Whats the difference between.....

Xtc4u · Nov 26, 2003

The thermaltake silent boost K8 hsf and the Venus 12 hsf? Is it just the fans or actual heatsink design? I'm riding 60C idle with the silent boost hsf on my dual opteron 240s and I need something better so i can drop these temps a bit.

archilochus · Nov 26, 2003

What kind of case temps do you have? What happens if you take the door off and shot a fan in it? It could be effecting the high temps at the processor.Just a couple of thoughts.
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necromanx13x · Nov 26, 2003

Check out the specs of each. The silent boost is made for, as its name implies, silent cooling and therefore puts out much less cfm than the venus 12 which is made more for overclocking and the like.

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Xtc4u · Nov 27, 2003

I realize that but I want to know if there is anything different between the heatsink part. I know the fans are different for noise reasons but what about the copper HS itself.

My system temp indicates 38C case side on or off so i have good flow through the case I just have a really warm Office. Because of both my dual CPU rigs and other electronic equip in my office my normal temps range high 70F to lower 80s.

necromanx13x · Nov 27, 2003

The heatsink design is also different, the venus12 has about 30 more copper fins than the silent boost does, which also adds to its better cooling performance.

Jognt · Nov 27, 2003

38°C is a bit high dont you think? is it located in a sauna??

try pointing a fan onto it, or remove the side panel like "THE FANMAN"

said

SF101 · Nov 27, 2003

wouldnt your mobo just be slightly higher than your room temp? there really isnt much that makes it overly hot is there?

Xtc4u · Nov 28, 2003

both rigs show the same system temps. Case sides on or off with big box fan blowing on em. It is warm enough in my Office where just sitting here can become uncomfortable.

necroman- Thanks that was the info i was looking for.

sagitta85 · Nov 28, 2003

What program are you reading the temperatures off?

Xtc4u · Nov 28, 2003

MP rig's readings are from the BIOS and MBM5. On the Opteron system I get it from BIOS and Tyan Sys Mon since MBM5 doesn't work with the Opteron board.

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