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Lj_Parks

Lj_Parks

Lj_Parks

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hey i currently have a fx-8350 with a stock cooler which idles around 29C and around 50C ish when full load but its soo loud :( i have a corsair carbide 300r case with 5 case fans (3x cooler master sickle flow and 2 stock)

anyone have any advice for a good quiet cooler?

been looking at these...

Coolermaster V8
Cooler Master V6GT
OcUK Tech Labs - Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.C "Ultra Silent Edition"
H80/H80i
 
I've got no complaints on the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO or the Thermalright True Spirit 120 (standard or Rev A)

YOUR BASKET
1 x Thermalright Macho 120 CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £29.99
1 x Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / 1366 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £26.99
1 x Thermalright True Spirit 120 REV A (BW) Performance CPU Cooler (Socket 775 / 1150 / 1155 / 1156 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £24.98
Total : £92.46 (includes shipping : £8.75).



The 212 EVO I've had since October Last year, and I'm very happy with it.... the Rev A I installed into my wife's PC just this morning to replace the god awful AMD stock one.
 
thanks the replies guys, how do these preform at full load (games design student so will be rendering 3d images and other intense stuff) i really want one that preforms well when under load but really quiet for idle or basic aplications
 
Lj_Parks said:
thanks the replies guys, how do these preform at full load (games design student so will be rendering 3d images and other intense stuff) i really want one that preforms well when under load but really quiet for idle or basic aplications
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Mounted to an AMD Phenom II X4 under OCCT stress testing for 30mins I didn't go above 49°c. Average idle was around 30°c and the fan is PWM so noise levels are dictated by how you set your PWM fan curve. However mine was virtually silent on idle.
 
anyone have opinions on the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition compared to the Noctua NH-U12s its a little bit more expensive but from what ive heard the noctua fans would make up for that
 
Lj_Parks said:
anyone have opinions on the Alpenföhn Matterhorn Pure Edition compared to the Noctua NH-U12s its a little bit more expensive but from what ive heard the noctua fans would make up for that
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Performance-wise The Noctua is good but as a personal preference I simply could not have something in my rig that it coloured turd-brown & vomit beige
 
Haven't personally tested them but everything I see puts Matterhorn as good or better than TS140.. but not Archon SB-E. Still there is only about 3c difference.
 
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Looking at those Vortez results I've noticed that of all the 'budget' coolers listed, the Matterhorn was the only one to pass the passive cooling test, which has to be a big plus doesn't it?
 
doyll said:
Haven't personally tested them but everything I see puts Matterhorn as good or better than TS140.. but not Archon SB-E. Still there is only about 3c difference.
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The Matterhorn isn't that great. I had the original rather than the more budget Pure version and you can take a look at my results and see how well it performs. Although I haven't officially published the results, the TS140 performs as well as the Archon in my tests.

Resident said:
Looking at those Vortez results I've noticed that of all the 'budget' coolers listed, the Matterhorn was the only one to pass the passive cooling test, which has to be a big plus doesn't it?
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Also, in those Vortez results, they have everything above 90C being a fail. An actual fail would be the CPU reaching 100C and throttling/crashing. I can see why 90C is worrisome but for testing purposes, this isn't a reason to declare a cooler as a fail.

Consider this, you have two coolers, one tested in the summer where ambient temperature is 25C and another in winter where the ambient temperature is 20C. The cooler tested in the winter results in a maximum absolute temperature of 89C giving a delta of 69C. The other cooler tested in summer produces a delta of 69C as well but the absolute temperature is 94C. According to their testing methodology, the latter cooler is a fail despite performing as well as the former. So in that sense, that test is flawed. The failure point of the cooler should be when the CPU fails, not an arbitrary temperature the reviewer decides on.

The TS140 or Cooler Master 612 are more effective budget coolers, even more so passively. I imagine the Noctua is capable as well but due to the summer temperatures, 'failed'.
 
Helios1234 said:
Also, in those Vortez results, they have everything above 90C being a fail. An actual fail would be the CPU reaching 100C and throttling/crashing. I can see why 90C is worrisome but for testing purposes, this isn't a reason to declare a cooler as a fail.

Consider this, you have two coolers, one tested in the summer where ambient temperature is 25C and another in winter where the ambient temperature is 20C. The cooler tested in the winter results in a maximum absolute temperature of 89C giving a delta of 69C. The other cooler tested in summer produces a delta of 69C as well but the absolute temperature is 94C. According to their testing methodology, the latter cooler is a fail despite performing as well as the former. So in that sense, that test is flawed. The failure point of the cooler should be when the CPU fails, not an arbitrary temperature the reviewer decides on.

The TS140 or Cooler Master 612 are more effective budget coolers, even more so passively. I imagine the Noctua is capable as well but due to the summer temperatures, 'failed'.
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Good point.

I notice they have Shadow Rock Topflow 73.5c delta. With 90c CPU limit their ambient temp had to be less than 16.5c :eek:

I think all testing should be done with ambient between 20-24c.. All testing I've done has been 21-23c ambient, winter or summer.
 
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