looking for the BEST air cooler.

StevenG · 20 May 2006 at 20:04

i know there are a lot of threads on this already but i want to know which is THE BEST cooler.
i dont care about noise as i have 3x120mm fans and 2x80mm fans at the minute.

i just want THE BEST air cooler available from OCUK!!!!

thanks for replies.

will be cooling system in sig with a X2 3800 overclocked (as high as it will go) ordering next week!!!

gr1mey · 20 May 2006 at 20:06

scythe ninja with a badass delta fan on.

that will be LOUD though.

StevenG · 20 May 2006 at 20:08

i dont know how loud they are... i mean ppl say they are loud but how loud is that. i wish i could measure how loud my system is at the minute...

squiffy · 20 May 2006 at 20:09

I would say the Ninja. Then four 12cm Deltas.

gr1mey · 20 May 2006 at 20:09

with 4 deltas??? omg!

think hairdryer, no wait....hoover!

StevenG · 20 May 2006 at 20:11

i know i said i dont care about noise but i do need to be able to sleep with it on.

Raikiri · 20 May 2006 at 20:16

A Ninja would not be much better with a delta than it would with an amber due to the fins being placed so far apart. High airflow only helps on coolers with tightly packed fins (i.e. Tt Big Typhoon). The fan that comes with it is perfectly fine and will offer excellent cooling plus it has dropped in price loads since it was released (was £45 + fan)

Rednut05 · 20 May 2006 at 20:17

StevenG said:
i know i said i dont care about noise but i do need to be able to sleep with it on.

So in theory you do care about noise. If you want quite look down the Zalman route?

StevenG · 20 May 2006 at 20:18

i dont want quite but i dont want LOUD as in 4 delta's i just want good cooling

squiffy · 20 May 2006 at 20:21

Ninja with stock fan, or two identical 12cm fans (or just fit another with similar specs supplied with the HSF)

Kinda contridicticting yourself....do you want overclock potentional, or low noise? Stock HSF is pretty quiet at 1600rpm HTPC setup for example, and suitable for non clocking setup (cool and quiet enabled, laptop power saving mode in control panel)

StevenG · 20 May 2006 at 20:25

i want overclocking potential want to keep it cool...

locutus12 · 20 May 2006 at 20:41

gr1mey said:
with 4 deltas??? omg!

think hairdryer, no wait....hoover!

you couldnt do that, it would create a spiral vortex inside the heatsink that would cause a build up of static electricity, eventually ripping a whole in spacetime at which point your pc would be sucked into your very own mini quantumn singularity.

gr1mey · 20 May 2006 at 21:43

omg you've invented the tardis!!! lol

Raikiri · 20 May 2006 at 21:47

gr1mey said:
omg you've invented the tardis!!! lol

But scythe ninja sized :/ it may be bigger inside but the door will be too small! :eek:

Mr Jones · 20 May 2006 at 22:07

locutus12 said:
you couldnt do that, it would create a spiral vortex inside the heatsink that would cause a build up of static electricity, eventually ripping a whole in spacetime at which point your pc would be sucked into your very own mini quantumn singularity.

Wahahaha!

Ever thought of Zalman 9500? Good cooler for OC-ed CPU, quite quiet too.

Dreadi · 20 May 2006 at 22:11

freezer 64 pro

gr1mey · 20 May 2006 at 22:12

Im sure that scythe ninja is big isnit?

it is ninja afterall, never underestimate it!!!

StevenG · 20 May 2006 at 22:17

think im going for a scythe :rolleyes:

gr1mey · 20 May 2006 at 22:22

agreed, in all seriousness though, the ninja is a kick ass HSF, if the noise of the supplied fan bugs you, swap for a silent eagle/amber/panaflow or alike - make sure it pushes THROUGH the heatsink towards the rear exhaust; and you're laughing m8.

A.N.Other · 21 May 2006 at 13:54

You might want to google the scythe mine. In reviews, it has performed better than the ninja (which is generally considered to be the best about). It's also much lighter and far easier to fit (you don't need a back plate on your mobo). Unfortunately, OcUK don't stock them.