CPU Coolers Xigmatek Loki SD963 or Arctic cooling freezer pro 7
jakedavies8
Hi all
just wondering if anyone knew which of these would be better for overlocking and keeping low temps. Also a quieter one would be great. Please let me knwo which is better. would be much appriciated
thanks
Jake
just wondering if anyone knew which of these would be better for overlocking and keeping low temps. Also a quieter one would be great. Please let me knwo which is better. would be much appriciated
thanks
Jake
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The Loki cools a bit better and the AC Freezer 7 Pro is just a bit quieter at full speed.
Either one would be a reasonable choice for a smaller case if you can't fit a 120mm fan sized cooler.
Xigmatek Loki SD963 Mid-Compact Heatsink Review
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Rev. 2 CPU Cooler Review -
XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283 will perform better than Loki or Freezer 7 Pro. And the bigger 120mm fan should stay running slower, longer, to keep it quieter as well. Even at full speed the fan is quieter than the other two.
Xigmatek Gaia SD1283 Heatsink Review -
Here is the case, i think it says 19cm width
http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/nov-vulcan.html -
I'd go with the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13. = 130mm tall and will fit in your case(7.48" W) for sure.
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/20934052/-/Product.html?source=9593&_%24ja=tsid%3a11853%7cprd%3a88610&awc=1418_1330028371_7347b6f17e688af29d3505871b67c508
Cooling performance looks very good from this review.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1609/6/ -
davcon said:I'd go with the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13. = 130mm tall and will fit in your case(7.48" W) for sure.
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/20934052/-/Product.html?source=9593&_%24ja=tsid%3a11853%7cprd%3a88610&awc=1418_1330028371_7347b6f17e688af29d3505871b67c508
Cooling performance looks very good from this review.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1609/6/
Thanks, it looks a good alternative if the other will not fit, will the performance be significantly affected, (sound etc) without a 120mm fan?
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davcon said:I'd go with the Arctic Cooling Freezer 13. = 130mm tall and will fit in your case(7.48" W) for sure.
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/20934052/-/Product.html?source=9593&_%24ja=tsid%3a11853%7cprd%3a88610&awc=1418_1330028371_7347b6f17e688af29d3505871b67c508
Cooling performance looks very good from this review.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1609/6/
I just noticed, the link you send me for the cooler was for the Freezer 13 whereas the review was showing results for the Freezer 13 PRO which is larger and more expensive.
thanks anyway -
jakedavies8 said:Thanks, it looks a good alternative if the other will not fit, will the performance be significantly affected, (sound etc) without a 120mm fan?
thanks
Nope it performs quite well noise wise.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/picture/?src=/images/coolers/arctic-freezer-13-zalman-cnps9900-max/60_diagrn_big_xbt.png -
jakedavies8 said:I just noticed, the link you send me for the cooler was for the Freezer 13 whereas the review was showing results for the Freezer 13 PRO which is larger and more expensive.
thanks anyway
Don't worry too much Xbitlabs tested both and the regular one performed basically the same thermally.
It's a far better value then the PRO model. -
davcon said:Don't worry too much Xbitlabs tested both and the regular one performed basically the same thermally.
It's a far better value then the PRO model.
Okay thanks very much for your help Everyone who has commented today I am going to sleep on it and make my decision.
I appriciate it
Jake -
just wanted to put my support behind the Xigamtek Gaia, I have one in my pc and keeps my stock 2500k very cool, and when i do overclock i'm expecting good things:
http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/cooling/xigmatek-gaia-sd1283-cpu-cooler-review/7/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Xigmatek-Gaia-CPU-Cooler-Review/1410/8
http://www.clunk.org.uk/reviews/xigmatek-gaia-sd1283-cpu-cooler-review/Page-6.html
All this performance for £17 is amazing, and as the hyper 212 is so expensive now (used to be about the same) probably the best performance per pound on the market. -
Arctic Cooling Freezer 13 Heatsink Review @ FrostyTech
It looks like the Freezer 13 sits between the Loki & AC Freezer Pro 7 and Gaia in both cooling performance and quietness.
Gaia on its low fan setting cooled just slightly better than Freezer 13 and was quieter by 34.9 to 48.5 dBA. (you'll need to look at the Gaia review of find the data for both)
One last thing to consider - the way the coolers are mounted.
Gaia will need the motherboard removed to mount the backing plate while Freezer 13 can be installed without removing the motherboard. -
Looks like the Xigmatek is both cooler and quieter to me.... but £1 more expensive
http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2595&page=1 -
Hi all,
Just thought I'd let you all know that in the end I went for the Freezer 13. Purely because I don't think the other ones would fit in my case very well. I also liked the mounting system on the freezer as I Don't want to remove my motherboard. Thanks for all the advice offered, I appriciate you all taking the time to help.
Regards
Jake
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