92mm cooler recommendations?

[nightelite]

Anyone have any great experiences or recommendations for 92mm coolers? By 92mm I'm referring to the attached fan size, not sure if they're actually called that (ie TR 90-Ultima, OCZ Vendetta). The "best of" listings really don't answer this question.

I've got a i7 I'm going to be overclocking to something like 3.4-3.5, so I don't really need the most extreme solutions and I like not taking up so much room. It must either come with no fan or easily replaceable one too.

If I can't find a firm answer I'll just go with a TRUE and suffer through the size..

 

[jsc]

If you are thinking about the TRUE, consider the Xigmatek HDT S1283 - as good and when you factor in the price of the fan for the TRUE, it's about half the price.

 

[nightelite]

Yeah, I was looking at Xigmatek at one point but got distracted on their homepage by Thor's Hammer and their other flashy big ones, thanks for reminding me, I'll compare this model vs the TRUE if I decide on the bigger size as it got some good reviews. (Probably still toss the fan on the Xigma though for a Nexus, Scythe, or something ultra quiet).

Know anything about their slightly smaller versions like Xigmatek XP S964 or HDT SD964 by chance?

 

[Shadow703793]

For quiet fans, look in to Yate Loon.

As for review:
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2233&page=5

The S1283 is 1C cooler than the TRUE at high fan speed.

 

[nightelite]

Yeah, Nexus fans are made by Yate Loon.

Okay, I understand the big heatsinks. Let me get more specific and hope anyone actually responds. Between Xigmatek HDT-SD964, TR Ultima-90, and Nexus XiR-2300, which one would work best?

All are recommended by different sites and no where can I find a comparison of all.

 

[Shadow703793]

I'd personally go with the SD964. It's a bit better than the TR 90. I haven't used the XiR 2300 so can't comment on that.

 

[Conumdrum]

The only place that has real Yate Loons is Petras. Yes, they are that popular that we think there are imposters out there. Not saying the sellers do it on purpose, but read the link.

http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=596664

 

[Shadow703793]

^True that.

 

[nightelite]

Is tweaktown a good review site? http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1549/6/xigmatek_hdt_sd964_cpu_cooler/index.html

Looks like the Nexus is slightly better but they're pretty comparible. So basically will either of these meet my needs so I can go smaller and still achieve cool temps at around 3.5 on an i7?

 

[DatmanII]

Noctua NH-U9B CPU Cooler Review

I like this one, get the i7 adapter for it.

 

[geofelt]

Why do you want a 92mm fan?
The 120mm fans turn slower to push the same amount of air, and are therefore quieter.
Not only is the xigmatek cheaper, but it is also a very good cooling unit.

 

[nightelite]

It's because 92mm fan heatsinks aren't quite as massive, though I can fit the full size in my case I don't necessarily want that size unless there is nothing good smaller. I'm on the boarder of just getting the HDT S1283 as I can't find enough info (some places say the smaller ones are good, others say they don't do much better than stock). I do like the brand Noctua as DatmanII said quiet and high quality.

Xigmatek doesn't end up cheaper as you have to buy the good mounting bracket for 1366 (and a quieter fan, like I want). So they end up about the same price, I'm just worried about best performance though so it doesn't matter.

Do small crevasses on the surface of Xigmateks affect things? Using Arctic Silver 5.

 

[geofelt]

If I am not mistaken, the dark night S1283V comes with a backplate mount for socket 1366:
The supplied fan is a 1000-2200 rpm pwm fan. If you limit the fan speed to 1000rpm, it should be very quiet.
Try it first, it would be easy to change it out if you wanted even quieter.
The purpose of any tim is to fill small inperfections. The review results are good, accounting whatever the effects of the heat pipe joint. I would not worry on that score.