Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 vs. titan fenrir

khulershaker · 12 Jul 2009 at 11:41

Hi

Just noticed that the bundle I bought a while back now comes with a different cooler???

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-003-OB

Has any one got it and what temps are you getting?

Also does it clear the RAM modules as the Fenrir sits on the nearest one in my rig?
Wondering if changing to this fan would be a better move?......

Thanks!!!

byron_hinson · 12 Jul 2009 at 11:43

I get 10c less with the Noctua and less noise than I did with the Fenrir

.:SAmSuNG:. · 12 Jul 2009 at 11:44

Iv got that cooler and a UD5. U wont get 12Gb of stuff like the patriot but normal size heatsinks you will fine.

JonJ678 · 12 Jul 2009 at 12:05

The noctua is cooler, quieter, and costs more. Sounds about right really.

Cool / quiet / cheap, pick two

robin66 · 12 Jul 2009 at 13:52

I had the same problem, the Fenrir was touching my ram, and pushing excessive heat through it.

Plus the noise was a pain.

Changed it for a Noctua, but the temps are about the same. maybe 1c or 2c better at most.

Venares · 12 Jul 2009 at 14:48

Have a Noctua on mine and temps hit 70-75c at full load @ 4Ghz.
Its a bloody brilliant cooler, ther mounting system is frankly the BEST I have ever seen.
And its soooooooooo quiet, I cant even hear it above my case fans.

byron_hinson · 12 Jul 2009 at 14:51

Venares said:
Have a Noctua on mine and temps hit 70-75c at full load @ 4Ghz.
Its a bloody brilliant cooler, ther mounting system is frankly the BEST I have ever seen.
And its soooooooooo quiet, I cant even hear it above my case fans.

Same here - get 70 on 3.8 with the OCuk bundle - I had the bundle with included the titan but I dumped that due to the noise and the fact I was getting over 80c in temps - the Noctua dropped it down to 70 straight away

khulershaker · 12 Jul 2009 at 15:49

thanks i think I'll grab one - not keen on temps flying up to over 80 + on load with fenrir

rjk · 12 Jul 2009 at 15:50

high temps on the fenrir mean you havent mounted it correctly

the noctua is just as good

BunnYPandA · 12 Jul 2009 at 15:50

they gave me a noctua with my 4ghz bundle that i bought a few weeks back too. was going to call up and ask for the fenrir but then read some peoples comments on the fenrir on here and checked the price on the site and decided to keep it since it does a great job anyway

Geekazoid · 12 Jul 2009 at 16:21

man up guys and get a proper heatsink the TRUE 120 Extream or Megalems lol

Venares · 12 Jul 2009 at 16:38

We did

khulershaker · 12 Jul 2009 at 17:13

the meghalems looks good - might change my order LOL - does it come with FAN or do you have to get that separate? If so what do I need? thanks

rjk · 12 Jul 2009 at 17:19

the megahalems is the best

the noctua and fenrir outperform the TRUE in the testing i did for the OcUK 4ghz bundle

byron_hinson · 12 Jul 2009 at 18:32

Turns out I'm getting 85 at full load on both the titan and the noctua at 3.8ghz on the i7 - is this about right. Reason I though it was lower than that originally was because the bios had reset itself earlier on back to stock!

Venares · 12 Jul 2009 at 20:28

What voltage are you at and how did you put the TIM on?
Best way I find is the thin layer with the clingfilm method.
Under prime I top out at about 80c, but in real would use its more like 70-75c.
And its soooooooooooooooo quiet :cool:

But yes rjkoneill is correct, the MEGA is THE DADDY of air cooling right now coupled with a pair of Noctua fans.

HighlandeR · 13 Jul 2009 at 00:58

Wasnt there so much talk from ocuk suggesting the fenrir was way better especially in the 4ghz bundle ?

Yet the noctua is more silent and holds stable temps at 4ghz....

Venares · 13 Jul 2009 at 09:22

You have to weight it up a bit.
Yes the Noctua is just as good and quieter BUT the Titan costs half the price.