Choice of NB cooler?

bert202 · Dec 2, 2004

Here are the one's i've seen in searching around. Which you guys like best?

Thermalright NB-1C

Thermalright NB-1

and Swiftech MCX159-R

I also was thinking about those buff little 18cfm fans from SVC to put on the sink. I can't remember the link but I can find it.

Thanks

EDIT: found them http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=260543&highlight=18cfm

Jognt · Dec 2, 2004

what kind of a system are you going to put it in?

I've got the zalman NB-47J myself, and am very pleased with its performance!

but of those sinks.. id go for the swiftech, even if it were only because it just looks so damned stylish

bert202 · Dec 2, 2004

Over christmas break i'm planning on volt modding both my ram and NB so i wanted better cooling. I have a NF7-S with xp2500 nonmobile. CPU cooling is the thermalright SP-97 so i was thinking of the NB-1C because it would match.

MODdaBOX · Dec 2, 2004

i have a NB-1c and it works very well i like it alot but i hear there isnt much of a difference then the NB-1 non c

jackrungh · Dec 2, 2004

I as well am looking around for a NB cooling solution because my NF7-S NB fan is whirring and destroying my silence. At any rate... I would opt for the NB-1C except for its massive dBa rating. That is a ludicrous amount of noise to add just for a NB. Was wondering if passive is even an alternative for the medium-high overclocker. Any thoughts? The CFM on the Swiftech make me doubt its performance over even then stock cooler. :-/

Electron Chaser · Dec 2, 2004

You can put any 40mm fan on it you want.

Etacovda · Dec 2, 2004

jackrungh said:
I as well am looking around for a NB cooling solution because my NF7-S NB fan is whirring and destroying my silence. At any rate... I would opt for the NB-1C except for its massive dBa rating. That is a ludicrous amount of noise to add just for a NB. Was wondering if passive is even an alternative for the medium-high overclocker. Any thoughts? The CFM on the Swiftech make me doubt its performance over even then stock cooler.

The stock coolers basically a flat piece with a fan in the middle... surely you jest about the performance!

I have a Zalman too, works ok for me.

DeathAngelLST · Dec 2, 2004

I'm yet another happy camper with zalman's NB47J.

Radical · Dec 3, 2004

The beautiful about the NB47J is that it doesn't make noise. The Swiftech is rated at 14dBA which isn't that quiet, and I'm not sure what the Thermalright is rated but I know it's a lot louder than is necessary.

Jognt · Dec 3, 2004

Radical said:
The beautiful about the NB47J is that it doesn't make noise. The Swiftech is rated at 14dBA which isn't that quiet, and I'm not sure what the Thermalright is rated but I know it's a lot louder than is necessary.

14 db is pretty quiet unless they calculated it in another way..

The NB47J by zalman is a great cooler, it doesnt even get warm-ish in my case (80mm fan spills a bit over it)

you can get the swiftech and slap another fan on it, but the swiftech was designed for low(er) airflow/noise setups

while thermalright.... is great cooling at.. often high noise..

Sucka · Dec 3, 2004

Had the swiftech for almost a year now, it is awsome. I guess i'm bias though, never tried the others

Etacovda · Dec 3, 2004

wow, i didnt even check the db, i expected it to be high

14 (18 actually) is well below normal room noise. Its basically whisper level...

bert202 · Dec 3, 2004

Yeah, 15 is really quiet. I think the others are at 35, I saw that in a review yesterday so it may not be correct.

Guess I'll get the Swiftech, it seems to be a concensus. Thanks all!!!

subtotal · Dec 3, 2004

actually theres a lot of support here for the zalman, remember the noise in a pc increses every time you add a source, and besides a fan that you dont have can't fail

bert202 · Dec 3, 2004

Does a fanless cooler really cool well enough? I think I may voltmod my NB over christmas, I'm not going to go too extreem but would the zelman still be able to handle it?

cetoole · Dec 3, 2004

The Zalman that people use is more than enough if you are aircooled and get good airflow from your CPU fan. I am using it now, and it gets a lot of air from the Tornado on my SP-97, but when I get my water running, I will be switching to a NB-1c.

Skeen · Dec 3, 2004

I also like the Microcool Northpole. Its all copper, comes with a lil' Sunon that puts out 10 CFM @ 27dBA. It also comes with a bunch of little heatsinks for your mosfets and for your pll chips.

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

itshondo · Dec 3, 2004

here's my Iceberq, zip tied in place -

http://www.ocforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=33137

syberspy9 · Dec 3, 2004

Swiftech MCX159-R
I heard of some people colling p1,p2, and p3's witht it. (they tested it as a cpu cooler)
and its silent im shure u wouldnt even need the fan but if its silent why not have it.

Skeen · Dec 4, 2004

At svc.com (the place bert202 linked to), they have the NB-1 for $9.99, and it comes with a fan. I say go for that one.

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