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- Canton, CT
As you all have probably noticed from my many threads, I was planning on purchasing a scythe infinity & modding the **** out of it so I could lower my already amazing temps that a pressure mounted af freezer 7 pro can keep. Initially I wanted to order the scythe with Noctua fans that SPCR reviewed as the #1 quiet 120mm fan. I got sick of waiting around & instead, got 3 yate loons
So I get the cooler tuesday morning. Here are some beauty shots:
Now for a comparison between my old cooler & the scythe
as you can see, the scythe has not only more fins, the are larger than the freezers' (42 vs 58). From this alone, I was expecting better results right away, even while the scythe is stock. Here is a pic of my ultra ghetto setup (im working on my case as well so i have to run my pc on the foor for now ) This is where I tested the ac freezer temps as well as the scythe's.
I mounted the scythe with the zalman super thermal grease that gave me a bit better results than as5. The temps were....HORRIBLE! At least to my old cooler they were. They were overall 5c higher than the freezer's. At this point I want to rip the scythe off and throw it at my wall.
After a careful remount with the same thermal paste, I get much better results. Temps went down to around where the freezer's were, but about 1c better.
So now we get into pressure mounting the scythe. This has been done many times and has improved people's temps about 3-6c. Heres a thread about it.
Now before I begin, let me just say this: never work on your pc hungover, you dont think straight, and it takes you twice as long to do anything. I finally get the correct bolt through kit from jabtech (sent me am2 instead of lga775). I go out to ace hardware, get some screws, and pressure mount the scythe. The temps are worse than with the stock mount.
The next day, I do things differently, find some thermaltake brackets so the scythe's dont bend because of the pressure. Here are the parts I used:
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