Air cooling: TJ09 VS TJ07?

Robert · 12 Jun 2007 at 10:41

Any opinions guys? The thing that worries me about the TJ07 is no front intake.

AlexWolf · 12 Jun 2007 at 11:12

I think the TJ09 has better air cooling, but if yoru considering water then id get the TJ07. I prefer the looks of the TJ07 as well, but they both look nice

fulcrumer · 12 Jun 2007 at 19:37

I am not entirely happy with my TJ07 and have replaced all the fans with noutras. With the side panel off it is distinctky cooler. As for a front fan - easily remedied with a Sythe Karma

chaparral · 12 Jun 2007 at 19:58

Robert said:
The thing that worries me about the TJ07 is no front intake.

It's not hard to fit a 120mm front cooling fan in a TJ07
You could fit one of these Scythe Kama-Bay System Coolers http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=SY-000-SY&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=399

120mm fan in the front of my TJ07

Elric · 12 Jun 2007 at 21:16

My TJ-09 is fine with Air cooling. I ended up swapping the fans to Noctua's but that's about it, works great, quiet and cool.

fulcrumer · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:35

Elric said:
My TJ-09 is fine with Air cooling. I ended up swapping the fans to Noctua's but that's about it, works great, quiet and cool.

Bugger -I know i have a hot CPU but with one side off temps drop by 8 degrees. Now have 5 120 fans 2 90 and exhaust blower.

XysteR · 13 Jun 2007 at 19:55

TJ09 is great for air, and with slight modding to the top for the rad, water. I'm using a freezer 7 pro to great effect in the TJ09, I just got mine and its the best case i've ever seen, + its simply Legendary

Go for the TJ09 you'll love it. Cool and quiet :cool:

Beenom · 13 Jun 2007 at 20:23

Xyster, just a word of warning your sig has far too many lines mate. Only a 75px height sig is allowed and one line of text. Or 4 lines of text and no picture. Better change it before an admin catches you!

XysteR · 13 Jun 2007 at 20:34

Ah thx for that dude, i'm on it...

...*coughs* jobs a good'n. I had cut the IMG text out too but forgot to follow up with the action, hence it staying in there after i sorted my text out lol

tipes · 15 Jun 2007 at 22:05

XysteR said:
TJ09 is great for air, and with slight modding to the top for the rad, water. I'm using a freezer 7 pro to great effect in the TJ09, I just got mine and its the best case i've ever seen, + its simply Legendary Go for the TJ09 you'll love it. Cool and quiet

Hi,

Couldn,t agree more - just upgraded to a TJ09 from a TJ05, resulted in temps dropping by 5 degrees or so.The best thing tho is it took a whole 10-12 degrees off my graphics temps. I also have a noctua fan in the roof. As for looks of the thing - absolute simplistic beauty. You seriously can't go wrong with one of these.

Mark

Massive Attack · 15 Jun 2007 at 22:55

i prefer the TJ07 over the TJ09 TBH

XysteR · 16 Jun 2007 at 15:53

Massive Attack said:
i prefer the TJ07 over the TJ09 TBH

.......TUT! Theres always one who likes to be indifferent

For me with them rolled edges, the TJ07 looks like a £35 something from a computer fair lol You can't beat the simplistic hard lines of the TJ09. Its art man i tell ya!

tipes · 17 Jun 2007 at 10:37

XysteR said:
.......TUT! Theres always one who likes to be indifferent

For me with them rolled edges, the TJ07 looks like a £35 something from a computer fair lol You can't beat the simplistic hard lines of the TJ09. Its art man i tell ya!

Right on !!! but each to there own i suppose.

Mark

Richdog · 17 Jun 2007 at 10:43

Air-cooling... TJ09. But if you want to go water and do it properly then buy the TJ07... even with modding the TJ09 simply isn't up to scratch.

I love my TJ09 but starting to regret it a little as I wouldn't mind going water soon and my choice of rads won't be great...

chaparral · 17 Jun 2007 at 12:22

XysteR · 17 Jun 2007 at 13:14

Richdog said:
Air-cooling... TJ09. But if you want to go water and do it properly then buy the TJ07... even with modding the TJ09 simply isn't up to scratch.

I love my TJ09 but starting to regret it a little as I wouldn't mind going water soon and my choice of rads won't be great...

I'll be going to water when i've decided what setup i wanna go with. I've heard that if you look hard enough you can find rads that fit in the TJ09 fine.

Richdog · 17 Jun 2007 at 14:05

XysteR said:
I'll be going to water when i've decided what setup i wanna go with. I've heard that if you look hard enough you can find rads that fit in the TJ09 fine.

I didn't say that you couldn't find rads that fit... I said the choice is limited and performance undoubtedly suffers as a result.

The TJ07 can fit a 120.3 and more in it.

chaparral · 17 Jun 2007 at 14:52

Richdog said:
The TJ07 can fit a 120.3 and more in it.

Like mine

PA120.3

or someone elses 120.4 (BI 480)

XysteR · 17 Jun 2007 at 18:22

Richdog said:
I didn't say that you couldn't find rads that fit... I said the choice is limited and performance undoubtedly suffers as a result

In my experience both in cars and water cooling computers. A radiator is a radiator, nothing spectacular about any of them. So choice shouldn't limit performance

Richdog · 17 Jun 2007 at 18:51

XysteR said:
In my experience both in cars and water cooling computers. A radiator is a radiator, nothing spectacular about any of them. So choice shouldn't limit performance

I think the vast majority of the hardcore watercooling community would disagree.