Your take on ThermoEngine by Thermosonic...

[Aftershock]

What do you guys think about this HSF? www.hardocp.com did a HSF roundup and fitted all their fans w/ the Deltas and this sucker game out on top. So if they all had the same fan, that means this has the best heatsink no?

So I read hardocp's review and noticed something.
using stock fan, thermal pad vs lapping + artic silver = SAME, so like they said that means its the fan thats holding it back.

However what if you replaced stock fan w/ Delta? would the termal pad perform the same as lapp +AC?

And how would this perform on a YS tech fan?
I'm considering getting this HSF, and putting on a YS tech fan, because deltas are too loud for me. I guess I will be stuck using the termal pad because I do not want/trust myself to do some lapping.

Other considerations are the TASO (one w/ copper) + YS tech fan
or that Millenium Copper Solutions fan that Ed did a preview on (http://home.att.net/~Millennium_thermal/Index.html)

[William]

seems to be a great hsf, every review i have seen loves it.

[hunter]

Check out the Swiftech 462-a. Its the best aircooling HSF.

[William]

but the swiftech will cost you your first born son, the thermosonic is much cheaper, i can get a duron for the difference.

[Aftershock]

Swift although good is EXPENSIVE, and the most important thing, LOUD.

Sorry too rich for my blood. Most places give the Termal a good review, but ed here @ overclockers.com didn't give it that great of a review, didn't say it was bad, but didn't say it was as good as others were hyping it up to be.

[Jez999]

the delta/thermoengive V60 is one hell of a combo, i bought it and i have never seen the 38C come up, prime95 and sandra burn in at the same time only take hey (at 1444MHZ) to 37C with a case temp of 31C - yes thats how good it is!

[Blackearth]

i just bought the new vantec 6405d or whatever. . .it performed very well in many tests. . also, eays installation.

[Hoot]

Of all the current HSF offerings, the ThermoEngine impresses me the most. The innovation and Engineering forethought that went into its design is unparallelled in the industry, save for the Zalmans. I have been experimenting with one for an article I hope to have done before the end of the month. I would recommend it for all but the most severe overclocking scenarios. I'd say it is a good bet up to about 75W. I do not like the clip system, but then I don't like most clip systems anyway, except for the Taisol. Plan on lapping the ThermoEngine.

Hoot