that was a older pic before i got a X1900XT 256MB. i have since removed it but i going to put it back on when i get the chance because i want silence. will let you know.

So you saying it doesn't fit?I don't know vidcards that have capacitors or other stuff on the back.

Great review, I bought this HS just now because of it. But I was curious, what kind of fan is that on your CPU HSF?

Thanks.

Bill

I just ordered one (sorry, svc was out of stock on the non-sli version... but I will use them for my next round of upgrades). Will post pics of it with 7800GT's in SLI with maze 4 waterblocks if anyone wants to see. Should be in by the middle of this week, so next weekend and I should know whether it works or not. huangteng, did you notice any temp drops, or is the big benefit just the loss of fan noise? Not that the temps are that critical on this board (idling now at 44C), but cooler is always better.

Seeing this sure saved me from trying my old switech cooler on the chipset. That thing is way heavy, and the mounting tabs make it too wide to fit in between the cards.

I know its frustrating but i know how annoying it is to have to troll through hours of reading to find an answer to a problem, i've spent hours and hours since i joined this forum reading thread upon thread to find the answers i need, it would just be cool to have an "ask a question" section to the forum where people can post simple questions and other more expierinced users like yourself can choose to help or not.
I'm not being pedantic about this i can just see both sides of the coin...

Or maybe i should just keep my opinions to myself heh =]

I wasn't complaining that he asked questions already answered, I was just wondering if perhaps he did read the whole thread and perhaps his question wasn't answered. For example, he mentioned something about temps, but I'm sure someone had to've said something about temps. So I was mostly just trying to be helpful.

totally defeats the purpose of the forum and teaching users to take a moment to search and read thoroughly

everyone wants the fast answer without any doing any work themselves, and this just can't happen if we want to keep a good functioning, well organized forum where every worthy members has to read read read, learn learn learn, search search search so they can find for themselves the answers they seek, and at the same time, set a good example for others as well as teaching others the importance of such a thing.

Laziness is ok for some, but here, every question has already been asked and answered for any product that is out in our user's hands...so instead of answering teh same question 2,120 times, we tell you to search for it because we don't really feel like answering it for the 2,121st time.

I know exactly what your saying and i agree to a point all i'm saying is its like driving a ferrari, it would be amazing and i'd love to do it but i wouldnt want to know every single component in the car and how it worked to make it as fast as it was... i'd just want to drive the thing, life's too short sometimes thats all i'm saying.
It was just a thought that i had Happy_Games thats all, but you gotta remember that not everyone's as good with PC's as you are and by the same token your not as good as me at floorlaying lol =]
I wasn't trying to offend anyone i was just offering a suggestion, personally i like trolling through the threads and i have since i joined the site!
Enough rambling heh

life is too short to be lazy

don't be lazy

use the search function

if you don't know how to use the search function, the Tutorials section has a Search Tutorial. It will teach you how to search. Searching is good for you.

Not everyone is as good with pc's. But everyone learned how to search in school. It started with the Card Catalogue so you could find a book in teh library by author, title, or subject. You learned this from elementary school on. Searching is no different anywhere else, especially on the internet.

I'm not trying to be rude, but the search function is there for a reason.

Too many times lazy people come through asking the SAME question that was asked 3 threads down 5 minutes ago, and then they get butt-hurt when we close it and tell them to SEARCH like they are offended that we actually boo hoo made them use their lazy brain.

I don't like answering the same question 2,120 times. I think I already said this.

If you like answering the same question 2,120 times, then you may go around to each and every thread repeating answers for everyone that asks the same question that has already been answered more times than we can count.

If everyone always gives you the answer...what did you learn?

you learned that being lazy is cool cuz everyone will give you the answer.

if you have to learn how to search to find the info you need...then what did you learn?

You learned how to figure it out yourself so when there's no one around to help you, you won't be helpless and flapping on the ground like an escaped goldfish.

(give a man a fish, he eats for a day....teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime)

happy I have some questions for you.Wich one would you reccomend for my motherboard?The SLI or the non-SLi one?Im thinking of doing SLi so I'd guess the SLI but I think the non-SLI will fit between the two slots.Does it or does it not?

Ok happy_games your point was well made and i was in no way trying to start anything, you obviously feel very strongly on the subject and i now know to keep my suggestions and opinions to myself =]

it will fit either way on my ultra-D with a X1900XT in the first pci-e x16 slot. in my case i have a custom vreg heatsink on my X1900XT and the fittings to get it to stay on are too tall so the only way it's going to fit is if i put it facing down. my digicam died on me so i can't take any good pics :sad: .

Hmm I have 2 slot distance between the pci-ex x16 so please consider that.

