kurosen Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 Well, I just took a look into my case this morning and realized I haven't changed the POS HSF that came with my original system (60mm Speeze) since it's thie only size that would fit... I have an Abit NF7-S now with a Mobile 2500+ OCed to 2405mhz (man I love this mobo ). I needed to know what a good/quiet combo would be for around the $45 - $50 area. I would rather get something with clips as direct mounting would be a pain for me (I don't wanna un-mount it every time I need to adjust my case temp probe)... Any ideas? BTW, I have some sort of phase change pad that I received from Dow Corning (my company deals with them some how) and wanted to know if it is better then paste... http://www.dowcorning.com/applications/pro...29024&type=PROD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some_Guy_ Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 (edited) A ThermalTake Silent Boost is near-silent, and cools well. It's even below your price range. As for the thermal pad, I honestly don't know if it's any good, but I am a firm believer in Arctic Silver products. Edited April 27, 2004 by Some_Guy_ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trakfast11 Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 (edited) that 0.15mm pad has a thermal resistance of: Thermal Resistance, Edited April 27, 2004 by Trakfast11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some_Guy_ Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 the lower the thermal resistance is, the higher the thermal conductivity is? does anyone know if they are, in fact, directly related? Thermal conductance is the inverse of thermal resistance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkScorpion Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 Get an SLK-900A and put a quiet 92mm fan on it, thats probably your best choice for quiet cooling. I would say that UFO cooler from thermaltake looks reallllly nice, but its not exactly quiet, but i THINK it comes with a fan controller... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trakfast11 Posted April 28, 2004 Posted April 28, 2004 (edited) Thermal conductance is the inverse of thermal resistance. yeah, i knew that. i guess i was trying to look too deep (after learning about so many different variables involved in OC'ing over time, it looks like i was looking for something that wasn't there). Thanks for the reality check Some Edited April 28, 2004 by Trakfast11 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurosen Posted April 28, 2004 Posted April 28, 2004 Thanks for the help (and the science lesson ) guys... I think I'll go with the TT Silent Boost... Do you think the phase change pad will hold me back though? What (other then pastes) would be a better heat transfer solution? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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