i guess the other sifus would recommend this: Scythe Gentle Typhoon

Give Noctua fan a try.

wondering why no one using Phanteks- PH-TC14PE?
how if compare with Thermaltake Water 2.0 Pro?

Beside, I have a stupid question, is it usually 1 thermal paste (Ocz Freeze, Tuniq TX-2 and Arctic Cooling MX-2) is more than enuf for one time apply?

hardwaresecret link for Phanteks TC14PE review: link



those u bought from shops normally can last around 2 to 5 applications, depending on your application style

ok, thanks for the info ^^

The time has come for me to conduct another round of cleaning on my 3 years old AMD gaming rig. It has been more then 6 months since my CPU heatsink (Thermaltake FRIO) was cleaned.

This is my rig.





Need to unscrew four nuts on the back plate to remove the HSF.



More then 6 months of usage







Oxidation after 3 years



This post has been edited by ff7yta: Aug 4 2013, 02:38 PM

The most important part comes down to using a cleaning agent that does the job. I will be using an industrial grade Alkaline Coil Cleaner made for air conditioners; compressor, cooling coil, condenser and evaporator cleaning. Mixed in a ratio of 1:4 it is extremely potent, not to mention causing rashes on my skin upon contact.



Yes, that is me. Picture taken by my fiancee




I find the solution bubbles extremely amusing and looks like a whirlpool. Though I would share this as well
I repeated a wash (3 minutes), soak (5 minutes) and rinse of the HSF a total of 3 times.





This post has been edited by ff7yta: Aug 4 2013, 02:37 PM

I will not be using rubber gromets anymore. They are hard to remove and become weaker over time, afraid that one day the fan just drops off while I am fragging my opponents. I will also be swapping the fan with a brand new Scythe Gentle Typhoon.





Does anyone know how to open thermaltake fans? I thought I wanted to add some lubrication before storing but it seems that they permanently sealed the access point.



Trashcan needs no introduction. Take that box!







Using my old MX4. I have no idea how many times I've used it and there is still a lot more.





Load temp is 60C before cleaning and 48C after cleaning.





This post has been edited by ff7yta: Aug 10 2013, 03:13 PM

Good stuf, a drop in 12C just by cleaning it!

Is Artic Cooling MX-4 good enough? Or is there a better thermal paste for similar price?

lol

i have just cleaned my own thermalright today. using back tuniq tx2 which already kept for years

i think my thermalright ( cant even remember the model name) corroded already due to too much dust trapped for too long lol

The are minimal to zero difference in most of today's thermal paste. It really comes down to which brand you prefer.

The temperature had always been around 50C when it was new. Cleaning renewed its performance

This post has been edited by ff7yta: Aug 10 2013, 03:14 PM

look good
BTW...Load temp is 60C before cleaning and 48C after cleaning. FOR NORMAL LOAD,50% or 100% LOAD... STOCK SPEED or OC???

This post has been edited by Zzorro: Aug 13 2013, 04:26 AM

During bench marking, it is understood as a standard to always load the object to 100% for at least 20 minutes.

OC-ed to from 2.8 GHz to 3.5 GHz at 1.45v.

Ask yourself, why do we spend money on cooling if we dont plan to overclock the processor? Stock heatsink for stock speeds, save money.

This post has been edited by ff7yta: Aug 13 2013, 09:25 AM

good temperature and satisfactory ... brovoooo

hi sifu sifu here. I'm looking for a good cooler with a budget within RM150. Are there any good cooler in this price range? I will OC a little bit, but most importantly it must look good from front as I have windowed side panel.
The only one I can think of is V6GT if I stretech my budget to Rm200
And also CM Seidon 120V but I'm not sure about the performance of this(can't find review so far)

Any Intro For Radeon HD 4870 Heatsink and Fan!! Thank!!

Any Intro For Radeon HD 4870 Heatsink and Fan!! Thank!!

Hello sifu, im going to buy gaming rig, the processor is amd FX6300... This rig will use for gaming only.. no plan to overclock.. The question is, Do I need to buy a CPU Cooler or the stock cooler is enough for gaming.. Thanks.. ur reply is highly appreciate.

This post has been edited by anuar_mlk001: Feb 9 2014, 04:21 PM

Stock cooler shall be gud enough plus, i dont think AMD that hot CPU since Athlon64