Cooler master V10

Jobey292 · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:20

I know why people think that the Thermalright Ultra and the Noctua NF-P12 are good together, but what is so good bout the V10, is it becasue there are more heat sinks or something ?

FaceplantSi · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:37

TBH every review I've read says the V10's performance is rather ordinary, especially given it's price tag and the fact that it uses a TEC - which seems to do very little to improve the performance as it only starts working above a certain temp (can't remember off the top of my head). There are HSF's like the two you quoted that perform just as well but leave a lot more room in the case and cost a fraction of the V10.

JonJ678 · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:38

After initial excitement and mockery of it prior to its release, I haven't heard anything more. I assume this is because it turned out to be rubbish.

The fenrir is very popular at the moment. Not quiet, but quite cheap. The TRUE still looks very good, and a lapped one with the right fan seems to be top of the pile for air coolers.

Just checking/helping other readers, the noctua combination is good because it has high static pressure and the TRUE has a high fin density

edit: that reminds me, there's a post somewhere about forcing the tec to run all the time at which point the cooler does a bit better, but they thought it would probably burn out somewhere
It costs 95 quid? Dear lord, that's in no sense a good price
"generates more than 200 watts of cooling power" says it all really

Jobey292 · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:45

thank you v.much for this information

Jobey292 · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:50

so what do u think i should buy ?, the fenrir or the Thermalright Ultra and the Noctua NF-P12 ?

elite.ire · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:52

the cm v10 is the best air cooler money no object,
price/performance though it does lag a bit behind

Jobey292 · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:54

elite.ire said:
the cm v10 is the best air cooler money no object,
price/performance though it does lag a bit behind

this was about the v10, and from what the people above have said it aint worth the money

I just want to knwo which one would be the best out of the two i have said above

JonJ678 · 1 Jun 2009 at 13:56

Not sure it wins on performance either, how do you fuel the tec? I'm not at all convinced building a peltier into a small air cooler is a sensible decision. Peltier cooling is very exciting, but that cooler has mistake written all over it.

I think you should buy the thermalright true, appropriate fan, and spend an afternoon getting your knuckles bloody lapping the heatsink. You haven't really told us what you want it for, but as the TRUE is good on just about anything I feel quite happy suggesting it. If the processor is a low powered one it works just fine passively, which is nice.

If you want the best, its going to be water. Can be done for just about the same price as that coolermaster too. It takes effort to beat the true with watercooling, but it can definitely be done.

Best needs defining really. Cascade is best for temps, phase second. Neither of these are very practical. Chilled water next, then water, then air. I've got as far as water and am actively considering chilled water. I hope I never pour nitrogen on a chip.

Jobey292 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:00

i want to overclock my CPU Q6600, to about 3.2 or more, and could you give me a tutorial for lapping the heatsinks please ??

i'am also looking to buy the EVGA Nforce 7 triple sli, do you think it would be worth it ?

*Edit*
i forgot to mention i play a lot of high end games, and iw ant ot be able to run them on full specs

Tonyator · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:00

I have the Fenrir and can recommend it, Its good as it comes with a fan, for a reasonable price.

JonJ678 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:04

In that case, what resolution do you play at? Anything over 1680x1050 or so is going to start to depend heavily on your graphics cards.

Lapping is sanding the chip flat using wet and dry paper, not sure it needs a tutorial. Doing it with a TRUE takes a while, so start with 240 grit or so, then work down to 1200. Tape the paper to a piece of glass, as glass is reliably flat. Try not to bleed on your work

I don't know that board, I stick with P45 for the 775 socket. Don't run triple sli on a q6600.

Jobey292 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:07

ok thanks for the help, what CPU on 775 socket would be good for running triple sli, i run res on 1920 - 1080, i need a new graph card suck on me old 8800 GT, been an amazing card but i was reading that triple sli'ing the 275 is better than the 285, what do you think ?

forgot to ask, what is the best motherboard for gaming on 775 ?

JonJ678 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:13

Triple sli is just not a good call on 775. I'm not sure it's a good call on i7 either, once you put that much graphics power on a motherboard the processor just cant keep up. Dual sli [crossfire in this example] has some things going for it, especially if you choose two 4890s at their current price.

Motherboard doesn't mean so much here. Some offer x8 pci-e slots, but I don't think todays graphics cards have managed to saturate that yet so it's hardly a limitation. Sensible choice would be the P5Q deluxe and two 4890s, the board will clock your processor however high it'll go.

At the risk of this rapidly becoming a spec me thread, am I right in thinking that you've decided to spend x amount on making your computer better for gaming? The coolermaster cooler and three 285s would be a very inefficient way of allocating that much money if so

Jobey292 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:15

thank you so much for your help =]

JonJ678 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:18

No problem at all mate, good luck with further research

95thrifles · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:18

you dont need triple SLI, at that res a single 285 is more than adequate, if you really want multiple card configuration then a 295 is basically 2 cards on 1 board (not 2x285 roughly 2x275 iirc). For socket 775 I personally wouldnt recomend the nforce series, the earlier ones were unreliable and the latest ones are ridiculously expensive. Alternatively theres ATI cards, and socket 775 provides much better support for xfire than it does SLI, in both X48 and P45. What parts have you got atm? Cant work out if you already have a Q6600 or youre looking at building a new rig, if its the latter then why not look at i7?
Edit I see Jons beaten me to it

JonJ678 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:27

Not at all, I didn't realise a single 285 is enough by itself, and experience with nforce chipsets is pretty close to nil. Glad someone agrees with me

Ninja Please! · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:47

I went for the v8, and still got to 4ghz, so...

JonJ678 · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:49

Ninja Please! said:
I went for the v8, and still got to 4ghz, so...

So...? The v8 is a large air cooler, not surprised it works alright. The v10 has a pelt strapped to it, entirely different beast.

edit: not trying to pick a fight. I'm curious about what conclusion you draw from this, as it isn't obvious to me

Ninja Please! · 1 Jun 2009 at 14:55

JonJ678 said:
So...? The v8 is a large air cooler, not surprised it works alright. The v10 has a pelt strapped to it, entirely different beast.

edit: not trying to pick a fight. I'm curious about what conclusion you draw from this, as it isn't obvious to me

I was saying the v8 is probably just as good if not better than the v10 since tec's work like crap. Not too mention I think the v8 looks way better than its bigger brother. But also the price of the v8 is cheaper than even the true, and noctua's. TBH, the last 2 comments I have made were just to get me a new avatar. Once I realized I was on 497 comments, I really needed to get 3 more for some reason!