Are there any S939 Heatsink that can be fitted directly in the case

[TooNice]

As the tittle. I have no idea how I managed to put up with that much noise, but I'd like a quick swap without the hassle of taking the motherboard out etc if possible.

[kalniel]

Yup. Artic cooler 64 pro. Just peel off the plastic, slap it on and pull the lever (more or less)

[Pob255]

If the plastic motherboard bracket is the same as the AM2 one (which I pritty sure they are)
Then the Akasa AK876 x3 should fit fine as well and slightly cheaper than the AC 64pro
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AKASA...-side-blow-fan

So sould Akasa Nero AK967
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Akasa...-120mm-PWM-fan
Which is 120mm fan based so will be quieter but you will need a deeper case.

Check your case size, if it's under 200mm wide then 120mm fan based tower coolers will not fit.

[watercooled]

If it's a small case you could use the Scythe Shuriken which is very quiet. Note it doesn't cool high TDP CPUs (95w or over I think) too well AFAIK but under that it's great!

[BUFF]

If the plastic motherboard bracket is the same as the AM2 one (which I pritty sure they are)

similar concept but not the same



lh is 939 & rh is AM2

[Uriel]

Yep. AC 64 Pro very easy to fit. Toolless and motherboard can stay where it is. Performance isn't bad either.

Edit: You mentioned noise. Does your motherboard not have fan control?

[TooNice]

Thanks. The case is a Coolermaster 201 (very old). I do not have the exact measurement at hand, but I know that a Sycthe Ninja is either just right, or just too tall for the door to be closed when used with a 120mm famn. So I'd definitely need something a few cm shorter.

The motherboard is an Asus A8R-MVP. I don't seem to be able to adjust the fan speed using Speedfan (not sure if it's because Q-Fan is on), and it's almost always at 3.5-4k RPM which is a tad noisy.

I quite like the Akasa AK876. The price is right given for my obsoleting equipment.

[watercooled]

A Mini-Ninja perhaps? It is on the more expensive side though. http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/pro...ing/ninja-mini http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Scyth...54-939-940-AM2

[TooNice]

Yeah, I was looking at that before I started this thread. But according to the SPCR review, it's not really one you would install inside a case.

[watercooled]

What was the reason for that? I thought it was a good cooler.

[TooNice]

I wasn't clear in my last post. I mean that it's not one you would install directly on the motherboard while it is in the case. I am looking for a quick and dirty swap (remove, clean, install - without the hassle of unscrewing the motherboard, removing the power/SATA/IDE cables from my 5 HD and 2 optical drives, audio cables and so on)

[sammorris]

Just for ref, with simple coolers, I tend just to take the screws out and leave all the components in situ, just pull the board up about 45º, then put the cooler on like that. Saves a lot of hassle. Freezer 64 pro should be the dirty swap you're after though, and will certainly cool well.

[joel_spencer]

Careful you don't fasten it so the locking mechanism pushes into the cooling fins, idiot shop did that one mine. Have since redone it myself, much better job. Only reason I took it into that shop was because I didn't have a spare 939 board, and they didn't even bother to test it.

[watercooled]

I wasn't clear in my last post. I mean that it's not one you would install directly on the motherboard while it is in the case. I am looking for a quick and dirty swap (remove, clean, install - without the hassle of unscrewing the motherboard, removing the power/SATA/IDE cables from my 5 HD and 2 optical drives, audio cables and so on)

Ahh right I forgot about what you said in your 1st post.