Best Sandy Bridge air cooler
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I would go for the Thermaltake Frio personally.
I went for the Megahalems rev B together with 2 120mm Akasa Viper fans.
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All my testing of the new CPU's was done with the Megahalems. A great cooler there is no doubt.
I was going to get the supermega but other reviews showed it to be no different in performance to the rev b. It just looks better but since i have no windows in my case its not relevant.
What temps where you getting on full load for the 2500k and the 2600k ?
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The Spire isn't that great. The Noctua NH-D14 and Thermalright Silver Arrow still remain the best air cooler or the Thermalright VX is space if an issue.
Otherwise the Thermaltake Frio is also a good call for the price.
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I wonder about this aswell but then again only 2-3 other stores are selling it. It is surprising seeing how the Thermalright IFX-14 was so famous but this one hardly gets any mention. Seems that Noctua NH-D14 still overshadows it.
I wonder about this aswell but then again only 2-3 other stores are selling it. It is surprising seeing how the Thermalright IFX-14 was so famous but this one hardly gets any mention. Seems that Noctua NH-D14 still overshadows it.
If i cant get the Thermalright Silver Arrow i will get this Noctua NH-D14 didnt really want to go this big but might not have a choice.
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Just google shopping results for Thermalright Silver Arrow and it will come up with list of sellers selling it
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Just google shopping results for Thermalright Silver Arrow and it will come up with list of sellers selling it
The only UK one on there have it as pre-order but it is possible to get the Cogage Arrow for £40. That comes with one fan.
The new Thermalright Archon is coming out better than the Silver Arrow in quite a few reviews (e.g. Xbit Labs) - OcUK used to stock a lot of Thermalright but don't seem to nowawdays -strange!
Maybe not getting a good enough profit on them.
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I imagine it's harder getting stock. I might be getting an Archon at some point to test.
170mm High not sure if it would fit in the case.
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This is strange considering archon has less surface area than silver arrow plus it is a single heatsink solution whereas silver arrow is dual heatsink/tower.Hmm the Xbit lab article does point to factors which result in archon giving better performance than silver arrow.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermalright-archon.html
But can it beat my Thermalright IFX-14 with 2 x Akasa Viper fans
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I will be reusing my Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme Rev A from my S775 as I have just found out it will be compatible with S1155 if I buy a bolt-thru kit for it! Happy days!
This is strange considering archon has less surface area than silver arrow plus it is a single heatsink solution whereas silver arrow is dual heatsink/tower.Hmm the Xbit lab article does point to factors which result in archon giving better performance than silver arrow.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermalright-archon.html
But can it beat my Thermalright IFX-14 with 2 x Akasa Viper fans
I wonder also but i need something very soon like next week so stock might be a factor in my choice.