The cooler I'm using is Thermalright Ultima-90, by the way what u saw from the pic is actually my side panel 120mm fan, just happened to overlap my HSF . and yes i only realized that my case is small after trying to manage cable and comparing my case on other ppl's casing photos

but i did manage to make the whole case look less messy, without having to drill holes at the backplate

This post has been edited by metsatsu: Sep 20 2008, 07:20 PM

maybe zalman? though it's slightly bigger than stock hsf, but should fit right?

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another update:

tkh_1001 bro, forget about my latest update. it appears that my current cpu's temp is the same after all. as i expected, the weather was colder yesterday. thus the temperature of my cpu dropped a bit. by the way here's a another pic of rig with side panel off


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any recommandations? any seller in LYN who has the best 120mm fan around?

u got air con in your room? if yes, give it another go with the air-con turned on. let's see some insanely low core temp

Bro u forget to put in ur hsf

True PWNED the V8 irregardless of its size difference

Just ordered 3 new fans in LYN. I ordered 2x 120mm Scythe SY1225SL12M and 1 x Silverstone FM123 from butthead012 and lehteck respectively. Will update my temp status once I got the fans and installed them.

I personally would rather go for smaller HSF. it is such a hassle when u r trying to change the hardware when a huge HSF is eclipsing the whole Motherboard. I mean, do both of kw and ccf show huge difference in terms reducing the cpu temp? maybe a couple of degrees difference. to me that is insignificant. especially after having been playing around with many different brands HSF for many years, my conclusion is to go for a DECENT size hsf with good cooling performance. for god sake, just look at the sheer size of kw!!! imagine if u r just trying to change your ram, or trying to shift your optical drive.

But of coz all those won't be much of a problem if you have a huge case with plenty of space to work in

This post has been edited by metsatsu: Oct 3 2008, 08:06 PM

There is another thread about cleaning hsf in this hardware cooling section, have u gone there and checked it out? For me i only cleaned my thermalright ultima 90i with very long hard bristle brush, which can reach in the full width of the heatsink. Never used any liquid for cleaning the fin

hi guys. after some time i finally managed to get myself some new case fans. I have bought

2X Scythe 120mm fan SY1225SL12M @ 68.54 CFM
1X Silverstone 120mm fan FM123 with adjustable fan speed

there were also some mod and upgrade which i have done with my rig.

- Replace my HD4870 with a pair of HIS IceQ4 4850 for Crossfire
- Slightly OC'ed my Q9450 further from 3.4Ghz to 3.5Ghz
- Installed the Silverstone fan at rear and the Scythes at one front and one side panel

Here's how it looks like... I will post a screenshot of my CPU temp when i have the time to stress test it

This post has been edited by metsatsu: Oct 14 2008, 08:55 PM


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hey boss. yes the one that i bought SY1225SL12M as stated in the specs sheet, is only 24dBa. IMO, I think it's acceptable in terms of noise level. Won't say it's very very quiet, but the noise level is good enough for me

sorry bro, I've never used evercool spider. But one thing I can assure is that the noise level is definitely not like a blower. It is quite silent, if u turn on your air con, u probably won't be able to hear the fan noise already.

Scythe 120mm fan SY1225SL12M = RM45 [got this from butthead012]
Silverstone 120mm fan FM123 = RM65 [got this from lehteck]

hard to tell leh, and it really depends on how u wanna use the fan. FM123 comes with fan speed controller, and the drawback is that you MUST INSTALL the controller and with the extra cable that u have to manage. lol, if not, it won't spin at all. but once installed, u can adjust its speed accordingly. as for me, i found my 'sweet spot' (least noise with high airflow) by adjusting the FM123 fan speed. that's the best thing about fm123.

Scythe already has a fix 68cfm air flow. thus no controller. 1 connector = less hassle. more over it's very quiet. the only thing i dun like is its appearance.... look like some cap ayam brand from far but overall, i think fm123 is better. Adjustable fan speed and good looking. Scythe wise, it is quiet at the rated 68cfm airflow
P/S: FM123 = 7 fins and Scythe = 9 fins


This post has been edited by metsatsu: Oct 15 2008, 11:37 AM

looks more like another TRUE to me I guess it will perform just like TRUE

yah. all most of the time thermalright heatsink do not come with a fan. same as my thermalright utima-90i. I have to buy a seperate fan. luckily i did some research before purchasing it, so i bought the fan and the heatsink together from moderno

imagine if he has aircon.... probably idle at 20c! woot

seriously, I think ppl who lives in colder climate (like the mat salleh country) are very lucky. guess their pc parts live a bit longer than ours eh?

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, WTF