12-18-2001, 12:13 PM
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CPU Fan?
What's the best one to get if I was deciding to replace my CPU FAN with a better cooling one?
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12-18-2001, 12:34 PM
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forgot to mention it's for an Athlon
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12-18-2001, 02:15 PM
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Try and peltier or one of those orb fans.
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12-18-2001, 02:35 PM
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From what I've seen, most of the "orb" heatsink/fans are not up to par performance-wise with many others. A lot of people like the Thermalright SK6 (but some noise-conscious ears might prefer to use a quieter fan than the jet-engine deltas - I've seen the Thermaltake TT-6025A-2B 28 dBa fan get good marks with the SK6). Of course, that $20 chrome-plated copper job on today's news page sounds pretty interesting.
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12-18-2001, 03:45 PM
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most people I know are big fans of the Thermaltakes.
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12-20-2001, 01:40 PM
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ok I ordered the Thermaltake Volcano 7 with the temperature guage thing that sets the fan speed depending on the temp around the sensor.
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12-20-2001, 01:50 PM
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oww... that sound nice... How much did it set you back?
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12-20-2001, 10:59 PM
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$22+shipping
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12-23-2001, 03:08 PM
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are orbs good or bad?
ive herd both |
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12-23-2001, 03:35 PM
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Dunno... Everything I've heard says that the sk6's are the best you can get, and since you have a choice of the fan you put on, it doesn't have to be loud. As for the orbs, I heard that they were really good for cooling, but a bit heavy... |
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12-24-2001, 09:00 PM
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12-25-2001, 09:53 AM
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Orbs stink. That's the bottom line.
Good for chipset cooling, good for video card cooling....CPUs. No. The Dragon Orb could keep up for a little while....but then LOTS better stuff came out. Like the SK6 or the new alpha heatsink. Get one of those.
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12-25-2001, 12:41 PM
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Get a delta fan...your case might start flying but it's all good. And the sound is only a few decibles short of a jet engine...but it cools great!!
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12-25-2001, 07:56 PM
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my thermaltake Volcano 7 gives 12 decree lower CPU temps than my old Heatsink/fan
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12-25-2001, 07:57 PM
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should I install one of the AMD Processor Spacers in my system or just attach the cooler directly on top of the CPu without any spacer or shim?
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