thermalright vs thermalright

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

I'm looking at two different Thermalright heatsinks, the SI-97 and the SLK-800A. Which one would I see better results from. I'm leaning towards the SI-97. Also, is the 97 the one that takes a plate on the mobo or am I mistaken, I believe it just uses a clip like most coolers.

Electron Chaser · Feb 12, 2005

They are both ecellent coolers members here have been reporting excellent results using the SI-97 since it uses heatpipes where as the SLK does not

Sentential · Feb 12, 2005

buckbadly said:
Also, is the 97 the one that takes a plate on the mobo or am I mistaken, I believe it just uses a clip like most coolers.

No you are correct the 97 does indeed use a backplate and is not clip on like the SI97

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

Thanks guys appreciate it. I'm also lookin at this http://www.jab-tech.com/customer/product.php?productid=2098&cat=47&page=1

mated with this fan http://www.dealsonic.com/thera1smarca.html

a little cheaper and has some decent reviews, what cha' think?

Radical · Feb 12, 2005

The ALX-800 is supposed to perform roughly the same as the SLK-800, but it's cheaper since its aluminum. That fan is great, but it's also very loud so you may want to look at a Panaflo L1J instead.

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

Thanks for the response

Thats one thing that doesn't bother me, noise from my fans. I don't sleep by em so let em rip :clap:

. Ok think I'm gonna go place my order, unless I hear otherwise in the next few minutes

Radical · Feb 12, 2005

Oh what TIM are you using? If you're not using AS5 then you should buy some with the order you're placing.

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

Yea I got AS5, now not sure if I want the ALX 800 or the SLK-700. Both look decent in reviews. The 700 is all copper as compared to al/copper with the 800, any thoughts? :-/

well just seen the 700 doesn't accept 80mm's

Think I'll just go with the SI-97 and the fan linked. Should provide some good results. Looks like I don't have any problems with board compatibility, so off to waste some money

Radical · Feb 12, 2005

I would go with the ALX-800 since the SLK-700 can't use 80mm fans.

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

beat me to it

fldrice · Feb 12, 2005

SLK-700 will only use a 70mm fan, so your choices are somewhat limited. The ALX-800 is comparable to the SLK-800/900, but only if you use a loud high powered delta/tornado. The SI-97, AFAIK performs well only after you lap the base. Hope that helps.

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

I have seen that as well referring to the lapping, having never done it, nows as good a time as any to learn.

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

Thanks guys for all your quick responses and input. Its a done deal 56.64 for the heatsink and fan. Can't wait to see how much better it cools then what I'm runnin. :clap:

Moto7451 · Feb 12, 2005

It'll be a good bit better than your Volcano 7+ for sure.

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

I'm lookin forward to it

I also got a few other things yesterday, this was a tax time upgrade I had in the works in another thread but I went with a few different parts then what I had listed in there. Just a few of the highlights of my day yesterday

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=321014

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=17-104-968&depa=0

2X-http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-200&depa=0 ...I must of got the last 2

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-144-114&depa=0 ...supposed to be ch-5, guess I'll see

among others, really looking forward to getting the vid card and playing around with that, I love my 9500, so it's really going to have to impress me

Alacritan · Feb 12, 2005

Thermalright heatsinks got progressively better, so I don't know why you've gone from looking at an SI-97 to an SLK700 vs an ALX800. The SI-97 is the one to get. Performance is only a couple degrees difference at most, but there's no question the SLK700 and ALX800 are at the bottom, then the SLK800 and 900, the SP97 and the SI-97 at the top (for Socket A). It's a marginal thing but if you're really interested in getting the best possible cooling, go with the SI-97. I don't know why there's any debate anyway. It's cheap, it's light and it's the best performer (for Socket A). And from what I've heard, because of it's design it's also quieter than the previous Thermalright heatsinks, but that's not a primary concern for you I suppose. Go with the SI-97 and slap on a Vantec Tornado. You won't regret it.

buckbadly · Feb 12, 2005

Alacritan... thanks for the suggestions.

Thanks guys for all your quick responses and input. Its a done deal 56.64 for the heatsink and fan. Can't wait to see how much better it cools then what I'm runnin.

guess I should of mentioned that was for the SI-97 and the fan I linked further up

Lookin forward to getting it :clap:

fldrice · Feb 13, 2005

You could save a couple bones on the vid card and the psu by getting this: http://www.chumbo.com/info.aspx?id=230220
From what I heard, the psu is the 530 watt fortron.

buckbadly · Feb 14, 2005

Man...I wish you had been around Friday night....I already placed my orders :bang head

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