[Navig]

I've started my review, over at the Abit forums.

I've finished my 3 fan Yate Loon 14cm testing, just got to formulate it.


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[UglyChild]

I cant wait for the results.

[JamesXP]

Thats a pretty beefy sink

[Navig]

Here are the results with the 14cm YL.

Here is a table of the Coretemp loads vs the fan configuration:




Blue rectangles represent one of the heatsink towers (2 main towers and the backside cooler) and black bars represent the fan location.

Temps are the average of all logged temps by Coretemp 0.94 from minute 3 to minute 4 of Stress Prime small FTTs load on my e6600 9x400, 1.4275v.


I like the sink so far. I'm struck with how quiet it is with these Yate Loons, I actually have to check it every now and then to make sure the computer is on. Whether it will stand up to the Ultra120x in terms of overall performance, we'll have to wait and see.

[nd4spdbh2]

Originally Posted by Navig

Here are the results with the 14cm YL.

Here is a table of the Coretemp loads vs the fan configuration:




Blue rectangles represent one of the heatsink towers (2 main towers and the backside cooler) and black bars represent the fan location.

Temps are the average of all logged temps by Coretemp 0.94 from minute 3 to minute 4 of Stress Prime small FTTs load on my e6600 9x400, 1.4275v.


I like the sink so far. I'm struck with how quiet it is with these Yate Loons, I actually have to check it every now and then to make sure the computer is on. Whether it will stand up to the Ultra120x in terms of overall performance, we'll have to wait and see.

what was the ambient temps of the room during this test

[Navig]

Its about 85f. Since its an open bench case, the sys temp is a rough guide to ambient.

[CRiMZ]

two people over at XS has done reviews on this heatsink. One of them came bent. Like one tower was just bent to the side. Ultra 120 Extreme performed better than the IFX-14 in their reviews. I think someone posted a link to it here somewhere. All I know, the IFX-14 is frickin huge.

[meionm]

Perhaps you should try 120mm fans since they will have higher pressure than 140mm

[nd4spdbh2]

Originally Posted by CRiMZ

two people over at XS has done reviews on this heatsink. One of them came bent. Like one tower was just bent to the side. Ultra 120 Extreme performed better than the IFX-14 in their reviews. I think someone posted a link to it here somewhere. All I know, the IFX-14 is frickin huge.

thats weird you would think with the hugeness of this hs it would cool quite a bit better?

[WonderingSoul]

I had an inkling that the U-120ex would beat this...



edit; I wonder how a regular U-120 would stand up to the IFX-14.

[CRiMZ]

Could just be Thermalright's craptastic QC. who knows. I'm kind of glad it sucks though. Now I don't feel bad about the Ultra 120 extreme I bought like 2 weeks ago.

[JamesXP]

I think it's because the heatpipes are only 4 not eight. doesn't the 120x have 6 pipeS?

[CRiMZ]

Originally Posted by JamesXP

I think it's because the heatpipes are only 4 not eight. doesn't the 120x have 6 pipeS?

Good point but the heatpipes are supposed to be larger on the IFX. I guess more pipes are better than larger.

[WonderingSoul]

Originally Posted by JamesXP

I think it's because the heatpipes are only 4 not eight. doesn't the 120x have 6 pipeS?

Well, the argument with that is because the IFX has a much larger diameter of the pipes; however fewer pipes, while the U120ex has narrower pipes; but more of them.


Personally I think the cooler failed due to it's shape. The U-shape and flame design kills it. The Ultra-120ex has more pipes and is a square shape. Sure, the IFX has more surface area with the U-seperation, but the flame shape really doesn't help the air flow through it. The one review on the XS forum really explained it much better than me.


edit; sorry Navig! I didn't mean to crap on your review with this silly "debate"

[Kuroimaho]

Imo the bent fins of the 120Ex are the key with similar design the Ifx would be better as well, and drop the flames makes it lame.

[nd4spdbh2]

Originally Posted by CRiMZ

Could just be Thermalright's craptastic QC. who knows. I'm kind of glad it sucks though. Now I don't feel bad about the Ultra 120 extreme I bought like 2 weeks ago.

thermalright's QC is definetly pretty damn good... i mean they havnt gotten their awesome rep for crazy good aircoolers by doing nothing...

i think we need to get some more of these things out there to see what really cools better.

[Moto7451]

The thing i notice (from pictures) is that the IFX-14 has a higher FPI than the Ultra 120/Extreme. Do you have any higher speed fans to test with? I think with fans that put out well over 100CFM and with 38mm thick fans on the outer fan mounts (for more pressure) we'll see an improvement over the Ultra.

This thing looks like two BIX radiators put together. Throw some delta triblades at it and then we'll be talking.

[SeasonalEclipse]

Wow, looks beastly.

[mcoleg]

that's what i was thinking - more air pressure is needed. tri-blades, even low-speed, might help.

[CRiMZ]

Originally Posted by nd4spdbh2

thermalright's QC is definetly pretty damn good... i mean they havnt gotten their awesome rep for crazy good aircoolers by doing nothing...

i think we need to get some more of these things out there to see what really cools better.

I disagree but they make good products which probably had more to do with their awesome rep than their damn good QC.

[Moto7451]

Um... TR's QC is second to none. Do some searching through the forums and you'll see that they're often times recommended over other higher performing heatsinks because of the quality. For about two years everyone and their brother were on par or a degree better (this is when the tower heatsinks first came out) and TR was still a very common mention.

[meionm]

Thermalright always innovates

Thamaltake/Ocz always duplicates

Scythe gimmicks do work, relates to this product http://www.scythe-eu.com/en/products...kama-wing.html

[mortimer]

Originally Posted by Moto7451

...

This thing looks like two BIX radiators put together. Throw some delta triblades at it and then we'll be talking.

Actually we would probably be shouting.

[mcoleg]

the low-speed tri-blades are surprisingly quiet, actually.

[mortimer]

I probably shouldn't have edited Motos post in the quote. He mentions 100 cfm Deltas. My bad.

[Moto7451]

I've never used the low speed ones but I absolutely love the highspeed ones I purchased. Putting just one on in place of a Masscool fan that died netted me 2°C load.

[Sj_GrenDeL]

*Waits for the third part of the review*

[mcoleg]

i see... not sure i can live next to 50+dB :P

the low-speed should be sufficient; air pressure of 120x38 tri-blades should be enough to go through the fins.

[Hipcrostino]

Originally Posted by meionm

Thermalright always innovates

Thamaltake/Ocz always duplicates

Mostly true, but don't forget that thermaltake did create the Big Typhoon which is still a top end cooler. Hold my opty about 20c above ambient at load with a 220cfm delta.

And yes, i also agree with pressure. Dence fins need pressure to work. I'm thinking 1 TFB1212GHE (220cfm) delta pushing with a 120x120mm space sitting in the center section would make this cooler fly.

EDIT: :O - just read a little of your review at the abit forums. It fits a 38mm wide fan in the center. Blow my previous idea, cram the delta in the middle!

EDIT2: Can you slam all those deltas on it from that pic in the abit forums so we can see what happens with high pressure fans? (use them all, why not. At least it will answer some questions

[Navig]

Okay more summary tables!


Here are the numbers from single 120mm fan testing. The fans were all tested in the middle position between the heatsink towers.





They do more or less scale with more powerful fans. I do think this is a consequence of the very high density of fins. Over all, I think its a good concept--it allows the end user to select his or her own noise-performance ratio.






Here are the numbers from several multiple fan setups:






And yes, the "Delta Extreme" is what ya'll asked for:


Ran a second powersupply just to power all dem fans!


Again, more fan power = more performance.