When you mount it in a small casing then you'll feel like getting the Ultra Extreme even more
It's big, bulky and even tough on my CM690. What's more you have to care for the fins during the process, lol.

It is the design...the IFX-14 does not fit a lot of other Thermalright's own heatsinks. Once you use the IFX-14, you cannot use their RAM, Northbridge and MOSFET heatsinks...If you are using MSI's Circu-pipe, then you're a goner from the get-go.

I wonder why they'd design something like that and lose selling other products
For my case, I can never fit a RAM blower (probably due to my motherboard design too). Well, WC is the next step or a Wolfdale.

I'll go watercooling on my next RIG. Probably a Nehalem. That time, I can afford it on my own

actually u can fit the ram coolers...depending on ur setup of course... ianho did it HERE

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now hes running a single 38mm fan placed in the middle.

Yeah, that's the only way to use them. You can't place the fans on the side closest to the RAM. But some motherboards, like my P35C-DS3R that has 6 RAM slots (4 DDR2, 2 DDR3), there's not much space above DIMM1.

clayclws is right and having only 1 fan in the middle isn't the most optimum setup for IFX-14 (unfortunately).

My DIY custom WC project uses air cooler as radiator, custom reservoir + aftermarket cpu block...

Yeah...But it is the best for the budget though

You better be careful with DIY kits. Any leaks in the chasis and you'll cry like a baby...

This post has been edited by clayclws: Jan 5 2008, 03:05 PM

Fans are so cheap these days I mean if someone wants to get a cooler like IFX-14, he must be serious about the temps so why run it with only 1 fan

haha... gonna keep everything "external"... for safety reasons...

Good fans don't come cheap la. FM123 is alrady RM65. S-Flex 160 is already RM80. you want to get 3? Calculate how much more. Best to just get Ultra 120 Extreme with a single fan.

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Added on January 5, 2008, 4:25 pmOh, and if any of you want a good 38mm fan, go lookup AllnGap. He has a Papst 38mm industrial fan. Very good airflow and very quiet. Saw the specs liaw.

This post has been edited by clayclws: Jan 5 2008, 04:25 PM

Those are just commercialized fans and I would never spend that kind of money on such a fan.

You can get fans just as good if not better even at a cheaper price. The concern is about airflow, not the brand.

Good fans like NMB, ADDA, Sanyo Denki, Panaflo and Papst that aren't commercialized aren't easy to get. They are priced from RM20-50 depending on the size, CFM, RPM and dB.

Normally electrical shops would carry some since they are more for industrial usage. They perform just as well or even better than the Silverstone and priced a lot cheaper. Fan controllers can be easily made too (I had 2 on my rig) so that wouldn't be a big problem. For those which are on budget, those LED Icute's are a pretty good buy. I tried out a few 120mm and the Icute gives the best airflow and with that, I bought some (eventhough I don't really like those LED's at first)

I think it all comes to personal preference but for me, I don't think it's worth to spend on that Silverstone fan. Too expensive and all because it's commercialized

Silverstone and Scythe looks good...that's why. I myself wouldn't trust Icute. Maybe it's the name...I don't know. I prefer normal ones, no bling-bling, black and does not compete for attention within the chassis. Jalan Pasar is a popular place to get, but since it is so far away...I'm too lazy to go there all the time to have a look. Wish the electrical shops over at SS2 has some... This is turning out to be a fan thread pula. Let's discuss this over at: http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/387771/

Would a Thermalright IFX-14's backside heatsink fit in a Lian Li A05?

Nope. That chassis is too short.


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sorry, you should know better than to post sales thread here

This post has been edited by DaRkSyThE: Jan 10 2008, 08:44 PM

good cooler..

Best bang for the buck? Ultima-90 you can fit a 92mm and 120mm fan for a push-pull configuration.