BEST CPU Cooler for my new system

phrkshw · 02-22-06, 08:56 AM

Dont have the cash to do H2O yet so please leave that out , I will be working on saving the money for that here shortly ( 6 mnths tops ) . Here will be my set up :
Antec SOHO File Sever Case
Antec NEOPower 480
DFI Lanparty 925X-T2
1 GB (2x512) Corsair Value Select DDR2 533
P4 3.2 Lg775 ( 2mb of sweet @ss cache

)
3 Sata Drives :
120 WD
200 WD
160 Seagate
X600 Pro PCI-e ( GV-RX60P128D ) ( Wouldnt have any complants about replacing that stock heatsink/fan combo on this either , hint , hint

)
And an old SB Live 5.1 ( It'll work till I get my X-Fi )
Thanks

EDIT : Also Have 1 Side mounted 80mm , 2 rear mounted 80's , & 2 front mounted 80's .

veryhumid · 02-22-06, 09:38 AM

can't go wrong with a thermalright xp-120. there are tons of other big heatpipe coolers out, as well. sonic tower, ninja...

i would strongly recommend looking at a heatsink that accepts a 120mm fan. they move air at a lesser noise level compared to other sizes. also pick one that can accept different kinds of fans. maybe you want to run a nice quiet 120x25mm, maybe you found a better fan 120x35mm and want to have more CFM. it really opens up your options. you can change orientation of fan, add spacers, etc.

ZGOZZ · 02-22-06, 09:41 AM

ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
Best deal best cooling.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118223

EvilT · 02-22-06, 09:48 AM

just get an zalman cu7700 or an xp90 wit an high cfm fan on there, the 9500 and the 7700 cool just about the same so that extra 25+ dollers isnt worth it

muddocktor · 02-22-06, 09:51 AM

The Thermaltake Big typhoon is also an excellent choice for your setup too. It uses a quiet 120mm fan and I know for a fact that it cools a highly overclocked 820 well, so it should do your 3.2 a fine job too.

All choices listed so far are a good choice for you though; just go for the one that you can get the best deal on, IMO.

EDIT: My buddy with the 820 found the Zalman 7700 to be a bit marginal for overclocking on his machine, but the BT did much better with dealing with the extra heat.

TreeNode · 02-22-06, 10:09 AM

I'm using the Zalman 9500 and it works great. What's good about it is that the air flow can be pushed out through the exhaust fan in the back of the case. Plus, the size of it doesn't mess with trying to install TALL ram like some other fans do.

chevro1et · 02-22-06, 10:12 AM

Yea, thermalright xp90/xp120 or Big Typhoon probably the best bet... the BT is BIG, so check measurements to see if it fits that SOHO case (I am unfamiliar with this case...)

Cheers.

phrkshw · 02-22-06, 10:24 AM

I got enough space in this here case , I should be water cooling . ( Just cant afford to yet )

deception`` · 02-22-06, 10:34 AM

Thermaltake Big Typhoon - It will be cheaper than the Zalman and an XP-120 and it cools better than both.

deception``

Slaps · 02-22-06, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZGOZZ

ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail
Best deal best cooling.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118223

That is a sweet HS. I am gonna wait to see if i am satisfied with mine, if not, that baby is going on the CC.

i686 · 02-22-06, 07:49 PM

hi'
BT definitly

silent and better cooling bench than thermalright xp120 ...
for once some agree that thermaltake made a great stuff, heavy and big, but great

i686

b1029384756 · 02-22-06, 09:37 PM

Go with the Big Typhoon, I'd say. Are you concerned about noise? You can put a powerful Delta fan on it and do quite well.

Tyreal · 02-22-06, 09:43 PM

Scythe Ninja. Do a search. Everyone will agree.

tyrant222 · 02-22-06, 11:30 PM

im a watercooling guy, but have bought the ninja for a relative and it is nice. plus its pretty cheap

phrkshw · 02-23-06, 10:08 AM

Okies guys , after all the reviews and comments ........ Ninja it is . Thanks for the help guys .

andyisc00l · 02-24-06, 01:05 AM

get a thermaltake witha silverstone 120mm 110 CFM fan...that thing was QUIET for 110 CFM, could run at 90 and it would be relaly quiet...highly reccooommended

Evilsizer · 02-24-06, 01:21 AM

i say look at how the air flow is in your case... im using a matx mobo with the ninja right now... cpu temps are nice, but i need airflow over the chipset and pwm's. I will be getting a BT to replace this and the ninja will going on my rig #3.

