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i've got £25 to spend on a CPU heatsink.
Scythe Miné
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
which would be better for a Q6600?
would be looking at an OC of 3GHz, maybe 3.2.
i'm guessing the scythe would be better, but is the Freezer 7 a good CPU cooler?
will i get free delivery on either of these?
how much do you have to spend for the free delivery?
edit: open to any other suggestions under £25 not including delivery.
From all that I have read, the Scythe Mine is a better cooler, especially with the overclocks you want to reach.
The Arctic Freezer 7 Pro is a good cooler but probably best with Dual Core CPUs and a quad Q6600 at stock, but not upto the Mine's level of cooling.
I also believe the Mine would be quieter as well :)
would you be able to enlighten on me on how exactly it works?
does it suck the air over 1 half of the heatsink then blow it over the other half?
i think i'll go for the Scythe tbh, but would like to know what the minimum cost is before you get free delivery.
by the looks of it yes, it sucks the air through the first half and then blows it over the second half.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty-hodgson
minimum spend is £20 exlc vat http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-he...ease-read.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by matty-hodgson
make sure to get good thermal paste as well, but im sure you know this.:)
ooooo!
only just make the £20.
might aswell go for the Scythe seeing as Delivery for the AC7 would put it near enough at the price of the Scythe.
got a tube of Arctic Silver.. apparently it's the best.
took 6'C off my temps with the stock cooler. :thumbsup:
it is indeed, i have OCZ 5+ which is exactly the same thing, just in different packaging (it was a little cheaper to :))Quote:
Originally Posted by matty-hodgson
I would get the Scythe Mine as it is a better cooler even though you could still hit 3.4ghz with the AC7 as it is a great budget cooler. I had it on my E6600 for a week while i sourced a Tuniq Tower and done it proud.
Blitzen has a Scythe Mine on his Q6600 and is doing a great job:)
gonna order the Scythe when my dad gets home..
should be LOADS better than my Intel cooler.
Apparently, the thermal interface medium has almost no influence, as long as it is some kind of goop:
Thermal transfer compound comparison
try telling that to my cpu, with bog standard zalman paste temps kept rising to 60c+ and shutting the computer down cos the heat couldnt transfer to the heatsink, but with AS5 temps are stable at 35c (i swear something must have been wrong with the original mounting cos 25c from thermal paste cant be possible)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cistron
but if your overclocking even a slightly increased thermal transfer is better.
For what it's worth........I recently replaced my freezer 7 with a Xigmatek s1283 and got a 6c improvement on my 3.3 dual Allendale.
Scan have it on today only offer occasionally for under £20.
A good budget cooler.
From what I have read the Mine's forte is quiet cooling rather than high end cooling.
The scythe Mine is a cracking cooler for the price, see the Hexus review :-
HEXUS.net - Review :: LGA 775 CPU Cooler Mega Test : Page - 1/120
well you have invalidated your own comparison right there :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by TAKTAK
is the Scythe ninja any good without a fan?
would any 120mm work on it?
i've got a Molex 120mm fan sitting about.
what sort of temps could i be looking at with a Scythe Ninja on a Q6600 at 3GHz with a fan installed on it?
SiM.. you'll be able to tell me :P
the above question, would the Scythe Ninja be a good investment?
Not sure about the temps... look at my system lol
but its a good heatsink.... you will need a fan, but it does come with one :)
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I would rather get this though and buy a sharkoon golf ball/nexus/yate loon fan for it.
I would say either of the above solutions is a good investment if you already haven't got a decent heatsink :)
you see the 'this' heatsink? can that be orientated either way?
so that it won't touch my RAM, 'cause my RAM only works if the closest slot to the CPU is filled with a RAM stick and i don't think i could fit a Ninja in there.
how much is 1 of those fans aswell?
Yate loons are about £6 here (choose which noise level you want):
120mm Yate Loon D12SM-12 Case Fan - Black (70.5 CFM) on eBay, also Fans, Fans Heatsinks, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 11-Apr-08 21:20:23 BST)
120mm Yate Loon D12SH-12 Case Fan - Black (88 CFM) on eBay, also Fans, Fans Heatsinks, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 11-Apr-08 21:19:57 BST)
120mm Yate Loon D12SL-12 Case Fan - Black (47 CFM) on eBay, also Fans, Fans Heatsinks, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 11-Apr-08 21:21:01 BST)
(you can get them cheaper if ordered from abroad iirc)
sharkoon golf fans are £7 on scan
which would you recommend?
i don't really know what i'd need tbh..
i've only got some cheap 120mm Molex fans from eBuyer.
and a 92mm cooling my RAM.
would the 47CFM be sufficient for a Q6600 at 3GHz?
i'm looking for around 30 - 35 at idle, if that's possible, getting around 41'C at idle now.
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Originally Posted by SiM
yeh it wasnt really the best defence was it :rolleyes:
edit:i'll have to send mrs paperclip to sort you out, if i can find her that is.
If I was looking at Thermalright coolers then it would be the Ultima 90 rather than the Ultra 120, a bit smaller but better performance, if you want bigger then the Ultra 120 extreme is the next step up.
