Tempesta Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 Been doing a lot of research on CPU fans as I want to replace my Dragon Orb 4. Ever since I've switched cases (from a Blizzard 360 to a X-Dreamer II) MY CPU is running significantly hotter than it used to. With the Blizzard case (and those three 120mm fans) the CPU, with the Dragon Orb 4 on low, would rarely run above 76 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 I would think the part copper/part aluminum would perform at least as well as the all copper, if not better due to the conductive qualities of copper combined with the dissipation capabilities of aluminium. (keep in mind I'm just speculating here...I don't know for sure) I think it would be like those swiftec heatsinks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempesta Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 Well, as silly as it sounds, I would prefer the silver-copper one as I think it looks better than the all-copper cooler. But what I want to know before shelling out the money is will it make a noticable difference in cooling over my Dragon Orb? If the temps are going to be the same or just a little lower then I'll stick with what I have... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ballz2TheWallz Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 sorry but ALL COPPER PREFORMES BEST on paper blends should do well but they lack behind pure copper sinks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d3bruts1d Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 As ballz said, all copper tends to preform better. It is one material, rather than 3. When you use copper and aluminum, there is also a compound (or glue) inbetween the 2 metals which is just something else that heat has to go through. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ballz2TheWallz Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 yeah for it to work best you would have to meltthe to metals together Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 Well, to answer you question, either one would perform much better than your dragon orb. Those are simply getting outdated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSticky Posted January 6, 2004 Posted January 6, 2004 The zalman is awesome, the aerocool 7+ is decent and neither produce the deafening airplane-engine sound that Thermaltake coolers do. You could probably just throw a dart at the screen on frozencpu.com's cpu cooler section and you'd have a hard time doing worse than a Thermaltake system imo, unless you are deaf. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempesta Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 (edited) Heh yeah, this cooler has really caught my eye. Seems like it's about the same price from both Newegg.com and FrozenCPU.com. At the same time, I plan to add two 80mm rear exhaust fans which should also help bring the overall system temp down. I have two CoolerMaster blue LED fans (one intake in the side, one exhaust on the top) and two Sunon 80mm fans intake on the front by the HDD. Those probably don't do a whole lot, but I did notice that the X-Dreamer II case has a better intake than some in the front. So anything will be better than my DragonOrb, huh? That's kinda what I figured, as that DragonOrb 4, while good in its day, has been replaced by better coolers. I take it that I should absolutely, without-a-doubt throw away the thermal paste that comes with the Zalman cooler and go with a tube of ArticSilver? Any particular model of the ArticSilver I should look for? Edited January 7, 2004 by Tempesta Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eva_Unit_0 Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 Ceramique. It gets slightly better temps than AS3, and is electrically non-conductive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempesta Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Sounds good! I did some searching on the forums and found that the general consensus of Artic Silver is that one is pretty much the same as the other - AS5, Ceramique, etc. I hit AS's web site and found directions on how to apply the Ceramique properly. I'm going to move my Sunon 80mm fans from up front by the HDD - since they don't seem to be doing squat up there - and make them exhaust fans in the back. To supplement those fans, I'm going to buy a Vantec HDD cooler - the thin one that mounts underneath the drive. With that, I'll get the Zalman CNPS7000A and a tube of AS Ceramique. I thought about some more colored fans for the exhaust, but it's bright enough with the 6 LEDs up front and the two blue LED fans in the case! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSticky Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 I like Ceramique when one of the surfaces isn't perfect. It really cleans up a non-flat surface. If I have 2 lapped surfaces, I prefer as3/as5, but you are right. It's about the same. Good luck with that setup. I think you are right about the fans. You don't need much intake on most systems as long as you are expelling the heat properly. Air will come in from the seams, in-between the drives, etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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