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For us with more temperate climates, phase change cooling does the same
Norwich ?!?!Originally Posted by dave87
That's almost inside the Arctic circle !
At the moment, it is certainly true - is a bit cold up here lol
I'd take a Scythe (Infinity for e.g) or a Thermalright (SI-120 for e.g.) product over a Zalman any day
Kemp - for the overclocker, yes. But what about the family PC where its going to run at stock, and you want something quieter than the supplied cooler? Are you gunna spend £x on a Zalman or £2x on an overclocker orientated product? (figures purely for illustration). In terms of overclocking, I would take the Scythe, but I would say Zalman still have a part to play...
Dave
If I wanted cheap and quiet I'd get a Freezer 7 Pro, Zalman aren't really very cheap
Ah, true, didn't think of that. Haven't built many rigs recently, so a bit out of touch
Many times you are trading quiestness against cooling ability. But you also need to take into account overall airflow within the system. Especially when there are passive/active combinations at work. Also, are you going to run at stock speed or clock it for performance. A good example of this are the recent reviews I have seen of the new RD600 chipset boards from DFI. Some web sites have tested this product in a standard rig with no overclocking
What I am trying to say (bit long winded on a Saturday!) is that there are a number of factors you need to look at before choosing any specific component. You might find that the solution that is best for one situation is not the best for another. Short of building the rig many ways and measuring, it is hard to know for sure which cooler is the absolute best for you. However, all of your options are very good, so not much chance of you rmaking a mistake!
How do you guys work out cheap & expensive ?
I have not done anything like this for a long time - but I seem to remember that the old 2500+ Bartons would easily overclock to 3000+ performance levels (same chip - same wafer iirc)
At the time, the 3000+ was an 'expensive' chip (maybe £250) and the 2500+ was a 'bargain' around £95
£95 + £25 cooler = £120 = £130 saving over the 3000+
I know money has a value...
..but surely, when talking about 'cheap' and 'expensive', you must look at the 'value increase' achieved by overclocking with the right cooler - no ?
e.g. £25 on a cooler to get +£100 worth of CPU performance HAS to be a bargain - surely!
Aye but I look at it that for around the same price you can get a far better cooler *shrugs*
Perfect perspective - can't argue with that !
Needs an interactive graph really
Noise level on the 'X axis'
Chilling performance on the 'Y axis'
Each 'intersection' has a product on there with a little pic + price
Clicking on it pops open a window with full tech spec
In fact, you need several of these, one for each processor format
Are you volunteering?
I am thinking of getting a Ninja to go on my E6300. Can you tell me how easy this is to mount for anyone that has one, I understand that I will need to remove the motherboard
Sounds like someone's trying to get Bania to do some work...will it happen
Bloomin cheek !
Bloomin cheek !
What did you decide in the end mate?
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