They can both be oriented either horizontally or vertically my Ultima 90 doesn't cover my RAM when vertical (motherboard G33m-DS2R)
http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5548/img1273aq4.jpg
and while I haven't tried it would think clearance would be fine horizontally as well.
Oh and 47cfm (about what my 120mm Akasa Amber moves) would be fine the higher the better the cooling (to a certain point, it will depend on heatsink design) but the more noise it makes.
so which is that in your case?
the 90 or the 120?
if you want quiet fans then go for Noctua p-12's, expensive, but well worth it. if your one of the people thats not too bothered about noise then go for the 88cfm yate loon for £4 does kick out 40db though, you can't really go wrong with yate loons at that price. its all down to personal preference.
if you want to go super cool (also not so quiet, about 59db) then go for the beast hereComputer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK but at 190 cfm that would be overkill, plus the fact youd have to strap your pc down to stop it taking off.
you need to decide cooling, or silence, you need to choose which one is more important, so you can comprimise a little
i was under the impression that the TRU120 and the TRU120E are exactly the same size the TRU120E just has more heatpipes therefore better cooling capacity?Quote:
Originally Posted by Webby
edit: oop i misread the post sorry ;)
holy mother!
is that fan like a twin blade thingy?
i might buy 1 of those just to feel it's wrath!
edit: heres the shop it might be preferable rather than ebayQuote:
Originally Posted by SiM
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I have bought some loonies from this place, the d12sl-12's are not SILENT but they are very quiet you can 7v mod them also if you feel the need
That Delta would be great if you like to have your ears bleed :O_o1:
That is an Ultima 90 with a 120mm fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty-hodgson
See "My System" for the rest of the spec :)
OK a few things.
Mine over freezer7pro
Akasa AK965x3 over freezer7pro
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same basic cooler for less ;)
I'd not go for the thermalright Ultra-120 over the ninja or mine, the Thermalright Ultra-120eXtreme is another matter. the basic ultra120 is not that good, it's the additional heat pipes in the eXtreme that make it the better cooler.
The Ultima90 is basically a smaller version on the ultra-120eXtreme with a 120mm fan attached it is quite tall so make sure your case is deep enough.
While I'm useing the ultima90 and can agree it's a good cooler at a cost of £28+fan that pushes it well over the budget.
p.s. it's very easy to remove and replace the fan in the Scythe Mine if you want to increase the air flow. ;)
For low cost cooling on a q6600 I'd go with the Scythe Mine or even the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 (as Viao sugested)
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bought the Scythe Mine, should be here wednesday with the free next day delivery :P
how will the performance compare to the Intel stock fan? and will it be louder or quieter?
Quieter, it's not a 4pin PWM fan so it's fixed speed (unless you have a motherboard that can automatically regulate3pin fans) however it has a decent air flow and is very quiet. :)
EDIT: not sure if the xfx 680i can regulate 3pin fans, it'll be in the bios settings if it can, I know the Abit ip-35pro can.
i'm pretty much 100% sure that it can't, this board is useless! it's capable of about 350FSB.. yes, i did try with the Intel Stock fan :P
should easily be capable of about 400 FSB.
can only achieve a 3150MHz OC with this board :(
and the northbridge probably glows during gaming and heavy benchmarking, it\'s beyond a joke!
NEVER buy this board!
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Originally Posted by matty-hodgson
There is no competition.
The Scythe Mine is better in EVERY way.
You wont even hear it above you GPU fan.Quote:
Originally Posted by matty-hodgson
The temps this produces is amazing. I still cant believe it cools this well for under £25.
Just make sure you take you time fitting it and use the AS5 properly.
Im running my Q6600 @ 3.2ghz atm (as you want to) and under load its 39 degrees. I took it to 3.6ghz to benchmark and it didnt go higher than 46 degrees load.
i like the sound of this!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blitzen
what is the best way of installing the AS5? i just put a small stripe down the middle of the processor last time and let the heatsink spread it out.. is this a good way to do it?
right now if i run Orthos for an hour i get temps of 70'C under load at stock speeds. it's absolutely terrible! i don't understand how they can sell this heatsink and fan with this processor and class it as a capable cooler!
thanks for the advice and everything guys :)
i'll post my temps up once it arrives tomorrow.. :thumbsup:
I have the arctic freezer - is actually a bad cooler?
Or just infererior to the Scythe?
i don't think it's a bad cooler becuase it's sooooo popular, i just think it's inferior to the Scythe, but it's also a tenner less expensive. they include it in a lot of reviews and stuff so i'm sure it's not a bad cooler.Quote:
Originally Posted by format
It's not a bad cooler at all, I used to use one.Quote:
Originally Posted by format
I was running it on a Pentium D which are not cool chips and the fan did get a little noisey as it was running fast most of the time, but it was still better than the stock cooler. ;)
For £15 it's hard to beat, although now there are some better low cost coolers out.
The Akasa AK-965x3 is a good example, basically the same cooler for slightly less money
The Scythe Mine is another good example, slight more expensive but not loads more and better performance.
For Price vs Performance the ACf7p used to be the best, but I think the Mine has that crown now.
That said there have been a few more coolers released since then, cooler reviews tend to be few and far between so it's hard to know how well they stack up.