02-22-06, 08:56 AM	Thread Starter #1
phrkshw Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina	BEST CPU Cooler for my new system Dont have the cash to do H2O yet so please leave that out , I will be working on saving the money for that here shortly ( 6 mnths tops ) . Here will be my set up : Antec SOHO File Sever Case Antec NEOPower 480 DFI Lanparty 925X-T2 1 GB (2x512) Corsair Value Select DDR2 533 P4 3.2 Lg775 ( 2mb of sweet @ss cache ) 3 Sata Drives : 120 WD 200 WD 160 Seagate X600 Pro PCI-e ( GV-RX60P128D ) ( Wouldnt have any complants about replacing that stock heatsink/fan combo on this either , hint , hint ) And an old SB Live 5.1 ( It'll work till I get my X-Fi ) Thanks EDIT : Also Have 1 Side mounted 80mm , 2 rear mounted 80's , & 2 front mounted 80's . __________________ Meatwad:Well hey now, guys, look. I do not want to do anything illegal here... but I would kill somebody... in front of their own mama... to get a ten speed. And if any witnesses testify against me, I'll gouge their eyes out. My Heatware OCForums Metal Club Member #1976 Last edited by phrkshw; 02-22-06 at 09:07 AM. Reason: im stoopid
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02-22-06, 09:38 AM	#2
veryhumid Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: New Hampshire	can't go wrong with a thermalright xp-120. there are tons of other big heatpipe coolers out, as well. sonic tower, ninja... i would strongly recommend looking at a heatsink that accepts a 120mm fan. they move air at a lesser noise level compared to other sizes. also pick one that can accept different kinds of fans. maybe you want to run a nice quiet 120x25mm, maybe you found a better fan 120x35mm and want to have more CFM. it really opens up your options. you can change orientation of fan, add spacers, etc. __________________ < FOLD! < Heatware < EVGA X58, 920, TRUE, 12GB Corsair, 2 x EVGA GTX 285, Enermax Revolution, Velociraptor, 7 64-bit Last edited by veryhumid; 02-22-06 at 09:47 AM.
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02-22-06, 09:48 AM	#4
EvilT Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: In Your MiNd	just get an zalman cu7700 or an xp90 wit an high cfm fan on there, the 9500 and the 7700 cool just about the same so that extra 25+ dollers isnt worth it
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02-22-06, 09:51 AM	#5
muddocktor Retired Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New Iberia, LA	The Thermaltake Big typhoon is also an excellent choice for your setup too. It uses a quiet 120mm fan and I know for a fact that it cools a highly overclocked 820 well, so it should do your 3.2 a fine job too. All choices listed so far are a good choice for you though; just go for the one that you can get the best deal on, IMO. EDIT: My buddy with the 820 found the Zalman 7700 to be a bit marginal for overclocking on his machine, but the BT did much better with dealing with the extra heat.
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02-22-06, 10:09 AM	#6
TreeNode Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: WNY	I'm using the Zalman 9500 and it works great. What's good about it is that the air flow can be pushed out through the exhaust fan in the back of the case. Plus, the size of it doesn't mess with trying to install TALL ram like some other fans do. __________________ AMD ATHLON 64 FX-60 ASUS A8N32-SLI DELUXE 4x1GB Corsair Twin 3500LLPro 2xXFX GeForce 7800 GTX 512 Pictures Aut disce aut discede 3DMark05: 14604 3DMark06: 9149
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02-22-06, 09:41 AM	#3
ZGOZZ Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: NJ USA	ZALMAN CNPS9500 LED 92mm 2 Ball Blue LED Light Cooling Fan with Heatsink - Retail Best deal best cooling. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835118223
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02-22-06, 10:12 AM	#7
chevro1et Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: 35.012N/ 129.052E	Yea, thermalright xp90/xp120 or Big Typhoon probably the best bet... the BT is BIG, so check measurements to see if it fits that SOHO case (I am unfamiliar with this case...) Cheers. __________________ Dell Inspiron 640m Intel C2D T5500 Centrino (1.66 ghz/ 667 fsb) 2x1 gig RAM (533 fsb) WD Scorpio Blue 500gb hdd Intel 950GMA integrated graphics 14.1" widescreen (1440x900) w. Truebrite Vista Home Premium 5in1 card reader/ Bluetooth/ 3945abg wireless
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02-22-06, 10:24 AM	Thread Starter #8
