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rav3n   05-15-2009 at 04:32:49 AM

Anyone know what the biggest or best air cooler for the phenom II is? All opinions appreciated.

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jerseygamer   05-15-2009 at 04:50:43 AM
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There are a few thermo-electric coolers out there. They are insane big but they are the best air cooling option you can get. In alot of cases as good as a decent water cooling option.

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rav3n   05-15-2009 at 05:01:24 AM
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I should point out that i will never get water cooling again, so please dont suggest this

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cjl   05-15-2009 at 07:06:47 AM
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I believe that the TRUE can fit on the Phenoms...

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erdinger   05-15-2009 at 07:50:57 AM
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Xigmatec S1283 dark knight?

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rav3n   05-15-2009 at 08:27:19 AM
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cjl wrote :

I believe that the TRUE can fit on the Phenoms...



True?

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   05-15-2009 at 08:51:07 AM
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Thermal Right Ultra-120 Extreme aka TRUE

edit; You'll need to buy a fan separately for the TRUE

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   05-15-2009 at 08:52:28 AM
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Top 10 AMD CPU coolers (with reviews) @ FrostyTech

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viper200   05-15-2009 at 08:55:56 AM
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i use the Asus Silent Square EVO and its the bloody BEST!
http://www.frostytech.com/articlev [...] cleID=2213

SO freakn GOOD! i recommend it

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rav3n   05-15-2009 at 09:06:27 AM
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WR2 wrote :

Thermal Right Ultra-120 Extreme aka TRUE

edit; You'll need to buy a fan separately for the TRUE



Ahh is that the one that can take 2 fans?

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   05-15-2009 at 09:13:22 AM
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Quite a few of the top tower coolers can take more than one fan.

Some can mount four: Scythe Mugen 2

http://www.scythe-eu.com/fileadmin/events/cebit-2007/system1_2.jpg

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gkay09   05-15-2009 at 09:21:15 AM
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^ :O OMG cool :P
I am interested in the fan configuration for that setup :P

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rav3n   05-15-2009 at 09:37:57 AM
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WR2 wrote :

Quite a few of the top tower coolers can take more than one fan.

Some can mount four: Scythe Mugen 2

http://www.scythe-eu.com/fileadmin [...] tem1_2.jpg


^ :o now thats a cooler

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Bronze CPUs badge WR2   05-15-2009 at 09:48:03 AM
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When tested it actually cooled better with just 2 fans. And adding a 2nd fan doesnt always get a result like you'd expect. And it could be that you might be better off with just one higher performance fan.

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/coolers/scythe-mugen-2/42_bar_in_big.jpg

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cjl   05-15-2009 at 10:14:03 AM
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The TRUE can take 2 fans, yes. I have a TRUE cooling my i7 - it works excellently, and I highly recommend it.

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gkay09   05-15-2009 at 10:14:39 AM
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^ Well if you have a Push- Pull configuration with 2 fans with the CPU cooler, then it would give very good results...

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rav3n   05-15-2009 at 10:31:24 AM
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What about a true with 2 high performance fans that are drawing air off the heatsink. Theoreticaly that should provide pretty good performance right?

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gryphyn   05-15-2009 at 03:06:41 PM
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Tuniq Tower is pretty darn big.

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cjl   05-15-2009 at 11:55:42 PM
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rav3n wrote :

What about a true with 2 high performance fans that are drawing air off the heatsink. Theoreticaly that should provide pretty good performance right?


Well, in a dual fan configuration, one is pushing air into the heatsink and one is pulling air out, but yes, a TRUE with dual fans will perform quite nicely.

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rav3n   05-16-2009 at 12:58:58 AM
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Well looks like the true wins then. Can anyine recomend a high performance fan for it?

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soldier37   05-16-2009 at 01:17:57 AM
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The Dark Knight by Xigmatek...

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i145/Soldier36/DSC04638.jpg

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B-Unit   05-17-2009 at 08:22:52 AM
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Xigmatek also makes the HDT-1284, which is a 4 heatpipe config. Thats whats cooling my Phenom.

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