Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme fan clips

Does anybody know anyplace that carries these? I would like to try a push/pull setup with some Yate's when I get around to setting up my Q6600 stuff. I have found places that carry TR clips but nothing for the Ultra 120. 120XP yes but not the Ultra. The Thermalright site shows them for $2 but no way to buy them direct.

I used a rubber band

I used a rubber band

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I never thought of that. Should work for testing but I will keep my eye out @ SW.

Thanks guys

try pipe cleaners, they work exceedingly well

Or the old standby, zip ties. I swear, these things are like the duct tape of the computer world.

Are people getting significantly better temps with 2 fans on there? I bought a 2nd one but ended up placing it somewhere else in my case.

Maverick0984 said:

Are people getting significantly better temps with 2 fans on there? I bought a 2nd one but ended up placing it somewhere else in my case.

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replacing a single "push" fan with a fan having much higher airflow will net better results than a push-pull setup with the two weaker fans, from what I've tried before. If your single fan is already pushing 60, 70+ cfm though, adding another "pull" fan won't result in much of a temperature drop

replacing a single "push" fan with a fan having much higher airflow will net better results than a push-pull setup with the two weaker fans, from what I've tried before. If your single fan is already pushing 60, 70+ cfm though, adding another "pull" fan won't result in much of a temperature drop

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It might not, but isn't it the whole purpose of this hobby, to try things? That's why I like the "rubber band" idea, easy to try and no $$ outlay. The fan I will probably try first is a 120x38 Sanyo-Denki that has a gutted 120x25 casing glued to it for a spacer. But I also have some Loons and some Antec Tri-Cools that I can play with.

I had kinda gotten away from bleeding edge air overclocking. It started when I first got my Antec P160. Classy case that I really like but air flow is not the best. Then i got an oak rolltop desk and put the system in the compartment. Then I went to a 7800GT SLI setup and it started getting like an oven in that compartment. And with it in the desk it was such a PITA to get out, I quit tinkering with it. You know the story. But when I decided to build a Q6600 system, beacuse every one seems to be having so musc fun with them, I did what I should have done a long time ago and pulled the case out of the desk. I have even now gone and ordered a Stacker 830 EVO to fix my airflow problem. And with it now not in the desk and easier to get to, I will probably spend some time playing with different setups. It's nice to be back.

shirker said:

replacing a single "push" fan with a fan having much higher airflow will net better results than a push-pull setup with the two weaker fans, from what I've tried before. If your single fan is already pushing 60, 70+ cfm though, adding another "pull" fan won't result in much of a temperature drop

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Ya, I'm just using the S-Flex F series everyone was raving about.

The 1600RPM version. I forget what the CFM was exactly, but it was definitely north of 50.

Maverick0984 said:

Ya, I'm just using the S-Flex F series everyone was raving about.

The 1600RPM version. I forget what the CFM was exactly, but it was definitely north of 50.

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Ive got the same in push pull. Each one is secured with one clip and the whole thing is wrapped with a thick band rubber band. Seems to work fine for me.

The F series are rated 63.7CFM.
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/002/sflex_detail.html

Surfrider77 said:

Ive got the same in push pull. Each one is secured with one clip and the whole thing is wrapped with a thick band rubber band. Seems to work fine for me.

The F series are rated 63.7CFM.
http://www.scythe-usa.com/product/acc/002/sflex_detail.html

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hmm, okay, I'll test it out when I get home. The 2nd fan is just there for piece of mind in a different spot, I doubt it is being effective.

My thoughts on various fan configurations.

On something like a slow/quiet fan setup (ie Yate Loon 7v), adding push-pull picked up a nice solid 3c off load temps for me--which I thought was pretty nice because I personally can't hear either 1 or 2 7v Yate loons. All this was done with a hot little e4300, I'd bet even more significant temp differences with a quad core.

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I got 2-3C off of it by moving the fan. Nothing major, but I'll take it.

As a side note, I'd never actually purchase those clips. They are pretty much quite possibly the worst mounting device I've ever seen. Actually, it's a wonder Thermalright did so well with this heat sink. The mounting mechanism of the heat sink itself is not exactly an engineering wonder either, heh.