Spec me a heatsink, case fans and fan controller

Ninja_Ferret · 8 Mar 2013 at 20:15

I have just received a Bitfenix shinobi and so need a new load of fans 4 120 and 2 140. I don't particularly care about them being silent as I often have my xbox and head set on at the same time so noise is not an issue. I would also like them to be red as they would fit with my color scheme. I don't particularly want to spend more on fans than the case.

Now that I have a bigger case I also want a Heatsink (air) I have a budget of £30-£40. I was considering the evo 212 but some say the 612 is better or are there others.

A fan controller is more of an extra but I would prefer to be able to adjust my fans and my MB only has one 3 pin header and one 4 pin header so would make it tidier no splitters every where. I have a budget of around £30 for this as well

I feel that if i can get the cooling sorted then I can start upgrading the hardware. Sorry for the long post!!!

snips86x · 8 Mar 2013 at 20:28

This is what I would do:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Recon Internet-Connected Fan Controller (Black) £29.99
4 x Akasa AK-FN058 Apache Black Super Silent 120mm Fan - 4 Pin PWM £9.98 (£39.92)
2 x Thermalright TY-147 140mm Case Fan - 120mm Mount - Silent £5.99 (£11.98)
Total : £125.39 (includes shipping : £8.75).

The cooler is close to some of the more expensive ones, fans are silent & powerful & the Recon is the best fan controller I've found.

archerz · 8 Mar 2013 at 20:37

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-012-XI&groupid=701&catid=2331

i recently got a couple of these and they are decent would keep with the red colour scheme too.

dacads · 8 Mar 2013 at 20:38

YOUR BASKET
1 x Prolimatech Red Vortex Red Wings Red LED 140mm Fan £11.99
1 x Zaward Golf III Fan 140mm LED ZG3-140F - black/red £10.98
1 x Enermax Magma UCMA12 120mm Fan £9.98
1 x Aerocool Shark Devil Red Edition LED Fan - 140mm £7.99
1 x Xigmatek XLF-F1453 Orangeline LED Fan - 140mm £6.98
1 x Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan £6.95
Total : £64.78 (includes shipping : £8.25).

Ninja_Ferret · 8 Mar 2013 at 20:49

I already have one xilence 120mm fan and it does not seem to shift as much air as my F12

dacads · 8 Mar 2013 at 20:57

F12 : 74 CFM

Only 6CFM more not like its it's going tomake a big difference

Ninja_Ferret · 8 Mar 2013 at 21:00

When i put my hand over the F12 I can feel the air being sucked in, the xilence feels like it is shifting a lot less air, but then is much quieter.

Incrauze · 9 Mar 2013 at 01:13

YOUR BASKET
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 612S CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £32.99
1 x BitFenix Recon Internet-Connected Fan Controller (Black) £29.99
2 x Prolimatech Red Vortex Red Wings Red LED 140mm Fan £11.99 (£23.98)
4 x Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan £6.95 (£27.80)
Total : £125.24 (includes shipping : £8.75).

Resident · 9 Mar 2013 at 03:55

I'm surprised many people overlook this cooler when people suggest a budget around £30

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL

I had one and it was a very capable cooler. In fact it's in my wardrobe now as a spare in case my H100i screws up.

Incrauze · 9 Mar 2013 at 12:05

Resident said:
I'm surprised many people overlook this cooler when people suggest a budget around £30

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-037-AL

I had one and it was a very capable cooler. In fact it's in my wardrobe now as a spare in case my H100i screws up.

That's a good cooler but the Cooler Master Hyper 612S allows a extra fan to be attached to the heatsink

snips86x · 9 Mar 2013 at 12:40

Incrauze said:
That's a good cooler but the Cooler Master Hyper 612S allows a extra fan to be attached to the heatsink

Looks like the Matterhorn allows this also. Look at the design of the heatsink, it's symmetrical allowing you to move the position of the fan or add one.

Incrauze · 9 Mar 2013 at 12:59

snips86x said:
Looks like the Matterhorn allows this also. Look at the design of the heatsink, it's symmetrical allowing you to move the position of the fan or add one.

You'll need another 2 Wire clips to attach the fan to the heatsink, but the Cooler Master Hyper 612S has a snap fan bracket

Ninja_Ferret · 9 Mar 2013 at 17:18

I was looking at that, as it is Alpenföhn, just no one seems to recommend it its either the Cooler Master 612s or the 212evo. The Alpenföhn gets good reviews as well, just looked.

snips86x · 9 Mar 2013 at 17:21

Ninja_Ferret said:
I was looking at that as it is Alpenföhn, just no one seem to recommend it its either the Cooler Master 612s or the 212evo. The Alpenföhn gets good reviews as well, just looked.

Depending how much space you have in your case & if your RAM is low profile to fit under it, I would recommend this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-020-AL

I bit the bullett and bought it and wish I'd got it sooner. On my FX-6100 @ 4.4ghz, I get 26-28 idle & 41-43 load.

Ninja_Ferret · 9 Mar 2013 at 17:37

Found a thread here http://http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18472247 and it seems to fit just wondering about my MOBO as it pretty basic and small

Resident · 9 Mar 2013 at 18:45

Incrauze said:
That's a good cooler but the Cooler Master Hyper 612S allows a extra fan to be attached to the heatsink

snips86x said:
Looks like the Matterhorn allows this also. Look at the design of the heatsink, it's symmetrical allowing you to move the position of the fan or add one.

It does, see the photo below

Incrauze said:
You'll need another 2 Wire clips to attach the fan to the heatsink, but the Cooler Master Hyper 612S has a snap fan bracket

Not necessarily, you just need to be willing to improvise:

(photo from my dropbox)

The two clips from the Matterhorn hold the top of the fans whilst zip-ties secure the bottom

Worked PERFECTLY fine.

Ninja_Ferret · 9 Mar 2013 at 18:57

Zip ties wont this cause vibrations and there for unnecessary noise ?

Resident · 9 Mar 2013 at 19:46

Ninja_Ferret said:
Zip ties wont this cause vibrations and there for unnecessary noise ?

Didn't with mine but I fitted rubber dampners in addition to the dampners that come as part of the design of the SP series from Corsair

Had to enlarge the image so the quality is a bit naff but you should get the idea from it. It was replicated on both the lower mounts on both sides of the heatsink

RetrogamerX · 9 Mar 2013 at 20:19

Resident said:
In fact it's in my wardrobe now as a spare in case my H100i screws up.

And as Corsair record lately that might happen sooner then you think. Thank god for RMA

Ninja_Ferret · 9 Mar 2013 at 21:36

Resident said:
Didn't with mine but I fitted rubber dampners in addition to the dampners that come as part of the design of the SP series from Corsair

Sneaky I like it