gone from full watercooling to air...need new cooler spec please.

Guitarman0 · 31 Dec 2010 at 12:47

My vote goes to the venomous x if I am honest

Sierry · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:33

Let me know how you get on with it schizo as i've been looking for a new cooler for my q6600 too!

Hagar · 31 Dec 2010 at 15:52

EniGmA1981 said:
Is there any fan that is as good as the Viper but isn't yellow?

I don't think it'd suit my black/red case lol

colour/led/black etc... all is fine, just as long as it performs on par with the Viper

Go with the little brother 120mm Apache. same blade config, just not as fast at 1300rpm coloured black.

bifday2k · 31 Dec 2010 at 16:42

Guitarman0 said:
My vote goes to the venomous x if I am honest

Agreed, can be found for £43 delivered if you shop around lol.

Schizo · 2 Jan 2011 at 09:54

ive made a decision on what cooler to get and im afraid it's going to have to be the.....

corsair A70.

been reading lot's of reviews and it seem's to be quite good.

my reason for this ?

it come's with 2 fans already.

it's black on top (to match my 800d)

corsair seem to be making some really good product's lately so i cant see the A70 being useless.

as no one has got one on here (not that ive seen) i can be the first to give a review on it.

check back soon when i have got it.

icey_haj · 5 Jan 2011 at 22:12

Must say I'm impressed by the Akasa Venom, cool, quiet and looks good.

Schizo · 16 Jan 2011 at 10:06

actually managed to get a corsair a70 for £25 and should be here tuesday

rikky · 19 Jan 2011 at 11:06

schizo220168 said:
actually managed to get a corsair a70 for £25 and should be here tuesday

Let me know how you get on with it - slightly worried about the noise level even in the reduced fan speed mode 1600rpm is still pretty fast. :eek:

I have the Akasa Venom & also for a short period the Titan Fenrir Evo and the Venom is a far better cooler. Might only be a couple of degrees in the actual performance in favour of the Venom but it does it far, far quieter - it idles @under 800rpm and even under full load is on a par with the lowest speed of the Fenrir and with the fan running at full tilt on the Fenrir it is the noisiest CPU cooler I have ever heard.

You wonder why these things are not picked up in reviews and how each review differs so greatly from site to site. TBH if you did enough reading you could easily be persuaded into purchasing a very poor product at an inflated price ... so just make sure you don't go by one review.

Black_adder · 19 Jan 2011 at 13:14

Going purely on noise Levels i think im about to order the Venom.
Min: 6.9 dBs
Compared to the frio's 20, and A50/A70's 26 :s

Plus with the price i can buy a second fan for not much more

shotgunshand · 19 Jan 2011 at 13:29

schizo220168 said:
just changed over from my old case to my new 800d and have since decided to not water-cool any more.

i have the stock cpu fan (q6600) installed at the moment and need a new air cooler please.

budget of around £25 to £30 can be 2nd hand as well.

i will be going back to over-clock my q6600 once i get a new cooler.

havent had a air cooler for 2 to 3 years now and have lost touch as to what is good and not so good.

Why the change?

Schizo · 19 Jan 2011 at 18:22

when i got my 800d the radiator wouldnt fit in the roof and i couldnt be bothered to change it to be really honest with you and on another note i think the 800d look's really good without any tube's flying around.