benplanet Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 Xp-120 is the best rated on most reviews (+5C at least) with a good 120mm fan... it's little more $$ but who cares.. I will go WC soon.. but fror now i stick to the best air cooling available Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltes-5 Posted December 20, 2005 Posted December 20, 2005 I have the XP120, the CNPS9500 too. Both are excellent and the 9500 just beats the 120, at least on my three systems that I have built. The issue with the 120 is that it hovers above the memory sticks if you use the orange slots and a bit of difficult to remove the rams. I had to modify the 120 a bit to acccomodate my TwinXLPro with the LED's. This is where the Zalman really beats the xp120, it is when I compared them with my naked X2, removed hsf. The Zalman idles at 36 with the Hawaiian sun heating up my room and never above 48 when running prime for 8+ hrs. Although I tried to seat the xp120 without the hsf, it would not sit properly on the cpu core and did not push the issue for fear of breaking it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_Nemesis Posted December 24, 2005 Posted December 24, 2005 I am heavily leaning towards the Zalman over Thermalright. Anyone else have good experiences with the Zalman 9500? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowboy Posted December 24, 2005 Posted December 24, 2005 go here and see test;http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/ Preformance on any air HS depends on the fan CFM must easier on thremalrights get high CFM fan and fan controller so you can turn down and crank it when really needed. The thermalright will out perform the Zalman with HO fan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fariss Posted December 24, 2005 Posted December 24, 2005 I use the Zalman. I tried the SI-120 but found the Zalman more effecient. ( I wish I had recorded the differences). If you have a rear case fan aligned w/ the Zalman it will better the 120's. It also aids in exhausting the heat from the memory on an Expert board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_Nemesis Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 The Expert, SLI-D, SLI-DR, & the Ultra-D all have the same board design... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE_Nemesis Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 Yikes, nvm. The Expert is obviously different, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted December 27, 2005 Posted December 27, 2005 (1) XP-90 (2) SI-120 (3) Water Cooling (4) Phase Change Dave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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