Seems quite a tall lump to sit on the northbridge. I damaged a CPU with a zalman 9500 once by not being gentle enough moving the computer around. I take the PC to other peoples houses for gaming nights and one tiny little bang as I put the PC down half unseated the CPU and damaged the motherboard. By the time I realised what had happenned when the PC wouldn't boot, both motherboard and processor were dead. I know that zalman weighs a bit but it's simple physics if you have a tall cooler, one little bang and the end of the cooler just doesnt stop with the computer. End result, one side of the chip underneath gets crushed. Anyone move their PC around a lot with one of these installed? Would love to know what you think, especially since the chipset doesnt have a protective metal cap!

Tigger

Mine arrived today. I plan on installing it my new Ultra-D before I even install the mobo. We'll see how it goes. I love Thermalright and this looks like a quality unit all the way so I'll take my chances moving it to lanparties. Will let you know my temps once I get everything up and running, but I won't have stock settings to compare.

Well, I said I'd give a comment on this so I will. I installed this just prior to putting in my Ultra-D today. I figured why mess around with a fan. The unit itself is extremely well made, typical Thermalright stuff. However, with my video card which has an Accelero X2 on it, when I tried mounting it in the top slot the Accelero rested right on the HR-05, and it covered about 25% of the fan intake on the card. I couldn't turn it either 90 degrees (vid card too long) or 180 degrees (conflict with XP120). I thought about mounting the vid card in the bottom slot and trying the HR-05 to the rear, but then it covers the SATA ports, and if I tried it down like I originally had it, it hits the TOP of the vid card. Needless to say, I don't think you can make it work with a long card with that particular aftermarket cooler (might be ok with a Zalman or similar), and a shorter card would be golden. Anyway, I'm disappointed that I can't use it, but I'll hang onto it for another project. FWIW.

I had just finished a NF U2M2 build with the HR-05 and with a single slot cooler, it definitely fits.
[img]http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6ce29b3127cce8dc3b831098e00000026108AbMWbVk0Ytl[/img]

For the final build, I had zip tied a 92mm fan since the cooler was warm to touch. There's also a V1 Ultra on the 7900GS instead.
[img]http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6ce29b3127cce8dc3b8d6885900000026108AbMWbVk0Ytl[/img]

Like most Thermalright products, the HR-05 is reportedly surprisingly lightweight. I don't know how much so since I don't have one, but I'm guessing even if you jostled the thing around a bit, it's just not heavy enough to crush the chip by itself. The Zalman 9500 on the other hand is known for being a very heavy unit.

The HR-05-SLi also comes with a neat little square foam gasket if you want to use it, to take some of the stress off of the chipset and transfer it to the foam, and outside of the socket.

I thought I had a picture with it installed, but I guess I didn't.

would this cooler fit on a ultra d with a 6800 xtreme card ?

i am in the process of upgrading and was going to get the evercool
but if this lowers the temps better- plus can add a fan also - and when the fan goes - its easy to replace -

my card covers my chip some

would my video card in my Sig be considered a long card ?

thanks - it does have a power plug on the card for psu power

Since you can orient the cooler so that the offset is pointing towards the top of the board, it'll work with any card on the Ultra-D.

My friend has the XFX 6800XT and it's not a long card compared to a GTX. I believe it's the same length as the GT & GS cards. You will need the SLI version and it should work.

ok thanks - i think i may try that one out - i am looking for what ever would bring the temps down as much as they can get - so far i hear a few say it brings them down about 10c - thats alot for doing nothing really - plus i will mount a fan to it also - the right size that fits it so it looks neat -

good thing i found this post - i was going to order the evercool which is nice - but less problems with this one and cools better too

oh one more thing - do i get the reg. one or the SLI model
i am not running SLI -- just one card - is there a difference between the two or just a different angle because of SLI ?

The difference between the two is that the non-sli version sticks straight up whereas the SLI version is offset. For non-Expert nf4 LanParty boards, you want the SLI version as the non-SLI will clash with the video card.

For Expert LanParty boards, however, the non-SLI is the one you want as the PCIe slots are further apart and the unit will fit in between the cards.

wait i am confused now - lol - i have a ultra d board as in my sig -

with the 6800 xtreme pci e - - which do i get - the reg. one or the SLI one --

i am not running sli but if i get the sli version - in case i add another card in the future - its not in my plans but if it dosnt make a difference i would be ahead of the game by being ready ?-

i wonder if i can do that SLI mod to my chip - and make it sli ?

