Coolermaster vs. Thermaltake

Hungry Jack · Jul 2, 2003

Ok, it turns out that to get the Thermalright SLK 900 is a major PITA in Australia and the person doing all the purchasing can't be stuffed. So, he's limiting himself to what he can get from one particular store and has given me the task of selecting which is best.

This of course means that I come here and ask y'all what's best

These two are ones I've picked as being what I think are the go based on reviews and whatnot but at the end of the day, I don't know what's best and given the immense range of heatsinks/fans, it's been tough trying to find reviews for all of them.

Coolermaster AERO 7+

Thermaltake Volcano 11

If you can find a better heatsink & fan on that site, I'd be very gratefull Otherwise if you can point me to reviews for the above two or just tell me what you think of them and which you think is the best, thanks.

EDIT: Oh, I should mention that I've already read the review of the Thermaltake on Overclockers.com

Skiing Squirrel · Jul 2, 2003

I haven't heard anything about the aero 7+ really... I do remember hearing one or two good things about it though. Frankly, I am not really impressed with the thermaltake. I say go for the aero. It looks like its sold copper, so lapping it, and thermal compound should get you decent temps, even if the heatsink wasnt that good. Good luck.

Hungry Jack · Jul 2, 2003

One of the reviews I read of the coolermaster said that it was manufactured well to have a nice smooth contact area.

sandman001 · Jul 2, 2003

my god those prices are a ripoff.......even with the converson.

they aren't terrible, so I'd go with coolermaster.

LiquidVision · Jul 2, 2003

WELL I am a ThermalTake person and THIS HSF is a great product check out some of these spec....CAN'T go wrong with an Industry Leader
http://www.thermaltake.com/products/heatsink/v11plus.htm

Nerdwannabe · Jul 2, 2003

I would go with Cooler Master.

I had seen some very poor review with V11.
In some cases, V11 performs worse than V9 (wish I can find the reviews

)

I believe TT had issue with its stacking process. Don't know about now.

Ffats · Jul 2, 2003

Go with the Coolermaster. You'll thank yourself you made that decision. Cooler Master actually pays attention to their product quality.

Nismo · Jul 2, 2003

i ordered the aero 7+ and its coming in so ill let u know how well its works

LiquidVision · Jul 2, 2003

Heres a review of a similar products SAME design and all

http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cooling/Tt_SubZero4G_P4/index.html

Aldred_85 · Jul 2, 2003

I would go for the Aero 7+ too. If I wasn't so tight i may get one

.
Im using the TT V11 atm, one word.. awful! No matter what i do lapping, faster fan, etc; same result, 49°c idle! I really like the aero's skived heatsink where the fins and base are as one, where as the v11 uses soldering i believe

Nismo · Jul 2, 2003

lol i saw the skived fin heatsink and thats why i ordered it

Hungry Jack · Jul 2, 2003

Firstly, those prices are some of the best in Australia. They are not a rip-off. When you live in a country that is several thousand miles from anywhere, you'll have to pay for shipping expenses too.

I was a little apprehensive about the Coolermaster as I can't find any decent reviews about it. The one I linked too doesn't give any real technical info and doesn't test it. However, I like the principle that its trying to blow air on the center of the heatsink where all the heat is and I also felt the production quality stood out as being quite high.

The Thermaltake, on the other hand, seems a bit shoddy. I've been roaming this forum and have seen a lot of detractors of it saying that it, and the company, aren't that great. I've also seen a lot of people saying they like TT, but the fact that the product is soldered and usually requires lapping, I think makes it a low-quality product.

The difference, in Australian dollars, between the Coolermaster and TT V11 is $30. For that sort of money I just don't think it's worth risking the CPU so I've recommended the AERO 7+. I'll let y'all know how it goes.

Janissary · Jul 3, 2003

They have also the X-Dream from coolermaster it is sinfully cheap and a very good performer for the price.

Nismo · Jul 4, 2003

the xdream se is better because its all copper instead of just a copper insert but xdream is really cheap though

Mr. $T$ · Jul 4, 2003

CAN'T go wrong with an Industry Leader

Sorry to break this to ya but Tt has never really Lead anything, there new heasink is a copy of the Thermalright SK series.

But This heatsink is only a few C/W behind the SK-700 which is an awsome preformer. I would have to say go with that

Plus it is on Special

And adjustable.

Jarhead7236 · Jul 4, 2003

thermalright all the way...all others fall behind..check the reviews...

breez · Jul 4, 2003

LiquidVision said:
Heres a review of a similar products SAME design and all

http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cooling/Tt_SubZero4G_P4/index.html

Umm, same design compared to what? That thing uses peltier -> totally different design from any other cooler mentioned in this thread.

Hungry Jack · Jul 4, 2003

Jarhead. I know Thermalright are better, but I'm not buying for me. I'm buying for someone else who ONLY wants to go through Scorptec. Scorptec don't sell Thermalright and I can't order Thermalright stuff through them.

Thanks for the Xdream and Volcano 7 recommendations. I had previously thought to eliminate the Volcanos because I had figured that if the 11 wasn't good enough, then the others would be worse. But someone told me that the 7 was better made so I should still consider it.

The guy who's doing the buying has been incommunicado since his computer didn't post after I put it together... sigh, I *swear* I did everything right.

Jarhead7236 · Jul 4, 2003

can you get a vantec aeroflow? those are pretty good.....

Ffats · Jul 4, 2003

He already has gotten the Coolermaster Aero 7+....

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