Kingfisher Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 My Zalman cnps7700 Cu is getting long in the tooth. I was thinking of getting a thermalright xp-120. or thermalright ultra 120 Looking at my specs, do you folks have an opinion on these or any other cooler that would perform better ? I am looking for maximum cooling as my chip can reach 3ghz and beyond. If these are not much better than my zalman I may have to look into water as a solution, though I really rather not spend that much. I was only looking to spend $50 or so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 Those will be better....but it'll depend on what fan you use with them. If you can handle a noisy fan you'll have a pretty significant drop over the Zalman, but if you want the same noise level then you really won't be getting any more performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 The heatsinks appear to take a mounted 120 mm fan, I have an antec variable speed fan with the little thermometer on it to use. These don't get loud though. I get temps above the 50c mark when I push over 3 ghz. I know this chip can go higher but spending $200 or more on water just to see is not really cost effective. Thanks for the tips, Dan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
p0tter Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 Check out the Thermaright SI-128 http://svc.com/si-128.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeaver Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 Big Typhoon on papers and review, they beat Zalman's 9500 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfisher Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 Think that thing( SI-128) can really cool down a chip running @ 1.55v or so? My Zalman struggles to keep things under 52c running 2 ones of Prime95. And wangerin, every time I see your posts I start singing "want" by disturbed. Wondering now, pondering now, hungering (or wangerin) Won't let you say that you're Questioning, wavering (or wangerin), weakening.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejamesvolta Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 I am running the si-128. My idle temp can be anywhere from 28-31c under idle and from 42-44c under dual priming (depending on ambient temps of course). Those are the temps on my dual core opty @ 1.5v. I HIGHLY recommend it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeaver Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 BT cools my 1.58V 3800 at 42C max now...before AS5 setting in... room temp around 23... or 21... its cold in my gas-heated apartment here in Canada.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 now you Know the BT cant be beat Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightshadow Posted December 14, 2006 Posted December 14, 2006 I had the big typhoon on a 4800+ running at 2.6 @ 1.47 Vcore, and it loaded at 40c idled around 28C. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 I got 4 BT and not ever seen over 38 100% load lidless and I'm brutal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelFiles Posted December 15, 2006 Posted December 15, 2006 Is the SI-128 a bolt through cooler? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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