Prolimatech Megahalems or Zalman CNPS10X Extreme cooler?

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hey everyone im looking to replace my artic cooler 64 pro with one of these to coolers but i just cant decide the mege seems to get great reviews but not sure if it will fit on my board
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-357-AS

i would like to avoid taking the board out when fitting a new cooler if possible, just would like to advice on the 2 im deciding between if anyone has one or ever used one id be very greatfull to hear from you

many thanks
 
o right i see i would have to buy the am2 bracket for the mega as well, i thought that just went on top of the standard bracket on am2 boards, i hate taking boards out lol, also as the cooler has no fans what are the best 120m fans to get never had a fanless cooler b4 so kinda new to that.

My freezer 7 pro idles at 32c o my phenom II 955 and underload with crysis hits around 45c do i really need a change prob not but i like to change lol

thanks again
 
i see wat your saying my freezer pro is kinda big but i always think i might wake up and see it hanging of the board lol think i will definatly look into a mega the reviews seem so speak for themselves, having never installed a backplate b4 are they easy to install? will it fit on my board do you think i posted link above, as for fans sycthe always seem to get good reviews would they do the job?

as for the corsair it does look really neat, i have thought about water cooler but the idea of a leak scares me a bit, i take it the pump just sits behind your case? dam you now you got me loving the look of this arrrgh
 
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cmndr_andi said:
The backplate for the Megahalems is amazingly easy to install. I admit it is a bit of faff getting the motherboard out, but the megahalems mounting system makes up for this, very simple and strong. Remember, you will need to buy this as well for an AMD system. As for fans, I have found that the Noctua P12s are fantastic. They are a bit costly, but they are quiet and have very good airflow (especially through heatsinks).

The idea of water cooling can be a bit daunting, but the corsair kit takes almost all of that away. The entire system is full sealed (the pump is actually on the block that attaches to the CPU). As for performance, as it is (corsair supplied fan) it performs as well as the megahalems, if you add two of those Noctua Fans it performs far better.
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thanks so much for your input mate you have really helped me out! as for the fans i take it that i will only need 1 fan? its just the shear size of the heatsink i thought you might need 2 on it!!

will artic 5 be a good compound to use with these heatsinks to
 
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i have just been on the Prolimatech site and seen how to install this beast, it says you have to put thermal paste on the cpu and the heatsink as well, just wanted to know why you had to spread paste on the bottom of the heatsink as well never done that before just the cpu normally?

last of all im going to get the noctua fans but i have been thinking of getting 2, do i just clip one on the front blowing air thru the cooler to the back of the case and the other one the same way round sucking air thru the cooler to the back of the case?
 
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how do i go about powering the fans, there is only 1 cpu fan slot on the motherboard where would i plug the other fan in? was thinking maybe the pwr fan slot on the board? or should i power both with molex?

any ideas

many thanks
 
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how do i go about powering the fans, there is only 1 cpu fan slot on the motherboard where would i plug the other fan in? was thinking maybe the pwr fan slot on the board? or should i power both with molex?

any ideas

many thanks
 
wicked thanks so much for that, but how to you actually control the fan speed? do you do it from the bios? as far as i no my 64 pro runs at full speed plugged in the board about 2300rpm have no idea how to change it lol cant even hear it so i guess full speed is fine :)
 
been doing a lot of thinking and i think that the mega is not gonna fit on my board right i dont want to turn it round so its blowing out the top exhast as i feel that defeats the object of the fans on the front blowing cool air direct into the cpu fan, i have been looking at this from thermal light looks the same but no where near as big and this also has 6 heat pipes, would it be fair to say that this is on par with the mega?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-068-TR&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=1395
 
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