Cooling an AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black

Znorkus · Post by **Znorkus** » Fri Aug 27, 2010 4:51 pm

Hi,

For a quiet pc (all other components are <20 decibel), I plan to put a Scythe ninja mini rev b (easily available where I live) on it, and replace the fan that comes with it with a NEXUS REAL SILENT CASE FAN DF1209SL-3.

The stock fan coming with the ninja makes 28DB @ 12v, the nexus only 21.
-is this a good plan?
-does the nexus produce enough airflow to cool the phenom?

any better choices?
thx

wouterr5 · Post by **wouterr5** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 1:43 am

What's wrong with a Mugen 2? It's the same price as a mini-ninja(30â‚¬), and you don't have to replace the fan on it, while performing a whole lot better

Znorkus · Post by **Znorkus** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 4:36 am

Ha fellow dutchman

That Mugen 2 looks indeed real nice (I read the SPCR review), but would it fit in an Antec Fusion Remote? That case is 147mm high. The specs for Mugen 2: 130 x 100 x 158 mm. If 158 is the height, then it won't fit.

mkk · Post by **mkk** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:25 am

The Ninja Mini is pretty ideal for that case because of the limited height. I know people who use that combo. Mugen is unfortunately much too high. Hope you can find a Ninja Mini, they seem scarce in many areas.

Znorkus · Post by **Znorkus** » Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:38 am

Thank you, the rev B is easily attainable in the Netherlands. I guess I should hurry a little.

Now if I read the SPCR review correctly,
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article754-page4.html
then they have replaced the ninja scythe stock fan with a
Nexus 80mm "Real Silent Case Fan" (SP802512L-03).

I see that in my first post, I have picked a 92x92mm. My bad.

I guess I'll just go for Rev B with that 80mm reference fan then. I trust it will be enough airflow to keep the phenom cooled.

Thx for thinking along.