Air Co0ling Thread, AIR HSF(tm) thread
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 Aug 24 2007, 02:04 PM
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gonna try s-flex if i have the chance. hmmm....since irangan said singapore also out of stock. dang...
with low cfm fan, even tho performance was ok, i cant feel the air flow behind the heatsink. meaning not much air came thru. lol... |
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Aug 24 2007, 02:22 PM
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QUOTE(Doom @ Aug 24 2007, 10:25 AM) It would definitely beats AC Freezer regardless which setting ... well with the new bulk price for rm119 the Xigmatek s963 basically a steal.IMO 92mm fans usually is louder than 80 and 120mm.to me if i can tolerate nidec tri blade anything else just peachy however with noise issue .. AC fan would runs quieter than Xigmatek stock fan ... so if a quieter fan used on Xigmatek it add additional cost where any silent fan cost about RM60 ... In the end AC is still way cheaper that performs at certain level right out of box ... while Xigmatek cost RM150 itself already and after added with a silent fan .... it's just at different level...   FYI if u case has a superb airflow maybe can try running fanless...a fren of mine bought my xp120 running E6300@3.0ghz FANLESS  |
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Aug 24 2007, 07:46 PM
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QUOTE(blessedvillain @ Aug 24 2007, 01:10 AM) true...additional fan to replace xigmatek heatsink would cost little more $$....so, that beats the purpose of budget heatsink already. i cant think of any good budget heatsink other than AC Freezer. haiya.. y so headache bout the fan...  people complain bout xigmatek 963 fan is noisy because they OC it the fan will blow at full speed of 2850rpm in OCing.. for regular usage, the fan just stick at 1700-2000rpm which you wouldn't hear it if you are interested of the dBA stuff.. study them below  artic cooling freezer 7 Speed: 900 - 2500 RPM (PWM) Noise: <17-37dBA@1M http://www.silentpcreview.com/article285-page4.html xigmatek 963 Speed: 1650-2850RPM (PWM) Noise: 34-39dBA@1M http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/d...63_6.html#sect0 |
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Aug 24 2007, 07:52 PM
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From the figures it shows that even at lowest speed ..xigmatek still nosier than Artic Cooling ...
so eventually AC is quieter and also won't perform as good as Xigmatek due to different design ... |
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Aug 24 2007, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(Doom @ Aug 24 2007, 07:52 PM) From the figures it shows that even at lowest speed ..xigmatek still nosier than Artic Cooling ... the thing is, the real test for both HSFs is if we run them passive to really see which will perform better.so eventually AC is quieter and also won't perform as good as Xigmatek due to different design ... xigmatek needs the airflow i suppose, while the AC doesnt >< |
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Aug 24 2007, 08:03 PM
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QUOTE(Doom @ Aug 24 2007, 07:52 PM) From the figures it shows that even at lowest speed ..xigmatek still nosier than Artic Cooling ... yup.. you r right!so eventually AC is quieter and also won't perform as good as Xigmatek due to different design ... my opinion is my xigma 9cm fan running around 35dBA is consider quiet  |
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Aug 24 2007, 08:12 PM
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QUOTE(ckhoong @ Aug 24 2007, 08:03 PM) yup.. you r right! woah, 35dBA?my opinion is my xigma 9cm fan running around 35dBA is consider quiet aiks, sorry i just got poisoned by the lovely sound that quiet fans generate now (around 30dBA) just that i have to sacrifice on the performance. ah well, whatever gets me more sleep i guess  btw, xigmatek = one of the best HSF given the price |
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Aug 24 2007, 08:56 PM
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QUOTE(DaRkSyThE @ Aug 24 2007, 08:12 PM) woah, 35dBA? LOL.. nothing to sorry.. the noise level is very subjective to individual aiks, sorry i just got poisoned by the lovely sound that quiet fans generate now (around 30dBA) just that i have to sacrifice on the performance. ah well, whatever gets me more sleep i guess btw, xigmatek = one of the best HSF given the price  |
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Aug 25 2007, 07:46 AM
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QUOTE(DaRkSyThE @ Aug 24 2007, 07:58 PM) the thing is, the real test for both HSFs is if we run them passive to really see which will perform better. That's the issue with tight tower heat sink design ... it's like Ultra-120 also //xigmatek needs the airflow i suppose, while the AC doesnt >< must equipped with nice fan that has strong static pressure rather than purely airflow ... |
