AMD & Super ThermoEngine V60-4210

[Pitspawn]

I have a locked amd 1.1ghz TB. To start off with I used a Taisol fan, but broke it when i tried to unlock my cpu. I bought a cooler master fan to replace the Taisol. I wasn't impressed. After seeing the benchmarks of the Super ThermoEngine on the Internet I wanted it. I bought it and it arrived the next day.

This fan is amazing! It came in a big box with the delta 2" 38CFM fan. I pulled off the stock fan and but this bitch on the heatsink. I found putting the cpu onto the motherboard easy because of their good clip. Once it was all screwed in I booted my pc up.

The first thing I noticed was the sound. It sounds like a cross between a JUMBO JET and a REFRIDGERATION UNIT! Thankfully I am used to a lot of noise in my 9 fan system so I can put up with it :)

After an hour of benchmarking and tests I started to think that VIA H/W monitor was lying but my bios told me the truth. My temperatures were just so damn low! Check these numbers out and weep :)

Before : Idle temp 28°C ... Max temp 43°C
After : Idle temp 32°C ... Max temp 33°C (YES 10ºC LOWER!)

This fan is the best I have ever seen if you have quite a bit of cash to spare and a pair of industrial earmuffs buy it!

1.1Ghz Locked AMD TB (100x11.0) (SThermoEngine 38cfm cpu fan)
ABit KT7 Mobo (Latest BIOS)
Creative GTS2 32Mb (6.31 drivers)
256Mb PC133 Generic SDRAM (2x128Mb 3-3-3)
45Gb 7,200rpm IBM Deskstar HDD
52x Creative CD-ROM
Creative SB Live! Platinum
3Com 10/100 Network Card
Dynamode V90 Modem
250w SUNTEK power supply
3 System Fans
Idle Temp 32°C ... Max Temp 33°C

[SickBoy]

That's odd... I wonder why it idles higher, if it peaks lower.....


SickBoy

[Pitspawn]

Well i've my i've come home and I've been playing on my pc again doing some benchmarking. I've actually realised that the 33*°C temp was only because it was mid-day with my radiators on. Atm I've been running Quake3 and sisoft for about 40-50 mins and my temps are 28-29ºC!

Oh yeah, got a question. I've heard on the net that all the delta fans spin at ~6800rpm. If that is the case why is mine spinning at ~7200? Is this a batch thing or is it my case fan doppler effect...

__________|||______|
Case Fan-->|X| --> ][E|...HSF + CPU
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯|||¯¯¯¯¯¯|
......................|||..............|....Mobo
......................|_______|....(Ignore dots, they are for spacing)

I know that this layout lowers my cpu temp quite a bit (7ºC lower with old coolermaster fan). And now that my cpu temp is this low, my overclocking attempts are much more stable.

I would prolly become a watercooler overclocker if I had the money, the time and the knowhow.

[Tachyon]

Does your ThermoEngine have the solid or hollow core?

[Da Whip]

This belongs in the Cooling Section.