The SLI designation on the HR-05 is misleading. It really doesn't matter how many video cards you have but rather simply which one will fit. On the Ultra-D I'm almost positive you want the SLI. That's the board where the PCI slots are layed out x1, x16, x4, x16, and then two PCI slots right?

i belieave thats the lay out - i have to open the side door and double check - so i guess i cant go wrong if i get the SLI version right ?

i wont be ordering for about another week or two - i have to decide on a case first - then watercooling -- leaning on dangerden since they say its the best here - and i want to get all the little mods for ligths and holding all the wires in place - etc. - but i think i have to get a full tower to do this - which i was trying to avoid - but cant have it both ways

i cant see in my case right now to tell you about the slots -- but what you mentioned sounds right - i can picture it in my mind and remember the bios -

so thats why i am confused also - since the older boards had pci slots -
now i have this x16 - x4 x1 etc. - what are those slots used for ?

the x16 for video pci e - ok - but the others - what can you use those slots for - what hardware - -

Well, if you had an Expert board the SLI version wouldn't really work as well.



RAID cards and whatnot. Basically just random things.

ok- thanks for your help - i think i am about to get some rest for the night now - so i guess i need the SLI version ?

i have a few weeks before i order somethings - but i like to start ordering what i think i will use and need - sort of get things moving


thanks again -- good night

Yes, I believe the SLI version is the one you want.

Just ordered the SLI version, should be getting it this week! I have a 7800GTX which has a rectangular black heatsink, that gets REALLY HOT, sitting right on top of the chipset fan!

My chipset temp frequently hits 50-55 so I'm hoping this makes a difference.

I'll post my install experience - however it turns out.

yeah - post back and us know how the temps are - i am going to order that one also - but i am curious - i see another one the thermaltake website that all copper - called extreme spirit 2 -- is that a upgraded version in copper ? did anyone try or test that one out ?

ok so i have just received my hr-05 looks great but i have a few questions;

1, Does that retention bracket really hold it when the case is upright??
2, The surface is far from shiney, should i lap it???

3, has anyone used the supplied thermal material or has everyone just used arctic silver/ceramique ?

cheers in advance
s1ick

Thermalright ----- hr-05 etc
Thermaltake you mentioned!

I used AS5. My temp is reading 37C. I think i used too much AS5. I think i used as much as what i put on my HS. Luckily for me i didn't fry the nf4 chip . A bit flimsy as well after installing it. You can practically rotate it around.

The only component making noise in my computer now is the PSU. Gonna throw away this junk and get the seasonic hehe.

Good luck.

If you feel like going through the trouble it can't hurt, well unless you unwittingly bend the heatsink in the process or something. I doubt it's necessary but if you want to, go ahead.

id need to buy the kit if so but another £13 just ent worth bothering if u say it wont make much of a difference, should i buy some ceramique for the chipset to aviod shorting anything?

I just got my HR-05 and my temps havent dropped much... theyre at 43C after some overclocking and voltage increases. This is about 5 degrees cooler than stock. I expected more.

Can someone show me how much AS5 to put on the chipset before I put the heatsink on? I think I used too much.

i always get confused with thermaltake and thermaright --

How I think of it is, Thermalright is the right company (ThermalTake just takes my money )

The trick to applying AS5 correctly is to start small and work up, NOT vise versa. Use 1/4 size of a grain of rice, smooth it with razor blad/ credit card, and if neccessary add a bit... etc....

You want it to be SUPER THIN, just barely covering the surface is very good. Unlike CPUs with heatspreaders, its important to cover as much of the chip as possible. Good luck, and if all else fails, use ceramique!

so if you apply AS5- you smooth it all over the chip -

how do you apply ceramique ? dont you do it the same way ?

i am going to change it also - and like to know if i should get

ceramique also

thanks

Take a look at H_G's VC-RE instalation tutorial video. He demonstrates the application of ceramique.

It'll also depend on the airflow you have, make sure you have air passing through it.

can you put a link to that video - -- i am just curious if you apply it the same way as a cpu would with AS5 or Cermique --


if you have a link - that be great

thanks

Well, with my current hardware I can say that the HR-05-SLI will fit, just barely.

It has to sit above the video card (Lian Li upside down motherboard orientation). The edge of my 7800GTX sits flush against the top of the heatsink bar that holds it onto the NF4 chipset.

My big typhoon takes up all the room on the other side of the video card so I can't flip the chipset cooler around.

On the brighter side, my chipset temp has dropped by over 10 C!! According to Smartguardian before the cooler it always hovered in the high 40's and would hit 50-55 right after playing BF2. Right now it says it's at 34!! Have to see how it does playing BF2.

Then tomorrow my FX-55 should arrive . . and I get to take my box apart for the third time in two days!

Pic -

Search the forum for "VC-RE tutorial", you'll find it.

KPR@ Are you using the thermalright passively, or did you attach a fan to it?

I put an old Intel celeron fan on it. It was the closest thing I had to the size of the fins.

Im at college now... Im going home this weekend and Im going to grab an 80mm (~34cfm) can and stick it on there and see if it helps.

Yes, Im getting airflow through it, but its already kinda warm coming out of my SI-120.