Usually it lasts about 6 months

I have the Big Typhoon, and I love it. I too was afraid that it wouldnt fit in my case but it did; http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14472032

I got the Big Typhoon, and it fit!! its very quiet, and isnt that heavy. Heres a link to some pics of the system so far
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14472032

I just got it in today, I wont be able to isntall it for a little while though. I've been doing some measurements by eye, and it looks like its going to be a very close fit, if it fits at all. This thing is big though. Not really heavy, but massive. I'll keep you guys posted though.

The HSF will fit in depth-wise in the case;
http://forums.cluboverclocker.com/showt ... ht=Typhoon

The clearance between HSF and PS is something on my mind though. I guess we'll have to see when it gets here.

XP's do run hot, my 2800 is running at 56C and I'm just surfing the web

Well, it wasnt just that one, there were also these; http://www.insanetek.com/index.php?page=ttbigtyphoon http://www.tech-mods.net/modules.php?name=Reviews&file=viewreview&id=81&page=1&pp=1 http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cooling/Tt_Big_Typhoon/ http://www.lanaddict.com/rev/159/1/ http://www....

I took out the image in the sig, sorry about that. I'm really considering the Big Typhoon, especially after this review; http://www.overclock.net/showthread.php?t=45650 I was thinking about a Zalman, but the Big Typhoon is not much more expensive. I'm going to order the Big Typhoon now, and then pos...

The Thermaltake Big Typhoon has definetly caught my eye. I've been looking at it for the past couple months, and it looks like it may be a quiet, powerful solution. My mobo does have mounting holes, so it could definetly take a Big Typhoon. I'll measure the depth of my case tonight and see how much ...

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Arctic Cooler Copper 3 when you get it in. That Nexus also looks pretty good, I'll take a look at that one after I post this.

Great stuff so far!

This is actually my first post here, I'v been lurking for quite some now though. Here's my question and maybe you guys can help me. I have an Athlon XP 2800+ Barton with a Volcano 12 (yes, 48 db) My processor runs at 49C Idle and 57-58C Load (Very hot) I have AS5, and 2 80mm case fans for those wond...