultima-90/load.png

Thermalright ultra 120 extreme is clearly the best performing heatsink

 

[royalcrown]

This is why I won't do water cooling when I upgrade.

 

[Zorg]

Here is the Anandtech HS test. It includes all of the HSs in question.

AnandTech: Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme: Is More Better?

If you get the Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F (recommended), then shop it. Newegg's price is way too high, it should be $15-$20

 

[bobbknight]

Bang for buck it's hard to beat this:

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=79&disc=

 

[Kamrooz]

Zorg neweggs price for it is high..but if you buy bulk they are damn cheap. If you buy more then 6 they cost 11.49 each...lol..

I really don't understand their bulk purchase though. A single fan of it is priced at 29.99...If you buy two they go down to 13.99 each..That's 28 bucks basically..for two...really retarded...lol..

But yea...buy the fan from somewhere else.

 

[Daves255]

Where do thermal electric coolers such as the Monsoon rate in comparison to the other coolers?

 

[Zorg]

Zorg neweggs price for it is high..but if you buy bulk they are damn cheap. If you buy more then 6 they cost 11.49 each...lol..

I really don't understand their bulk purchase though. A single fan of it is priced at 29.99...If you buy two they go down to 13.99 each..That's 28 bucks basically..for two...really retarded...lol..

But yea...buy the fan from somewhere else.

They were going for ~$19.95, but Newegg's pricing is flaky. I would have told him to get it here, but their Ultra120 Extreme doesn't come with mounting hardware and I didn't want him to get confused and wind up with a HS and no mounting hardware.

Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Fan Sale price: $14.99

 

[TechnologyCoordinator]

"Pissed" wouldn't even be the word. Please accept my condolences on the passing of your awesome system.

 

[Zorg]

Bang for buck it's hard to beat this:

http://www.arctic-cooling.com/cpu2.php?idx=79&disc=

From what I hear that is a nice low cost HS, but I don't like the push pins.

 

[Zorg]

"Pissed" wouldn't even be the word. Please accept my condolences on the passing of your awesome system.

That's exactly why I am afraid of water cooling.

 

[nukchebi0]

Mike is right. You shouldn't be forced to replace something ruined by someone else's defective product. Unless the system is more messed up that I thought, you could easily win reparations. Their defective product caused the problem for you; it is their fault. They have to assume responsibility. I don't see how this argument can fail.

 

[itotallybelieveyou]

DUDE I FEEL FOR YOU MAN! I FEEL FOR YOU!

 

[Zorg]

Mike is right. You shouldn't be forced to replace something ruined by someone else's defective product. Unless the system is more messed up that I thought, you could easily win reparations. Their defective product caused the problem for you; it is their fault. They have to assume responsibility. I don't see how this argument can fail.

That would be nice, but it doesn't look like they will be giving in easily. The costs associated with taking them to court far outweighs the value he would get back. It's best to just suck it, up have a few beers, and move forward. Oh, and also spread it all around the web that Koolance,that's right their name is KOOLANCE, screwed him.

 

[mike99]

If the OP is in the UK, the consumer protection is very strong. If faulty item was bought with a credit card, may also be able to claim against them. Small claims court not that expensive to use. Claim is against RETAILER, not manufacturer.

Mike.

 

[Zorg]

The retailer? That's odd. I didn't think about the UK, I have heard about their consumer protection. If he is from there then maybe he has a shot, but in the US, even in small claims court, it would be a PITA.

 

[nukchebi0]

Sue them for lawyers fees too, so they don't want to fight. They'll know that it is cheaper to pay up the $800 then have to pay $800 plus thousands in lawyers fees. I don't see how they could win in the long run.

 

[Zorg]

Sue them for lawyers fees too, so they don't want to fight. They'll know that it is cheaper to pay up the $800 then have to pay $800 plus thousands in lawyers fees. I don't see how they could win in the long run.

That assumes that he wins, if not he pays the lawyers, not to mention the time spent. Don't get me wrong, I say fry them, it's just a question of whether it's worth starting down that road. I have wanted to sue more than once, but when I cooled down a little bit I realized it was a waste of my time and resources.