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Aug 25 2007, 03:51 PM
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QUOTE(ckhoong @ Aug 23 2007, 07:33 PM) haha.. it is possible to own a xigmatek 963 at the range rm120 well..  maybe i shall stick to my ACFreezer7Pro until i plan to OC it kaw kaw.. where can i get the Xigmatek anyway? anyone selling it in LYN?  |
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Aug 25 2007, 04:43 PM
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QUOTE(-vip3rleon9- @ Aug 25 2007, 03:51 PM) well.. ckhoong is selling at bulk sales. maybe i shall stick to my ACFreezer7Pro until i plan to OC it kaw kaw.. where can i get the Xigmatek anyway? anyone selling it in LYN? |
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Aug 25 2007, 09:05 PM
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QUOTE(Doom @ Aug 25 2007, 07:46 AM) That's the issue with tight tower heat sink design ... it's like Ultra-120 also // but in certain cases, some HSFs do benifit from low airflow fans (not to say benifit, but it works)must equipped with nice fan that has strong static pressure rather than purely airflow ... |
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Aug 26 2007, 09:19 AM
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Yah AC Freezer and HR-01 are one of those ..
Works well with low RPM fan .... even pushing the fan higher also doesn't make much difference .. besides off that Asus Artic Silent Square also not a bad performance however the price is really a set back ... |
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Aug 26 2007, 12:39 PM
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QUOTE(Doom @ Aug 26 2007, 09:19 AM) Yah AC Freezer and HR-01 are one of those .. yeah but ive seen some insanse clockers use them to cool off their hottiesWorks well with low RPM fan .... even pushing the fan higher also doesn't make much difference .. besides off that Asus Artic Silent Square also not a bad performance however the price is really a set back ... i think its way cheaper over in other countires. its just so typical of asus to set a very high price mark not very wise  |
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Aug 26 2007, 07:25 PM
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QUOTE(RokXIII @ Aug 25 2007, 04:43 PM) ckhoong is selling at bulk sales. a'ight. will check them out. thanks bro! currently on an E6750 stock G0 stepping + stock Intel heatsink + P35C-DS3R = this...   bigger pic here.. CODE http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/7416/xdim6.jpg didn't use the bigger pic's code as it's a 1280*1024 reso. didn't want to trouble 56k users.. |
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Aug 26 2007, 09:01 PM
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One of the review I saw said that Xig 963 lose out to AMD stock cooler?
Is it true? I might be building a new AMD based pc and I will be over clocking this new pc so pls give some comment~! Planning to get a cooler to OC the cpu budget not over rm 200. This post has been edited by waif: Aug 26 2007, 10:09 PM |
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Aug 27 2007, 03:26 AM
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QUOTE(waif @ Aug 26 2007, 09:01 PM) One of the review I saw said that Xig 963 lose out to AMD stock cooler? proof plz and a link?if not mistaken XIGMATEK has some issues with AMD socket(maybe ask ckhoong for this to clarify)Is it true? I might be building a new AMD based pc and I will be over clocking this new pc so pls give some comment~! Planning to get a cooler to OC the cpu budget not over rm 200. based on ur budget either get TTBTVX or XIGAMTEK s1283 since TR cooler totally outa ur budget.this 2 cooler also has good reviews |
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Aug 27 2007, 10:09 AM
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"http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=2134&page=5
On the whole the Xigmatek HDT-S693 heatsink runs a little warmer than the the stock AMD Athlon64 AVC Z7U7414001 (AM2) heatsink, but much quieter. On the Intel platform the HDT-S963 is dramatically better than the stock Intel Core 2 Duo bifurcated-fin heatsink." This can be found in ckhoong post it self. Pls comment. Any AMD plus Xig 963 user can comment on this?? |
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Aug 27 2007, 10:43 AM
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I think most likely is mounting issue .. .there's no way a stock cooler could beat performance cooler without sweating too much ....
just have to wait more review on it ... |
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Aug 27 2007, 02:06 PM
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24C is way to insane. water cooling? even water cooling cant get those temp i guess.... nice wallpaper  |
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