What do you think of this heatsink?

[dris]

Swiftech MCX462-V (http://www.coolerguys.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=971)
i've read great reviews on this.
what do you all think about it?

[squeakygeek]

Well, it's all about performance, so any review that has proper tests and results in it should be better than anyone's opinion. It's all about the numbers. It's a bit pricey. Does anyone know how much the new thermalright heatpipe cooler costs? I can't find it on SVC... cant find much on there after the new layout... everything is thrown together...

[YellowDart]

Originally posted by squeakygeek
Well, it's all about performance, so any review that has proper tests and results in it should be better than anyone's opinion. It's all about the numbers. It's a bit pricey. Does anyone know how much the new thermalright heatpipe cooler costs? I can't find it on SVC... cant find much on there after the new layout... everything is thrown together...

Are you talking about the SP-94??? The SP-94 retails for around $60 (I think), and for $50 on newegg.com.

Is that swifty the one that comes with the peltier on the bottom, or is it sans-pelt???

[squeakygeek]

no pelt

[zabomb4163]

http://www.overclockers.com/articles838/ < Swiftech MCX462-V
C/W ratio of 0.26 at best


http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/ (heatsink index)
makes this hs 5th best on the market.

SG the SP-94 is only for socket 478.
http://www.overclockers.com/articles798/
price is 50$ at svc
http://www.svc.com/thsphehe.html

[stan03]

no the SP 94 is only for socke 478...

[Constantinos]

I personaly like this heatsink. It looks great and its cooling is superb. I am a bit biased though cause i am a swifty fan boy.

[dris]

great sink i got it today in the mail and put it on with some artic silver 3, my idle temps are 40 and load 45, before it was about 50 idle 55-58 load with my old heatsink. i've got the 92mm tornado on it with a fan controller to silence it a bit. now i'm going to work on making a duct from one of my side fans in the next week or so

[dalilman52]

hey if u wanna make a duct, heres wat i did

1) Find an old crappy fan that doesnt push enough air, or even better, a broken one!

2) Cut out the plastic things holding the actual fan blades/bearings in, usually four little "rails", u can usually cut em out with a good pair of wire cutters (a new addition to my moding arsenal) and u should be left with a the plastic outer casing of the fan

3) For better results, u can also sand down the jagged edges and make it more aerodynamic, which is what i did, i highly recommend this

4) Now cut the hole out above the hsf (remember measure twice, cut once), get a fan that blows air in a cone-type pattern (around 30-40 cfm), screw the fan casing u just cut and sanded onto the fan that your gonna duct, or tape it onto the fan and screw the mini duct onto the case side panel

5) Your cpu temps will now go down as much as 5C (mine did)
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[dris]

eh i have a hole about 3 inches offcenter my heatsink and its 80mm so i was going to take the fan off the side and make the hole bigger at least 100mm and run some duct i guess or maybe PVC or something clear and attach it to the side -> heatsink....i dont know how i am gunna attach it considering how many times i take off the side to get to the lil jumpers inside

[zabomb4163]

you paid 50$ for #5 when #1 cost 20 ?!?!?! oh well. its your money.

[GeneStarwind]

I've got both the MCX462-V and a SLK-900U... the "U" provides a lower idle temp, but the variance in temp in idle and under load is quite a bit more than with the "V", although the "V" gives me a little bit higher idle temp. I'd go with the 947-U any day.

The MCX-462-V just looks really cool :)

[squeakygeek]

Originally posted by GeneStarwind
I've got both the MCX462-V and a SLK-900U... the "U" provides a lower idle temp, but the variance in temp in idle and under load is quite a bit more than with the "V", although the "V" gives me a little bit higher idle temp. I'd go with the 947-U any day.

The MCX-462-V just looks really cool :)

Hmm I'm guessing there's more than one variable at work here.

[shiyan]

that seems to be the same results as what a reviewer got. lower idle temps with the SLK900U, but slightly higher load temps than the MCX462-V.

[stan03]

Originally posted by zabomb4163
you paid 50$ for #5 when #1 cost 20 ?!?!?! oh well. its your money.

what? im confused

[zabomb4163]

Originally posted by stan03


what? im confused

http://www.overclockers.com/articles373/

slk-900 is #1 ......Swiftech MCX462 is #5


then
http://www.coolerguys.com/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=971
50$

vs

www.svc.com slk-900 thermalright coupon...20$

[stan03]

ohhh, i get it. sorry :o