heLP!!!!!...gonna buy a HSF..which one????

[wunautica]

Hey guys...which HSF do u guys recommend? I have these in mind.

Alpha PAL8045 w/ 48.5 CFM YS-Tech 4-pins Fan @ 36.9 dBA

Thermalright SK-6 w/ 40.1 CFM YS-Tech Fan @ unknown dBA

Millennium Glaciator II w/ 29 CFM Fan @ 36 dBA

As you could tell, I'm going for the quiet feel. So which one would it be? SK-6 being most expensive to Glaciator II being the least. Thx...late -wU

[KILLorBE]

Millennium Glaciator II

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by KILLorBE
Millennium Glaciator II

I'll second that.

[Satch]

The Glaciator isn't quite dangerous due to it heavy weight?

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by Satch
The Glaciator isn't quite dangerous due to it heavy weight?

Sockets are very secure. While weight becomes an issue with transportability I don't think it is otherwise.

[KILLorBE]

Originally posted by donny_paycheck


Sockets are very secure. While weight becomes an issue with transportability I don't think it is otherwise.

Exactly, you really don't wanna know what my PEP66+Peltier+3/8 Inch thick ~5x5cm copper coldplate weights, and all of that hangs on a slocket:p ...no problem so far

**EDIT** I've also put a 92mm fan on it:D

[oc jason]

Get a Glaciator.

Then replace that 29cfm, 36 db fan for this 31 cfm 28 db fan. More air moves and bout half the noise, and the Glac is quietest by far stock, REALLY quiet with this fan, moving a good amount of air.

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ther60.html


That is 8 db less noise which is like 3x quieter to the ear!!!!!!

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by oc jason
Get a Glaciator.

Then replace that 29cfm, 36 db fan for this 31 cfm 28 db fan. More air moves and bout half the noise, and the Glac is quietest by far stock, REALLY quiet with this fan, moving a good amount of air.

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ther60.html


That is 8 db less noise which is like 3x quieter to the ear!!!!!!

Looks awesome. What's the best place to get a Glaciator? I don't see them very often.

[plague]

Originally posted by oc jason
Get a Glaciator.

Then replace that 29cfm, 36 db fan for this 31 cfm 28 db fan. More air moves and bout half the noise, and the Glac is quietest by far stock, REALLY quiet with this fan, moving a good amount of air.

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/ther60.html


That is 8 db less noise which is like 3x quieter to the ear!!!!!!

How hard is it to change the fan on a glaciator??

Oh, and I agree with everyone, I have a Glaciator 1 and its great.

[Big Mike]

I'm gonna stray and say PAL 8045, while i havent tried a glaciator 2 I do have some qualms with the weight. And the SK6's noise is unacceptable in my opinion. I think its good that we're seeing a shift away from delta screamers on heatsinks.

[donny_paycheck]

Originally posted by Big Mike
I'm gonna stray and say PAL 8045, while i havent tried a glaciator 2 I do have some qualms with the weight. And the SK6's noise is unacceptable in my opinion. I think its good that we're seeing a shift away from delta screamers on heatsinks.

Totally...the combo of microfins and high pressure fans make for a racket that's beyond tolerable. I've got the SHE series 80mm Delta but it's slower than the rest (5500 rpm) and the swifty doesn't make much turbulence - it's pretty aerodynamic. Another thing.....microfin HSFs are like air filters! They trap all kinds of dust, which ends up degrading their performance geometrically over time. Not fun to pull off the fan and vacuum them out every month or so (I have 4 cats and 3 dogs in this house).

[wunautica]

thx guys...I guess I'm going with tha Glaciator II then..ehhe..its cheap..and it works great..so y not..anywayz...appreicate all ya responses....with the PAL8045..I heard u had to trim the heatsink a lil to make it fit into tha Epox 8KHA+ board that I'm planning to get..so sorta sux...anywayz...late -wU

[Yodums]

Originally posted by wunautica
thx guys...I guess I'm going with tha Glaciator II then..ehhe..its cheap..and it works great..so y not..anywayz...appreicate all ya responses....with the PAL8045..I heard u had to trim the heatsink a lil to make it fit into tha Epox 8KHA+ board that I'm planning to get..so sorta sux...anywayz...late -wU

Great pick... Good luck with it!