Thoughts on Silver Arrow?

maj · 23 Jul 2011 at 16:30

gazzaman2k said:
yes it will work fine as i have mine in the eaxt same setup

ok good to know

Speed · 23 Jul 2011 at 16:41

Yup, also done the same. As long as both are pulling in the same direction you won't any issues with any of the arrangements.

Goose · 23 Jul 2011 at 16:53

Has this cooler been discontinued? OCUK dont seem to stock it anymore.

Speed · 23 Jul 2011 at 17:22

Goose said:
Has this cooler been discontinued? OCUK dont seem to stock it anymore.

Nope, most retailers are out of stock, I guess there is high demand for it, with good reason ofc.

zom247 · 23 Jul 2011 at 17:45

betaspin said:
By the way, Akasa now have an even more advanced PWM splitter that can connect 5 PWM fans, see http://www.akasa.com.tw/update.php?...ype_sub=Fan Cable Adapters&model=AK-CBFA03-45.

Very nice, will be getting one of these next week. Much neater than the one I currently have, the cables look really messy.

Fitted mine on Friday and currently temps are 24 idle and 38 was highest using handbrake. Not OC'd my 2600k yet though but will be doing that next week when I have some time.

maj · 23 Jul 2011 at 18:48

Well took me ages to put my pc back together upon fitting SA to mobo, and now neither fan is spinning

both fans are connected to a pwm y-splitter and have connected the other end to the cpu_fan header.

For those after a SA keep on eye on this thread. Cooler was a PITA to fit, and if its a PITA to get working I will sell in on the MM.

Speed · 23 Jul 2011 at 19:16

maj said:
Well took me ages to put my pc back together upon fitting SA to mobo, and now neither fan is spinning both fans are connected to a pwm y-splitter and have connected the other end to the cpu_fan header.

For those after a SA keep on eye on this thread. Cooler was a PITA to fit, and if its a PITA to get working I will sell in on the MM.

It is difficult to fit but that shouldn't put people off imho, the performance and value are well worth it. You can always fit it to the motherboard and then install the motherboard in the case.

As for the fans not spinning, I expect that is down to either the motherboard or the splitter. I know it defeats the object but set the CPU header to 100% but turning off PWM in BIOS, see if that helps.

maj · 23 Jul 2011 at 19:41

Sorted in the end. Cable wasn't connected to the header properly so it was only connected to 3 pins rather than 4.

maj · 23 Jul 2011 at 20:13

I have noticed that despite using the spanner to tighten the clamp, the cooler still appears to be quite slack when touched. This the same for everyone else? Thought the clamp would have prevented any sort of movement at all.

Leeroy123 · 24 Jul 2011 at 11:28

red rid of the ugly mess and put a h80 in, no fuss and better temps.

WingZero30 · 24 Jul 2011 at 11:30

Leeroy123 said:
red rid of the ugly mess and put a h80 in, no fuss and better temps.

You mean compared to SA?

chippy08 · 24 Jul 2011 at 11:57

maj said:
I have noticed that despite using the spanner to tighten the clamp, the cooler still appears to be quite slack when touched. This the same for everyone else? Thought the clamp would have prevented any sort of movement at all.

A lot of the silver arrow users wont use that clamp to put more pressure on the cpu and also if you silver arrow moves when touched then theres somethink wrong.

maj · 24 Jul 2011 at 12:44

chippy08 said:
A lot of the silver arrow users wont use that clamp to put more pressure on the cpu and also if you silver arrow moves when touched then theres somethink wrong.

Hmm. I might loosen the clamp then. Its hard to describe what I mean by the cooler moving when touched.

Helios1234 · 24 Jul 2011 at 12:57

maj said:
Hmm. I might loosen the clamp then. Its hard to describe what I mean by the cooler moving when touched.

That's fine like that, I know what you mean. It just pivots around the centre bit.

maj · 24 Jul 2011 at 13:03

Helios1234 said:
That's fine like that, I know what you mean. It just pivots around the centre bit.

Yeah, exactly that. Was just expecting no movement at all with the clamp on.

Tephnos · 24 Jul 2011 at 13:37

As long as you turn the clamp by hand until it won't turn without a bit of elbow grease, you're fine.

Really. The only problems are from people who tightened it the full way around, that's an insane amount of pressure.

Tephnos · 24 Jul 2011 at 13:40

Leeroy123 said:
red rid of the ugly mess and put a h80 in, no fuss and better temps.

Wat?

More noise and less cooling? No thanks.

Leeroy123 · 24 Jul 2011 at 19:56

Less cooling? funny that. priming for 8 hours on 4.8 only reached 58 degrees for me. If the silver arrow is better than that then i really will be amazed. And as for noisy? its really not mate.

Speed · 24 Jul 2011 at 20:02

Leeroy123 said:
Less cooling? funny that. priming for 8 hours on 4.8 only reached 58 degrees for me. If the silver arrow is better than that then i really will be amazed. And as for noisy? its really not mate.

So you are basing your statement on only owning one of the two cooler? lol

There are no reliable reviews comparing them yet, but considering Corsairs track record vs high end dual radiator air coolers I'd be very surprised if it was better than the SA or D-14.

panyan · 24 Jul 2011 at 20:09

my thoughts on the Silver Arrow?

i dont like it one bit im afraid, it just doesnt look right, slim shiny silver fins, only 4 heatpipes, large fans that dwarf the towers? no thank you