indydakota Posted January 7, 2011 Ummm... maybe you can help. I bought my rig awhile back. Don't know too much... anything about modding/tweaking/etc. I was digging through the original boxes and came across an additional CPU cooler I forgot all about. I currently have the Xigmatek HDT-S963 cooler installed. In the box I found a brand new unopened Scythe NINJA PLUS Rev.B" 6Heat Pipes CPU Cooler Which one is cooler (pun intended)? Do I have the right, better one installed? Thanks all Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexonfyre Posted January 7, 2011 Ummm... maybe you can help. I bought my rig awhile back. Don't know too much... anything about modding/tweaking/etc. I was digging through the original boxes and came across an additional CPU cooler I forgot all about. I currently have the Xigmatek HDT-S963 cooler installed. In the box I found a brand new unopened Scythe NINJA PLUS Rev.B" 6Heat Pipes CPU Cooler Which one is cooler (pun intended)? Do I have the right, better one installed? Thanks all Ken The Xigmatech is much better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indydakota Posted January 7, 2011 The Xigmatech is much better. Thank you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IVIYTH0S Posted January 7, 2011 The Xigmatech is much better. really?? Those ninja coolers are huge!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexonfyre Posted January 8, 2011 really?? Those ninja coolers are huge!! Huge =/= good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reaper_88 Posted January 8, 2011 look up some reviews for both coolers....The Xigmatek cooler is great but idk. i gota go with IVY i think the the Ninja may be better but dont know for sure Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indydakota Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Big = Good? Alright. I'll do some investigation. I might just wait until the replacement rails arrive for my new case and switch it out then. If it doesn't work as well, I'll switch it back. Edited January 8, 2011 by indydakota Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexonfyre Posted January 8, 2011 Honestly, the best way is simply to test them both yourself and pick the one that works better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IVIYTH0S Posted January 8, 2011 Honestly, the best way is simply to test them both yourself and pick the one that works better but yeah... typically bigger is better, or else the gluttonous D14 wouldn't be king Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexonfyre Posted January 8, 2011 but yeah... typically bigger is better, or else the gluttonous D14 wouldn't be king <3 D14 Yeah, bigger usually means more surface area, more surface area means better heat disbursal which means better cooling. But sometimes better heat pipes positioning and thermal materials beat size. The Hyper 212+ is smaller than both of those, but cools better, for example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bubbaxm2 Posted January 8, 2011 I guess the real questions should be are you overclocking it, how are your temps now and is it worth the trouble to change it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indydakota Posted January 12, 2011 I guess the real questions should be are you overclocking it, how are your temps now and is it worth the trouble to change it? I wouldn't know where to begin overclocking. I guess the best place would be the noob section. I haven't seen the need yet. Everything I've run so far runs like a dream. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
