Miek Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) I've read the review of the NH-U9B SE2 here at OCC, but I don't think the Frio's be reviewed here yet. Is one significantly better than the other? Both cost 59.99 + shipping @ Newegg. Both come with two fans for a push/pull setup. The NH-U9B SE2 is a 92mm HSF while the Frio is 120mm. However, I don't know if the larger HSF size would necessarily mean the Frio's any better. Can someone clarify a little? Thank you. ALSO: What about the surface quality of the base? Edited April 26, 2010 by Miek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel.monteiro Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 ive seen some benches the frio's performance is betwenn the NH-D14 and Noctua NH-U12P SE,so u should go for the frio Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 The Frio is better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chadwick0 Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 i like the frio, do not own either of them yet but im still trying to figure out how to tell if my mobo/RAM will allow for fitting a big cooler, almost positive my case has room except for PSU being bottom mounted puts the CPU up higher near the top fan. but ive been researching them both for a while and im gonna go with the frio and if it doesnt fit it will give me an excuse for a new build Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) That reminds me... I should check if the cooler would actually fit lol. I don't think it'd be an issue though. I've selected the an ASUS board with the 890GX chipset and alternately laid-out RAM slots. Does anyone know about the base surface quality of the Frio? Would it leave bad marks on my CPU? - I guess it's worth noting that this is for an upcoming build (though it's seemed like "one more month... ok, just one more month... one more... one more...." lol) Edited April 26, 2010 by Miek Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 It might block the first memory slot, but that might not be an issue depending how high your memory heatspreaders are. The base is pretty good on the Frio -- flat and well finished. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 I should have the FRIO up here in a week or two! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miek Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 Awesome. I may just wait around to see how you like it. And @ Zertz: The memory I chose doesn't have tall heat spreaders, so that won't be an issue. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 (edited) review http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lga-11...nk,2535-14.html frio is loud as hell, 2500RPM Edited April 26, 2010 by hawkeye Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccokeman Posted April 26, 2010 Posted April 26, 2010 reviewhttp://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lga-11...nk,2535-14.html frio is loud as hell, 2500RPM Noise is relative. If you are in a room that is noisy it will not appear as loud as it may or may not be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zertz Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 frio is loud as hell, 2500RPM At maximum speed, yes. There's a reason TT added some VR knobs to those fans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemo Posted April 28, 2010 Posted April 28, 2010 reviewhttp://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/lga-11...nk,2535-14.html frio is loud as hell, 2500RPM Yesterday's Hardware Roundup featured a review on the Frio by ThinkComputers and I believe they found it to be a little loud as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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