phrkshw Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina	I got enough space in this here case , I should be water cooling . ( Just cant afford to yet ) __________________ Meatwad:Well hey now, guys, look. I do not want to do anything illegal here... but I would kill somebody... in front of their own mama... to get a ten speed. And if any witnesses testify against me, I'll gouge their eyes out. My Heatware OCForums Metal Club Member #1976
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02-22-06, 10:34 AM	#9
deception`` Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta	Thermaltake Big Typhoon - It will be cheaper than the Zalman and an XP-120 and it cools better than both. deception``
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02-22-06, 07:49 PM	#11
i686 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: French Mountains	hi' BT definitly silent and better cooling bench than thermalright xp120 ... for once some agree that thermaltake made a great stuff, heavy and big, but great i686 __________________ PSU : BeQuiet 750w MB : ASUS P8P67-M CPU : Intel Core I5 2500K/@4.0ghz Ram : GSkill 8gb (2x4) 1600 Cl8 Hs : Noctua NF12 - Exhaust fan only SSD :Crucial M4 128go / OCZ VertexII 60GB HDD :2xSpinpoint F1 Samsung Video : Nvidia Gforce GTX 570 Monitor : Viewsonic 27"
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02-22-06, 09:37 PM	#12
b1029384756 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Trenton	Go with the Big Typhoon, I'd say. Are you concerned about noise? You can put a powerful Delta fan on it and do quite well. __________________ Asus P4C800-E Deluxe, Intel P4 2.6C@3120, Thermalright SP-94, Vantec Tornado 92mm@12V, Swiftech MCX-159R, Microcool southrbidge/PLL/MOSFET sinks, 1GB OCZ PC3500 Plat. Ltd.@5:4, 2-2-2-5, Super Talent memory cooler, ATI Radeon 9800XT@415/370, ATI Silencer 3, Hauppauge WinTV PVR-350, SB Audigy 2ZS Platinum Pro, US Robotics 5610B, 3Com 3CRDAG675, TT Xaser III V1000A, Antec TrueBlue 480W, Thermaltake LED Smart Fans 80mm * 7, WD 250GB 7200 RPM SATA & 36GB Raptor * 2 RAID 0, Vantec HDC-502a * 2, Coolermaster Cooldrive 4 & Musketeer 1, Sony CRX320E & DW-U18A, Teac floppy, ATech Flash Pro9, Viewsonic P225fb, Logitech Z-680, APC Smart-UPS 1500
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02-22-06, 09:43 PM	#13
Tyreal Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Vancouver, Canada	Scythe Ninja. Do a search. Everyone will agree. __________________ -- Main Rig -- Q6600 @ 3.2 Water cooled. \| GA-P35-DS3R \| 4 GB Corsair XMS2 DDR-667 4-4-4-12 \| nVidia XFXGefore 8800 GTS Stock\| Seagate Barracuda 320 GB \| Western Digital Raptor 36 GB \| HSPC Tech Stationw/ Custom Mods Feel free to IM me with any questions. :D
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02-22-06, 11:30 PM	#14
tyrant222 Member Join Date: Nov 2004	im a watercooling guy, but have bought the ninja for a relative and it is nice. plus its pretty cheap
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02-23-06, 10:08 AM	Thread Starter #15
phrkshw Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina	Okies guys , after all the reviews and comments ........ Ninja it is . Thanks for the help guys . __________________ Meatwad:Well hey now, guys, look. I do not want to do anything illegal here... but I would kill somebody... in front of their own mama... to get a ten speed. And if any witnesses testify against me, I'll gouge their eyes out. My Heatware OCForums Metal Club Member #1976
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02-24-06, 01:05 AM	#16
andyisc00l Member Join Date: Jan 2006	get a thermaltake witha silverstone 120mm 110 CFM fan...that thing was QUIET for 110 CFM, could run at 90 and it would be relaly quiet...highly reccooommended
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02-24-06, 01:21 AM	#17
Evilsizer Senior Fourm Spammer Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Austin,Texas	i say look at how the air flow is in your case... im using a matx mobo with the ninja right now... cpu temps are nice, but i need airflow over the chipset and pwm's. I will be getting a BT to replace this and the ninja will going on my rig #3. __________________ i7 920@3.6ghz \| Asus R2G \| GK F3-12800CL7D-4GBRH \| Galaxy GTX660 GC \| C650TX \| OCZ VERTEX EX 120GB, VERTEX 250GB i3 330m \| Jetway NF98 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1066 \| pico 120WI i5 2450 \| Jetway JNF9G-QM77 \| 2x2gig DDR3-1333 \| WIP "I Love To Camp!" "Commensing Shock Therapy!" I'm jonnyGURU of jonnyGURU.com and we don't overload PSU's - JonnyGURU HeatWare
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