Interesting.

Wouldn't it be better to use a thermal paste that is accessible to consumers though? These reviews are mostly read by consumers, after all.

Something like OCZ Freeze or MX-3?

It seems ironic (if not moronic ) that ATI is boasting about Eyefinity and multi-monitor gaming yet their cards work like arse when using more than one monitor because the lazy (or just stupid) engineers/driver developers/whoever over at ATI didn't do a proper job therefore the card's idle clocks o...

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My Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H does this to my Athlon 64 X2 5000+ too.
It seems this is not a board specific issue.

It is the heat generated by the CPU that matters in evaluating the cooler. Very true! Unfortunately the heat isn't enough for a perfect comparison if the size and shape of the IHS of the CPU used for testing differs from the IHS on my intended setup. The typical socket 775 CPU has an IHS that's con...

Parappaman wrote:Pricey... at the cost of one of these, you can buy three Kaze Maru!

Which has an inferior bearing

What will happen if I plug a 3-pin fan into my CPU-fan header, which is 4-pin?

Will the 3-pin run full speed?

How are the Gelid Silent 12's?

I wouldn't put "bigger heatsink needed" as a con.

JonnyGuru and a couple other review sites tested the Seasonic X series PSU's before and the exhaust temps were quite nice. Seasonic knew what they were doing.

It seems the higher efficiency means less heat produced.

I'm sure a Scythe Orochi can cool something like a Q9550s passively
It's huge though

The stuff on the freezer is MX-2

Great stuff.

Get something other than stock

replace it with something bigger

Can you fit something like a Noctua NC-U6 or Thermalright HR-05 in your case?

and unlocking can cause instability and can be done only with certain south bridges... Not really worth of it IMHO... Just because it can doesn't always mean it will In some cases when the unlocking is unstable, a minor voltage boost would correct that too If all else fails, it's still a very cheap...

I can attest to IC7's effectiveness


Unfortunately, I don't use it anymore because it's too thick, and gets hard after a while.

^ Doesn't that impair the airflow for the PSU?

Why is ATX alive? Because people are resistant to change. <sarcasm> But no, that can't make any sense. :roll: Instead, let's keep GPUs on cards. Then, the cooling system can't be very heavy. (Everyone knows lighter and smaller heatsinks perform better) AND because the cards are right next to your ot...

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I believe the Thermalright AXP-140 paired with a good fan would be the best

The Noctua NH-C12P is also a very high quality and good performing cooler

OCZ freeze has been proven multiple times to be better than Arctic Silver 5

spookmineer wrote:Thermalright has an "S-clip" for HR-01, Ultra-90, Ultra-120, SI-97A, and SI-128, which makes it possible to turn these heatsinks 90 degrees.

The S-Clip isn't too suitable for the Ultra-120. It's a little flimsy for that.

Cool

The MSI board is interesting

whiic -- You could call it arbitrary or unfounded, but we have our reasons. Lots of PR folks believe there's no such thing as bad PR. facts -- 1) Orochi weighs 1.285 kg or 2.84 lb w/ fan -- that's a far cry from any HSF we've tested. Almost anything ~1kg has a proper bolt-through mounting system. 3...

How come you didn't test the Zipang 2 with the stock Nexus fan?

The fan clips work with 120mm fans too you know.

Bump?

How quiet is the stock fan that comes with it?

How well does it perform with quiet fans?

Hi, I think all but the hottest CPU's will be fine with one fan or a duct to the rear exhaust (and to the PSU?), and for those that need it a duct and a fan pushing into the heatsink. Two fans with a duct to the rear exhaust fan (3 fans) would be overkill. Given how fat (100mm depth) the the Mugen ...

Here........... the TRUE with a 1000 rpm fan is better than a Megahalems with a 1200 rpm fan... and look at the TRUE with a 1300 rpm fan... from this review it seems like the TRUE is much better than the Megahalems with "low" (1000-1300 rpm) speed fans. The chart you cite is with each heatsink usin...

Positive points to Xigmatek for its lower weight and price-to-performance ratio but negative for its lazy oversight (like most heatsink makers) and disregard for AMD users needing to rotate the heatsink for front-to-back airflow. How many times has this point come up in the forums? When will they l...

Positive points to Xigmatek for its lower weight and price-to-performance ratio but negative for its lazy oversight (like most heatsink makers) and disregard for AMD users needing to rotate the heatsink for front-to-back airflow. How many times has this point come up in the forums? When will they l...

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