Whats air cooling king nowerdays?

allllec · 11 Mar 2008 at 18:21

Been out of the loop for ages. So bear with me.

Whats considered the air cooling king at the moment, still the Tuniq Tower?

If so has the tuniq changed at all in the last 6-12months? Had one ages ago and it was rubbish to be honest. Is it still worth swapping out the stock fan for something a bit better?

cheers

alec

Adrianr · 11 Mar 2008 at 18:28

Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme has been found to be a little better than the Tuniq in a few places. Sounds like the difference between them almost makes no odds though.

allllec · 11 Mar 2008 at 18:32

Ah fair enough - for the price why not I suppose!

cheers

alec

jak731 · 11 Mar 2008 at 18:32

thermalright ultra extreme with a high cmf fan such as a 120mm delta will be near the top,
the tuniq is also highly rated

Andrew G · 11 Mar 2008 at 18:46

Seems lapping is more important, although starting from a good base can never hurt.

topshot · 11 Mar 2008 at 18:52

Arctic cooling Freezer 7pro provides excellent cooling for the for price

allllec · 11 Mar 2008 at 18:54

Yeah I was happy with mine when I had one. Just want something a bit better as its going on a quad

Don't mind spending an extra £15 over the ACF 7 to get a few c's off

AlanJ · 11 Mar 2008 at 19:12

Hi allllec, I bought a tuniq tower as was very pleased with the results was running for [email protected] with 52load 33idle.

So that gets my vote.

Also the TU xtreme 120 is very good, but beaware you may need to lap it.

Oh and the tuniq is in this weeks specials

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-002-SB

Have Blue · 12 Mar 2008 at 12:12

I use the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme on my Q6600 GO clocked to 3.2Ghz and it keeps the cores at 28-31 while idle and only going up to the mid 40's when using prime.

Strap a Scythe S-Flex on it and away you go!

platinum87 · 12 Mar 2008 at 13:19

Have Blue said:
I use the Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme on my Q6600 GO clocked to 3.2Ghz and it keeps the cores at 28-31 while idle and only going up to the mid 40's when using prime.

Strap a Scythe S-Flex on it and away you go!

u getting that from coretemp or speedfan, because i suspect you must add 15 degrees, unless you room is really cold?

jamesy · 12 Mar 2008 at 15:31

Xigmatek HDT-S1283 seems to be the new king of air coolers. Just do a search for a recent review of it. Beats the Thermalright Ultra 120 comes complete with a fan, and is a lot cheaper.

allllec · 12 Mar 2008 at 16:27

I'll look into that James, thank you and everyone else

drunkenmaster · 12 Mar 2008 at 16:48

jamesy said:
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 seems to be the new king of air coolers. Just do a search for a recent review of it. Beats the Thermalright Ultra 120 comes complete with a fan, and is a lot cheaper.

with a quick google 2 out of 3 tests i saw had the ultra 120 as the better sink giving higher stable overclocks(in the review on xbitlabs that checked that).

The Xigmatek is also huge and heavy and uses the standard pushpins for 775 installation. I would spend an extra £40 for a heatsink that big to use a proper clamp method and backplate as the Thermalright does. those pushpins aren't great to use on a stock intel heatsink, let alone something 3-4 times the weight. Also not sure very hard to tell but looks like the fan may/may not obscure 2 of the pushpins on one side which would make it very very difficult to remove in a lot of cases.

Morrey360 · 12 Mar 2008 at 16:49

1 vote for the tuniq great cooler

Have Blue · 13 Mar 2008 at 08:46

platinum87 said:
u getting that from coretemp or speedfan, because i suspect you must add 15 degrees, unless you room is really cold?

Yep I'm using Coretemp Beta. I'm sure I read they had solved the issue of +15 degrees for the Quads? Hence why I chose it to monitor my temps :confused:

What should I use instead?

Cyclone · 13 Mar 2008 at 12:28

jamesy said:
Xigmatek HDT-S1283 seems to be the new king of air coolers. Just do a search for a recent review of it. Beats the Thermalright Ultra 120 comes complete with a fan, and is a lot cheaper.

Ive just ordered a Xigmatek HDT-S1283. Was looking at the Ultra 120 but didnt want to take the mobo out (im a lazy git

). My Q6600 is mid 40's on idle and I need a good fan/cooler.

Should have it installed over the weekend.

allday247 · 13 Mar 2008 at 16:40

wow that Xigmatek HDT-S1283 looks excellent.
must resist temptation!

Kelt · 13 Mar 2008 at 17:21

Cyclone said:
Ive just ordered a Xigmatek HDT-S1283. Was looking at the Ultra 120 but didnt want to take the mobo out (im a lazy git ). My Q6600 is mid 40's on idle and I need a good fan/cooler.

Should have it installed over the weekend.

Let us know the results!

Herojuana · 13 Mar 2008 at 23:56

I love my Tuniq Tower and all.. but it seems to be what's making the most noise in my case at the moment. Anybody know of a decent, quieter fan to replace the stock one?

Sorry for the hijack! its kinda related ;D

UTmaniac · 14 Mar 2008 at 00:12

For optimum CFM/noise balance, the Noctua "p" 120mm fans are highly rated, but they are relatively pricey! Cheaper altenatives would be the Sharkoon "golf;" Scythe S-Flex; Akasa Amber; Yate Loons (some swear they are quieter than the suggested 28ish db).